Aéroports de Montréal c. Canada (Office des Transports)

Aéroports de Montréal c. Canada (Office des Transports)

The Federal Court concluded the Tribunal d’appel des transports du Canada’s decision was reasonable: the regulation imposes an obligation on the federal terminal operator (ADM) to ensure certain contractors performing transportation-related services are trained, the regulation is within the broad delegation of s.170 in light of Parliament’s accessibility objective, ADM failed to rebut the presumption of validity, and ADM’s constitutional invalidity claim was not properly advanced because no s.57 notice was served.

Citation
2025 CF 829
Parties
Demanderesse: Aéroports de Montréal; Défenderesse: Office des transports du Canada; Office Fédérale Visé Par La Demande: Tribunal d’appel des transports du Canada
Court
Federal Court
Jurisdiction
Canada
Judgment Date
7 May 2025
Procedural Posture
Judicial Review / Final Judgment
Outcome
Judicial review dismissed; decision of the Tribunal d’appel des transports du Canada confirmed
Legal Topics
Ultra Vires, Statutory Interpretation, Training Regulation, Terminal Operator Obligations, Jurisdiction, Administrative Penalties
Source Language
French
Administrative Law Constitutional Law Transportation Law Regulatory Law Accessibility Law Ultra Vires Statutory Interpretation Training Regulation +3 more

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Parties

Aéroports de Montréal

Demanderesse

Office des transports du Canada

Défenderesse

Tribunal d’appel des transports du Canada

Office Fédérale Visé Par La Demande

Procedural Posture

Judicial Review / Final Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether regulation DORS/94-42 applies to provincial contractors or imposes obligation only on terminal operator
  2. 2 Whether the regulation is intra vires s.170 of the Canada Transportation Act
  3. 3 Whether the Tribunal d’appel des transports du Canada had jurisdiction to decide the legal issues raised

Ratio Decidendi

The Federal Court concluded the Tribunal d’appel des transports du Canada’s decision was reasonable: the regulation imposes an obligation on the federal terminal operator (ADM) to ensure certain contractors performing transportation-related services are trained, the regulation is within the broad delegation of s.170 in light of Parliament’s accessibility objective, ADM failed to rebut the presumption of validity, and ADM’s constitutional invalidity claim was not properly advanced because no s.57 notice was served.

Court Disposition

Judicial review dismissed; decision of the Tribunal d’appel des transports du Canada confirmed

Orders

  • Judicial review dismissed
  • Costs awarded to Office des transports du Canada in the amount of $5,000, including disbursements and taxes