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Su v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2016 FC 51 - 2016-01-18

The Applicant also distinguishes between cases that deal with “locking in” of sponsorship applications, as opposed to the present case of how the law should be applied to a resubmitted application.   [...]  These requirements deal with: - the form, content and documents that should be provided;...   [...]  It also demonstrates the Governor-in-Council’s efforts to ensure fairness and efficiency in the processing of applications.

Société anonyme des bains de mer et du cercle des étrangers à Monaco, société anonyme v. Monte Carlo Holdings Corp - 2012 FC 1528 - 2012-12-20

The applicant is of the view that the present appeal deals only with this small sliver for which the Registrar refused them registration.   [...]  6. (2) L’emploi d’une marque de commerce crée de la confusion avec une autre marque de commerce lorsque l’emploi des deux marques de commerce dans la même région serait susceptible de faire conclure que les marchandises liées à ces marques de commerce sont fabriquées, vendues, données à bail ou louées, ou que les services   [...]  [45] The arguments based on the extent to which the trade-marks are known intersect with that which I have addressed above dealing with proper title and chain of title.

Vong v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) - 2006 FC 1480 - 2006-12-15

a) the Affidavit of Ong, Phuong Luom, sworn April 5, 2006, found at pages 10-12, Record of the Applicant, which deals exclusively with evidence of H&C factors by the Applicant’s girlfriend that were neither sought nor brought before the Board;   [...]  The process is now closed for the presentation of new evidence, unless the Applicant can show that there was a breach of procedural fairness or the principles of natural justice.   [...]  [...] Considering the argument of counsel for the applicant that the Immigration Officer did not deal with the humanitarian nor with the compassionate grounds prior to making a determination which created an illegal situation that rendered the appeal process illegal in itself, I am in agreement with the Respondent that the

SNC Lavalin Inc. v. Canada (Minister for International Co-Operation) - 2003 FCT 681 - 2003-05-30

[24] Given that the purpose of the Act as clearly enunciated by Parliament is to facilitate access to government information, and that, in my view, the provision of independent review of proposed disclosure, is only a "fairness" adjunct to that purpose, and given the entire context of the Act, and the somewhat ambiguous   [...]  It made available to the Government information reflected in the records at issue in the course of its ordinary dealings with Government and presumably with full knowledge of the commitment of the Government of Canada to public access to information in its possession.   [...]  [23] It is submitted that from this passage emerges a proposition that, when dealing with section 20 of the Act, the other mandatory exemptions of the Act are to be ignored.

Friends of The West Country Association v. Canada (Minister of Fisheries and Oceans) - 1997-05-07

Further, this case is one which deals with what is, from start to finish, a very public process.   [...]  The requirement of possession in this case is fairly clear. The material in question is either in the public registry or should be in the public registry pursuant to subsection 55(4) of the CEAA. It is, as the applicant has pointed out, self evident that the material in question is in the possession of the responsible   [...]  As the decision of the court will deal only with the grounds of review invoked by the respondent, the relevance of the documents requested must necessarily be determined in relation to the grounds of review set forth in the originating notice of motion and the affidavit filed by the respondent.

Canada (Attorney General) v. Friesen - 2017 FC 567 - 2017-06-09

The purpose of the regime underpinning the TATC is to deal with matters pertaining to aviation security informally and expeditiously: see TATC Act, s. 15(1).   [...]  8.1 (3) Le comité du Tribunal peut rejeter l’appel ou y faire droit et substituer sa propre décision à celle en cause.   [...]  15 (1) Subject to subsection (2), the Tribunal is not bound by any legal or technical rules of evidence in conducting any matter that comes before it, and all such matters shall be dealt with by it as informally and expeditiously as the circumstances and considerations of fairness and natural justice permit.

Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) v. Bui - 2012 FC 457 - 2012-04-19

On issues of procedural fairness or natural justice, for example, the courts should not defer to a tribunal’s view of the extent to which its “home statute” permits it to proceed in what the courts conclude is an unfair manner.   [...]  If we consider that subsection 68(4) of the IRPA deals only with situations where the beneficiary has not complied with his or her stay conditions, this provision would have no practical duty.   [...]  [53] If the rule of law is of primordial importance, justice also requires that the respondent be treated with fairness by the Minister.

Friends of the Canadian Wheat Board v. Canada (Attorney General) - 2010 FC 104 - 2010-01-29

autorisés quant à la préparation, l’impression et la diffusion de la documentation électorale destinée à faire connaître les candidats.   [...]  autorisés quant à la préparation, l’impression et la diffusion de la documentation électorale destinée à faire connaître les candidats.   [...]  [55] The measures set forth in the Minister’s letter of July 23, 2008 deal with a number of issues surrounding: (1) producer awareness of voter eligibility criteria for CWB director elections; (2) the difficulty non-permit book holders face in having their names added to the voters list; and (3) the integrity of the voters

Best Canadian Motor Inns Ltd. v. Best Western International Inc. - 2004 FC 135 - 2004-01-29

Opposition Board Partington in Insurance Co. of Prince Edward Island v. Prince Edward Island Mutual Insurance Co.[4] In that decision, Chairman Partington, after reviewing two (2) earlier decisions of the Trade-marks Opposition Board dealing with design marks that, as here, incorporated dominant descriptive words, wrote:   [...]  In my opinion, the Subject Trade Mark is fairly analogous to the "KIDFITTER" kind of mark discussed in GWG Ltd. v. Registrar of Trade-Marks ..., where two words are combined to make a coined word.   [...]  ... I also rely upon s. 10 of the Interpretation Act, ..., which provides that every Act "shall be deemed to be remedial" and directs that every Act shall "receive such fair, large and liberal construction and interpretation as will best ensure the attainment of the object of the Act according to its true intent, meaning

Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada v. Vidéotron Ltée - 2023 FC 1385 - 2023-10-18

Court of Quebec, it is obliged to pay SOCAN the balance of $1.435 million for the use of the works in the relevant periods; and (d) it undertakes to raise no defence arising solely under the Copyright Act (such as fair use) in opposition to SOCAN’s claim, either before this Court or before the Superior Court of Quebec.   [...]  However, this conclusion was not based on the Federal Court’s inability to deal with matters of set-off, but on its inability to deal with the subject matter of the defendants’ claim on which the asserted set-off was based: Inuksuk I at paras 54–59.   [...]  In ITO itself, the Court quickly found the third criterion met because “Canadian maritime law and other laws dealing with navigation and shipping come within s. 91(10) of the Constitution Act, 1867, thus confirming federal legislative competence”: ITO at p 777.

Huntley v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2014 FC 573 - 2014-06-17

I wish to emphasize again that all I am dealing with is a particular decision about one white South African within the narrow confines of Canadian jurisprudence on reviewable error.   [...]  In the present case, there are no mitigating or aggravating factors to consider or balance in determining if any presumption has been rebutted; rather, there is a great deal of evidence to be weighed to assess whether the applicant faces a risk of persecution.   [...]  [126] The Board found that in the absence of such evidence it must be assumed that there is a fair and independent judicial process in South Africa “despite its shortcomings”.

Plaisimond v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) - 2010 FC 998 - 2010-10-06

Elles peuvent également se faire attribuer des opinions politiques en raison des activités des membres de leur famille.   [...]  [46] This Court has provided recent jurisprudence dealing with the applicability of section 97 to situations of generalized violence.   [...]  [52] With respect to the RPD’s use of 2008 documentation to deal with events that allegedly occurred in 2000, the Respondent submits that the RPD may have erred.

Vancouver Art Metal Works Ltd. v. Canada - 2001 FCT 265 - 2001-03-30

That is to say when he professionally engages in the business of dealing in securities, or when his dealings amount to carrying on a business and can no longer be characterized as investor's transactions or mere adventures or concerns in the nature of trade.   [...]  307. Q. So Mr. Burden's handwritten round trip memo to Mr. Worsfold, it is fairly short.   [...]  Q. You thought you were still dealing with the income -- PETER LING cross-examination by Mr. Sturrock: