The applicant, a federal inmate, brought a habeas corpus application challenging his involuntary transfer from a medium-security to a maximum-security penitentiary.
The transfer was based on allegations of an inappropriate relationship with staff and contraband introduction.
The applicant argued the transfer was unlawful due to procedural unfairness, specifically the Correctional Service of Canada's failure to disclose the Security Reclassification Scale (SRS) scoring matrix.
The court found that the non-disclosure of the SRS scoring matrix constituted a major breach of the duty of disclosure, rendering the transfer procedurally unfair and unlawful.
The application was granted, and the transfer decision quashed.
