What is the legal test for seeking an extension to the deadline for challenging a decision of a federal court?
Canada (Federal), Canada
The following excerpt is from Huard v. Canada (Attorney General), 2007 FC 195 (CanLII):
In short, exercise of the discretion to grant or deny an application for an extension rests essentially on considerations of the public interest and sound judicial administration, which is illustrated by the fact that the deadline for challenging a decision of a federal board is usually 30 days, and this is very short (Grenier v. Canada, 2005 FCA 348; Tremblay v. Canada, 2006 FCA 90). However, this situation is undoubtedly an unusual one in which the interests of justice require that an extension be granted.
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