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Administrative law 2025 FC 1594

Matthew v. Canada (Attorney General)

The Federal Court granted judicial review of a CRA CRB redetermination, finding procedural unfairness after the officer ignored the applicant’s disclosed mental health conditions and need for accommodation.

  • Procedural fairness
  • Duty to accommodate
  • Reasonableness review (vavilov)
  • Covid-19 benefits eligibility
  • Platform economy income classification
  • Procedural-fairness
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Administrative law 2025 FCA 59

Beaulieu v. Public Service Alliance of Canada

The Board's refusal to extend time was reasonable: the applicant failed to establish exceptional circumstances or incapacity that prevented filing within 90 days; his pursuit of a human rights complaint and Federal Court review demonstrated he was not wholly incapacitated for legal proceedings; allegations of intimidation lacked particulars; the Accessible Canada Act did not create an individual right relevant to extending the statutory limitation period.

  • Unfair labour practice
  • Duty of fair representation
  • Limitation periods
  • Extension of time
  • Standard of review (reasonableness)
  • Accommodation obligations
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Administrative law 2024 FC 2

Cameron v. Canada (Attorney General)

The Federal Court found the CRA’s refusal of CERB, CRB and CWLB benefits procedurally unfair because it failed to properly address disability-related accommodation requests and representations.

  • Procedural fairness
  • Reasonableness
  • Legitimate expectations
  • Eligibility for emergency recovery benefits
  • Accommodation for disability
  • Procedural-fairness
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Administrative law 2023 FC 1076

Haynes v. Canada (Attorney General)

The Federal Court held that the grievance decision was unreasonable because it failed to give intelligible reasons on the 13 allegations and remitted the matter.

  • Reasonableness review (vavilov)
  • Duty to accommodate
  • Administrative investigation vs decision
  • Remittal vs directed result
  • Costs for self-represented litigants
  • Reasonableness-review
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Administrative law 2020 FC 944

Mulder v. Canada (Attorney General)

Federal Court dismissed Robert Mulder’s judicial review of a CHRC screening decision, finding the investigation reasonable, procedurally fair, and not biased.

  • Reasonableness review
  • Procedural fairness
  • Duty to accommodate
  • Telework accommodation
  • Section 44 chra screening
  • Judicial-review
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Employment law 2019 CHRT 13

Campbell v. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

The Tribunal dismissed the complaint because CIBC provided a reasonable, non-pretextual explanation for termination based on longstanding performance issues and serious misconduct that persisted despite implemented accommodations; medical evidence did not establish that the complained-of conduct was caused by the disability and the accommodation process did not render the termination discriminatory.

  • Termination
  • Duty to accommodate
  • Discrimination (prima facie)
  • Workplace performance
  • Medical evidence
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Administrative law 2019 FC 196

Kirkpatrick v. Canada (Attorney General)

Judicial review dismissed: the Federal Court upheld the Commission’s decision that no inquiry was warranted after the inmate refused a proposed accommodation.

  • Duty to accommodate
  • Screening function of human rights commission
  • Standard of review - reasonableness
  • Chra s.44(3)(b)(i) dismissals
  • Prison safety vs accommodation
  • Duty-to-accommodate
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Human rights 2018 NSCA 86

Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia (Environment) v. Wakeham,

The appeal is allowed because the Board’s findings that the Department’s failure to implement accommodations caused Ms. Wakeham’s permanent inability to work were unreasonable and contradicted the evidentiary record: independent medical assessments established longstanding, likely permanent cognitive and physical impairments pre‑dating February 2012 that rendered her unable to work even with accommodation; only one suggested accommodation (quieter workspace) was not implemented and there was no evidence it caused the departure; the Board improperly shifted the obligation to elucidate function…

  • Duty to accommodate
  • Discrimination
  • Standard of review (reasonableness)
  • Attendance management
  • Medical evidence and causation
  • Undue hardship
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Labour law 2017 BCSC 2209

Telus Communications Inc. v. Telecommunications Workers Union

On judicial review of a labour arbitration award, the court held the arbitrator’s decision was reasonable and dismissed Telus’s application.

  • Judicial review
  • Arbitral award
  • Discipline and termination
  • Duty to inquire
  • Duty to accommodate
  • Standard of review: reasonableness
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Administrative law 2017 NSSC 178

Matheson v. Nova Scotia (Human Rights Commission)

The Commission did not breach procedural fairness by failing to provide written reasons in these circumstances and, on the record, its decision to dismiss the complaint as without merit under s.29(4)(b) was a reasonable screening outcome; HRM’s accommodation efforts were sufficient and the judicial review application is dismissed.

  • Procedural fairness
  • Standard of review - reasonableness
  • Duty to accommodate
  • Screening decision/gatekeeping
  • Board of inquiry referral
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