Steel v. Canada (Attorney General)

Steel v. Canada (Attorney General)
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Federal Court of Appeal Decisions
Date
2015-11-30
Neutral citation
2015 FCA 275
File numbers
A-567-14
Decision Content
Date: 20151130
Docket: A-567-14
Citation: 2015 FCA 275
CORAM:
NOËL C.J.
RYER J.A.
GLEASON J.A.
BETWEEN:
ZACK STEEL
Applicant
and
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA
Respondent
Heard at Toronto, Ontario, on November 30, 2015.
Judgment delivered from the Bench at Toronto, Ontario, on November 30, 2015.
REASONS FOR JUDGMENT OF THE COURT BY:
NOËL C.J.
Date: 20151130
Docket: A-567-14
Citation: 2015 FCA 275
CORAM:
NOËL C.J.
RYER J.A.
GLEASON J.A.
BETWEEN:
ZACK STEEL
Applicant
and
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA
Respondent
REASONS FOR JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
(Delivered from the Bench at Toronto, Ontario, on November 30, 2015).
NOËL C.J.
[1] We have reached the conclusion that no decision has been made by the Canada Employment Insurance Commission (the Commission) with respect to the applicant’s request for a write-off pursuant to paragraph 56(1)(f) of the Employment Insurance Regulations, SOR/96-332 (the Regulations).
[2] Because the respondent has confirmed that the Commission remains willing to consider whether a write-off is justified under that provision, the present appeal is premature. We strongly urge the applicant to provide the Commission with the requested information so that a potential end can be brought to his quest for relief.
[3] Should the Commission not accede to the applicant’s request, he retains the right to contest that decision and eventually advance all the arguments which were placed before us in the context of the present application, including those relating to subsection 56(2) of the Regulations.
[4] The application is accordingly dismissed, the parties assuming their respective costs.
"Marc Noël"
Chief Justice
FEDERAL COURT OF APPEAL
NAMES OF COUNSEL AND SOLICITORS OF RECORD
Docket:
A-567-14
STYLE OF CAUSE:
ZACK STEEL v. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA
PLACE OF HEARING:
Toronto, Ontario
DATE OF HEARING:
November 30, 2015
REASONS FOR JUDGMENT OF THE COURT BY:
NOËL C.J.
RYER J.A.
GLEASON J.A.
DELIVERED FROM THE BENCH BY:
NOËL C.J.
APPEARANCES:
Mtre Stephen J. Moreau
Mtre Lauren Sheffield
For The Applicant
Mtre Vanessa Luna
For The Respondent
SOLICITORS OF RECORD:
CAVALUZZO SHILTON McINTYRE CORNISH LLP
Barristers and Solicitors
Toronto, Ontario
For The Applicant
William F. Pentney
Deputy Attorney General of Canada
For The Respondent