The Closure Letter
Overview
This proceeding concerns the federal handling of a coordination effectiveness measurement framework submitted during an official Government of Canada innovation engagement. The framework proposed a way of measuring coordination effectiveness across public institutions.
The claim does not allege that the Government of Canada used the framework.
It alleges that the Government of Canada made representations about how the submission had been handled, and later made representations that were not consistent with those made during the engagement.
The proceeding asks the Court to determine whether the circumstances of that engagement gave rise to legal obligations, and whether the Government of Canada's subsequent handling of the submission was consistent with those obligations.
Statement of Claim
- Case
- Pulcova v. His Majesty the King in Right of Canada
- Court
- Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Toronto)
- Filed
- July 27, 2026
- Court File No.
- CV-26-00015458-0000
- Status
- Issued and served; Defendant seeks to strike the Statement of Claim under Rule 21.01(1)(b). By endorsement dated September 1, 2026, the Court directed an urgent case conference under Rule 50.13.
Court Record
- Read Statement of ClaimStatement of Claim · Issued August 4, 2026
Statement of Claim — Pulcova v. His Majesty the King in Right of Canada
Publication copy of the filed Statement of Claim. Personal contact information has been removed. No substantive changes have been made.
Related Documents
Coordination Effectiveness Measurement Framework — Predictive Framework for AI Implementation Success
Submitted to the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat for government-wide administration and implementation.
Coordination Effectiveness Measurement Framework — Predictive Framework for AI Implementation Success
Submitted through Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada's federal AI Strategy consultation.
Execution-First Architecture for AI Workforce Transformation
The follow-up submission that later became the subject of the documented internal circulation representation.
Timeline
- July 27, 2026
Statement of Claim signed and submitted to the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Toronto.
- August 4, 2026
Statement of Claim issued by the Court; Court File No. CV-26-00015458-0000 assigned.
- August 5, 2026
Statement of Claim served on the Attorney General of Canada, via the Department of Justice Canada, Ontario Regional Office.
- August 24, 2026
Defendant filed a Notice of Intent to Defend, advised that it intends to bring a motion to strike the Statement of Claim, and invited the Plaintiff to discontinue the proceeding.
- August 24, 2026
Plaintiff declined to discontinue and advised that the Defendant may proceed with the motion.
- August 28, 2026
Defendant proposed that the motion to strike be determined in writing. Plaintiff did not consent to the proposed hearing method or timetable and requested an oral hearing by videoconference if the motion proceeds.
- September 1, 2026
Defendant filed a requisition concerning the proposed motion to strike.
- September 1, 2026
Justice Mathen directed an urgent case conference under Rule 50.13 and ordered the parties to deliver memoranda addressing the proposed motion, including why the claim should not be struck and why oral argument is required if the motion proceeds.
- September 2, 2026
The Defendant requested available dates from the Court for the urgent case conference, copying the Plaintiff.
- Pending
Scheduling and conduct of the urgent case conference.
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