Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner) v. University of Calgary

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
JudgeAbella, Rosalie Silberman; Cromwell, Thomas Albert; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Wagner, Richard; Gascon, Clément; Côté, Suzanne
Citation2016 SCC 53,[2016] 2 SCR 555,403 DLR (4th) 1
Date25 November 2016
Docket Number36460
Subject MatterEVIDENCE,PRACTICE,CROWN

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175 practice notes
  • Ontario (Attorney General) v. Ontario (Information and Privacy Commissioner)
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • February 2, 2024
    ...of Privacy Commissioner (B.C.) (1998), 111 B.C.A.C. 95; Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner) v. University of Calgary, 2016 SCC 53, [2016] 2 S.C.R. 555; Kanthasamy v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2015 SCC 61, [2015] 3 S.C.R. 909; Babcock v. Canada (Attorney General), 2002......
  • Poonian v. British Columbia (Securities Commission)
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • July 31, 2024
    ...and Emergency Preparedness), 2013 SCC 36, [2013] 2 S.C.R. 559; Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner) v. University of Calgary, 2016 SCC 53, [2016] 2 S.C.R. 555; McAteer v. Billes, 2007 ABCA 137, 409 A.R. 143; Cruise Connections Canada v. Szeto, 2015 BCCA 363, 78 B.C.L.R. (5th) 82; ......
  • Canada (Canadian Human Rights Commission) v. Canada (Attorney General)
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • June 14, 2018
    ...135; Crevier v. Attorney General of Quebec, [1981] 2 S.C.R. 220; Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner) v. University of Calgary, 2016 SCC 53, [2016] 2 S.C.R. 555; Nor‑Man Regional Health Authority Inc. v. Manitoba Association of Health Care Professionals, 2011 SCC 59, [2011] 3 S.C.......
  • Barreau du Québec v. Quebec (Attorney General)
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • November 10, 2017
    ...et Solidarité sociale), 2010 QCTAQ 11404, 2010 CanLII 70683; Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner) v. University of Calgary, 2016 SCC 53, [2016] 2 S.C.R. 555; Bélanger v. Saint‑Marcel (Municipalité), 2013 QCTAQ 01912, 2013 CanLII 5734; Wilson v. Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd., 2016 S......
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  • R v. Fox
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Saskatchewan)
    • March 8, 2024
    ...system. It has been described in the following terms by Côté J. in Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner) v University of Calgary, 2016 SCC 53, [2016] 2 SCR 555: [34] It is indisputable that solicitor–client privilege is fundamental to the proper functioning of our legal system and ......
  • Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v. Vavilov
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • December 19, 2019
    ...(City) v. C.U.P.E., Local 79, 2003 SCC 63, [2003] 3 S.C.R. 77; Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner) v. University of Calgary, 2016 SCC 53, [2016] 2 S.C.R. 555; Chagnon v. Syndicat de la fonction publique et parapublique du Québec, 2018 SCC 39, [2018] 2 S.C.R. 687; Canada (Canadian......
  • Canada (Canadian Human Rights Commission) v. Canada (Attorney General)
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • June 14, 2018
    ...135; Crevier v. Attorney General of Quebec, [1981] 2 S.C.R. 220; Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner) v. University of Calgary, 2016 SCC 53, [2016] 2 S.C.R. 555; Nor‑Man Regional Health Authority Inc. v. Manitoba Association of Health Care Professionals, 2011 SCC 59, [2011] 3 S.C.......
  • Barreau du Québec v. Quebec (Attorney General)
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • November 10, 2017
    ...et Solidarité sociale), 2010 QCTAQ 11404, 2010 CanLII 70683; Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner) v. University of Calgary, 2016 SCC 53, [2016] 2 S.C.R. 555; Bélanger v. Saint‑Marcel (Municipalité), 2013 QCTAQ 01912, 2013 CanLII 5734; Wilson v. Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd., 2016 S......
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24 firm's commentaries
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (May 1 ' 5, 2023)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • May 19, 2023
    ...A, s. 8(6), Auditor General Act, S.N.S. 2010, c. 33, s. 14(1), Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner) v. University of Calgary, 2016 SCC 53, Canada (Privacy Commissioner) v. Blood Tribe Department of Health, 2008 SCC 44, Lizotte v. Aviva Insurance Company of Canada, 2016 SCC 52 Haye......
  • Reinforcing The Primacy Of Privilege
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • September 27, 2017
    ...Privilege (Markham, ON: LexisNexis Canada Inc., 2014), at p. 1i. Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner) v. University of Calgary, 2016 SCC 53, [2016] 2 S.C.R. 555 ["Alberta IPC"]. Lizotte v. Aviva Insurance Company of Canada, 2016 SCC 52, [2016] 2 S.C.R. 521 ["Lizotte"]. Notably, th......
  • COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (JUNE 18 – 22)
    • Canada
    • LexBlog Canada
    • June 23, 2018
    ...subject to a correctness standard of review post-Dunsmuir. In Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner) v University of Calgary, 2016 SCC 53, Cote J emphasized that that the “importance of solicitor-client privilege to our justice system cannot be overstated. It is a legal privilege co......
  • The Dispute Resolution Review - 9th Edition
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • June 29, 2017
    ...SCC 44. 38 Lizotte v. Aviva Insurance Company of Canada, 2016 SCC 52; Alberta (Information Privacy Commissioner) v. University of Calgary, 2016 SCC 53. 39 [1999] 1 SCR 40 This position was confirmed in Pritchard v. Ontario (Human Rights Commission), 2004 SCC 31 at para. 21. 41 2010 SCC 16. ......
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12 books & journal articles
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law of Evidence. Eighth Edition
    • June 25, 2020
    ...206 Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner) v University of Calgary, [2016] 2 SCR 555 .............................................................288–89, 305 Alberta (Public Trustee) v Walker (1981), 122 DLR (3d) 411 (Alta CA) ........... 209 Alberta v Suncor Inc, 2017 ABCA 221 ..........
  • Privilege
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Modern Criminal Evidence
    • May 3, 2021
    ..., 2010 SCC 16 at para 42; R v Couture , 2007 SCC 28 at para 62. 4 Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner) v University of Calgary , 2016 SCC 53 at para 44. 5 Rupert Cross, Cross on Evidence , 3rd ed (London: Butterworths, 1967), at 226-27, as cited in Re Slavutych and Board of Govern......
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Modern Criminal Evidence
    • May 3, 2021
    ...5709 .......................................................435 Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner) v University of Calgary , 2016 SCC 53 ........................................................... 483, 507 Alberta Statutes , Reference re , [1938] SCR 100 ..............................
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Information and Privacy Law in Canada
    • June 25, 2020
    ...and Commercial Workers, Local 401 v Alberta (Attorney General) Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner) v University of Calgary, 2016 SCC 53 ...........................................................188, 189, 190, 227 Alberta v Hutterian Brethren of Wilson Colony, 2009 SCC 37 ...........
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