Federal Court of Appeal Decisions

Date: 20021210

Docket: A-456-01

Neutral citation: 2002 FCA 490

CORAM:        STONE J.A.

SHARLOW J.A.

MALONE J.A.

BETWEEN:

                                                               ANTONIO LAURETANO

Applicant

- and -

MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT

Respondent

                                  Heard at Toronto, Ontario, on Monday, December 9^th, 2002.

          Judgment delivered from the Bench at Toronto, Ontario, on Monday, December 9^th, 2002.

REASONS FOR JUDGMENT OF THE COURT BY:                                            SHARLOW J.A.

                                                                                                                                            Date: 20021210

                                                                                                                                        Docket: A-456-01

                                                                                                                Neutral citation: 2002 FCA 490

CORAM:        STONE J.A.

SHARLOW J.A.

MALONE J.A.

BETWEEN:

                          ANTONIO LAURETANO

Applicant

- and -

MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT

Respondent

                                       REASONS FOR JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

                                              (Delivered from the Bench at Toronto, Ontario

                                                        on Monday, December 9^th, 2002.)

SHARLOW, J.A.

[1]                 We have carefully reviewed the record and considered the submissions of counsel for the applicant and counsel for the Minister. We note that when the Pension Appeals Board rendered its decision, it did not have the benefit of the judgment of this Court in Villani v. Canada (Attorney General) (C.A.), [2002] 1 F.C. 130. We are not satisfied that the majority of the Pension Appeals Board had in mind the correct legal test for the "severity" of a disability, as now explained in Villani. For that reason, this application for judicial review will be allowed, the decision of the Pension Appeals Board will be set aside, and this matter will be remitted to the Pension Appeals Board for redetermination by a newly constituted panel.

  

                                                                                                                                       "Karen R. Sharlow"                 

                                                                                                                                                                  J.A.                      

FEDERAL COURT OF CANADA

APPEAL DIVISION

Names of Counsel and Solicitors of Record

DOCKET:                                                           A-456-01

STYLE OF CAUSE:                           ANTONIO LAURETANO

Applicant

- and -                

MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCES

DEVELOPMENT

Respondent

DATE OF HEARING:                                     MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2002

PLACE OF HEARING:                                   TORONTO, ONTARIO

REASONS FOR JUDGMENT

OF THE COURT BY:                                      SHARLOW, J.A.                      

DATED:                                                              TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2002

JUDGMENT DELIVERED FROM THE BENCH ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2002.

APPEARANCES BY:                          Ms. Minipreet Bhatia

For the Applicant

Ms. Florence Clancy

For the Respondent

SOLICITORS OF RECORD:           Ms. Minipreet Bhatia

3601 Victoria Park Ave

Suite 405

Scarborough, Ontario.

M1W 3Y3

For the Applicant

Morris Rosenberg

Deputy Attorney General of Canada

For the Respondent