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Occupational health and safety law 2026 NSCA 24

Nova Scotia (Occupational Health and Safety) v. DJ Excavation Inc.

The Court held the Labour Board acted reasonably in interpreting s.166(6), did not impose a probability standard for 'may', did not reverse the onus of proof, and properly set aside the Compliance Order because the evidence did not support even a plausible possibility that the excavation had destabilized the crane.

  • Compliance orders
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Standard of review
  • Onus of proof
  • Administrative penalties
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Administrative law 2025 BCSC 2304

BCEST 2023 79 (Re)

The Court dismissed a judicial review of an Employment Standards Tribunal reconsideration decision, finding no procedural unfairness, bias, or patent unreasonableness.

  • Procedural fairness
  • Reasonable apprehension of bias
  • Extension of time
  • Reconsideration
  • Wage payment requirements
  • Just cause for dismissal
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Occupational health and safety 2025 BCCA 379

Pereira v. British Columbia (Workers’ Compensation Board)

Appeal dismissed. The Court of Appeal held the review officer reasonably declined administrative penalties and did not breach procedural fairness or show bias.

  • Bullying and harassment
  • Mobbing
  • Procedural fairness
  • Administrative penalties
  • Risk assessment
  • Bias
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Administrative law 2025 CF 829

Aéroports de Montréal c. Canada (Office des Transports)

La Cour fédérale rejette le contrôle judiciaire d’ADM et confirme que le Règlement vise l’exploitant de terminal, non les entrepreneurs provinciaux.

  • Ultra vires
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Training regulation
  • Terminal operator obligations
  • Jurisdiction
  • Administrative penalties
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Securities law 2024 BCSC 2337

British Columbia Securities Commission v. Pasquill

The court held that the Commission could forfeit payments from Mr. Pasquill’s LIF accounts under the 2023 amendments, but refused to appoint a receiver.

  • Forfeiture orders
  • Preservation orders
  • Registered plans exemption
  • Retroactivity
  • Limitations
  • Receivership
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Bankruptcy and insolvency 2024 SCC 28

Poonian v. British Columbia (Securities Commission)

The Supreme Court held that BC Securities Commission disgorgement orders survive bankruptcy under s. 178(1)(e), but administrative penalties do not.

  • Discharge of bankrupt
  • Section 178(1)(a) bia
  • Section 178(1)(e) bia
  • Disgorgement
  • Administrative penalties
  • Market manipulation
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Administrative law 2023 BCSC 1601

Gulzar Transport Inc. v. British Columbia (Container Trucking Commissioner)

The court dismissed judicial review of a container trucking penalty decision, holding there was no procedural unfairness or patent unreasonableness in imposing a $500,000 fine.

  • Judicial review
  • Procedural fairness
  • Standard of review
  • Administrative penalties
  • Privative clause
  • Penalty assessment
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Administrative law 2023 BCSC 1150

British Columbia Milk Marketing Board v. British Columbia Farm Industry Review Board

The court quashed part of a BCFIRB decision about milk-marketing charges, found errors in the Board’s statutory interpretation and loss calculation, and remitted the issue.

  • Judicial review
  • Patent unreasonableness
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Licence cancellation
  • Levies and producer pool
  • Pooling and equalization
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