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41066

Eugene Laho v. Unifor Local 414, et al.

(Ontario) (Civil) (By Leave)

(Certain information not available to the public)

Docket

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List of proceedings
Date Proceeding Filed By
(if applicable)
2025-05-02 Close file on Leave
2025-04-14 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, Applicant - Letter by the Registrar
re: motion for reconsideration - documents cannot be accepted (Rule 75)
2025-02-24 Motion for reconsideration of the application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), Completed on: 2025-02-28 Eugene Laho
2024-05-09 Copy of formal judgment sent to Registrar of the Court of Appeal and all parties
2024-05-09 Judgment on leave sent to the parties
2024-05-09 Decision on motion to extend time to file and /or serve the leave application, The motion for an extension of time to serve and file the application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, Number M53254, dated August 19, 2022, is dismissed. Had the motion for an extension of time to serve and file the application for leave to appeal been granted, the application for leave to appeal would have been dismissed.
Dismissed
2024-04-02 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, for consideration by the Court
2024-04-02 Submission of motion to extend time to file and/ or serve the leave application, for consideration by the Court
2023-12-28 Letter advising parties of an incomplete application for leave to appeal, FILE OPENED 2023-12-28
2023-12-18 Supplemental document, Letter of Accommodation Eugene Laho
2023-12-18 Motion to extend the time to file and or serve the application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), Completed on: 2023-12-28 Eugene Laho
2023-12-18 Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), 23B, (Printed version due on 2023-12-27) Eugene Laho
2023-12-18 Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), 23A, (Printed version due on 2023-12-27) Eugene Laho
2023-12-18 Application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), Missing:
- Proof of Service (acknowledgment) - rec'd 12/28/2023
*Fee Waiver approved, Completed on: 2024-04-02
Eugene Laho

Parties

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Main parties

Main parties - Appellants
Name Role Status
Laho, Eugene Applicant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
Unifor Local 414 Respondent Active
Ontario Labor Relations Board Respondent Active

Counsel

Party: Laho, Eugene

This party is not represented by counsel.

Party: Unifor Local 414

Counsel
Names
Anthony Dale
Farah Baloo
Contact information
Unifor Local 414
1-274 Alliance Road
Milton, Ontario
L9T 2V2
Email: anthony.dale@unifor.org
Agent
Name
Keith Osborne
Contact information
Unifor Local 414
Email: kosborne@uniforlocal414.ca

Party: Ontario Labor Relations Board

Counsel
Names
Jasmine Bruce
Aaron Hart
Lindsay Lawrence
Contact information
Ontario Labour Relations Board
Email: jasmine.bruce@ontario.ca

Summary

Keywords

Labour relations — Unions — Whether union, Ontario Labour Relations Board and lower courts breached ss. 2, 7, 14 or 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms — Whether Court of Appeal erred in denying leave to appeal without explanation — Whether Divisional Court and Ontario Labour Relations Board erred in denying accommodations — Violations of collective bargaining agreement, human rights, fiduciary duty, privacy laws — Whether Divisional Court erred in denying leave to file Notice of Constitutional Question — Whether Divisional Court and Ontario Labour Relations Board relied on false and misleading evidence and irrelevant case law.

Summary

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(CERTAIN INFORMATION NOT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC)

Mr. Laho was a member of Unifor Local 414 when he was employed by New Dominion Stores, a division of Metro Ontario Inc. He filed a complaint to the Ontario Labour Relations Board alleging Unifor breached its duty of fair representation by not properly assisting him in disputes with his employer and with claims to Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board. The Ontario Labour Relations Board terminated the application and denied reconsideration. The Divisional Court of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismissed an application for judicial review. The Court of Appeal denied leave to appeal.

Lower court rulings

February 11, 2022
Ontario Superior Court of Justice

336/21

Application for judicial review of Ontario Labour Relations Board’s decision to terminate an application dismissed

August 19, 2022
Court of Appeal for Ontario

M53254

Application for leave to appeal dismissed

Filed documents

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Date modified: 2025-05-03