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ARTICLE · 21 APRIL 2023

Canada Soccer Loses Bid To Stay Arbitration Award

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Arbitration provides parties with an accessible and effective resolution mechanism to resolve disputes outside of the justice system. While Courts maintain oversight over the private arbitration process...

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Arbitration provides parties with an accessible and effective resolution mechanism to resolve disputes outside of the justice system. While Courts maintain oversight over the private arbitration process, in general, the scope of a Court's interference in an arbitration award, subject to the terms of an arbitration agreement or provisions in arbitration legislation which permit a judicial review of an arbitration award, is narrow. Obtaining a stay of an arbitration award can also be difficult to obtain.

In The Canada Soccer Association Incorporated v. Association de Soccer de Brossard, 2023 ONSC 1367 (CanLII), the Canada Soccer Association Incorporated ("Canada Soccer") moved for an interim stay of an arbitration award that ordered Canada Soccer to grant a National Youth Club License (the "License") to the Association de Soccer de Brossard ("ASB") for the 2023 and 2024 soccer seasons, pending a final decision in its application to challenge the arbitration award.

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