The Supreme Court of Canada allowed the appeal from a Quebec Court of Appeal decision that had granted evocation to overturn a workers' compensation tribunal ruling.
The CALP had interpreted s. 60 of the Act respecting Industrial Accidents and Occupational Diseases as requiring the employer to pay the injured worker 90% of his net wages for the first 14 days of disability regardless of a plant closure.
The Court held that this interpretation was not patently unreasonable and fell within the CALP's jurisdiction.
The Court further held that conflicting decisions between administrative tribunals do not constitute an independent basis for judicial review, as curial deference and decision-making autonomy must prevail over consistency objectives where decisions are not patently unreasonable.
