The Federal Court dismissed judicial review of an RCMP conduct appeal decision, finding the Adjudicator reasonably upheld dismissal for discreditable conduct and delay-related issues.
The appellants were operating an unlicensed retirement home because the complex housed the requisite residents and the operator made at least two enumerated care services available — provision of meals and the administration of drugs, where "administration" reasonably includes acts of assistance such as receiving, storing, cueing, giving and recordkeeping; R.W. was properly treated as a resident of the same residential complex; s.96.1 empowers the court to order cessation of operations and vacatur; there was no abuse of process or Charter breach and the factual findings supporting remedies we…
The Federal Court found the CFIA’s refusal to accept a grievance unreasonable because its reasons did not explain why an alternative statutory process barred the grievance.
The Federal Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal: the Regulations and Commissioner’s Directives implementing s.78 of the Corrections and Conditional Release Act were within statutory authority; appellants failed to establish a s.7 Charter violation or applicability of international instruments; international instruments are not self-executing; and inmates are not employees under the Canada Labour Code or at common law for the purposes claimed, with the additional determination that administrative remedies under the Code were not exhausted.
Federal Court dismissed judicial review of a pension calculation under the Reserve Force Pension Plan Regulations, finding the Pension Centre’s interpretation of s 11(3) reasonable.
The limitation period began no later than the date of the incident or the date of the appellant's early correspondence; the appellant did not rebut the s.5(2) presumption and pursuing administrative oversight did not suspend discoverability, therefore the action commenced in 2013 was statute-barred.
DCCB is a derivative benefit payable only to children of a contributor who has been found disabled under the CPP following a valid application and approval; because the contributor had not validly applied for or been found disabled, the appellants were not entitled to DCCB and their s.15 Charter discrimination claim failed.
The Federal Court dismissed judicial review of SSHRC’s denial of a post-doctoral fellowship, finding no legitimate expectation of detailed feedback and no procedural unfairness.