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40021

Paul Abi-Mansour, et al. v. Attorney General of Canada, et al.

(Federal) (Civil) (By Leave)

Docket

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List of proceedings
Date Proceeding Filed By
(if applicable)
2023-05-12 Close file on Leave
2023-05-12 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, the parties, RE: Certificate of Taxation
2023-05-09 Certificate of taxation issued to, Patrick Turcot
2023-05-09 Decision on the bill of costs, in the amount of $877.70, Reg
2023-05-09 Submission of the bill of costs, Reg
2023-02-06 Response to the bill of costs, (Letter Form), Includes a request for an extension of time., Completed on: 2023-02-07, (Printed version due on 2023-02-13) Paul Abi-Mansour
2022-12-20 Bill of costs, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2023-01-18, (Printed version due on 2022-12-29) Attorney General of Canada
2022-12-15 Copy of formal judgment sent to Registrar of the Court of Appeal and all parties
2022-12-15 Judgment on leave sent to the parties
2022-12-15 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, The motion to join two Federal Court of Appeal files in a single application for leave to appeal is granted. The motion for an extension of time to serve and file the application for leave to appeal is granted. The motion for an oral hearing is dismissed. The motion to semi-anonymize the style of cause is dismissed. The motion to hold the application for leave to appeal in abeyance is dismissed. The application for leave to appeal from the judgments of the Federal Court of Appeal, Numbers A-56-21 and A-79-21, dated July 20, 2021 and October 13, 2021 is dismissed with costs.
Dismissed, with costs
2022-12-15 Decision on the miscellaneous motion, See decision on application

Granted
2022-12-15 Decision on motion to extend time to file and /or serve the leave application, See decision on application

Granted
2022-11-14 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, for consideration by the Court
2022-11-14 Submission of miscellaneous motion, for consideration by the Court
2022-11-14 Submission of motion to extend time to file and/ or serve the leave application, for consideration by the Court
2022-11-08 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, the applicant; Pursuant to Rule 32(1), the file will be submitted to the Court.
2022-09-29 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), The Applicant still intends to file the application for leave to appeal, (Printed version due on 2022-10-07) Paul Abi-Mansour
2022-08-11 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), The applicant has written to provide an update in file A-130-20 and reiterates that this file should not be submitted to the Supreme Court until he files another leave application from Federal Court of Appeal docket A-130-20 which is expected by September 12, 2022. , (Printed version due on 2022-08-18) Paul Abi-Mansour
2022-04-14 Notice of miscellaneous motion, (Book Form), (Included in the notice of miscellaneous motion), Motion not to submit applications in file 40021 to the Supreme Court

require: amended motion citing correct section of law (rec'd 2022-04-26), Completed on: 2022-06-16, (Printed version due on 2022-04-25)
Paul Abi-Mansour
2022-03-08 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), (Printed version due on 2022-03-15) Paul Abi-Mansour
2022-01-27 Applicant's reply to respondent's argument, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2022-02-23, (Printed version due on 2022-02-03) Paul Abi-Mansour
2022-01-19 Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), (Printed version due on 2022-01-26) Attorney General of Canada
2022-01-19 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2022-02-16, (Printed version due on 2022-01-26) Attorney General of Canada
2022-01-10 Notice of miscellaneous motion, (Letter Form), Motion to Join

require: amended motion citing correct section of law (rec'd 2022-04-14), Completed on: 2022-04-05, (Printed version due on 2022-01-17)
Paul Abi-Mansour
2021-12-31 Letter advising parties of an incomplete application for leave to appeal, FILE OPENED 2021-12-31
2021-12-24 Notice of miscellaneous motion, (Book Form), (Included in the application for leave to appeal), Motion for semi-anonymizing the style of cause , Completed on: 2021-12-30 Paul Abi-Mansour
2021-12-24 Notice of miscellaneous motion, (Book Form), (Included in the application for leave to appeal), - Motion for oral hearing, Completed on: 2021-12-30 Paul Abi-Mansour
2021-12-24 Motion to extend the time to file and or serve the application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), (Included in the application for leave to appeal), Completed on: 2022-03-25 Paul Abi-Mansour
2021-12-24 Application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), STILL REQUIRE:
- Amended motion to join citing a section of law

Received:
- Motion to join appeal files (rec'd 2022-01-10)
- Reasons for judgments from FCA dated 2021-10-13 (rec'd clarification 2022-04-05- applicant confirms there are no more reasons for the judgment of 2021-10-13)
- Reasons for judgments from FCA dated 2021-07-20 (rec'd clarification 2022-01-10 - applicant confirms there were no separate reasons), Completed on: 2022-04-05
Paul Abi-Mansour

Parties

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Main parties

Main parties - Appellants
Name Role Status
Abi-Mansour, Paul Applicant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
Attorney General of Canada Respondent Active

And Between

Sub parties (1) - Appellants
Name Role Status
Abi-Mansour, Paul Applicant Active

v.

Sub parties (1) - Respondents
Name Role Status
Attorney General of Canada Respondent Active

Counsel

Party: Abi-Mansour, Paul

This party is not represented by counsel.

Party: Attorney General of Canada

Counsel
Name
Patrick Turcot
Contact information
Attorney General of Canada
Labour and Employment Law Group
6th Floor, 219 Laurier Avenue West
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0R5
Telephone: (343) 553-0261
FAX: (613) 907-7860
Email: Patrick.Turcot@justice.gc.ca
Agent
Name
Christopher M. Rupar
Contact information
Attorney General of Canada
Department of Justice Canada, Civil Litigation Section
50 O'Connor Street, 5th Floor
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 941-2351
FAX: (613) 954-1920
Email: christopher.rupar@justice.gc.ca

Summary

Keywords

Civil procedure — Costs — Appeals — Failure to pay security for costs — Whether the lower courts erred in ordering the applicant to post security for costs and in subsequently dismissing his applications for judicial review upon his failure to post costs.

Summary

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This leave application seeks leave to appeal two decisions by a Federal Court of Appeal judge granting an order for the applicant to post security for costs in two applications for judicial review from two staffing decisions by the Federal Public Service Labour Relations and Employment Board: Abi-Mansour v. Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, 2021 FPSLREB 3; and Abi-Mansour v. Deputy Minister of Justice, 2021 FPSLREB 16. The Court ordered the applicant to post $2,500 for each file within 30 days from the date of the Order, failing which the underlying application for judicial review could be dismissed without further notice. The applicant did not post costs but offered to deliver two smaller amounts, and sought leave to appeal to the Federal Court of Appeal. A panel of that court confirmed, inter alia, that an appeal from a decision of a single judge on a motion for security for costs must be brought to the Supreme Court of Canada. The Court also issued Orders dismissing the underlying applications for judicial review.

The applicant seeks leave to appeal the July 20, 2021 and October 13, 2021 decisions, and also brings motions for an extension of time in which to serve and file his leave application, for an oral hearing, to join the file numbers, to semi-anonymize the style of cause, and to delay submission of the leave application pending the filing of another leave application.

Lower court rulings

July 20, 2021
Federal Court of Appeal

A-56-21

Orders granting respondent’s motions requiring applicant to post security for costs; applicant ordered to pay amounts into court within 30 days, failing which his applications for judicial review would be dismissed.


October 13, 2021
Federal Court of Appeal

A-79-21

Orders granted dismissing applicant’s applications for judicial review.

Filed documents

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Date modified: 2025-02-27