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27846

Privacy Commissioner of Canada v. Attorney General of Canada

(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)
2002-01-08 Appeal closed
2002-01-08 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties
2001-12-14 Copy of formal judgment being prepared
2001-12-10 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties
2001-12-07 Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ L'HD G Ia Ma Ba Bi Arb LeB
Dismissed
2001-11-21 Transcript received, and distributed to the judges (30 pages)
2001-11-07 Judgment reserved OR rendered with reasons to follow
2001-11-07 Hearing of the appeal, 2001-11-07, (V097), CJ L'HD G Ia Ma Ba Bi Arb LeB
Judgment reserved
2001-11-07 Acknowledgement and consent for video taping of proceedings
2001-11-07 Appellant's condensed book Privacy Commissioner of Canada
2001-11-06 Respondent's condensed book Attorney General of Canada
2001-11-06 Book of authorities, (supplemental), Completed on: 2001-11-06 Privacy Commissioner of Canada
2001-09-13 Notice of hearing Privacy Commissioner of Canada
2001-09-05 Appeal hearing scheduled, 2001-11-07
Judgment reserved
2001-04-23 Respondent's book of authorities, Completed on: 2001-04-23 Attorney General of Canada
2001-04-23 Respondent's factum, (see decision of Feb. 22/01), Completed on: 2001-04-23 Attorney General of Canada
2001-03-15 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 2001-10-01
2001-02-22 Decision on motion to extend time, Reg, to serve & file the respondent's factum to April 23, 2001.
Granted, no order as to costs
2001-02-22 Submission of motion to extend time, Reg
2001-02-16 Response to motion to extend time, from B.A. Crane, Q.C. (Tab 3 of motion book), Completed on: 2001-02-16 Privacy Commissioner of Canada
2001-02-16 Motion to extend time, to serve and file the Factum to April 23/01 (book form) (joint with 27844), Completed on: 2001-02-16 Attorney General of Canada
2001-01-23 Decision on motion to extend time, Reg, to serve and file the appellants' factum and book of authorities to January 18, 2001
Granted, no order as to costs
2001-01-23 Submission of motion to extend time, Reg
2001-01-19 Response to motion to extend time, (joint consent), Completed on: 2001-01-19 Attorney General of Canada
2001-01-19 Motion to extend time, to file the factum and authorities to Jan. 18, 2001 (joint with 27844), Completed on: 2001-01-25 Privacy Commissioner of Canada
2001-01-18 Appellant's factum, (extension of time requested), Completed on: 2001-01-18 Privacy Commissioner of Canada
2001-01-17 Appellant's book of authorities, (extension of time requested), Completed on: 2001-01-17 Privacy Commissioner of Canada
2000-12-14 Appellant's record, Vol. I & II, Completed on: 2001-01-19 Privacy Commissioner of Canada
2000-08-30 Order granting leave to appeal
2000-08-30 Letter acknowledging receipt of notice of appeal
2000-08-22 Notice of appeal, Completed on: 2000-08-22 Privacy Commissioner of Canada
2000-08-18 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties
2000-08-17 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, The application for leave to appeal is granted.
Granted, no order as to costs
2000-06-26 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, CJ Ia Ma
2000-05-17 Applicant's reply to respondent's argument, Completed on: 2000-05-17 Privacy Commissioner of Canada
2000-05-08 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, Completed on: 2000-05-08 Attorney General of Canada
2000-04-14 Letter acknowledging receipt of a complete application for leave to appeal
2000-04-10 Application for leave to appeal, Completed on: 2000-04-10 Privacy Commissioner of Canada

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
Privacy Commissioner of Canada Appellant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
Attorney General of Canada Respondent Active

Counsel

Party: Privacy Commissioner of Canada

Counsel
Names
Brian A. Crane, Q.C.
Ritu Gambhir
Contact information
Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
2600 - 160 Elgin St
Box 466 Station D
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1C3
Telephone: (613) 233-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869
Email: brian.crane@gowlingwlg.com

Party: Attorney General of Canada

Counsel
Names
Brian J. Saunders
Anne M. Turley
Contact information
Attorney General of Canada
Department of Justice
1148 - 234 Wellington St.
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 957-4865
FAX: (613) 954-1920
Email: brian.saunders@justice.gc.ca
Agent
Name
Graham R. Garton, Q.C.
Contact information
Attorney General of Canada
Exchange Tower
130 King Street West, Suite 3400
Toronto, Ontario
M5X 1K6
Telephone: (416) 952-6807
FAX: (416) 973-8253
Email: ggarton@justice.gc.ca

Summary

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Summary

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Lower court rulings

January 29, 1999
Federal Court of Canada, Trial Division

T-864-98

see file

February 9, 2000
Federal Court of Appeal

A-121-99

appeal allowed

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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Downloadable PDFs

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Date modified: 2025-05-13