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41817

Xin Yan 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.

List of proceedings
Date Proceeding Filed By
(if applicable)
2026-01-08 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, the applicant - Letter by the Registrar - Nothing further
2026-01-08 Close file on Leave
2025-12-19 Reconsideration not accepted for filing, Letter by the Registrar sent to parties (by email)
2025-12-08 Letter acknowledging receipt of an incomplete motion for reconsideration
2025-12-01 Motion for reconsideration of the application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), Amended notice rec'd 2025-12-02

Missing: Affidavit (rec'd 2025-12-15)
, Completed on: 2025-12-18
Xin Yan
2025-11-27 Copy of formal judgment sent to Registrar of the Court of Appeal and all parties
2025-11-27 Judgment on leave sent to the parties
2025-11-27 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 Federal Court of Appeal, Number A-128-23, dated August 23, 2023, is dismissed.
Dismissed
2025-09-15 Submission of motion to extend time to file and/ or serve the leave application, for consideration by the Court
2025-09-15 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, for consideration by the Court
2025-06-30 Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), 23A Xin Yan
2025-06-30 Applicant's reply to respondent's argument, (Book Form), Missing
Proof of Service , Completed on: 2025-09-16
Xin Yan
2025-06-23 Response to the motion to extend the time to file and / or serve the leave application, (Letter Form), (Included in the respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal), Completed on: 2025-06-23, (Printed version filed on 2025-06-25) Attorney General of Canada
2025-06-23 Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), 23A, (Printed version filed on 2025-06-25) Attorney General of Canada
2025-06-23 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), Completed on: 2025-06-23, (Printed version filed on 2025-06-25) Attorney General of Canada
2025-06-03 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form) Attorney General of Canada
2025-05-30 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), (Printed version due on 2025-06-06) Attorney General of Canada
2025-05-23 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form) Xin Yan
2025-05-22 Letter advising parties of an incomplete application for leave to appeal, FILE OPENED
2025-05-13 Motion to extend the time to file and or serve the application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), Missing
Affidavit in support , Completed on: 2025-05-23
Xin Yan
2025-04-28 Application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), Missing
Amended 23A/Public Access to Information Form (Rec'd 2025-05-29)
Complete TC Judgment (Rec'd 2025-05-29)
Proof of Service , Completed on: 2025-06-17
Xin Yan

Parties

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Main parties

Main parties - Appellants
Name Role Status
Yan, Xin Applicant Active

v.

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

Counsel

Party: Yan, Xin

This party is not represented by counsel.

Party: Attorney General of Canada

Counsel
Names
Laurent Bartleman
Niloofar Sharif
Contact information
Deputy Attorney General of Canada
120 Adelaide Street West, Suite 400
Toronto, Ontario
M5H 1T1
Telephone: (647) 256-7330
FAX: (416) 973-0810
Email: laurent.bartleman@justice.gc.ca
Agent
Name
Zoe Oxaal
Contact information
Deputy Attorney General of Canada
Department of Justice Canada, Civil Litigation Sector
50 O’Connor Street, Suite 500
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 295-0765
FAX: (613) 954-1920
Email: SCCAgentCorrespondentCSC@justice.gc.ca

Summary

Keywords

Administrative law – Judicial review – CRA determining that applicant ineligible for certain benefits – Whether Federal Court and Federal Court of Appeal acted without proper legal basis and contrary to law and procedural fairness by dismissing judicial review application and subsequent appeal

Summary

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The applicant, Xin Yan, applied for benefits under the Canada Emergency Response Benefit Act, S.C. 2020, c. 5, s. 8, and Canada Recovery Benefits Act, S.C. 2020, c. 12, s. 2. His applications were denied. The Federal Court dismissed Xin Yan’s application for judicial review. The Federal Court of Appeal dismissed his appeal.

Lower court rulings

April 25, 2023
Federal Court

2023 FC 595

Application dismissed

August 23, 2023
Federal Court of Appeal

A-128-23

Order granting applicant further 30 days to file appeal book

Filed documents

The memorandums of argument on an application for leave to appeal will be posted here 30 days after leave to appeal has been granted unless they contain personal information, information that is subject to a publication ban, or any other information that is not part of the public record. You may also obtain copies of the memorandum by filling out the Request for Court records form or by contacting the Court’s Records Centre either by email at records-dossiers@scc-csc.ca or by telephone at 613‑996‑7933 or at 1‑888‑551‑1185.

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Downloadable PDFs

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Date modified: 2026-01-09