Law360 Canada ( April 25, 2018, 8:35 AM EDT) -- Application by Akpe for an extension of time to file a notice of appeal from an order of the Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission (Commission) that denied his appeal from an order of the Director of Residential Property (Director) made under the Rental of Residential Property Act. The Director had found that Akpe’s landlord was entitled to retain his security deposit upon termination of his tenancy. Akpe appealed from the Director's decision to the Commission only on the question of whether he was a lessee and therefore subject to the order of the Director. The Rental of Residential Property Act and the Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission Act both provided for a right of appeal from Commission decisions. The Commission requested the Court of Appeal to clarify whether the Court of Appeal or the Supreme Court had jurisdiction to adjudicate on an appeal from a Commission order made pursuant to the Rental of Residential Property Act. This required the Court of Appeal to determine whether s. 26(2) of the Rental of Residential Property Act or s. 13(1) of the Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission Act applied....