- Parties: The applicant was Guillem Valles Puig. The respondent was the Attorney General of Canada.

- Subject Matter: The Canada Employment Insurance Commission approved an application for regular employment insurance benefits. The applicant collected benefits from Oct. 5, 2020 to Feb. 26, 2021. In March 2021, a Commission agent found an overpayment of benefits from Oct. 5, 2020 to Feb. 26, 2021, considering the applicant’s non-availability for work given the restrictions on his study permit. Upon a reconsideration, the Commission upheld its decision. The Social Security Tribunal’s General Division found that, except for the period from Dec. 25, 2020 to Jan. 3, 2021, the applicant was not available for work until Mar. 1, 2021. The Appeal Division ultimately concluded that the Commission exercised its discretion judicially since it considered all the relevant information in deciding to reconsider the claim. The applicant sought judicial review of the Appeal Division’s decision.

- Ruling: The appeal court ruled in the respondent’s favour and dismissed the judicial review application without costs. The appeal court ruled that the Appeal Division’s decision was reasonable, was based on an internally coherent and rational chain of analysis, and was justified in relation to the facts and the law that it was required to apply in the circumstances.

- Date: The hearing was set on Oct. 4, 2023. The court released its decision on Mar. 18, 2024.

- Venue: This was a federal case before the Federal Court of Appeal.

- Amount: No financial award was specified.