Yvan Roy (justice)

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Yvan Roy is a justice with the Federal Court of Canada. [1] Before his appointment he was a lawyer with the Government of Canada, Privy Council Office. [2]

Notable cases

He rejected an application by Catalonian leader Carles Puigdemont for a visa to vsit Canada. [3] [4] He ruled that Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP) was entitled to a $135 Canadian dollar payment for each of nearly 21,000 Arctic Cat snowmobiles infringing on a BRP patent that were sold in Canada between 2008 and 2014. [5] [6]

He has also ruled in several other immigration cases. [7] [8] [9] [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Federal Court: Judges and Prothonotaries" . Retrieved June 12, 2013.
  2. ↑ Federal Court Judicial Appointment Announced, December 14, 2012, retrieved June 12, 2013
  3. ↑ "La Cour fédérale refuse l'entrée au Canada de Carles Puigdemont". Radio-Canada.ca (in French). Retrieved 2021-10-11.
  4. ↑ "El Tribunal Federal de Canadá vuelve a negar a Puigdemont la entrada en el país". La Razón (in Spanish). 2021-09-29. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
  5. ↑ "BRP, Arctic Cat reach global settlement over patent dispute between snowmobile rivals". Montreal. 2020-11-02. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
  6. ↑ "Violation de brevets pour motoneiges: BRP a gain de cause contre Arctic Cat". La Presse (in French). 2020-06-15. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
  7. ↑ "For Vancouver businessman Michael Ching, a victory in long battle to remain in Canada leads to settlement". South China Morning Post. 2020-10-06. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
  8. ↑ "Deported Courtenay man who came to Canada as a baby granted chance at return". Times Colonist. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
  9. ↑ Hurley, Meghan (July 17, 2015). "Family claims Albanian blood feud means certain death if deported from Canada". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
  10. ↑ "Vancouver developer wins court battle, gets chance at refugee status | CBC News".


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