The applicant sought judicial review of a decision by the Canada Border Services Agency declaring his $5,000 and $15,000 cash bonds forfeited after a third party breached release conditions.
The applicant argued a breach of procedural fairness due to inadequate notice.
The Federal Court found that while the fairness letters were delivered, they lacked the necessary specifics regarding the breach to allow the guarantor to respond adequately.
The Court held this compromised procedural fairness.
The application for judicial review was granted, and the matter remitted to a different decision maker.
