The appellant appealed a judgment of the Federal Court of Appeal that dismissed an application to review and set aside a decision of the Public Service Appeal Board.
The Board had allowed an appeal against the proposed appointment of the appellant to a position in the Public Service without affording him the opportunity to be heard.
The Supreme Court of Canada allowed the appeal, set aside the decisions below, and referred the matter back to the Board for a new hearing, directing that the appellant be given notice and an opportunity to be heard.