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Environmental law 2025 BCCA 243

The Friends of Fairy Creek Society v. Canada (Attorney General)

The Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal from an order striking a petition for declaratory relief about migratory bird protections and old-growth logging in TFL 46.

  • Declaratory relief
  • Strike applications (r.9-5(1))
  • Federal-provincial jurisdiction
  • Wildlife protection
  • Public interest standing
  • Abuse of process
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Administrative law 2025 BCCA 134

WestJet v. Gauthier

The Court of Appeal dismissed WestJet’s appeal, holding it was not plain and obvious that the class action lacked jurisdiction or that federal regulation defeated the claim.

  • Unconscionability
  • Federal paramountcy
  • Jurisdiction to hear common law claims
  • Accessible transportation regulation
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Standard form contracts
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Tort law 2023 CF 1275

Transport Car-Fré Ltée c. Canada

La Cour fédérale rejette l’action de Car-Fré pour enquête négligente, concluant que les enquêteurs d’Emploi Canada avaient des motifs raisonnables en 2013.

  • Negligent investigation
  • Crown liability
  • Jurisdictional competence (federal v provincial)
  • Occupational health and safety
  • Res judicata/preclusion
  • Negligent-investigation
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Labour law 2017 FCA 212

Conseil de la Nation Innu Matimekush-Lac John v. Association of Employees of Northern Quebec (CSQ)

Applying the functional test and deferring to the Board's factual findings, the court concluded the on‑reserve school established under the Indian Act performs governance functions integral to federal competence and is a federal undertaking subject to the Canada Labour Code; the judicial review application was dismissed.

  • Jurisdiction
  • Federal undertaking
  • Functional test
  • Certification under canada labour code
  • Indian act
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Immigration law 2016 FC 1327

Shakeri v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

The Federal Court granted judicial review of a temporary resident visa refusal, finding the officer ignored material evidence and rendered an unreasonable decision.

  • Temporary resident visa
  • Judicial review
  • Reasonableness
  • Dual intent
  • Canada-quebec accord
  • Judicial-review
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Admiralty/maritime law 2014 BCSC 326

Sperling v. Queen of Nanaimo (Ship)

La Corte autorizó en parte la enmienda de la demanda para añadir a Ulstein Maritime Ltd. y Rolls-Royce Canada Limited, pero rechazó sumar a otras entidades no vinculadas.

  • Misnomer vs joinder
  • Joinder of parties
  • Discoverability doctrine
  • Athens convention / marine liability act
  • Interjurisdictional immunity and paramountcy
  • Rule 6-2(7)(c) - addition of parties
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Administrative law 2013 BCSC 1499

Gorenshtein v. British Columbia

Gorenshtein v. British Columbia (Employment Standards Tribunal)

The court set aside a tribunal refusal to extend time to appeal an Employment Standards determination, finding the decision patently unreasonable and remitting the matter.

  • Judicial review
  • Tribunal discretion and deference
  • Timeliness of appeal
  • Employment agency licensing and prohibited fees
  • Federal-provincial jurisdiction conflict
  • Natural justice and adequacy of reasons
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Criminal law 2006 BCSC 1483

R. v. Muys

The court held that a Criminal Code driving-prohibition conviction and a parallel Motor Vehicle Act conviction for the same act could not both stand under Kienapple.

  • Multiple convictions (kienapple)
  • Duplicate federal/provincial prosecutions (paramountcy/multiple access)
  • Sentencing (double punishment)
  • Driving while prohibited
  • Multiple-convictions
  • Kienapple-rule
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Tax law 2002 FCT 1070

Canada (Attorney General) v. Caisse Populaire d'Amos

The Federal Court dismissed the Crown’s claim for unremitted source deductions, holding there was no personal cause of action against the hypothecary creditor.

  • Deemed trust
  • Source deductions
  • Priority of claims
  • Hypothec and movable hypothec
  • Judicial sale and scheme of collocation
  • Beneficial ownership
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Criminal law [1966] SCR 267

The Queen v. George

The Supreme Court of Canada held that the Migratory Birds Convention Act applied to an Indian hunting ducks on reserve out of season; Cartwright J. dissented.

  • Hunting rights
  • Indian act s.87
  • Treaty rights and interpretation
  • Migratory birds convention act
  • Statutory paramountcy vs treaty rights
  • Indian-act-s-87
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