Quick Guide to Administrative Hearings
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On August 11, 2025, the Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan (SKCA) released a major decision about section 33 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (Charter), which is colloquially referred to as the “notwithstanding”...more
Dans l’affaire Opsis Services aéroportuaires inc. c. Québec (Procureur général) (l’« affaire Opsis »), la Cour suprême du Canada (la « CSC ») a statué que la doctrine de l’exclusivité des compétences demeure une composante...more
Lorsqu’une loi prévoit un droit d’appel limité d’une décision rendue par un tribunal administratif, est-il possible de présenter une demande de pourvoi en contrôle judiciaire à l’égard des questions non susceptibles d’appel...more
When a statute provides for a limited right of appeal from an administrative decision, is judicial review of the non-appealable aspects of the decision available only in rare or unusual cases?...more
Canada's duty to consult with Indigenous peoples does not guarantee outcomes, the Federal Court of Appeal (FCA or Court) confirmed in Coldwater First Nation v Canada (Attorney General), 2020 FCA 34 [Coldwater]....more
In a decision released on October 22, 2019, the Alberta Court of Appeal addressed two questions raised by the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN) in an appeal of a judicial review of an Aboriginal Consultation Office...more
Federal Court finds invalidity allegations relating to patent for metformin formulations not justified - On March 8, 2019, Justice Fothergill granted Valeant Canada’s application for an order prohibiting the Minister of...more
On November 2, 2017, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in Ktunaxa Nation v. British Columbia (Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations), 2017 SCC 54. This case dealt with a novel argument related to the...more
Pfizer obtains orders of prohibition on polymorphic form patent - On September 22, the Federal Court, in a pair of decisions, granted Orders of prohibition under the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations...more
Federal Court of Appeal finds that Apotex did not fail to mitigate its damages in relation to Apo-Trazodone drug submission - On April 6, 2017, the Federal Court of Appeal overturned the Federal Court’s finding that...more
When can a court review a tribunal's decisions, other than the decision under review, in determining whether the decision should be subject to a remedy on judicial review? This question arises from the recent Supreme Court of...more
The Supreme Court of Canada released a decision today regarding judicial intervention with jointly recommended criminal sentences following a guilty plea. The SCC adopted a high threshold which will be welcome news to those...more
In an increasingly regulated world, governments have established a litany of administrative tribunals to oversee and administer complex regulatory schemes. Often, applying their specialized expertise, such tribunals...more
A challenge to the validity of oil and gas permits outside the judicial review process is a collateral attack and will be struck, the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench held recently in Ominayak v Penn West Petroleum Ltd, 2015...more