- Parties: The applicant was Syndicat Débardeurs du Port de Québec. The respondents were the Procureur général du Canada and Steven MacKinnon, ès qualité de Ministre du Travail du Canada. The employer was the Société des arrimeurs de Québec inc. 

- Subject Matter: This judicial review application sought to declare as void, invalid, and ineffective a reference given by the Minister of Labour to the Canada Industrial Relations Board relating to directives under s. 107 of the Canada Labour Code, 1985 in the context of a labour dispute between the employer and the union. The application alleged that the reference was ultra vires the powers that the law conferred on the Minister and infringed the right to freedom of association guaranteed under s. 2(d) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. This case is ongoing. 

- Date: The hearing was set on Dec. 5, 2024. 

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

- Amount: No financial award was specified.