Administrative law – Decisions reviewed – Superintendent of Motor Vehicles – Motor vehicles – Suspension of driver’s licence – Breathalyser test – Judicial review – Compliance with legislation – Statutory interpretation – Evidence – Standard of review – Reasonableness Bawa v. British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles), [2018] B.C.J. No. 29, 2018 BCSC 32, British ...
Administrative law – Decisions reviewed – Consent and Capacity Board – Evidence – Judicial review – Appeals – Standard of review – Reasonableness Woods v. Chatterjee, [2018] O.J. No. 12, 2018 ONSC 73, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, January 3, 2018, P.J. Cavanagh J. The appellant was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder and substance abuse disorder ...
Administrative law – Decisions reviewed – College of Social Workers – Failure to provide reasons – Judicial review – Appeals – Social workers – Professional misconduct or conduct unbecoming MacLeod v. Alberta College of Social Workers, [2018] A.J. No. 24, 2018 ABCA 13, Alberta Court of Appeal, January 12, 2018, R.L. Berger, P.T. Costigan and ...
The standard of review in matters relating to the Retail Sales Tax Act is not settled and therefore the Dunsmuir framework is used to assess the standard. Administrative law – Decisions reviewed – Minister of Finance – Taxation – Judicial review – Appeals – Standard of review – Reasonableness Larry Penner Enterprises Inc. v. Manitoba ...
The Environmental Management Act allows for a broad right of appeal from decisions made directly under the Act and those that are made under a permit pursuant to the Act. Administrative law – Decisions reviewed – Environmental Appeal Board – Review Board – Judicial review – Appeals – Standard of review – Unreasonableness Unifor Local ...
A Workers’ Compensation policy on new evidence is within the specialized area of the decision-maker. Administrative law – Decisions reviewed – Workers Compensation Boards – Fresh evidence – Admissibility – Judicial review – Standard of review – Reasonableness – Limitations – Extension of time Gallant v. Alberta (Workers’ Compensation Board), [2017] A.J. No. 889, 2017 ABQB 520, Alberta ...
The applicant, Ms. Tran (the “Applicant”), sought judicial review of a decision of the Complaint Review Committee of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (the “College”) that dismissed the complaint against two physicians involved in the care of the Applicant’s mother. Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – College of Physicians and Surgeons – ...
The applicant, Ayr Motors Express Inc. (the “Applicant”), operated a highway transportation business with a number of its workers comprised of foreign workers under the Temporary Foreign Workers Program pursuant to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, SC 2001, c. 27 (the “Act”). Before an employer can offer employment to, and seek a work permit ...
This proceeding was a petition for judicial review to determine whether a constable of the Vancouver Police Department (“VPD”) must comply with the requests made by an investigating officer of the Office of the Police Complaints Commission (“PCC”) pursuant to s. 101 of the Police Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 367 (the “Act”). The Court held ...