Théberge v. PSHCP Administration Authority

Decided: 2026-10-15. Docket: T-2440-25. Citation: 2026 FC 861 (CanLII). Administrative law — Judicial review — Jurisdiction — Federal Courts Act, s. 2, s. 18(1) — Whether the Federal Court has jurisdiction to hear the application for judicial review — Two-step enquiry from Anisman applied to identify the power and its source — Authority not a “federal board, commission or other tribunal” — Application dismissed | Administrative law — State authority — Public or private power — Highwood Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses (Judicial Committee) v Wall, Air Canada v Toronto Port Authority — Whether the Authority’s decision-making is of a sufficiently public character — Plan described as a private health care insurance plan and a consensual regime — Decision on rejected claim characterised as p