The appellant entered into a contract with a mechanical inspection centre to carry out vehicle inspections.
An employee of the centre was designated as an accredited mechanic in an appendix signed by the appellant, the centre, and the employee.
The appellant subsequently revoked the employee's accreditation for failing to apply regulatory standards.
The employee sought judicial review, arguing he was denied procedural fairness.
The Supreme Court of Canada held that the employee was entitled to procedural fairness under section 5 of the Act respecting administrative justice.
The Court found that the delegation of power to conduct vehicle inspections constituted an administrative authorization governed by public law, rather than a purely private contractual matter, and therefore required procedural fairness before revocation.
