Vigier v. The Queen

Vigier v. The Queen
Court (s) Database
Tax Court of Canada Judgments
Date
2004-11-18
Neutral citation
2004 TCC 763
File numbers
2004-3257(IT)APP
Judges and Taxing Officers
Gerald J. Rip
Subjects
Income Tax Act
Decision Content
Citation: 2004-3257(IT)APP
BETWEEN:
JEAN-JACQUES VIGIER,
Appellant,
and
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN,
Respondent.
[OFFICIAL ENGLISH TRANSLATION]
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Application heard November 4, 2004, at Montréal, Quebec.
Before: The Honourable Justice Gerald J. Rip
Appearances:
For the Appellant:
Pierrette Laprade Vigier
For the Respondent:
Soleil Tremblay
Articling Student
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ORDER
Considering the application for an order to extend the time for objecting to the assessments made under the Income Tax Act for the 2000 taxation year;
And considering the parties' submissions;
The application is dismissed.
Signed at Ottawa, Canada, this 18th day of November 2004.
"Gerald J. Rip"
Rip J.
Translation certified true
on this 20th day of September 2005.
Elizabeth Tan, Translator
Citation: 2004TCC763
Date: 20041118
Docket: 2004-3257(IT)APP
BETWEEN:
JEAN-JACQUES VIGIER,
Appellant,
and
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN,
Respondent.
REASONS FOR ORDER
Rip J.
[1] Jean-Jacques Vigier presented this Court with an application to extend the time for objecting to the assessments made under the Income Tax Act for the 2000 taxation year.
[2] A notice of a reassessment for the 2000 taxation year was sent to Mr. Vigier by the Minister of National Revenue ("Minister") on April 8, 2002. On September 4, 2002, Mr. Vigier sent the Minister an application to extend the time for filing a notice of objection regarding a new assessment for the 2000 taxation year. The Minister accepted an extension on September 17, 2002.
[3] The Minister sent Mr. Vigier a notice of confirmation of the reassessment for the 2000 taxation year, dated November 27, 2002. Mr. Vigier did not object to the reassessment for the 2000 taxation year before this Court within the prescribed time under subsection 169(1) of the Income Tax Act ("Act"), which ended February 25, 2003. On August 9, 2004, Mr. Vigier submitted an application to this Court to extend the time for objecting to the reassessment dated April 8, 2002, for the 2000 taxation year.
[4] Mr. Vigier explained that he never received a notice of confirmation of the reassessment for the 2000 taxation year. He admitted that he moved many times. The Canada Customs and Revenue Agency file indicates Mr. Vigier's various addresses:
August 26, 1994 - 12e avenue, Pointe-aux-Trembles;
August 10, 2002 - rue Ontario est, Montréal;
September 4, 2002 - 6e avenue, Pointe-aux-Trembles;
November 21, 2002 - rue Ontario est, Montréal;
February 19, 2003 - rue Prince-Arthur, Pointe-aux-Trembles.
[5] Mr. Vigier did not deny these addresses. He never advised CCRA of any change of address. The address on his notice of objection was 6e avenue, Montréal. The notice of confirmation dated November 27, 2002, was sent to Mr. Vigier at his address on Ontario est in Montréal.
[6] The Respondent claims that the application must be dismissed because it was not presented in the year following the expiry of the time limit under section 169, in accordance with paragraph 167(5)(a) of the Act.
169(1) Where a taxpayer has served notice of objection to an assessment under section 165, the taxpayer may appeal to the Tax Court of Canada to have the assessment vacated or varied after either
...
but no appeal under this section may be instituted after the expiration of 90 days from the day notice has been mailed to the taxpayer under section 165 that the Minister has confirmed the assessment or reassessed.
167(5) No order shall be made under this section unless
(a) the application is made within one year after the expiration of the time limited by section 169 for appealing.
169(1) Lorsqu'un contribuable a signifié un avis d'opposition à une cotisation, prévu à l'article 165, il peut interjeter appel auprès de la Cour canadienne de l'impôt pour faire annuler ou modifier la cotisation :
[...]
toutefois, nul appel prévu au présent article ne peut être interjeté après l'expiration des 90 jours qui suivent la date où avis a été expédié par la poste au contribuable, en vertu de l'article 165, portant que le ministre a ratifié la cotisation ou procédé à une nouvelle cotisation.
167(5) Il n'est fait droit à la demande que si les conditions suivantes sont réunies:
a) la demande a été présentée dans l'année suivant l'expiration du délai imparti en vertu de l'article 169 pour interjeter appel.
[7] The notice of confirmation of the notice of assessment for the 2000 taxation year is dated November 27, 2002. The expiry date of 90 days following the notice of confirmation was February 25, 2003, and the year following February 25, 2003, is February 25, 2004. According to the Act, Mr. Vigier's application was to be presented before February 25, 2004. The fact that Mr. Vigier did not receive the notice of confirmation does not help him. His application was presented after the time limit set out in the Act. I do not have the discretionary power to extend the time limit.
[8] Mr. Vigier's application is not valid. His application is dismissed.
Signed at Ottawa, Canada, this 18th day of November 2004.
"Gerald J. Rip"
Rip J.
Translation certified true
on this 19th day of September 2005.
Elizabeth Tan, Translator
CITATION:
2004TCC763
COURT FILE No.:
2004-3257(IT)APP
STYLE OF CAUSE:
Jean-Jacques Vigier
and Her Majesty the Queen
PLACE OF HEARING:
Montréal, Quebec
DATE OF HEARING:
November 4, 2004
REASONS FOR ORDER BY:
The Honourable Justice Gerald J. Rip
DATE OF ORDER:
November 18, 2004
APPEARANCES:
For the Appellant:
Pierrette Laprade Vigier
For the Respondent:
Soleil Tremblay
(Articling student)
COUNSEL OF RECORD:
For the Appellant:
Name:
Firm:
For the Respondent:
Morris Rosenberg
Deputy Attorney General of Canada
Ottawa, Canada