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Class actions 2026 BCCA 9

Reichert v. Canada (Attorney General)

Appeal from refusal to certify a proposed class action dismissed. The Court held the chambers judge reasonably found a pension scheme and individual issues made a class proceeding not preferable.

  • Preferable procedure
  • Certification
  • Limitation period
  • Crown liability and proceedings act s.9
  • Pension act s.111
  • Access to justice
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Class actions 2025 BCSC 44

Rayner v. Dhaliwal

The court converted a fire-loss action into a class proceeding, finding judicial economy and access to justice outweighed limitation-period prejudice.

  • Conversion to class proceeding
  • Certification
  • Suspension of limitation periods
  • Judicial economy
  • Access to justice
  • Behaviour modification
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Class actions 2019 BCCA 347

Jiang v. Vancouver City Savings Credit Union

The Court of Appeal for British Columbia dismissed a stay application pending leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada in a class action certification dispute.

  • Preferability
  • Certification
  • Stay pending appeal
  • Business practices and consumer protection act s.172
  • Access to justice
  • Behaviour modification
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Class actions 2017 BCCA 111

Vaugeois v. Budget Rent-A-Car of B.C. Ltd.

Appeal from dismissal of class proceeding certification over alleged improper car-rental repair charges. Court held the preferability finding was owed deference and dismissed the appeal.

  • Preferability criterion
  • Common issues
  • Bpcpa deceptive acts or practices
  • Unjust enrichment
  • Civil conspiracy
  • Access to justice
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Class actions 2001 SCC 68

Hollick v. Toronto (City)

The Supreme Court dismissed an appeal from class action certification proceedings about landfill emissions, holding that preferability was not met.

  • Certification
  • Identifiable class
  • Common issues
  • Preferability
  • Judicial economy
  • Access to justice
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