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31657

Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec v. Yvan Cyr, et al.

(Quebec) (Civil) (By Leave)

Docket

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List of proceedings
Date Proceeding Filed By
(if applicable)
2008-06-18 Appeal closed
2008-06-18 Certificate of taxation issued to, Guy Régimbald
2008-06-12 Decision on the bill of costs, in the amount of $4,638.41, Reg
2008-06-11 Submission of the bill of costs, Reg
2008-04-30 Bill of costs, Completed on: 2008-06-18 Yvan Cyr
2008-03-31 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties
2008-03-31 Judgment on appeal and notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties
2008-03-28 Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ Ba Bi LeB De F Abe Cha Ro, The appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal of Quebec (Montréal), Number 500-09-015165-046, dated July 12, 2006, heard on October 18, 2007, is dismissed with costs, Deschamps, Abella and Charron JJ. dissenting.
Dismissed, with costs
2008-03-13 Correspondence received from, Guy Regimbald dated March 12/08 joint with a document entitled Regulation respecting the Delegation of Powers of the Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec (9 add. copies rec'd March 14/08) (sent to the Court March 18/08) Yvan Cyr
2007-11-06 Transcript received, (72 pages)
2007-10-18 Judgment reserved OR rendered with reasons to follow
2007-10-18 Respondent's condensed book, Submitted in Court (14 copies) Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec
2007-10-18 Appellant's condensed book, Submitted in Court (14 copies) included was an extended version in a blue book Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec
2007-10-18 Appellant's book of authorities, ADDITIONAL - Submitted in Court (14 copies), Completed on: 2007-10-18 Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec
2007-10-18 Acknowledgement and consent for video taping of proceedings, From all parties
2007-10-18 Hearing of the appeal, 2007-10-18, CJ Ba Bi LeB De F Abe Cha Ro
Judgment reserved
2007-10-11 Notice of appearance, Mélanie Binette, Josée Goupil and Julie Baril will be present at the hearing. Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec
2007-10-02 Notice of appearance, Guy Régimbald will be present at the hearing. Yvan Cyr
2007-08-20 Notice of hearing sent to parties
2007-08-20 Appeal hearing scheduled, 2007-10-18
Judgment reserved
2007-07-18 Order on motion to extend time, (BY LEBEL J.)
2007-07-18 Decision on motion to extend time, LeB, À LA SUITE D'UNE DEMANDE des intimés visant à obtenir une prorogation de délai pour signifier et déposer leur mémoire et leur recueil de sources au 16 juillet 2007 et pour obtenir l'autorisation de plaider oralement lors de l'audition de l'appel;
ET APRÈS AVOIR PRIS CONNAISSANCE de la documentation déposée;
IL EST PAR LA PRÉSENTE ORDONNÉ CE QUI SUIT:
La requête est accordée.
Granted
2007-07-18 Submission of motion to extend time, LeB
2007-07-16 Respondent's book of authorities, Motion ext. of time filed, Completed on: 2007-07-16 Yvan Cyr
2007-07-16 Respondent's factum, Motion ext. of time filed, Completed on: 2007-07-16 Yvan Cyr
2007-07-16 Response to motion to extend time, (Letter Form), from Pierre Landry dated July 16/07, Completed on: 2007-07-16 Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec
2007-07-16 Motion to extend time, to file the respondents' factum and authorities to July 16/07, Completed on: 2007-07-16 Yvan Cyr
2007-07-10 Appeal perfected for hearing
2007-05-15 Appellant's book of authorities, (service rec'd May 15/07), Completed on: 2007-05-16 Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec
2007-05-15 Appellant's record, (service rec'd May 15/07), Completed on: 2007-05-16 Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec
2007-05-15 Appellant's factum, (new CD rec'd June 1/07 - Service rec'd May 15/07), Completed on: 2007-06-05 Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec
2007-05-08 Notice of change of counsel Yvan Cyr
2007-05-04 Order on miscellaneous motion, (BY THE CHIEF JUSTICE)
2007-05-04 Decision on miscellaneous motion, CJ, UPON APPLICATION by the respondents for an order reconsidering the order granting Leave to Appeal on the issue of costs only and an order directing the appellant to pay the respondents reasonable fees and disbursements of this appeal in any event of the cause;
AND THE MATERIAL FILED having been read;
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
The motion is dismissed.
Dismissed
2007-04-27 Submission of miscellaneous motion, CJ
2007-04-13 Reply to miscellaneous motion, (book form), Completed on: 2007-04-13 Yvan Cyr
2007-04-10 Response to miscellaneous motion, (bookform), Completed on: 2007-04-10 Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec
2007-03-28 Notice of miscellaneous motion, for an order that the appelant pay the respondents reasonable fees and disbursements of this appeal (bookform), Completed on: 2007-03-28 Yvan Cyr
2007-02-20 Notice of appeal, Completed on: 2007-02-20 Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec
2007-02-07 Correspondence received from, Maxime Brunet dated February 7, 2007. Re: Error on company number Yvan Cyr
2007-02-01 Letter advising the parties of tentative hearing date and filing deadlines (Leave granted)
2007-01-26 Copy of formal judgment sent to Registrar of the Court of Appeal and all parties
2007-01-26 Judgment on leave sent to the parties
2007-01-25 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal of Quebec (Montreal), Number 500-09-015165-046, dated July 12, 2006, is granted with costs to the applicant in any event of the cause.
Granted, with costs to the applicant(s) in any event of the cause
2006-11-27 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, Bi De Abe
2006-10-25 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, (Letter Form), Letter rec'd from Claude Melançon dated October 19, 2006. Re: Not filing a response, Completed on: 2006-10-25 Yvan Cyr
2006-10-04 Letter acknowledging receipt of a complete application for leave to appeal
2006-09-29 Application for leave to appeal, Completed on: 2006-09-29 Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec

Parties

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Main parties

Main parties - Appellants
Name Role Status
Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec Appellant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
Cyr, Yvan Respondent Active
9052-0479 Québec Inc. (Centre de vérification mécanique de Montréal) Respondent Active

Counsel

Party: Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec

Counsel
Names
Manon Touchette
Mélanie Binette
Josée Goupil
Julie Baril
Contact information
Dussault, Mayrand
Contentieux Montréal
800, Place Victoria, 31e étage
Montréal, Quebec
H4Z 1L6
Telephone: (514) 954-7627
FAX: (514) 873-4492
Agent
Name
Pierre Landry
Contact information
Noël et Associés, s.e.n.c.r.l.
111, rue Champlain
Gatineau, Quebec
J8X 3R1
Telephone: (819) 503-2178
FAX: (819) 771-5397
Email: p.landry@noelassocies.com

Party: Cyr, Yvan

Counsel
Name
Guy Régimbald
Contact information
Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
160 Elgin Street
26th Floor
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1C3
Telephone: (613) 786-0197
FAX: (613) 563-9869
Email: guy.regimbald@gowlingwlg.com

Party: 9052-0479 Québec Inc. (Centre de vérification mécanique de Montréal)

Counsel
Name
Guy Régimbald
Contact information
Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
160 Elgin Street
26th Floor
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1C3
Telephone: (613) 786-0197
FAX: (613) 563-9869
Email: guy.regimbald@gowlingwlg.com

Summary

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Summary

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Administrative law – Appeal – Judicial review – Procedural fairness – Contractual agreement to carry out inspections of road vehicles and issue certificates of mechanical inspection – Approval revoked – Whether principles of procedural fairness apply in contractual dealings (other than employer-employee relationship) between public authority and person appointed to act on behalf of public authority – Whether actions of Crown corporation such as SAAQ are subject to principles of procedural fairness when Crown corporation exercises purely contractual right of resiliation in performance of its functions – Whether mechanic approved by SAAQ is citizen within meaning of Act respecting administrative justice, R.S.Q. c. J-3.

By contract, the Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ) authorized the Respondent 9052-0479 Québec Inc., on its behalf, to carry out the mechanical inspection of road vehicles and issue certificates of mechanical inspection and inspection stickers for those vehicles. The Respondent Yvan Cyr acted as an approved mechanic for the purposes of performing the contract.

In November 2003, the SAAQ sent Cyr a violation notice concerning an inspection he had allegedly done. The notice reproached him for not applying the standards set out in the Mechanical Inspection Guide; the SAAQ notified him that any further violation of the same kind could lead to the revocation of his approval as a mechanic for the SAAQ's mechanical inspection program.

In 2004, three other violation notices were sent to Cyr. On July 21, 2004, the SAAQ notified Cyr that his approval had been revoked.

The Respondents applied to the Superior Court for a review of that decision and a stay. The SAAQ responded by making a motion to dismiss on the ground that the SAAQ is not a court within the meaning of art. 846 C.C.P. and also that the application was based on a contract.

Lower court rulings

November 12, 2004
Superior Court of Quebec

505-17-001890-047

Requête en irrecevabilité accueillie

July 12, 2006
Court of Appeal of Quebec (Montréal)

500-09-015165-046

Appel accueilli

Filed documents

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Date modified: 2025-05-13