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41495
Air Passenger Rights v. Attorney General of Canada
(Federal) (Civil) (By Leave)
Docket
Judgments on applications for leave to appeal are rendered by the Court, but are not necessarily unanimous.
| Date | Proceeding | Filed By (if applicable) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-12 | Close file on Leave | |
| 2025-11-05 | Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, all parties: RE: Certificate of Taxation | |
| 2025-11-05 | Certificate of taxation issued to, Sanderson Graham | |
| 2025-11-05 | Decision on the bill of costs, in the amount of $1,031.50, Reg | |
| 2025-11-05 | Submission of the bill of costs, Reg | |
| 2025-10-22 | Response to the bill of costs, Completed on: 2025-10-29 | Air Passenger Rights |
| 2025-10-15 | Bill of costs, UNDER REVIEW, Completed on: 2025-10-22 | Attorney General of Canada |
| 2025-04-17 | Copy of formal judgment sent to Registrar of the Court of Appeal and all parties | |
| 2025-04-17 | Judgment on leave sent to the parties | |
| 2025-04-17 |
Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Federal Court of Appeal, Number A-102-20, 2024 FCA 128, dated August 12, 2024, is dismissed with costs. Dismissed, with costs |
|
| 2025-02-10 | All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, for consideration by the Court | |
| 2024-11-25 | Applicant's reply to respondent's argument, (Book Form), Completed on: 2024-11-25, (Printed version filed on 2024-11-28) | Air Passenger Rights |
| 2024-11-15 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), 23A, (Printed version filed on 2024-11-22) | Attorney General of Canada |
| 2024-11-15 | Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), Completed on: 2024-11-15, (Printed version filed on 2024-11-22) | Attorney General of Canada |
| 2024-10-18 | Correspondence received from, Regarding style of cause | Air Passenger Rights |
| 2024-10-16 | Letter acknowledging receipt of an incomplete application for leave to appeal, FILE OPENED | |
| 2024-10-11 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), 23A, (Printed version filed on 2024-10-17) | Air Passenger Rights |
| 2024-10-11 | Notice of name, (Printed version filed on 2024-10-17) | Air Passenger Rights |
| 2024-10-11 | Application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), Completed on: 2025-01-27, (Printed version filed on 2024-10-17) | Air Passenger Rights |
Parties
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Main parties
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Air Passenger Rights | Applicant | Active |
v.
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Attorney General of Canada | Respondent | Active |
Other parties
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Canadian Transport Agency | Intervener | Active |
Counsel
Party: Air Passenger Rights
Counsel
4388 Still Creek Drive, Suite 237
Burnaby, British Columbia
V5C 6C6
Telephone: (604) 620-2666
FAX: (778) 805-9830
Email: simonlin@evolinklaw.com
Party: Attorney General of Canada
Counsel
Lorne Ptack
Department of Justice Canada - Civil Litigation Section
50 O'Connor Street, Suite 300
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 296-4469
FAX: (613) 954-1920
Email: Sandy.Graham@justice.gc.ca
Agent
National Litigation Sector
50 O'Connor Street, Suite 500
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 295-0765
FAX: (613) 954-1920
Email: SCCAgentCorrespondantCSC@justice.gc.ca
Party: Canadian Transport Agency
Counsel
15 Eddy Street
19th Floor
Gatineau, Quebec
K1A 0N9
Telephone: (819) 994-4283
FAX: (819) 997-6727
Email: kevin.shaar@otc-cta.gc.ca
Summary
Keywords
Administrative law – Judicial review – What is the correct test for availability of judicial review in the federal courts – Whether the Federal Court of Appeal’s approach practically eliminates the longstanding common law writ of prohibition – Whether the Federal Court of Appeal erred?
Summary
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Air Passenger Rights applied for judicial review of a Statement on Vouchers published by the intervener, Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), on or about March 25, 2020, and a CTA webpage titled “Important Information for Travellers During COVID-19” that referred to the Statement. The Statement was issued in response to the mass cancellation of domestic and international flights that occurred during the first weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada in March 2020. The application for judicial review was dismissed by the Federal Court of Appeal.
Lower court rulings
Application for judicial review dismissed with costs in the amount of $3,000.
Filed documents
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