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41981
Named Persons v. Attorney General of Canada
(British Columbia) (Civil) (By Leave)
(Publication ban in case) (Sealing order) (Certain information not available to the public)
Docket
Judgments on applications for leave to appeal are rendered by the Court, but are not necessarily unanimous.
| Date | Proceeding | Filed By (if applicable) |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-12 | All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, for consideration by the Court | |
| 2026-01-08 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), 23B-Redacted reply | Named Persons |
| 2025-12-18 |
Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), 23B-Reply SEALED/RESTRICTED/PUB BAN/CONFIDENTIAL |
Named Persons |
| 2025-12-18 |
Applicant's reply to respondent's argument, (Book Form), SEALED/RESTRICTED/PUB BAN/CONFIDENTIAL Redacted version filed 01/08/2025 Missing proof of service-rec'd 01/08/2026, Completed on: 2026-01-08 |
Named Persons |
| 2025-12-11 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), 23B-Redacted Response | Attorney General of Canada |
| 2025-12-10 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), 23B-Letter | Attorney General of Canada |
| 2025-12-09 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Included in the certificate (on limitations to public access)), 23B | Attorney General of Canada |
| 2025-12-09 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), 23A | Attorney General of Canada |
| 2025-12-09 |
Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), SEALED/PUB BAN/CONFIDENTIAL/RESTRICTED Redacted version filed 12/11/2025 Missing proof of service - rec'd 12/11/2025, Completed on: 2025-12-11 |
Attorney General of Canada |
| 2025-12-04 |
Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), the respondent; Response to supplemental filing of the applicants. Missing 23B, (Printed version due on 2025-12-11) |
Attorney General of Canada |
| 2025-11-26 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), 23B - Supplemental Document | Named Persons |
| 2025-11-26 | Supplemental document, (Letter Form), Decision of the Superior Court of Justice - R v. C.I.P. | Named Persons |
| 2025-11-24 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), 23B-Redacted memorandum of argument | Named Persons |
| 2025-11-12 | Order on miscellaneous motion, by THE REGISTRAR | |
| 2025-11-12 |
Decision on the miscellaneous motion, Reg, UPON APPLICATION by the applicants for an order: Dispensing the parties with the requirement under Rules 26(1)(b), 27(1)(b) and 28(1)(b) of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Canada, as applicable, to file the printed version of their application for leave to appeal material; Dispensing the parties with the requirement to file redacted printed versions of their documents, pursuant to Rule 19.1(2) of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Canada, and; Permitting the parties to file in electronic format only the documents referred to in Rules 25(1)(c) and 25(1)(d) or 27(2)(a) and 27(2)(b) of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Canada, as applicable; AND THE MATERIAL FILED having been read; IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: The motion is granted. Granted |
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| 2025-11-12 | Submission of miscellaneous motion, Reg | |
| 2025-11-07 | Letter acknowledging receipt of an incomplete application for leave to appeal | |
| 2025-11-07 |
Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), SEALED/PUB BAN/CONFIDENTIAL/RESTRICTED Letter to BCCA Registrar (Crown Documents) |
Named Persons |
| 2025-11-07 |
Correspondence received from, (Book Form), SEALED/PUB BAN/CONFIDENTIAL/RESTRICTED Letter to BCCA Registrar (Defense Documents) |
Named Persons |
| 2025-11-07 |
Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), SEALED/PUB BAN/CONFIDENTIAL/RESTRICTED 23B |
Named Persons |
| 2025-11-07 |
Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), SEALED/PUB BAN/CONFIDENTIAL/RESTRICTED 23A |
Named Persons |
| 2025-11-07 |
Application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), SEALED/PUB BAN/CONFIDENTIAL/RESTRICTED Missing: proof of service (rec'd 11/07/2025) Redacted Memorandum rec'd 11/24/2025, Completed on: 2025-11-10 |
Named Persons |
| 2025-11-05 | Notice of miscellaneous motion, (Letter Form), Motion to Dispense with the requirement to print leave to appeal materials., Completed on: 2025-11-05, (Printed version filed on 2025-11-12) | Named Persons |
| 2025-10-31 | Order on motion to extend time, by JUSTICE ROWE | |
| 2025-10-31 |
Decision on motion to extend time, Row, UPON APPLICATION by the applicants for an extension of time to serve and file the remaining parts of their application for leave to appeal and for an accommodation for filing sensitive materials; AND THE MATERIAL FILED having been read; IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: The motion is granted. The applicant shall serve and file the remaining parts of their application for leave to appeal on or before November 10, 2025. The applicants are permitted to file the unredacted reasons for judgment and sealing orders in this matter by way of secure transfer directly from the Registry of the Court of Appeal for British Columbia to the Registry of the Supreme Court of Canada. The applicants are further permitted to file any transcripts or evidence relied upon by way of secure transfer directly from the Registry of the Court of Appeal for British Columbia to the Registry of the Supreme Court of Canada. The Registrar will provide directions for the form of secure transfer to be used to file the above-mentioned material in this matter. Granted |
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| 2025-10-31 | Submission of motion to extend time, Row | |
| 2025-10-31 |
Decision on the miscellaneous motion, Row, See the decision on the motion for an extension of time Granted |
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| 2025-10-31 | Submission of miscellaneous motion, Row | |
| 2025-09-22 | Response to motion to extend time, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2026-01-14 | Attorney General of Canada |
| 2025-09-22 | Response to miscellaneous motion, (Included in the response to motion to extend time), Completed on: 2025-09-24 | Attorney General of Canada |
| 2025-09-16 | Letter acknowledging receipt of a notice of application for leave to appeal | |
| 2025-09-12 | Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), the applicant, (Printed version filed on 2025-09-15) | Named Persons |
| 2025-09-11 | Motion to extend time, (Book Form), Amended motion rec'd 09-12-2025, Completed on: 2026-01-14, (Printed version filed on 2025-09-15) | Named Persons |
| 2025-09-11 | Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), the applicant, (Printed version filed on 2025-09-15) | Named Persons |
| 2025-09-11 | Notice of miscellaneous motion, (Included in the motion to extend time), Motion for Filing Accommodation, Completed on: 2025-09-16, (Printed version filed on 2025-09-15) | Named Persons |
| 2025-09-11 | Notice of application for leave to appeal, (Letter Form), 23A and 23B missing (rec'd 11/07/2025), Completed on: 2025-11-07, (Printed version filed on 2025-09-15) | Named Persons |
Parties
Please note that in the case of closed files, the “Status” column reflects the status of the parties at the time of the proceedings. For more information about the proceedings and about the dates when the file was open, please consult the docket of the case in question.
Main parties
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Named Persons | Applicant | Active |
v.
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Attorney General of Canada | Respondent | Active |
Counsel
Party: Named Persons
Counsel
Tam Boyar
John Rice, KC
Hector MacDonald
Eileen Patel
235 King Street East
First Floor
Toronto, Ontario
M5A 1J9
Telephone: (416) 368-5000
FAX: (416) 368-6640
Email: mgourlay@hhllp.ca
Agent
66 Lisgar Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0C1
Telephone: (613) 501-5350
Email: dshuhaibar@ovcounsel.com
Party: Attorney General of Canada
Counsel
900 - 840 Howe Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6Z 2S9
Telephone: (604) 666-1296
FAX: (604) 666-2639
Email: banafsheh.sokhansanj@justice.gc.ca
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Lower court rulings
Supreme Court of British Columbia
2023 BCSC 1107, S2013431
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Filed documents
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