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37787 in the Supreme Court of Canada SCC Court File No: 37787 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CANADA (ON APPEAL FROM THE FEDERAL COURT OF APPEAL) BETWEEN:BETWEEN : CANADA POST CORPORATION APPELLANT (Respondent) - and —– CANADIAN UNION OF POSTAL WORKERS RESPONDENT (Appellant) (Style of cause continues inside cover page) FACTUM OF THE INTERVENER, FETCO INC. (FEDERALLY REGULATED EMPLOYERS - TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS) (Pursuant to Rule 42 of the Rules of the Supreme Court of CanadaCanada)) FASKEN MARTINEAU DuMOULIN LLP FASKEN MARTINEAU DuMOULIN LLP Bay Adelaide Centre 55 Metcalfe Street 333 Bay Street, Suite 2400 Suite 13001300 Toronto, ON M5H 2T6 Ottawa, Ontario KIPK1P 6L5 Christopher D. Pigott - LSO No. 59036A Sophie Arseneault - LSO No. 67409U Rachel Younan - LSO No. 68955N Telephone : 416 865 5475 Telephone :2 613 696 6904 Facsimile :2 416 364 7813 Facsimile : 613 230 6423 Email : [email protected] Email :2 [email protected] Counsel foforr the Intervener, Ottawa Agent for the Intervener, FETCO Inc. (Federally Regulated FETCO Inc. (Federally Regulated Employers Employers - Transportation and - Transportation and Communications) Communications) - andand- – ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA, DHL EXPRESS (CANADA), LTD., FEDERAL EXPRESS CANADA CORPORACORPORATION,TION, PUROLATOR INC., TFI INTERNATIONAL INC. and UNITED PARCEL SERVICE CANADA LTD., FETCO INC. (FEDERALLY REGULATED EMPLOYERS - TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS), CANADIAN UNION OF PUBLIC EMPLOYEES and PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTE OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE OF CANADCANADA,A, WORKERS’WORKERS’ HEALTH AND SAFETY LEGAL CLINIC, ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS ININC.,C., CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, BELL CANADA, BELL TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS INC. and BELL MEDIA INC., MARITIME EMPLOYERS ASSOCIATION, THE HALIFAX EMPLOYERS ASSOCIATION and THE BRITISH COLUMBIA MARITIME EMPLOYERS ASSOCIATION, INTERNATIONAL LONGSHORE AND WAREHOUSE UNION OF CANCANADA,ADA, INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMLONGSHOREMAN’SAN’S ASSOCIATION, LOCAL 269, LOCAL 1341, LOCAL 1657, LOCAL 1825, and CANADIAN UNION OF PUBLIC EMPLOYEES, LOCAL 375 INTERVENERS ORIGINAL TO: The Registrar Supreme Court of Canada 301 Wellington Street Ottawa, ON KIAK1A OJ1OJ 1 COPIES TO: TORYS LLP GOWLING WLP (CANADA) LLP 79 Wellington St. W., 30th Floor 160160 Elgin Street, Suite 2600 Box 270, TD South Tower Ottawa, ON KIPK1P 1C31C3 Toronto, ON M5K 1N21N2 Facsimile: 613 788 3587 Facsimile: 416 865 7380 Sheila Block - LSO No. 14089N Jeffrey W. Beedell Telephone: 416 865 7319 Telephone: 613 786 0171 Email:Email: [email protected]@gowlingwlg.com John Terry - LSO NNo.o. 32078P Telephone: 416 865 8245 Jonathan Silver - LSO No. 70137Q Telephone: 416 865 8198 Counsel for the Appellant, Agent for the Appellant, Canada Post Corporation Canada Post Corporation CAVALLUZZO LLP CONWAY BAXTER WILSON LLP/s.r.l. 474 Bathurst Street, Suite 300 400-411400-411 Roosevelt Avenue Toronto, ON MSTM5T 2S6 Ottawa, ON K2A 3X9 Facsimile:Facsimile: 416 964 5895 Facsimile:Facsimile: 613 688 0271 Paul JJ.J..J. Cavalluzzo Owen Rees Telephone: 416 964 11151115 Telephone :: 613 780 2026 Email: [email protected] Email:Email : [email protected] Amanda J. Pask David Taylor Telephone :: 416 964964-1115-1115 Telephone :: 613 691 0368 Email :: [email protected] Email :: [email protected] Counsel for the Respondent, Agent for the Respondent, Canadian Union of Postal Workers Canadian Union of Postal Workers BORDEN LADNER GERVAIS LLP BORDEN LADNER GERVAIS LLP 10001000 De La Gauchetiere Street West, World Exchange Plaza Suite 900 100100 Queen Street, Suite 13001300 Montreal QC H3B 5114 Ottawa ON KIPK1P 1J91J9 Maryse Tremblay Nadia Effendi Tel: 514514-954-2648-954-2648 Tel: 613613-237-5160-237-5160 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Mark Phillips Agent for Interveners, Canadian Tel: 514514-954-3198-954-3198 Broadcasting Corporation, Bell Canada, Bell Email: [email protected] Technical Solutions Inc. and Bell Media Inc. Soudeh Alikhani Tel: 514514-954-2519-954-2519 Email: salikhani@blg. corn Counsel for InterveInterveners,ners, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Bell Canada, Bell Technical Solutions Inc. and Bell Media Inc. FASKEN MARTINEAU DUMOULIN FASKEN MARTINEAU DUMOULIN LLP LLP 55 Metcalfe Street, Suite 13001300 800 Victoria Square, Suite 3700 Ottawa, ON K1P 6L5 Montreal,Montréal, QC H4Z 1E91E9 Sophie Arseneault Stéphane Fillion Tel: 613613-696-6904-696-6904 TTel:el: 514514-397-4309-397-4309 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]fi[email protected] Agent for Interveners, Maritime Employers Michael Adams Association, Halifax Employers Association, Tel: 514514-397-4323-397-4323 and the British CColumbiaolumbia Maritime Email: [email protected] Employers Association Counsel for Interveners, Maritime Employers Association, Halifax Employers Association, and the British Columbia Maritime Employers Association FASKEN MARTINEAU DUMOULIN FASKEN MARTINEAU DUMOULIN LLP LLP 55 Metcalfe Street, Bay Adelaide Centre Suite 13001300 333 Bay Street, Suite 2400 Ottawa, ON K1P 6L5 Toronto, ON M5H 2T6 Brian Smeenk Sophie Arseneault Tel: 416 868 3438 Tel: 613 696 6904 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Counsel for the Intervener, Rogers Agent for Intervener, Rogers Communications Inc. Communications Inc.Inc. GOLDBLATT PARTNERS LLP GOLDBLATT PARTNERS LLP 500 - 30 Metcalfe Street 500 - 30 Metcalfe Street Ottawa, ON K1P 5L4 Ottawa, ON K1P 5L4 Peter C. Engelmann Colleen Bauman Tel: 613613-482-2452-482-2452 Tel: 613613-482-2463-482-2463 Email:[email protected] Email: cbauman@[email protected] Counsel for Interveners, Canadian Union Agent for Interveners, Canadian Union of of Public Employees and Professional Public Employees and Professional Institute Institute of the Public Service of Canada of the Public Service of Canada WORKERS’ HEALTH AND SAFETY SUPREME ADVOCACY LLP LEGAL CLINIC 100100 - 340 Gilmour Street 200 - 180180 Dundas Street West Ottawa, ON K2P 0R3 Toronto, ON M5GMSG 1Z81Z8 John Bartolomeo/Jennifer Chan/Doug Marie-FranceMarie-France Major Letto Tel: 613613-695-8855,-695-8855, Ext. 102102 Tel: 416-971-8832,416-971-8832, Ext. 202 Email:[email protected]:[email protected] Email:Email:[email protected]@lao.on.ca Counsel for the Intervener, Workers'Workers‘ Agent for the Intervener, Workers’Workers' Health Health and Safety Legal Clinic and Safety Legal Clinic DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CANADA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CANADA 500 — 50 O'Connor Street 500 — 50 O'Connor Street Ottawa, ON K1A 0H8 Ottawa, ON K1AKlA 0H8 Catherine Lawrence/Zoe Oxaal Christopher Rupar Tel: 613.670.6258 Tel: 613.670.6290 Email:Email:[email protected]@justice.gc.ca Email:[email protected]:[email protected] Counsel for the Intervener, Attorney Agent for the Intervener, Attorney General of General of Canada Canada VICTORY SQUARE LAW OFFICE GOLDBLATT PARTNERS LLP 710 —– 777 Hornby Street 500 - 30 Metcalfe Street Vancouver, BC V6Z 1S41S4 Ottawa, ON K1P 5L4 Craig Bavis Colleen Bauman Tel: 604 602 7988 Tel: 613613-482-2463-482-2463 Email:Email:[email protected]@vslo.ca Email: [email protected]@goldblattpartr1ers.com Counsel for the Intervenors, International Agent for Interveners, International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada, Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada, the the International Longshoremen's International Longshoremen's Association, Association, Local 269, Local 1341, Local Local 269, Local 1341, Local 1657, Local 1825 1657, Local 1825 and the Canadian Union and the Canadian Union of Public Employees, of Public Employees, Local 375 Local 375 - i - TABLE OF CONTENTS Page PART I OVERVIEW AND STATEMENT OF FACTS 11 A. Overview 11 B. Statement of Facts 2 PART II STATEMENT OF POSITION ON THE QUESTION IN ISSUE 2 PART III STATEMENT OF ARGUMENTARGUMENT 2 A. The appeals officer’sofficer’s decision is consistent with the scheme of the 2 Code B. The appeals officer’sofficer’s decision is sensitive to the reality of federal work 8 places C. Impact of the Federal Court of Appeal’s interpretation outside of 9 Canada PAPARTRT IV COSTS 1010 PART V ORDER SOUGHT 1010 PART VI TABLE OF AUTHORITIES 1212 PART VII STATUTES AND RULES RELIED ON 1313 - 1 - PART I - OVERVIEW AND STATEMESTATEMENTNT OF FACTS A. Overview 1.1. In this appeal, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (“CUPW” or the “Respondent”) 1 argues that section 125(1)(z.12)125(1)(z.12) of the Canada Labour CodeCodel (the ““Code”)Code”) requires a federal employer to ensure that a work place health and safety committee or representative inspects locations that are not under the employer’s control. In the decision under review, an experienced appeals officerofficer of the Occupational Health and Safety Tribunal Canada reached the opposite conclusion: In his expert view, the inspection obligatiobligationon only applies to work places that an employer controls. 2. The intervener, FETCO Inc. (Federally Regulated Employers - Transportation and Communications) (“FETCO”), is the principal representative of employers in Canada’s federal sector. The outcome of thisthis appeal will have a direct impact on all of FETCO’s members’ legal obligations and dayday-to-day-to-day practices concerning work place health and safety. 3. FETCO submits that the appeals officer’sofficer’s decision is reasonable. 4. First, the appeals officer’sofficer’s conclusion that the inspection duty only applies to locations under an employer’s control is consistent with other relevant provisions in Part II of the CodeCode.. In particular,
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