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39762

Attorney General of Quebec, et al. v. Philippe Léveillé, et al.

(Quebec) (Civil) (By Leave)

Docket

Judgments on applications for leave to appeal are rendered by the Court, but are not necessarily unanimous.

List of proceedings
Date Proceeding Filed By
(if applicable)
2022-01-21 Close file on Leave
2022-01-20 Copy of formal judgment sent to Registrar of the Court of Appeal and all parties
2022-01-20 Judgment on leave sent to the parties
2022-01-20 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, The application for leave to appeal, filed by the Attorney General of Quebec, from the judgment of the Court of Appeal of Quebec (Montreal), Numbers 500-09-028336-196, 500-09-028337-194 and 500-09-028338-192, 2021 QCCA 653, dated April 23, 2021 is dismissed with costs.

The motion for an extension of time to serve the application for leave to appeal, filed by Groupe Vision New Look inc., is granted.

The application for leave to appeal, filed by Groupe Vision New Look inc., from the judgment of the Court of Appeal of Quebec (Montreal), Numbers 500-09-028336-196, 500-09-028337-194 and 500-09-028338-192, 2021 QCCA 653, dated April 23, 2021 is dismissed with costs.
Dismissed, with costs
2022-01-20 Decision on motion to extend time to file and /or serve the leave application, See decision on application
Granted
2021-11-08 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, for consideration by the Court
2021-11-08 Submission of motion to extend time to file and/ or serve the leave application, for consideration by the Court
2021-09-09 Applicant's reply to respondent's argument, (Book Form), FIRST APPLICATION, Completed on: 2021-11-09 Attorney General of Quebec
2021-08-30 Certificate (on limitations to public access), FIRST AND SECOND APPLICATION Philippe Léveillé
2021-08-30 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, (Letter Form), FIRST AND SECOND APPLICATION, Completed on: 2021-11-09, (Printed version filed on 2021-09-03) Philippe Léveillé
2021-08-18 Motion to extend the time to file and or serve the application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), Completed on: 2021-09-02, (Printed version filed on 2021-08-19) Groupe Vision New Look inc.
2021-08-10 Letter acknowledging receipt of an incomplete application for leave to appeal, FILE OPENED 2021-08-10 - SECOND APPLICATION

2021-08-10 Letter acknowledging receipt of a complete application for leave to appeal, FILE OPENED 2021-08-10 - FIRST APPLICATION
2021-06-22 Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), SECOND APPLICATION, (Printed version filed on 2021-06-23) Groupe Vision New Look inc.
2021-06-22 Notice of name, (Letter Form), SECOND APPLICATION, (Printed version filed on 2021-06-23) Groupe Vision New Look inc.
2021-06-22 Application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), (2 volumes), SECOND APPLICATION

Amended cover pages received 2021-08-19
Require:
- Proof of service upon some interveners (rec'd2021-06-08 & 2021-08-10)
- Motion for extension of time to serve application upon some interveners rec'd2021-08-18, Completed on: 2021-09-02, (Printed version filed on 2021-06-23)
Groupe Vision New Look inc.
2021-06-21 Certificate (on limitations to public access), FIRST APPLICATION Attorney General of Quebec
2021-06-21 Notice of name, (Letter Form), FIRST APPLICATION

, (Printed version filed on 2021-06-23)
Attorney General of Quebec
2021-06-21 Application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), (2 volumes), FIRST APPLICATION

Require:
- Amended notice (rec'd 2021-08-04), Completed on: 2021-08-10, (Printed version filed on 2021-06-23)
Attorney General of Quebec

Parties

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Main parties

Main parties - Appellants
Name Role Status
Attorney General of Quebec Applicant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
Léveillé, Philippe Respondent Active

And Between

Sub parties (1) - Appellants
Name Role Status
Groupe Vision New Look inc. Applicant Active

v.

Sub parties (1) - Respondents
Name Role Status
Léveillé, Philippe Respondent Active

Other parties

Other parties
Name Role Status
Attorney General of Quebec Intervener Active
Régie de l'assurance maladie du Québec Intervener Active
Groupe Vision New Look inc. Intervener Active
Institut du glaucome de Montréal inc., Clinique O, chirurgie plastique et esthétique de l’oeil inc., Frédéric Lord, Jurate Uleckas, Robert Sabbah, François Lavigne Intervener Active
Groupe Opmedic inc. Intervener Active
Clinique de gastro-entérologie de Laval inc. Intervener Active
Dr isabelle delorme inc., Clinique dermatologique de la Rive-sud, J. S. Benhamron M.D. Inc.; Michèle Leclerc, 7044968 Canada inc. Intervener Active
Radiméd inc. Intervener Active
Groupe spécialiste ENT, S.E.N.C., Institut de l’oeil de Montréal inc., Marie-Michelle Cayer Intervener Active
Placements Optibui inc. Intervener Active
Basmadjian, Girair Intervener Active
Bellefeuille, Jacques Intervener Active
Gestion Plexo inc. Intervener Active
Élizabeth Gariépy M.D. inc., Luc Leclaire, Ophtalmologie Lanaudière-Sud S.E.N.C., Christian Perreault Intervener Active
Jean, Martine Intervener Active
RRX médical inc. Intervener Active
Gauvin, Étienne Intervener Active
Dre Joëlle Baril inc. Intervener Active
Wootten, April Intervener Active
Steeve Létourneau M.D. inc. Intervener Active
9084-7757 Québec inc. Intervener Active
Centre oculaire de Québec inc. Intervener Active
Shawn Cohen, Pijoco inc., Contact Optico inc., Centre de physiatrie Sherbrooke inc., Francine Cardinal, Antranik Benohanian Intervener Active
Institut de l’oeil des Laurentides inc. Intervener Active
Benoit, Yvon Intervener Active
Clinique de santé visuelle de Montréal, Clinique d’ophtalmologie du Haut Richelieu inc. Intervener Active
Clinique de l’alternative inc. Intervener Active
9189-2984 Québec inc., Pierre Blondeau, F. Ross M.D. inc., Pierre Turcotte M.D. inc. Intervener Active
Zieuté inc. Intervener Active
Radiologie Varad S.E.N.C.R.L., Luc Comtois, 2645-8224 Québec inc. Intervener Active
Institut de chirurgie spécialisée de Montréal inc. Intervener Active
Clinique de radiologie de Granby inc. Intervener Active
100 % Vision inc. Intervener Active
Alfred balbul, Clinique d’ophtalmologie COI Laval, Jean-Junior Normandin, Centre de santé intégrale et de recherche clinique à Cookshire Intervener Active
FYI services et produits Québec inc. Intervener Active
Centre de recherche et d’enseignement d’échoendoscopie de Montréal Intervener Active
Centre de gastroentérologie (Montréal, West Island) inc. Intervener Active
Béatrice Wang, François Roberge, ophtalmologue inc. Intervener Active
Clinique de l’oeil Rockland inc. Intervener Active
Joël Claveau, Michel Gravel, Clinique ophtalmologique Daniel Yu inc., Alan Coffey, Renée Carignan, Dan Bergeron, MD Eyecare inc. Intervener Active
Beauce Optique inc. Intervener Active
John Chen, Christa Staudenmaier, Service d’urologie S.E.N.C.R.L., 1843-1353 Québec inc., Gestion C.D.Q.M. inc., Stéphane Pierre Morin, Marian Zaharia Intervener Active
Endovision Plus inc., Jacques Samson, Dr. F. Cardinal inc., Radiologistes universitaires de Montréal S.E.N.C.R.L., Loukia Mitsos, Dimitrios Kyritsis Intervener Active
Clinique d’optométrie Bellevue inc. Intervener Active
Clinique d’ophtalmologie Bellevue Laval Intervener Active
Lafaille, Philippe Intervener Active
D.S. et J.C. Chapleau O.O.D. inc. Intervener Active
9360-2134 Québec inc. Intervener Active
Morisse, Bénédicte Intervener Active
Maltais, Hélène Intervener Active
Lakeshore ophtalmologie Intervener Active
9204-9204 Québec inc. Intervener Active
Centre médical Fontainebleau inc., Clinique d'ophtalmologie COI Laval Intervener Active
André Quirion M.D. inc. Intervener Active
GMF Centre médical du Parc Intervener Active
La vue Capitale inc. Intervener Active
Imagerie Médicale Westmount Square Intervener Active
Clinique D'Ophtalmologie Ferremi Boileau inc. Intervener Active
Morin, Sylvain Pierre Intervener Active

Counsel

Party: Attorney General of Quebec

Counsel
Names
Rima Kayssi
Mario Normandin
Gabriel Lavigne
Bernard Roy
Contact information
Bernard, Roy & Associés
1, rue Notre-Dame Est, bureau 8.00
Montréal, Quebec
H2Y 1B6
Telephone: (514) 393-2336
FAX: (514) 873-7074
Email: rima.kayssi@justice.gouv.qc.ca
Agent
Name
Sylvie Labbé
Contact information
Noël et Associés, s.e.n.c.r.l.
225, montée Paiement, 2e étage
Gatineau, Quebec
J8P 6M7
Telephone: (819) 503-2174
FAX: (819) 771-5397
Email: s.labbe@noelassocies.com

Party: Groupe Vision New Look inc.

Counsel
Names
Nicolas Rodrigo
Hannah Toledano
Contact information
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
1501 avenue McGill College
26th Floor
Montreal, Quebec
H3A 3N9
Telephone: (514) 841-6548
FAX: (514) 841-6499
Email: nrodrigo@dwpv.com

Party: Léveillé, Philippe

Counsel
Names
Bruno Grenier
Cory Verbauwhede
Peter Shams
Mathieu Charest-Beaudry
Bruce Johnston
Contact information
Grenier Verbauwhede Avocats Inc.
102-5215, rue Berri
Montréal, Quebec
H2J 2S4
Telephone: (514) 866-5599
FAX: (514) 866-3151
Email: bgrenier@grenierverbauwhede.ca

Party: Régie de l'assurance maladie du Québec

Counsel
Names
Andrée-Claude Harvey
Karine Salvail
Contact information
Rousseau Landry
1125, Grande Allée Ouest
8e étage
Québec, Quebec
G1S 1E7
Telephone: (418) 682-5172
FAX: (418) 643-7312
Email: andree-claude.harvey@ramq.gouv.qc.ca

Party: Institut du glaucome de Montréal inc., Clinique O, chirurgie plastique et esthétique de l’oeil inc., Frédéric Lord, Jurate Uleckas, Robert Sabbah, François Lavigne

Counsel
Names
Emmy Serikawa
Emmanuelle Poupart
Marie-Ève Bélanger
Contact information
McCarthy Tétrault, s.e.n.c.r.l., s.r.l.
2500-1000 de la Gauchetière Ouest
Montréal, Quebec
H3B 0A2
Telephone: (514) 397-7105
FAX: (514) 875-6246
Email: eserikawa@mccarthy.ca

Party: Dr isabelle delorme inc., Clinique dermatologique de la Rive-sud, J. S. Benhamron M.D. Inc.; Michèle Leclerc, 7044968 Canada inc.

Counsel
Names
Emmy Serikawa
Emmanuelle Poupart
Marie-Ève Bélanger
Contact information
McCarthy Tétrault, s.e.n.c.r.l., s.r.l.
2500-1000 de la Gauchetière Ouest
Montréal, Quebec
H3B 0A2
Telephone: (514) 397-7105
FAX: (514) 875-6246
Email: eserikawa@mccarthy.ca

Party: Shawn Cohen, Pijoco inc., Contact Optico inc., Centre de physiatrie Sherbrooke inc., Francine Cardinal, Antranik Benohanian

Counsel
Names
Emmy Serikawa
Emmanuelle Poupart
Marie-Ève Bélanger
Contact information
McCarthy Tétrault, s.e.n.c.r.l., s.r.l.
2500-1000 de la Gauchetière Ouest
Montréal, Quebec
H3B 0A2
Telephone: (514) 397-7105
FAX: (514) 875-6246
Email: eserikawa@mccarthy.ca

Party: 9189-2984 Québec inc., Pierre Blondeau, F. Ross M.D. inc., Pierre Turcotte M.D. inc.

Counsel
Names
Emmy Serikawa
Emmanuelle Poupart
Marie-Ève Bélanger
Contact information
McCarthy Tétrault, s.e.n.c.r.l., s.r.l.
2500-1000 de la Gauchetière Ouest
Montréal, Quebec
H3B 0A2
Telephone: (514) 397-7105
FAX: (514) 875-6246
Email: eserikawa@mccarthy.ca

Party: Alfred balbul, Clinique d’ophtalmologie COI Laval, Jean-Junior Normandin, Centre de santé intégrale et de recherche clinique à Cookshire

Counsel
Names
Emmy Serikawa
Emmanuelle Poupart
Marie Ève Bélanger
Contact information
McCarthy Tétrault, s.e.n.c.r.l., s.r.l.
2500-1000 de la Gauchetière Ouest
Montréal, Quebec
H3B 0A2
Telephone: (514) 397-7105
FAX: (514) 875-6246
Email: eserikawa@mccarthy.ca

Party: Joël Claveau, Michel Gravel, Clinique ophtalmologique Daniel Yu inc., Alan Coffey, Renée Carignan, Dan Bergeron, MD Eyecare inc.

Counsel
Names
Emmy Serikawa
Emmanuelle Poupart
Marie-Ève Bélanger
Contact information
McCarthy Tétrault, s.e.n.c.r.l., s.r.l.
2500-1000 de la Gauchetière Ouest
Montréal, Quebec
H3B 0A2
Telephone: (514) 397-7105
FAX: (514) 875-6246
Email: eserikawa@mccarthy.ca

Party: John Chen, Christa Staudenmaier, Service d’urologie S.E.N.C.R.L., 1843-1353 Québec inc., Gestion C.D.Q.M. inc., Stéphane Pierre Morin, Marian Zaharia

Counsel
Names
Emmy Serikawa
Emmanuelle Poupart
Marie-Ève Bélanger
Contact information
McCarthy Tétrault, s.e.n.c.r.l., s.r.l.
2500-1000 de la Gauchetière Ouest
Montréal, Quebec
H3B 0A2
Telephone: (514) 397-7105
FAX: (514) 875-6246
Email: eserikawa@mccarthy.ca

Party: Lakeshore ophtalmologie

Counsel
Names
Emmy Serikawa
Emmanuelle Poupart
Marie-Ève Bélanger
Contact information
McCarthy Tétrault, s.e.n.c.r.l., s.r.l.
2500-1000 de la Gauchetière Ouest
Montréal, Quebec
H3B 0A2
Telephone: (514) 397-7105
FAX: (514) 875-6246
Email: eserikawa@mccarthy.ca

Party: Jean, Martine

Counsel
Names
Chantal Poirier
Lisane Bertrand
Contact information
Matteau Poirier avocats Inc.
200-417 rue Saint-Nicolas
Montréal, Quebec
H2Y 2P4
Telephone: (514) 281-0033
FAX: (514) 284-9328
Email: Bureau@matteaupoirier.com

Party: 9084-7757 Québec inc.

Counsel
Names
Arielle Reeves-Breton
Louis Sévéno
Contact information
Woods LLP
2000, avenue McGill College
Montréal, Quebec
H3A 3H3
Telephone: (514) 982-4545
Email: arbreton@woods.qc.ca

Party: Centre oculaire de Québec inc.

Counsel
Names
Nicolas Déplanche
Luc de la Sablonnière
Marie-Andrée Gagnon
Contact information
Morency Société d'Avocats sencrl
500, place d’Armes, 25e étage
Montréal, Quebec
H2Y 2W2
Telephone: (514) 845-3533
Email: ndeplanche@morencyavocats.com

Party: FYI services et produits Québec inc.

Counsel
Names
Marie-Christine Côté
Anne-Marie Bujold
Contact information
Therrien Couture Joli-Coeur s.e.n.c.r.l.
1801, avenue McGill College, bureau 1400
Montréal, Quebec
H3A 2N4
Telephone: (514) 335-8585
Email: marie-christine.cote@groupetcj.ca

Party: Institut de l’oeil des Laurentides inc.

Counsel
Names
Éric Azran
Romy Proulx
Contact information
Stikeman Elliott S.E.N.C.R.L., s.r.l.
1155, boul. René-Lévesque Ouest
41 étage
Montréal, Quebec
H3B 3V2
Telephone: (514) 397-3169
FAX: (514) 397-3222
Email: eazran@stikeman.com

Party: Beauce Optique inc.

Counsel
Name
Myriam Brixi
Contact information
Lavery Avocats
1, Place Ville Marie, bureau 4000
Montréal, Quebec
H3B 4M4
Telephone: (514) 878-5449
Email: mbrixi@lavery.ca

Party: Groupe Opmedic inc.

Counsel
Name
Caroline Deschênes
Contact information
Langlois avocats s.e.n.c.r.l.
1250, boul. René-Lévesque Ouest, 20e étage
Montréal, Quebec
H3B 4W8
Telephone: (438) 844-7827
FAX: (514) 845-6573
Email: caroline.deschenes@langlois.ca

Party: Clinique d’ophtalmologie Bellevue Laval

Counsel
Name
Stuart Kugler
Contact information
Kugler Kandestin s.e.n.c.r.l.
1, Place Ville-Marie, bureau 1170
Montréal, Quebec
H3B 2A7
Telephone: (514) 878-2861 Ext: 131
Email: skugler@kklex.com

Party: Centre de gastroentérologie (Montréal, West Island) inc.

Counsel
Name
Pietro Guarnieri
Contact information
De Minico Petit Guarnieri Avocats
460, rue Saint-Gabriel, 4e étage
Montréal, Quebec
H2Y 2Z9
Telephone: (514) 395-4986
Email: pguarnieri@dpglex.com

Party: D.S. et J.C. Chapleau O.O.D. inc.

Counsel
Name
Yves Cloutier
Contact information
8328 rue Saint-Denis
Montréal, Quebec
H2P 2G8
Telephone: (514) 384-2608
FAX: (514) 384-2656
Email: info@cloutier-avocat.com

Party: André Quirion M.D. inc.

Counsel
Name
Emmanuelle Poupart
Contact information
McCarthy Tétrault, s.e.n.c.r.l., s.r.l.
1000, rue de la Gauchetière Ouest
Bureau 2500
Montréal, Quebec
H3B 0A2
Telephone: (514) 397-4158
FAX: (514) 875-6246
Email: epoupart@mccarthy.ca

Party: Radiméd inc.

This party is not represented by counsel.

Party: Clinique de gastro-entérologie de Laval inc.

Counsel
Name
Christophe Bruyninx
Contact information
DHC Avocats
Bureau 301
2955, rue Jules Brillant
Laval, Quebec
H7P 6B2
Telephone: (514) 392-5711
FAX: (514) 331-0514
Email: cbruyninx@dhcavocats.ca

Party: Groupe spécialiste ENT, S.E.N.C., Institut de l’oeil de Montréal inc., Marie-Michelle Cayer

Counsel
Names
Emmy Serikawa
Emmanuelle Poupart
Marie-Ève Bélanger
Contact information
McCarthy Tétrault, s.e.n.c.r.l., s.r.l.
2500-1000 de la Gauchetière Ouest
Montréal, Quebec
H3B 0A2
Telephone: (514) 397-7105
FAX: (514) 875-6246
Email: eserikawa@mccarthy.ca

Party: Placements Optibui inc.

Counsel
Names
Chantal Poirier
Lisane Bertrand
Contact information
Matteau Poirier avocats Inc.
200-417 rue Saint-Nicolas
Montréal, Quebec
H2Y 2P4
Telephone: (514) 281-0033
FAX: (514) 284-9328
Email: Bureau@matteaupoirier.com

Party: Basmadjian, Girair

Counsel
Names
Emmy Serikawa
Emmanuelle Poupart
Marie-Ève Bélanger
Contact information
McCarthy Tétrault, s.e.n.c.r.l., s.r.l.
2500-1000 de la Gauchetière Ouest
Montréal, Quebec
H3B 0A2
Telephone: (514) 397-7105
FAX: (514) 875-6246
Email: eserikawa@mccarthy.ca

Party: Bellefeuille, Jacques

Counsel
Name
Stuart Kugler
Contact information
Kugler Kandestin s.e.n.c.r.l.
1, Place Ville-Marie, bureau 1170
Montréal, Quebec
H3B 2A7
Telephone: (514) 878-2861 Ext: 131
Email: skugler@kklex.com

Party: Gestion Plexo inc.

Counsel
Names
Éric Azran
Romy Proulx
Contact information
Stikeman Elliott S.E.N.C.R.L., s.r.l.
1155, boul. René-Lévesque Ouest
41 étage
Montréal, Quebec
H3B 3V2
Telephone: (514) 397-3169
FAX: (514) 397-3222
Email: eazran@stikeman.com

Party: Élizabeth Gariépy M.D. inc., Luc Leclaire, Ophtalmologie Lanaudière-Sud S.E.N.C., Christian Perreault

Counsel
Names
Emmy Serikawa
Emmanuelle Poupart
Marie-Ève Bélanger
Contact information
McCarthy Tétrault, s.e.n.c.r.l., s.r.l.
2500-1000 de la Gauchetière Ouest
Montréal, Quebec
H3B 0A2
Telephone: (514) 397-7105
FAX: (514) 875-6246
Email: eserikawa@mccarthy.ca

Party: RRX médical inc.

Counsel
Names
Emmy Serikawa
Emmanuelle Poupart
Marie-Ève Bélanger
Contact information
McCarthy Tétrault, s.e.n.c.r.l., s.r.l.
2500-1000 de la Gauchetière Ouest
Montréal, Quebec
H3B 0A2
Telephone: (514) 397-7105
FAX: (514) 875-6246
Email: eserikawa@mccarthy.ca

Party: Gauvin, Étienne

Counsel
Names
Chantal Poirier
Lisane Bertrand
Contact information
Matteau Poirier avocats Inc.
200-417 rue Saint-Nicolas
Montréal, Quebec
H2Y 2P4
Telephone: (514) 281-0033
FAX: (514) 284-9328
Email: Bureau@matteaupoirier.com

Party: Dre Joëlle Baril inc.

Counsel
Names
Emmy Serikawa
Emmanuelle Poupart
Marie-Ève Bélanger
Contact information
McCarthy Tétrault, s.e.n.c.r.l., s.r.l.
2500-1000 de la Gauchetière Ouest
Montréal, Quebec
H3B 0A2
Telephone: (514) 397-7105
FAX: (514) 875-6246
Email: eserikawa@mccarthy.ca

Party: Wootten, April

Counsel
Names
Chantal Poirier
Lisane Bertrand
Contact information
Matteau Poirier avocats Inc.
200-417 rue Saint-Nicolas
Montréal, Quebec
H2Y 2P4
Telephone: (514) 281-0033
FAX: (514) 284-9328
Email: Bureau@matteaupoirier.com

Party: Steeve Létourneau M.D. inc.

Counsel
Names
Emmy Serikawa
Emmanuelle Poupart
Marie-Ève Bélanger
Contact information
McCarthy Tétrault, s.e.n.c.r.l., s.r.l.
2500-1000 de la Gauchetière Ouest
Montréal, Quebec
H3B 0A2
Telephone: (514) 397-7105
FAX: (514) 875-6246
Email: eserikawa@mccarthy.ca

Party: Benoit, Yvon

Counsel
Names
Emmy Serikawa
Emmanuelle Poupart
Marie-Ève Bélanger
Contact information
McCarthy Tétrault, s.e.n.c.r.l., s.r.l.
2500-1000 de la Gauchetière Ouest
Montréal, Quebec
H3B 0A2
Telephone: (514) 397-7105
FAX: (514) 875-6246
Email: eserikawa@mccarthy.ca

Party: Clinique de santé visuelle de Montréal, Clinique d’ophtalmologie du Haut Richelieu inc.

Counsel
Names
Emmy Serikawa
Emmanuelle Poupart
Marie-Ève Bélanger
Contact information
McCarthy Tétrault, s.e.n.c.r.l., s.r.l.
2500-1000 de la Gauchetière Ouest
Montréal, Quebec
H3B 0A2
Telephone: (514) 397-7105
FAX: (514) 875-6246
Email: eserikawa@mccarthy.ca

Party: Clinique de l’alternative inc.

Counsel
Name
Myriam Brixi
Contact information
Lavery Avocats
1, Place Ville Marie, bureau 4000
Montréal, Quebec
H3B 4M4
Telephone: (514) 878-5449
Email: mbrixi@lavery.ca

Party: Zieuté inc.

Counsel
Names
Chantal Poirier
Lisane Bertrand
Contact information
Matteau Poirier avocats Inc.
200-417 rue Saint-Nicolas
Montréal, Quebec
H2Y 2P4
Telephone: (514) 281-0033
FAX: (514) 284-9328
Email: Bureau@matteaupoirier.com

Party: Radiologie Varad S.E.N.C.R.L., Luc Comtois, 2645-8224 Québec inc.

Counsel
Names
Emmy Serikawa
Emmanuelle Poupart
Marie-Ève Bélanger
Contact information
McCarthy Tétrault, s.e.n.c.r.l., s.r.l.
2500-1000 de la Gauchetière Ouest
Montréal, Quebec
H3B 0A2
Telephone: (514) 397-7105
FAX: (514) 875-6246
Email: eserikawa@mccarthy.ca

Party: Institut de chirurgie spécialisée de Montréal inc.

Counsel
Name
Stuart Kugler
Contact information
Kugler Kandestin s.e.n.c.r.l.
1, Place Ville-Marie, bureau 1170
Montréal, Quebec
H3B 2A7
Telephone: (514) 878-2861 Ext: 131
Email: skugler@kklex.com

Party: Clinique de radiologie de Granby inc.

Counsel
Name
Myriam Brixi
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Lavery Avocats
1, Place Ville Marie, bureau 4000
Montréal, Quebec
H3B 4M4
Telephone: (514) 878-5449
Email: mbrixi@lavery.ca

Party: 100 % Vision inc.

Counsel
Names
Emmy Serikawa
Emmanuelle Poupart
Marie Ève Bélanger
Contact information
McCarthy Tétrault, s.e.n.c.r.l., s.r.l.
2500-1000 de la Gauchetière Ouest
Montréal, Quebec
H3B 0A2
Telephone: (514) 397-7105
FAX: (514) 875-6246
Email: eserikawa@mccarthy.ca

Party: Centre de recherche et d’enseignement d’échoendoscopie de Montréal

Counsel
Names
Emmy Serikawa
Emmanuelle Poupart
Marie-Ève Bélanger
Contact information
McCarthy Tétrault, s.e.n.c.r.l., s.r.l.
2500-1000 de la Gauchetière Ouest
Montréal, Quebec
H3B 0A2
Telephone: (514) 397-7105
FAX: (514) 875-6246
Email: eserikawa@mccarthy.ca

Party: Béatrice Wang, François Roberge, ophtalmologue inc.

Counsel
Names
Emmy Serikawa
Emmanuelle Poupart
Marie-Ève Bélanger
Contact information
McCarthy Tétrault, s.e.n.c.r.l., s.r.l.
2500-1000 de la Gauchetière Ouest
Montréal, Quebec
H3B 0A2
Telephone: (514) 397-7105
FAX: (514) 875-6246
Email: eserikawa@mccarthy.ca

Party: Clinique de l’oeil Rockland inc.

Counsel
Names
Chantal Poirier
Lisane Bertrand
Contact information
Matteau Poirier avocats Inc.
200-417 rue Saint-Nicolas
Montréal, Quebec
H2Y 2P4
Telephone: (514) 281-0033
FAX: (514) 284-9328
Email: Bureau@matteaupoirier.com

Party: Endovision Plus inc., Jacques Samson, Dr. F. Cardinal inc., Radiologistes universitaires de Montréal S.E.N.C.R.L., Loukia Mitsos, Dimitrios Kyritsis

Counsel
Names
Emmy Serikawa
Emmanuelle Poupart
Marie-Ève Bélanger
Contact information
McCarthy Tétrault, s.e.n.c.r.l., s.r.l.
2500-1000 de la Gauchetière Ouest
Montréal, Quebec
H3B 0A2
Telephone: (514) 397-7105
FAX: (514) 875-6246
Email: eserikawa@mccarthy.ca

Party: Clinique d’optométrie Bellevue inc.

Counsel
Names
Chantal Poirier
Lisane Bertrand
Contact information
Matteau Poirier avocats Inc.
200-417 rue Saint-Nicolas
Montréal, Quebec
H2Y 2P4
Telephone: (514) 281-0033
FAX: (514) 284-9328
Email: Bureau@matteaupoirier.com

Party: Lafaille, Philippe

Counsel
Names
Emmy Serikawa
Emmanuelle Poupart
Marie-Ève Bélanger
Contact information
McCarthy Tétrault, s.e.n.c.r.l., s.r.l.
2500-1000 de la Gauchetière Ouest
Montréal, Quebec
H3B 0A2
Telephone: (514) 397-7105
FAX: (514) 875-6246
Email: eserikawa@mccarthy.ca

Party: 9360-2134 Québec inc.

Counsel
Names
Chantal Poirier
Lisane Bertrand
Contact information
Matteau Poirier avocats Inc.
200-417 rue Saint-Nicolas
Montréal, Quebec
H2Y 2P4
Telephone: (514) 281-0033
FAX: (514) 284-9328
Email: Bureau@matteaupoirier.com

Party: Morisse, Bénédicte

Counsel
Names
Chantal Poirier
Lisane Bertrand
Contact information
Matteau Poirier avocats Inc.
200-417 rue Saint-Nicolas
Montréal, Quebec
H2Y 2P4
Telephone: (514) 281-0033
FAX: (514) 284-9328
Email: Bureau@matteaupoirier.com

Party: Maltais, Hélène

Counsel
Names
Chantal Poirier
Lisane Bertrand
Contact information
Matteau Poirier avocats Inc.
200-417 rue Saint-Nicolas
Montréal, Quebec
H2Y 2P4
Telephone: (514) 281-0033
FAX: (514) 284-9328
Email: Bureau@matteaupoirier.com

Party: 9204-9204 Québec inc.

Counsel
Names
Chantal Poirier
Lisane Bertrand
Contact information
Matteau Poirier avocats Inc.
200-417 rue Saint-Nicolas
Montréal, Quebec
H2Y 2P4
Telephone: (514) 281-0033
FAX: (514) 284-9328
Email: Bureau@matteaupoirier.com

Party: Centre médical Fontainebleau inc., Clinique d'ophtalmologie COI Laval

Counsel
Names
Emmy Serikawa
Emmanuelle Poupart
Marie-Ève Bélanger
Contact information
McCarthy Tétrault, s.e.n.c.r.l., s.r.l.
2500-1000 de la Gauchetière Ouest
Montréal, Quebec
H3B 0A2
Telephone: (514) 397-7105
FAX: (514) 875-6246
Email: eserikawa@mccarthy.ca

Party: GMF Centre médical du Parc

Counsel
Names
Emmy Serikawa
Emmanuelle Poupart
Marie-Ève Bélanger
Contact information
McCarthy Tétrault, s.e.n.c.r.l., s.r.l.
2500-1000 de la Gauchetière Ouest
Montréal, Quebec
H3B 0A2
Telephone: (514) 397-7105
FAX: (514) 875-6246
Email: eserikawa@mccarthy.ca

Party: La vue Capitale inc.

Counsel
Names
Chantal Poirier
Lisane Bertrand
Contact information
Matteau Poirier avocats Inc.
200-417 rue Saint-Nicolas
Montréal, Quebec
H2Y 2P4
Telephone: (514) 281-0033
FAX: (514) 284-9328
Email: Bureau@matteaupoirier.com

Party: Imagerie Médicale Westmount Square

Counsel
Name
Geoffroy Guilbault
Contact information
Guilbault Légal
Bureau 2200
1250, boul. René-Lévesque Ouest
Montréal, Quebec
H3B 4W8
Telephone: (514) 735-8000
FAX: (514) 735-8088
Email: gguilbault@guilbaultlegal.ca

Party: Clinique D'Ophtalmologie Ferremi Boileau inc.

Counsel
Name
Emmanuelle Poupart
Contact information
McCarthy Tétrault, s.e.n.c.r.l., s.r.l.
1000, rue de la Gauchetière Ouest
Bureau 2500
Montréal, Quebec
H3B 0A2
Telephone: (514) 397-4158
FAX: (514) 875-6246
Email: epoupart@mccarthy.ca

Party: Morin, Sylvain Pierre

This party is not represented by counsel.

Summary

Keywords

Civil procedure ? Declinatory exception ? Jurisdiction of courts of original general jurisdiction ? Class action for reimbursement of incidental fees billed by health professionals ? Whether insured person can circumvent mandatory administrative process provided for in Health Insurance Act, CQLR, c. A 29, and exclusive jurisdiction of Administrative Tribunal of Québec in order to make application for reimbursement based on prohibition against incidental fees and thereby create parallel scheme for applying to courts for reimbursement on basis of civil liability ? Whether courts below erred in finding that Superior Court had jurisdiction to hear application ? Health Insurance Act, CQLR, c. A 29, ss. 14, 22.0.1 and 54 ? Act respecting administrative justice, CQLR, c. J 3, s. 14.

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The respondent, Philippe Léveillé, was appointed as representative plaintiff for the purpose of instituting a class action on behalf of a class described as [TRANSLATION] “all persons who paid money on being billed more than the cost price for medication or anesthetic fees incidental to an insured service provided by a physician, optometrist or private clinic remunerated by the Régie de l’assurance maladie du Québec (RAMQ)” for a period of six years, from May 2011 to January 2017 (judgment authorizing the class action, 2017 QCCS 3762, affirmed by the Quebec Court of Appeal, 2018 QCCA 819). Mr. Léveillé is seeking reimbursement, from the medical professions that are the subject of his class action, for the billed incidental fees that exceed the actual cost of the medication and anesthetics provided in the course of services insured by the RAMQ through the Health Insurance Act, CQLR, c. A 29 (HIA).

After the class action was authorized, the Attorney General of Quebec (AGQ), the applicant in the first leave application and an intervener in the second, and the RAMQ, an intervener, filed applications for declinatory exception, relying on s. 14 of the Act respecting administrative justice, CQLR, c. J 3 (AAJ), and ss. 14 and 22.0.1 of the HIA to challenge the Superior Court’s jurisdiction. They argued that the class action was within the exclusive jurisdiction of the RAMQ and the Administrative Tribunal of Québec (ATQ) instead. Groupe Vision New Look inc., the applicant in the second leave application and an intervener in the first, filed, among other things, an application for declinatory exception. The Superior Court dismissed all the applications for declinatory exception. The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeals brought by the AGQ and Groupe Vision New Look and allowed the RAMQ’s appeal.

Lower court rulings

April 23, 2019
Superior Court of Quebec

500-06-000695-144

Applications for declinatory exception ratione materiae of AGQ, Groupe Vision New Look inc. and Régie de l’assurance maladie du Québec dismissed

April 23, 2021
Court of Appeal of Quebec (Montréal)

2021 QCCA 653, 500-09-028336-196, 500-09-028337-194, 500-09-028338-192

Appeals of AGQ and Groupe Vision New Look inc. dismissed
Appeal of Régie de l’assurance maladie du Québec allowed

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Date modified: 2025-02-27