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23940

Her Majesty the Queen v. Crown Forest Industries Ltd.

(Federal) (Civil) (By Leave)

Docket

Judgments on applications for leave to appeal are rendered by the Court, but are not necessarily unanimous.

List of proceedings
Date Proceeding Filed By
(if applicable)
1995-07-24 Appeal closed
1995-07-12 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, (4 boxes) sent to Federal Court of Canada
1995-06-29 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, F.C.A. Ontari (Ottawa)
1995-06-29 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Johnston, Buchan & Dalfen (Ottawa, ON)
1995-06-29 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, A.G. of Canada (Ottawa, ON)
1995-06-29 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa, ON)
1995-06-22 Judgment on the appeal rendered, L'HD So G Co McL Ia Ma, The appeal is allowed with costs throughout, the judgment of the Federal Court of Appeal is set aside, and the Minister's assessment of 25 percent withholding tax for the taxation years in question is restored.
Allowed, no order as to costs
1995-06-22 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Johnston, Buchan & Dalfen (Ottawa, ON)
1995-06-22 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, A.G. of Canada (Ottawa, ON)
1995-06-22 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa, ON)
1995-03-14 General proceeding, transcripts received an ddistributed to the justices (77 pages)
1995-03-02 Hearing of the appeal, 1995-03-02, L'HD So G Co McL Ia Ma
Decision reserved
1995-02-28 Proof of service, of reply to the interveners' factum
1995-02-27 Reply factum on appeal, 24 copies (SEE ORDER DATED JAN. 26/95), with service Crown Forest Industries Ltd.
1995-02-24 Book of authorities, 10 copies of vol. 1 and 2 United States of America
1995-02-21 Book of authorities, 10 copies Her Majesty the Queen
1995-02-17 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Gowling, Strathy re: duration of argument
1995-02-15 Intervener's factum, 23 copies United States of America
1995-01-26 Decision on the motion for leave to intervene, the intervenor's factum to be filed by Feb 15/95, of no more than 20 pages and 30 minutes will be allowed for oral argument. In addition, a reply factum is allowed if noeed by to be filed by Feb 25/95, L'HD
Granted, no order as to costs
1995-01-26 Hearing of motion for leave to intervene, 1995-01-26, the intervenor's factum to be filed by Feb 15/95, of no more than 20 pages and 30 minutes will be allowed for oral argument. In addition, a reply factum is allowed if noeed by to be filed by Feb 25/95, L'HD
1995-01-26 Submission of motion for leave to intervene, 1995-01-26, the intervenor's factum to be filed by Feb 15/95, of no more than 20 pages and 30 minutes will be allowed for oral argument. In addition, a reply factum is allowed if noeed by to be filed by Feb 25/95, L'HD
1995-01-25 Affidavit, Cynthia J. Mattson United States of America
1995-01-24 Proof of service, of affidavit of Robert E. Culbertson in support of the intervention
1995-01-24 Proof of service, of Notice of motion for leave to intervene
1995-01-23 Affidavit, of Robert E. Culbertson (fax copy) (original filed Jan. 26/95) United States of America
1995-01-23 Motion for leave to intervene, 1 copy (fax copy) - extension of time requested United States of America
1995-01-13 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1995-03-02
Decision reserved
1994-12-29 Response to miscellaneous motion, for an Order acepting the respondent's factum as filed (namely no marginal lining) Her Majesty the Queen
1994-12-29 Affidavit, for an order accepting the factum as filed (namely no marginal lining) 2 copies; Stacey Rae Turner, with service Crown Forest Industries Ltd.
1994-12-29 Notice of miscellaneous motion, for an Order accepting the factum as filed (namely no marginal lining) 2 copies, with service Crown Forest Industries Ltd.
1994-12-29 Order on miscellaneous motion, to accept respondent's factum without marginal numbering
1994-12-29 Decision on miscellaneous motion, to accept respondent's factum without marginal numbering, Reg
Granted, no order as to costs
1994-12-29 Hearing of miscellaneous motion, 1994-12-29, to accept respondent's factum without marginal numbering, Reg
1994-12-29 Submission of miscellaneous motion, 1994-12-29, to accept respondent's factum without marginal numbering, Reg
1994-12-22 Book of authorities, 10 copies Crown Forest Industries Ltd.
1994-12-22 Respondent's factum, 24 copies (motion to have factum accepted as filed requested) Crown Forest Industries Ltd.
1994-11-28 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1995-01-23
1994-10-28 Appellant's factum, 24 copies (extension of time requested - E.V.D. advised), with service Her Majesty the Queen
1994-08-16 Certified casebook, of vol. 1 and 2 Her Majesty the Queen
1994-08-16 Appeal court record, 1 box (joint with Trial record from Federal Court)
1994-08-16 Trial court record, 1 box (joint with appeal court record - F.C.A.)
1994-08-11 Case on appeal, 23 copies of vol. I & II Her Majesty the Queen
1994-05-19 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Thorsteinssons (Vancouver, BC) enclosing copy of Rule 32
1994-05-19 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to A.G. of Canada (Ottawa, ON) enclosing copy of Rule 32
1994-05-18 Proof of service, of Notice of Appeal
1994-05-18 Notice of appeal Her Majesty the Queen
1994-04-29 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Johnston, Buchan & Dalfen (Ottawa, ON)
1994-04-29 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, A.G. of Canada (Ottawa, ON)
1994-04-28 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, CJ Co Ia, The application for leave to appeal is granted.
Granted, no order as to costs
1994-03-07 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, CJ Co Ia
1994-02-07 Proof of service, 1 copy of applicant's reply, with service
1994-02-03 Applicant's reply to respondent's argument, 5 copies Her Majesty the Queen
1994-01-28 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service Crown Forest Industries Ltd.
1994-01-18 Correspondence received from, sent to A.G. of Canada (Ottawa, ON) re: receipt of material commencing a proceeding together with enclosed filing fee
1994-01-17 Proof of service, of the application for leave to appeal
1994-01-13 Correspondence received from, sent to A.G. of Canada (Ottawa, ON) re: receipt of application for leave to appeal
1994-01-07 $30.00 filing fee, (on Justice account) Her Majesty the Queen
1994-01-07 Application for leave to appeal, 5 copies (proof of service missing), Completed on: 1994-01-17 Her Majesty the Queen

Parties

Please note that in the case of closed files, the “Status” column reflects the status of the parties at the time of the proceedings. For more information about the proceedings and about the dates when the file was open, please consult the docket of the case in question.

Main parties

Main parties - Appellants
Name Role Status
Her Majesty the Queen Applicant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
Crown Forest Industries Ltd. Respondent Active

Other parties

Other parties
Name Role Status
United States of America Intervener Active

Counsel

Party: Her Majesty the Queen

Counsel
Name
Ian S. MacGregor
Contact information
Attorney General of Canada
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
239 WELLINGTON ST
OTTAWA, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 957-4811
Agent
Name
Ian S. MacGregor, Q.C.
Contact information
Attorney General of Canada
Department of Justice
239 Wellington Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 957-4811
FAX: (613) 941-2293

Party: Crown Forest Industries Ltd.

Counsel
Name
Warren J.A. Mitchell, Q.C.
Contact information
Thorsteinssons
595 Burrard Street, 27th Floor
P.O. Box 49123
Vancouver, British Columbia
V7X 1J2
Telephone: (604) 689-1261
FAX: (604) 688-4711
Email: wjamitchell@thor.ca
Agent
Name
Diane Hendren
Contact information
Johnston & Buchan LLP
275 Slater St
17th Fl
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 5H9
Telephone: (613) 236-3882
FAX: (613) 230-6423

Party: United States of America

Counsel
Name
Brian A. Crane, Q.C.
Contact information
Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
2600 - 160 Elgin St
Box 466 Stn A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 8S3
Telephone: (613) 232-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869

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Lower court rulings

April 2, 1992
Federal Court of Canada, Trial Division

T-2344-90

appeal allowed

November 8, 1993
Federal Court of Appeal

A-1103-92

appeal dismissed

Filed documents

The memorandums of argument on an application for leave to appeal will be posted here 30 days after leave to appeal has been granted unless they contain personal information, information that is subject to a publication ban, or any other information that is not part of the public record. You may also obtain copies of the memorandum by filling out the Request for Court records form or by contacting the Court’s Records Centre either by email at records-dossiers@scc-csc.ca or by telephone at 613‑996‑7933 or at 1‑888‑551‑1185.

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Date modified: 2025-05-13