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41713
Md Ahasanullah Chowdhury v. Unity Health Toronto, et al.
(Ontario) (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) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-11 | Close file on Leave | |
| 2025-07-10 | Copy of formal judgment sent to Registrar of the Court of Appeal and all parties | |
| 2025-07-10 | Judgment on leave sent to the parties | |
| 2025-07-10 |
Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, The motion to adduce new evidence is dismissed. The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, Number COA-24-OM-0326, 2025 ONCA 90, dated February 5, 2025, is dismissed. Dismissed |
|
| 2025-07-10 |
Decision on motion to adduce new evidence, See judgment on application Dismissed |
|
| 2025-06-02 | All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, for consideration by the Court | |
| 2025-06-02 | Submission of motion to adduce new evidence, for consideration by the Court | |
| 2025-04-22 | Correspondence received from, (Printed version filed on 2025-04-25) | Md Ahasanullah Chowdhury |
| 2025-03-24 | Correspondence received from, CA Order form | Md Ahasanullah Chowdhury |
| 2025-03-20 | Letter acknowledging receipt of an incomplete application for leave to appeal and without formal Court of Appeal order, File opened | |
| 2025-03-14 |
Supplemental document, 2 Volumes ''Motion Record'' |
Md Ahasanullah Chowdhury |
| 2025-03-14 |
Application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), Missing: - Amended 23A (Rec 03-24-2025) - CA Orders, Completed on: 2025-06-04 |
Md Ahasanullah Chowdhury |
| 2025-03-14 | Supplemental document, Notice of constitutional question | Md Ahasanullah Chowdhury |
| 2025-03-14 | Motion to adduce new evidence, (Book Form), Completed on: 2025-03-14 | Md Ahasanullah Chowdhury |
| 2025-03-14 |
Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Included in the application for leave to appeal), 23A Amended version required (Rec 03-24-2025) |
Md Ahasanullah Chowdhury |
Parties
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Main parties
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Chowdhury, Md Ahasanullah | Applicant | Active |
v.
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Unity Health Toronto | Respondent | Active |
| Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario | Respondent | Active |
Counsel
Party: Chowdhury, Md Ahasanullah
This party is not represented by counsel.
Party: Unity Health Toronto
Counsel
Bay Adelaide Center, East Tower
22 Adelaide Street West
Toronto, Ontario
M5H 4E3
Telephone: (416) 367-6516
FAX: (416) 367-6749
Email: dgirlando@blg.com
Party: Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario
Counsel
Legal Services Department
1400-2 Bloor Street East
Toronto, Ontario
M4W 1A8
Email: Brendan.Gray@ipc.on.ca
Summary
Keywords
Appeals — Civil procedure — Summary judgment — Information and Privacy Commissioner deciding not to review complaint — Divisional Court dismissing proceedings summarily due to lack of jurisdiction for appeal — Whether Court of Appeal erred in affirming decision of Divisional Court judge to dismiss proceedings and in dismissing appeal.
Summary
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The applicant requested records from a health information custodian. The health information custodian stated that no records responsive to the request existed. The Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner declined not to consider the applicant’s complaint.
The Divisional Court concluded that it had no jurisdiction to grant leave to appeal a decision of the Information and Privacy Commissioner not to consider a complaint and it dismissed the applicant’s proceedings. The Court of Appeal dismissed the applicant’s appeal.
Lower court rulings
Proceedings dismissed under rule 2.1 of the Ontario Rules of Civil Procedure for lack of jurisdiction.
Court of Appeal for Ontario
COA-24-OM-0326
Consideration of the respondent Unity Health Toronto’s request for dismissal under r. 2.1 deferred.
Motion for leave to appeal dismissed under rule 2.1 of the Ontario Rules of Civil Procedure.
Filed documents
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