Canada (Attorney General) v. Thouin, 2017 SCC 46

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
JudgeMcLachlin, Beverley; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Moldaver, Michael J.; Wagner, Richard; Gascon, Clément; Brown, Russell; Rowe, Malcolm
Citation2017 SCC 46,[2017] 2 SCR 184,[2017] ACS no 46,[2017] SCJ No 46 (QL)
Date28 September 2017
Subject MatterPATENTS OF INVENTION,CROWN,STATUTES,PRACTICE
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
Docket Number36869
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26 practice notes
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (March 29 ' April 2, 2021)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 6 Abril 2021
    ...ONSC 3983 , Leroux v. Ontario, 2020 ONSC 1994 , Rizzo & Rizzo Shoes Ltd. (Re), [1998] 1 SCR 27 , Canada (Attorney General) v. Thouin, 2017 SCC 46, Just v. British Columbia, [1989] 2 SCR 1228 , R. v. Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd., 2011 SCC 42 , Sutherland Shire Council v. Heyman, [1985] H......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (July 25, 2022 ' July 29, 2022)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 2 Agosto 2022
    ...SCC 48, Dolmage v Ontario, 2010 ONSC 1726, M(K) v M(H), [1992] 3 SCR 6, Guerin v The Queen, [1984] 2 SCR 335, (Attorney General) v Thouin, 2017 SCC 46, Kenny v Lockwood, [1932] OR 141 (CA), McInerney v MacDonald, [1992] 2 SCR 138, R v Sheppard, 2002 SCC 26, Champoux v Jefremova, 2021 ONCA 9......
  • L’oratoire Saint-joseph Du Mont-royal v Jj and the Growing Complexity of Quebec’s Authorization Criteria
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 15-2, March 2020
    • 1 Marzo 2020
    ...Governor in Council. 27 Linstead, above note 1 at 86. 28 10 & 11 Geo 6, c 44. 29 Linstead, above note 1 at 88. 30 Canada v Thouin, 2017 SCC 46 at para 1, [2017] 2 SCR 184. 31 RSC 1985, c I-21. 32 SC 1952–53, c 30, s 24(1) CCAR 15-2.indb 133 3/2/2020 3:50:31 PM 134 The C a nadia n Cl a ss Ac......
  • Introduction
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 15-2, March 2020
    • 1 Marzo 2020
    ...Governor in Council. 27 Linstead, above note 1 at 86. 28 10 & 11 Geo 6, c 44. 29 Linstead, above note 1 at 88. 30 Canada v Thouin, 2017 SCC 46 at para 1, [2017] 2 SCR 184. 31 RSC 1985, c I-21. 32 SC 1952–53, c 30, s 24(1) CCAR 15-2.indb 133 3/2/2020 3:50:31 PM 134 The C a nadia n Cl a ss Ac......
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9 cases
  • Fazel v Singer (Wilson Laycraft),
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • 28 Julio 2022
    ...20-22, [2016] 1 SCR 402 (referring to anti-retrospective interpretation of the criminal law). See also Canada (Attorney General) v Thouin, 2017 SCC 46 at para 19, [2017] 2 SCR [42]           But neither of those situations is the same thing ......
  • O'Leary v. Ragone, 2021 FC 185
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • 26 Febrero 2021
    ...produce an officer for that purpose. [43] That issue has been authoritatively resolved by the Supreme Court of Canada in Canada v Thouin [2017] 2 SCR 184, in which parties to a civil proceeding wished to examine a representative of the federal Crown as a third party. The Supreme Court in th......
  • Barker v. Barker,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • 29 Julio 2022
    ...also override Crown immunity for breach of that obligation through clear and unequivocal language: Canada (Attorney General) v. Thouin, 2017 SCC 46, [2017] 2 S.C.R. 184, at para. [96]       Ontario also makes a narrower immunity argument. It points out that und......
  • Barker v. Barker, 2020 ONSC 3746
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • 25 Junio 2020
    ...is immune from direct and vicarious liability for breach of fiduciary duties. They rely on Canada (Attorney General) v Thouin, [2017] 2 SCR 184, at para 1, for the proposition that, “to override this [Crown] immunity, which originated in the common law, requires clear and u......
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6 firm's commentaries
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (March 29 ' April 2, 2021)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 6 Abril 2021
    ...ONSC 3983 , Leroux v. Ontario, 2020 ONSC 1994 , Rizzo & Rizzo Shoes Ltd. (Re), [1998] 1 SCR 27 , Canada (Attorney General) v. Thouin, 2017 SCC 46, Just v. British Columbia, [1989] 2 SCR 1228 , R. v. Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd., 2011 SCC 42 , Sutherland Shire Council v. Heyman, [1985] H......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (July 25, 2022 ' July 29, 2022)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 2 Agosto 2022
    ...SCC 48, Dolmage v Ontario, 2010 ONSC 1726, M(K) v M(H), [1992] 3 SCR 6, Guerin v The Queen, [1984] 2 SCR 335, (Attorney General) v Thouin, 2017 SCC 46, Kenny v Lockwood, [1932] OR 141 (CA), McInerney v MacDonald, [1992] 2 SCR 138, R v Sheppard, 2002 SCC 26, Champoux v Jefremova, 2021 ONCA 9......
  • Federal Court Of Appeal Eliminates Commissioner Of Competition's ‘Public Interest' Class Privilege
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 9 Febrero 2018
    ...The Commissioner of Competition v. Vancouver Airport Authority, 2017 CACT 6 at para. 1. 2 See, e.g., Canada (Attorney General) v. Thouin, 2017 SCC 46 at paras. 16-17 (Crown immunity precludes the Commissioner being ordered to submit to third party discovery in civil proceedings) and Imperia......
  • Who Owns That School? The Crown And The Validity Of Lien Claims
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 21 Noviembre 2018
    ...submitted to the MLA are rejected on authority of the Supreme Court of Canada's decision in Canada (Procureur général) c. Thouin, 2017 SCC 46, that it would take express language by a legislature to lift Crown immunity at common While the specific facts of Terra Services afford a logical co......
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10 books & journal articles
  • Introduction
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 15-2, March 2020
    • 1 Marzo 2020
    ...Governor in Council. 27 Linstead, above note 1 at 86. 28 10 & 11 Geo 6, c 44. 29 Linstead, above note 1 at 88. 30 Canada v Thouin, 2017 SCC 46 at para 1, [2017] 2 SCR 184. 31 RSC 1985, c I-21. 32 SC 1952–53, c 30, s 24(1) CCAR 15-2.indb 133 3/2/2020 3:50:31 PM 134 The C a nadia n Cl a ss Ac......
  • Linking Societal Injustice and Legalization: Potential of Canadian Class Actions in Addressing International Human Rights Violations Committed By Canadian Corporations Abroad
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 15-2, March 2020
    • 1 Marzo 2020
    ...Governor in Council. 27 Linstead, above note 1 at 86. 28 10 & 11 Geo 6, c 44. 29 Linstead, above note 1 at 88. 30 Canada v Thouin, 2017 SCC 46 at para 1, [2017] 2 SCR 184. 31 RSC 1985, c I-21. 32 SC 1952–53, c 30, s 24(1) CCAR 15-2.indb 133 3/2/2020 3:50:31 PM 134 The C a nadia n Cl a ss Ac......
  • Class Actions, Climate Change, and the Charter: Is Success Possible in Common Law Canada?
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 15-2, March 2020
    • 1 Marzo 2020
    ...Governor in Council. 27 Linstead, above note 1 at 86. 28 10 & 11 Geo 6, c 44. 29 Linstead, above note 1 at 88. 30 Canada v Thouin, 2017 SCC 46 at para 1, [2017] 2 SCR 184. 31 RSC 1985, c I-21. 32 SC 1952–53, c 30, s 24(1) CCAR 15-2.indb 133 3/2/2020 3:50:31 PM 134 The C a nadia n Cl a ss Ac......
  • Public Health Inquiries and the Class Action Fall-out
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 15-2, March 2020
    • 1 Marzo 2020
    ...Governor in Council. 27 Linstead, above note 1 at 86. 28 10 & 11 Geo 6, c 44. 29 Linstead, above note 1 at 88. 30 Canada v Thouin, 2017 SCC 46 at para 1, [2017] 2 SCR 184. 31 RSC 1985, c I-21. 32 SC 1952–53, c 30, s 24(1) CCAR 15-2.indb 133 3/2/2020 3:50:31 PM 134 The C a nadia n Cl a ss Ac......
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