The applicant sought to set aside an arbitral award arising from a dispute between two agricultural businesses over the purchase and sale of carrot products conducted under the Fruit and Vegetable Dispute Resolution Corporation arbitration process.
The applicant argued jurisdictional errors, procedural unfairness, improper reliance on mediation materials, lack of arbitrator expertise, and the applicability of the International Commercial Arbitration Act.
The court held that the Arbitration Act, 1991 applied because the dispute involved two Ontario businesses and the arbitration was not international.
The application to set aside the award was statute‑barred because it was brought outside the 30‑day limit under the Arbitration Act and the court had no jurisdiction to extend the time.
In any event, the court found no jurisdictional error or procedural unfairness warranting intervention.