The Federal Court upheld CRA decisions finding the applicant ineligible for CRB, CRSB and CWLB because workersâ compensation benefits were not eligible income.
Eligibility for statutory covid-19 benefits
Statutory interpretation of income sources
Reasonableness standard of review
Interaction between provincial workers' compensation and federal ei/benefit schemes
The appeal is dismissed because the appellant failed to establish any error falling within DESDA s.58(1): counsel waived any procedural fairness complaint by not raising teleconference issues at the hearing; the General Division reasonably exercised its discretion to hold a teleconference; it reviewed and weighed the Life Mark and Banyan evidence sufficiently; it did not rely on WCB/insurer decisions in breach of the CPP regime; and it applied Villani by considering the claimant's background and reaching a defensible conclusion that she was not incapable of pursuing any substantially gainfulâŚ
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Procedural fairness
Standard of review/deference
Cpp disability eligibility (severity and prolongation)
The Tax Court judge reasonably concluded, based on the evidence and credibility assessments, that the relationship was that of a partnership and not employment; no error of fact or law was shown that would justify appellate interference, therefore the appeal is dismissed.