What is the standard of review for a motion of appeal?

Canada (Federal), Canada

The following excerpt is from Quinco Financial Inc. v. Canada, 2018 FCA 137 (CanLII):

As the issue in this case relates to a question of law, the standard of review is correctness (Housen v. Nikolaisen, 2002 SCC 33, [2002] 2 S.C.R. 235).

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