Court awards

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This statement provides, by ministry and by department and agency, details for all court awards paid in the current fiscal year. Where the situation warrants non-disclosure, the recipient's name may be withheld from publication.

Table 1Court awards
(in dollars)
Description and payee Amount
Canadian Heritage
Department of Canadian Heritage
Authority—Federal Court
T-1547-20
Award for legal costs
Théâtre du Rideau Vert 2,500
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs
Department of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs
Authority—Ontario Superior Court of Justice
CV-18-594281–0000
Award for legal costs
Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP in trust for
Six Nations of the Grand Band of Indians 126,393
Pape Salter Teillet LLP in trust for
Six Nations of the Grand Band of Indians 11,000
Total 137,393
Economic development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec
Payment subject to publication exemption
Name withheld 73,903
Employment and Workforce Development
Department of Employment and Social Development
Authority—Federal Court of Appeal
A-29-22
Award for legal costs
Lacoursière Avocats in trust for
Page W 6,489
A-182-18 / A-186-18
Award for legal costs
Juristes Power In trust for
British Columbia Francophone Federation 14,587
A-3-23
Award for legal costs
Bacile D 1,200
Total 22,276
Environment and Climate Change
Department of the Environment
Authority—Federal Court
T-811-22
Award for legal costs
Dunton Rainville S.E.N.C.R.L. in trust for
Le Groupe Maison Candiac 19,214
Authority—Ontario Superior Court of Justice
CV-13-00488748–0000
Award for legal costs
RPR Environmental 2,013
Subtotal 21,227
Impact Assessment Agency of Canada
Authority—Federal Court
T-1369-21
Award for legal costs
Rae and Company in trust for
Stoney Nakoda Nations 9,000
Total 30,227
Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard
Department of Fisheries and Oceans
Authority—Federal Court
T-1118-20
Award for legal costs
Cox & Palmer in Trust for
Louis Boudreau 7,800
T-1809-21
Award for legal costs
Cox Taylor in Trust for
Andrea Piatka Wasty Veronica et al 125,000
Total 132,800
Global Affairs
Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development
Authority—Superior Court of Justice of Ontario
CV-18-604334
Award for damages and legal costs
Henein Hutchison LLP in trust for
Abdel-Mottaleb M 57,729
CV-18-604334–0000
Award for damages and legal costs
Henein Hutchison LLP in trust for
Abdel-Mottaleb M 45,000
Authority—Superior Court of Justice of Ontario–Divisional Court
22-709-ML
Award for damages and legal costs
Henein Hutchison LLP in trust for
Abdel-Mottaleb M 5,000
Total 107,729
Health
Department of Health
Authority—Court of Appeal of Québec
500-09-029316-213 (500-17-109270-192)
Award for legal costs
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP in trust for
Avir Pharma Inc, Bayer Inc, Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Ltd, Janssen Canada Inc, Merck Canada Inc, Servier Canada Inc,
Theratechnologies Inc 23,335
Authority—Federal Court
T-651-23
Award for legal costs
Organigram Inc 5,000
Authority—Superior Court of Québec
500-17-109270-192
Award for legal costs
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP in trust for
Avir Pharma Inc, Bayer Inc, Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Ltd, Janssen Canada Inc, Merck Canada Inc, Servier Canada Inc, Theratechnologies Inc 390,770
Subtotal 419,105
Patented Medicine Prices Review Board
Authority—Court of Appeal of Quebec
500-09-029316-213
Award for legal costs
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP in trust for
Avir Pharma Inc, Bayer Inc, Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Ltd, Janssen Canada Inc, Merck Canada Inc, Servier Canada Inc, Theratechnologies Inc 23,350
Authority—Superior Court of Quebec
500-17-109270-192
Award for legal costs
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP in trust for
Avir Pharma Inc, Bayer Inc, Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) Ltd, Janssen Canada Inc, Merck Canada Inc, Servier Canada Inc, Theratechnologies Inc 390,771
Subtotal 414,121
Public Health Agency of Canada
Authority—Ontario Superior Court of Justice
CV-21-00086541–0000
Award for legal costs
Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP in trust for
Tango Communication Marketing Inc 10,326
Total 843,552
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
Department of Citizenship and Immigration
Authority—Federal Court
IMM-2836-22
Award for legal costs
Abramovich & Tchern P.C. Barristers and Solicitors in trust for
Samideh Z 2,500
IMM-9558-22
Award for legal costs
IEA Law Professional Corporation in trust for
Aniekwe I G 2,500
IMM-5032-22
Award for legal costs
Barbara Jackman Professional Corporation in trust for
Al-Mashtouli H, Es-Sayyid Jaballah M 3,500
IMM-1338-23
Award for legal costs
Khan Y 1,152
IMM-6881-22
Award for legal costs
Ghaddar T, Saad M, Saad A, Saad L 1,000
T-2601-22
Award for legal costs and disbursements
Goldblatt Partners LLP in trust for
Zavarella E 3,500
T-1862-17
Award for legal costs and disbursements
Poulton Law Office Professional Corporation in trust for
Jozepovic B 127,013
Authority—Ontario Superior Court of Justice
CV-21-673419–0000
Award for legal costs
Sujit Choudhry Professional Corporation in trust for
Bjorkquist S A, Roy Brooke D, Burgess G, Chandler P, Chandler P, Kenyon E, Kenyon M, Kenyon R, Maruyama V, Kovacs A, Setterfield T, Setterfield T, Warelis D, Warelis W 275,000
Total 416,165
Indigenous Services
Department of Indigenous Services
Authority—Federal Court
T-1937-22
Award for class action administration costs
CA2 Inc 299,135
T-402-19, T-141-20, T-1120-21
Award for class action legal costs
Fasken Martineau Dumoulin LLP 8,966,641
Kugler Kandestin LLP 8,305,700
Lach L 18,204
Miller Titerle Law Corporation 2,225,012
Nahwegahbow Corbiere Genoodmagejig 6,571,017
Sotos LLP 13,992,171
Strosberg Sasso Sutts LLP 964,563
Total 41,342,443
Innovation, Science and Industry
Department of Industry
Authority—Federal Court of Appeal
A-286-22
Award for legal costs
Shaw Cablesystems GP 27,814
Bennett Jones LLP in trust for
Videotron Ltd 17,568
Lax O'Sullivan Lisus Gottlieb LLP in trust for
Rogers Communications Inc 24,803
Total 70,185
Justice
Department of Justice
Authority—Court of King's Bench of Alberta
1703–01704
Award for legal costs
Parlee McLaws LLP in trust for
Lau C, Lau K 800
Authority—Federal Court
T-2226-23
Award for legal costs
Williamson Law in trust for
Rebel News LTD, Levant E 1,750
T-1584-19
Award for legal costs
Kohlenerg D 2,500
Subtotal 5,050
Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs
Authority—Federal Court
T-429-00
Award for pension benefits
Corbett M C 62,370
Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
Authority—Federal Court
T-2504-22
Award for legal costs
Woods J 2,250
Payments subject to publication exemption
Names withheld (5) 2,677,630
Total 2,747,300
National Defence
Department of National Defence
Authority—Federal Court
T-1244-22
Award for legal costs
Law Office of Rory G Fowler in trust for
Noonan D 2,500
T-1935-22
Award for legal costs
Law Office of Rory G Fowler in trust for
Strecker W 2,500
T-733-23
Award for legal costs
Law Office of Rory G Fowler in trust for
Kuseler T 1,250
T-1051-23
Award for legal costs
Gagnon JP 750
T-1583-23
Award for legal costs
Gagnon JP 3,000
T-1792-22
Award for legal costs
Bolduc K 100
T-1358-18
Award (Logan Class Action)
The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (Manulife) in trust for
Names withheld (9,367) 284,680,400
Authority—Superior Court of Québec
200-06-000038-037
Award for damages (Spieser Class Action)
Names withheld (1,236) 12,000,000
Total 296,690,500
National Revenue
Canada Revenue Agency
Authority—Federal Court
T-1050-22
Award for costs
Giesler S 250
T-1642-22
Award for costs
Brychka H 400
T-1653-22
Award for costs
Yu Z 100
T-1695-22
Award for costs
McKenzie Lake Lawyers LLP in trust for
North Corridor Co-operative 2,288
T-1704-22
Award for costs
Baron T 2,940
T-1931-22
Award for costs
Grondin D 250
T-1991-22
Award for costs
Russell D M 1,500
T-2044-22
Award for costs
Andrey Mutchnik in trust for
Mahmoud A 500
T-222-22
Award for costs
Clarke A 2,796
T-2326-22
Award for costs
Sullivan-Mahoney LLP in trust for
Gasior A 7,800
T-2357-22
Award for costs
Arguello L 500
T-2592-22
Award for costs
El Harim M 500
T-271-23
Award for costs
Laflamme S 500
T-718-22
Award for costs
Richardson S 3,000
T-738-22
Award for costs
Ramanathan C 250
T-881-22
Award for costs
Thorsteinssons LLP in trust for
Bishop S 2,335
T-90-24
Award for costs
Bussieres M F 50
T-1567-22
Tax related award
Counter Tax Litigators LLP in trust for
Robinson A 3,500
T-1769-23
Tax related award
Katz K M 50
T-1836-21
Tax related award
Maverick Oilfield Services Ltd 4,776
T-1904-22
Tax related award
Zhang Z 652
T-2250-22
Tax related award
Marciano Beckenstein LLP in trust for
Zeifmans LLP 19,053
T-457-22
Tax related award
Ben-Menashe A 17,180
T-545-23
Tax related award
Brand A 500
T-615-19
Tax related award
Schryver J 1,360
Authority—Federal Court of Appeal
A-117-21
Tax related award
Aird & Berlis LLP in trust for
Dr. Kevin L. Davis Dentristry Professional Corporation 3,708
A-277-17
Tax related award
Bennett Jones LLP in trust for
Mark Anthony Group Inc 3,556
Authority—Ontario Superior Court of Justice
CV-22-0462-00
Award for costs
A.D. Hanslip Ltd 3,000
Smith E T, Hende B T 2,000
Authority—Supreme Court of British Columbia
H-130173
Award for costs
Minhas J S 6,982
Authority—Supreme Court of Canada
40778
Tax related award
Aird & Berlis LLP in trust for
Dr. Kevin L. Davis Dentristry Professional Corporation 1,000
Authority—Tax Court of Canada
2018–2540(IT)G
Tax related award
MKLK in trust for
Streef Produce Limited 578
2009–2430(IT)G, 2014–3075(IT)G, 2015–1307(IT)G
Tax related award
Cameco Corporation 11,594,203
2012–4373(IT)G
Tax related award
TDS LLP in trust for
Buhler Versatile Inc 70,012
2014–4008(EA)G
Tax related award
Bennett Jones LLP in trust for
Mark Anthony Group Inc 14,164
2015–2187(IT)G
Tax related award
AC Tari Prof Corp in trust for
Hull J 9,500
2016–1757(IT)G
Tax related award
Adorjany J 7,525
2017–1078(GST)G
Tax related award
Fiera Foods Company 200,000
2017–2243(IT)G
Tax related award
Daigle & Matte in trust for
Houle G 2,300
2018-12(IT)G
Tax related award
R&A Tax Law in trust for
Goldhar D 172,766
2018–2239(IT)I
Tax related award
Kurnik K 303
2018–2734(GST)I
Tax related award
Orakwe I 250
2018–3143(IT)I
Tax related award
Hawco C 1,300
2019–2319(IT)G
Tax related award
Creighton S 15,007
2019–2413(IT)G
Tax related award
CFMR LLP in trust for
Elegant Development Inc 9,769
2019-40(IT)G
Tax related award
EY Law LLP in trust for
Tory L 3,705
2019-592(GST)G
Tax related award
Sutherland law in trust for
CMFL Distribution Inc 10,000
2020–1238(IT)G
Tax related award
Rosen & Associates in trust for
Fleming P 2,542
2020–1578(GST)G
Tax related award
Dentons LLP in trust for
Prospera Credit Union 23,723
2020–2097(GST)I
Tax related award
Tsoi V 300
2021-489(IT)APP
Tax related award
Wyngaardt D 750
2021-586(GST)G
Tax related award
Adboss Ltd 6,000
2021-859(IT)I
Tax related award
O'Brien D 2,500
2021-915(IT)I
Tax related award
Perfect Electric Inc 400
2022-103(IT)G
Tax related award
Davies LLP in trust for
Hillcore Financial Corporation 10,000
2022-135(GST)I
Tax related award
Grewal J 3,500
2022–1946(GST)I
Tax related award
Szabo & Company in trust for
Canvest Capital Limited Partnership 500
2022-212(IT)I
Tax related award
Leger M 1,000
2022–3106(IT)I
Tax related award
Flora A S 200
2022-779(IT)G
Tax related award
Kizunov K 1,500
2023-370(IT)I
Tax related award
Vandegriend J H 200
88-197(IT)
Tax related award
Axler J R 1,850
Subtotal 12,259,623
Payments subject to publication exemption
Names withheld (5) 166,610
Total 12,426,233
Privy Council
Payments subject to publication exemption
Names withheld (3) 36,132
Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs
Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Authority—Quebec Court of Appeal
200-09-010153-200
Award for legal costs
Cain Lamarre s.e.n.c.r.l. in trust for
Pekuakamiulnuatsh Takuhikan 1,141,765
Canada Border Services Agency
Authority—Federal Court
IMM-1471-22
Award for legal costs
Legal Aid Ontario in trust for
Farah Q H 5,000
T-1295-20
Award for legal costs
Conway Baxter Wilson LLP in trust for
Ronsco Inc. 8,084
Authority—Ontario Superior Court of Justice
23-641-ML
Award for legal costs
M. Philip Tunley Barrister in trust for
Almrei H 5,000
Subtotal 18,084
Canadian Security Intelligence Service
Authority—Federal Court
T-1228-22
Award for legal cost
Hameed law in trust
Kagusthan Ariaratnam 4,470
Correctional Service of Canada
Authority—Ontario Superior Court of Justice
CV-15-53262500-CP
Award for damages
Epiq Class Action Services Canada Inc in trust for
Federal Administrative Segregation Class Actions members
Names withheld (476) 5,810,142
CV-20-00643396-00CP
Award for legal costs
Elson Advocacy 295,000
Subtotal 6,105,142
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Authority—Court of King's Bench of Alberta
1901–11904
Award for legal costs
Shaaban N, Nav Sha Inc 225
Authority—Federal Court
T-1785-19
Award for legal costs
Donaldson's Law in trust for
Brassington D 4,093
T-787-22
Award for legal costs
National Police Federation for
Storozuk T 2,500
Authority—Ontario Superior Court of Justice
CV-13-3480–0000, CV-13-0537–0000
Award for damages
Peter M Callahan Barrister and Solicitor in trust for
Estate Shanthakumar S, Mylabathula S 152,589
Authority—Supreme Court of British Columbia
S198647
Award for personal injury
Clear Legal Law Corporation in trust for
Degen B 317,120
S45169
Award for personal injury
Morelli Chertkow LLP in trust for
McLellan M 1,451,863
Authority—Supreme Court of Canada
40734
Award for class action legal costs
Koskie Minsky LLP 1,457
Subtotal 1,929,847
Payments subject to publication exemption
Names withheld (3) 17,228
Total 9,216,536
Public Services and Procurement
Department of Public Works and Government Services
Authority—Federal Court of Appeal
A-289-23
Award for legal costs
Ellisdon Corporation 850
Authority—Ontario Superior Court of Justice
CV-21-8076
Award for costs
Black & McDonald Ltd 1,750
Sicotte Guilbault in trust for
Regulvar Canada Inc 3,000
Total 5,600
Transport
Department of Transport
Authority—Federal Court
T-1264-23
Award for legal costs
J William Perrett Law Corp SE in trust for
Kermode Marine Ltd 500
Veterans Affairs
Department of Veterans Affairs
Authority—Federal Court
T-948-23
Award for legal costs
Mann Lawyers LLP in trust for
Trachy P 82,500
Total 364,384,474

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