P. B. Schabas

The applicant employer sought judicial review of an Ontario Labour Relations Board decision upholding a union grievance regarding the payment of weekly room and board allowances under a provincial collective agreement.

The employer argued that a memorandum of agreement settling a strike had superseded the weekly rate with a daily rate.

The Divisional Court applied the reasonableness standard of review and found that the Board's interpretation, which reconciled the memorandum with the expired collective agreement and applied the principle that clear language is needed to remove a benefit, was reasonable.

The application for judicial review was dismissed.

The tenants appealed a Landlord and Tenant Board order terminating their tenancy and evicting them for smoking marijuana in their unit, which caused health issues for the landlords' children.

The tenants argued the notice of termination was invalid because it failed to specify the exact times they smoked, and that they were denied procedural fairness during the hearing.

The Divisional Court dismissed the appeal, finding that the Residential Tenancies Act requires grounds, not specific times, and that the notice provided sufficient detail.

The court also found no procedural unfairness in the Board's conduct of the hearing.

The applicant brought a motion under s. 21(5) of the Courts of Justice Act to review a single judge's order dismissing its application for judicial review for delay.

The Divisional Court panel first granted an extension of time to hear the late-filed motion.

On the merits, the panel held that the standard of review is deferential and the motion judge did not err in finding that an 11-month delay, combined with an insufficient explanation and prejudice to the respondent, warranted dismissal.

The motion to review was dismissed with costs.