City of Toronto meets procedural fairness obligations under Fair Wage Policy. Administrative law – Decisions reviewed – Municipalities – Wage disparity – Notice – Judicial review – Disclosure – Procedural requirements and fairness 1460973 Ontario Ltd. (c.o.b. C.P. Systems) v. Toronto (City), [2023] O.J. No. 4079, 2023 ONSC 5213, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, September ...
Administrative law – Decisions reviewed – Municipal Council – Integrity Commissioner – Judicial review application – Disclosure – Jurisdiction – Compliance with legislation – Procedural requirements and fairness – Standard of review – Reasonableness – Professional governance and discipline – Professional misconduct / conduct unbecoming – Code of conduct – Municipalities – Discipline of officials ...
Administrative law – Decisions reviewed – Information and Privacy Commissioner – Disclosure of records – Freedom of information and protection of privacy – Disclosure – Exceptions – Judicial review – Legislative compliance – Standard of review – Reasonableness – Municipalities – Statutory interpretation Brockville (City) v. Ontario (Information and Privacy Commissioner), [2020] O.J. No. 3160, ...
Administrative law – Decisions reviewed – Information and Privacy Commissioner – Judicial review – Appeals – Legislative compliance – Fresh evidence – Standard of review – Reasonableness – Freedom of information and protection of privacy – Disclosure Gowrishankar v. J.K., [2019] A.J. No. 1167, 2019 ABCA 316, Alberta Court of Appeal, August 30, 2019, B.K. ...
A litigant’s records with respect to total legal costs amid ongoing litigation are presumptively privileged and not disclosable under section 56 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, R.S.B.C. 1996. The presumption is rebuttable upon the party requesting the information showing that an assiduous inquirer could not deduce, infer, or otherwise acquire ...
Administrative law – Decisions reviewed – Privacy commissioner – Freedom of information and protection of privacy – Municipal employees – Disclosure – Judicial review – Appeals – Jurisdiction Raymond v. Nova Scotia (Information and Privacy Commissioner), [2019] N.S.J. No. 7, 2019 NSCA 1, Nova Scotia Court of Appeal, January 11, 2019, P. Bryson, E. Van den Eynden and A.S. ...
The Applicants, three volunteer basketball coaches, were sanctioned by the Respondent, the Ontario Association of Basketball Officials (“OABO”). The sanctions were imposed because of the Applicants’ treatment of officials after a high school basketball game. The Applicants succeeded in having the OABO’s decision set aside on this application for judicial review. Administrative law – Association ...
Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – Veterinary Associations – Veterinarians – Disciplinary proceedings – Competence – Licence to practice – Suspensions – Judicial review – Natural justice – Procedural requirements and fairness – Notice – Disclosure Irwin v. Alberta Veterinary Medical Assn., [2015] A.J. No. 1398, 2015 ABCA 396, Alberta Court of Appeal, ...
Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – College of Physicians and Surgeons – Physicians and Surgeons – Code of conduct – Defamation – Judicial review – Disclosure – Qualified privilege Wang v. British Columbia Medical Assn., [2014] B.C.J. No. 833, 2014 BCCA 162, British Columbia Court of Appeal, April 30, 2014, I.T. Donald, M.V. ...
Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – College of Optometrists – Optometrists – Professional governance and discipline – Disciplinary proceedings – Competence – Hearings – Disclosure – Evidence – Judicial review – Investigations – Procedural requirements and fairness Levesque v. Nova Scotia College of Optometrists, [2014] N.S.J. No. 28, 2014 NSSC 22, Nova Scotia ...
