Verhagen v. Canada (Attorney General)

Decided: 2026-09-17. Docket: A-303-25. Citation: 2026 FCA 155 (CanLII). Labour and employment — Grievances — Referral to adjudication — Whether the First Decision conclusively determined the grievance was not properly before the Board — Collective agreement grievance procedure and requirement to present the grievance at each level — Parties may skip levels only on mutual consent — Board treated failure to judicially review or seek reconsideration as determinative — Application dismissed | Procedure — Time limits — Extension of time — Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Regulations, para. 61(b) — Whether the Board reasonably refused an extension of time in the interest of fairness — Clear, cogent and compelling reasons for delay required — Deadlines brief and precise and bargained for un