- Parties: The applicant was Shelburne Elver Limited. The respondent was the Attorney General of Canada.

- Subject Matter: This judicial review application challenged the decision of the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard to reduce the individual quota allocated to the applicant under its 2023 License # 312742. The applicant sought a certiorari order quashing and setting aside the decision to reduce, without financial compensation, the applicant’s individual quota by 13.7 percent under the 2023 license compared with the individual quota allocated to the applicant from 2005-21. The applicant also sought a mandamus order requiring the minister to recommence the consultation and negotiation process under the voluntary relinquishment program or “willing buyer-willing seller” process in accordance with the principles of procedural fairness and natural justice. This case is ongoing.

- Date: The hearing was set on Sept. 11, 2024.

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

- Amount: No financial award was specified.