TORONTO

It’s either the last chapter in Mayor Rob Ford’s conflict-of-interest case or the start of a heck of a finale at the Supreme Court of Canada.

Ford finds out Thursday whether the country’s top court will hear Toronto resident Paul Magder’s appeal of the court decision earlier this year that let him stay in the mayor’s chair.

Ford’s office did not respond to a request for comment Monday.

Magder and his lawyer, Clayton Ruby, took Ford to court last year alleging he broke the province’s Municipal Conflict of Interest Act by taking part in council’s vote to drop an order demanding the mayor pay back improper donations to his football foundation.

The court case led to a judge tossing Ford out of office in November. But in January, a three-judge panel threw out that ruling, allowing the mayor to stay in office.

Ruby announced in March he had filed the request to seek leave to appeal to Canada’s highest court.

Ruby argued the case raised “novel questions about the powers of municipalities to govern their affairs and to hold public officials to account for violations of ethical rules.”

At the time, Ford shrugged off the Supreme Court application.

“I have no control over that,” Ford told the Toronto Sun. “I’m just continuing on. I consider the issue closed but obviously they don’t so if they want to go to the Supreme Court all the power to them.”

Back in April, the Divisional Court that granted Ford’s appeal ruled he would have to swallow his court costs — the mayor had demanded $116,000 in costs from Magder.

Ford called that decision “ridiculous” at the time.

“I won it fair and square,” Ford said. “People say I can go to the city and get (the costs covered), I’m not going to do that. I think Magder should pay.”