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41892

Paul Gagné, et al. v. Agence du revenu du Québec

(Quebec) (Civil) (By Leave)

Docket

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List of proceedings
Date Proceeding Filed By
(if applicable)
2026-01-30 Close file on Leave
2026-01-08 Copy of formal judgment sent to Registrar of the Court of Appeal and all parties
2026-01-08 Judgment on leave sent to the parties
2026-01-08 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal of Quebec (Montréal), Number 500-09-030560-239, 2025 QCCA 590, dated May 12, 2025, is dismissed with costs.
Dismissed, with costs
2025-12-08 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, for consideration by the Court
2025-11-26 Notice of name, (Letter Form), (Printed version due on 2025-12-03) Paul Gagné
2025-11-20 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), Letter to the Registrar

Missing
Proof of Service , (Printed version due on 2025-11-27)
Paul Gagné
2025-08-19 Applicant's reply to respondent's argument, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2025-08-20, (Printed version filed on 2025-08-21) Paul Gagné
2025-08-12 Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), (Printed version filed on 2025-08-14) Agence du revenu du Québec
2025-08-12 Notice of name, (Letter Form), (Printed version filed on 2025-08-14) Agence du revenu du Québec
2025-08-12 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2025-08-13, (Printed version filed on 2025-08-14) Agence du revenu du Québec
2025-07-11 Letter advising parties of an incomplete application for leave to appeal, FILE OPENED;
2025-07-10 Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), 23A;, (Printed version filed on 2025-07-15) Paul Gagné
2025-07-10 Application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), Missing:
-Signature on the memorandum of arguments (rec'd 2025-07-15)
-Proof of service (rec'd 2025-07-15);
Amended Application (Rec'd 2025-11-20)
, Completed on: 2025-08-20, (Printed version filed on 2025-07-15)
Paul Gagné

Parties

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Main parties

Main parties - Appellants
Name Role Status
Gagné, Paul Applicant Active
TIP Investment Advisors Ltd. Applicant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
Agence du revenu du Québec Respondent Active

Counsel

Party: Gagné, Paul

Counsel
Name
Jean-François Brière
Contact information
GOULET BRIÈRE, S.N.
1241 Dagenais Blvd. West
Laval, Quebec
H7L 0A5
Telephone: (514) 360-1380 Ext: 203
FAX: (450) 975-8171
Email: jfbriere@gouletbriere.com

Party: TIP Investment Advisors Ltd.

Counsel
Name
Jean-François Brière
Contact information
GOULET BRIÈRE, S.N.
1241 Dagenais Blvd. West
Laval, Quebec
H7L 0A5
Telephone: (514) 360-1380 Ext: 203
FAX: (450) 975-8171
Email: jfbriere@gouletbriere.com

Party: Agence du revenu du Québec

Counsel
Names
Stela Alivodej
Véronique Verville
Contact information
Direction principale du contentieux - Revenu Québec
3 Complexe Desjardins
Sector D221LC
Montreal, Quebec
H5B 1A7
Telephone: (514) 287-8259
FAX: (514) 287-5348
Email: stela.alivodej@revenuquebec.ca

Summary

Keywords

Taxation — Procedure — Setting down matter for trial and judgment — Delays — Impossibility in fact to act within the time limit — Errors and omissions of counsel — Does the application for leave to appeal raise issues of public importance?

Summary

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The applicant, Mr. Gagné, and his company are appealing assessments issued by Revenu Québec for the 1996–2002 tax years. After years of adjournments and delays, the matters should have been set down for trial and judgment in 2021, yet that deadline was not met. Later, in 2022, Mr. Gagné filed applications seeking relief from the consequences of missing the 2021 deadline. The Court of Québec dismissed Mr. Gagné’s applications, finding that he had not demonstrated an impossibility to act within the prescribed timelines. Concluding that no reviewable error had been made, the Court of Appeal dismissed Mr. Gagné’s appeal.

Lower court rulings

April 17, 2023
Court of Quebec

2023 QCCQ 1694 (French only)

Applications to be relieved of the consequences of failing to set matters down for trial and judgment and for an extension of time dismissed

May 12, 2025
Court of Appeal of Quebec (Montréal)

2025 QCCA 590 (French only)

Motions for fresh evidence granted; Appeal dismissed

Filed documents

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Date modified: 2026-01-31