Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner) v. University of Calgary, 2016 SCC 53
Jurisdiction | Federal Jurisdiction (Canada) |
Judge | Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Cromwell, Thomas Albert; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Wagner, Richard; Gascon, Clément; Côté, Suzanne |
Citation | 2016 SCC 53,[2016] 2 SCR 555,403 DLR (4th) 1 |
Docket Number | 36460 |
Court | Supreme Court (Canada) |
Date | 25 November 2016 |
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...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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...the purpose of the legislative scheme: Edmonton East at para 44; Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner) v University of Calgary, 2016 SCC 53 at para 79, 403 DLR (4th) 1; and Wilson v Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd., 2016 SCC 29 at para 39, 399 DLR (4th) 193 [Wilson]. [291] In Wilson, a......
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...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; ......
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Ontario (Attorney General) v Ontario (Information and Privacy Commissioner),
...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 Genera......
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Barreau du Québec v. Quebec (Attorney General), 2017 SCC 56
...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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Ready v Saskatoon Regional Health Authority, 2017 SKCA 20
...the purpose of the legislative scheme: Edmonton East at para 44; Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner) v University of Calgary, 2016 SCC 53 at para 79, 403 DLR (4th) 1; and Wilson v Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd., 2016 SCC 29 at para 39, 399 DLR (4th) 193 [Wilson]. [291] In Wilson, a......
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Poonian v. British Columbia (Securities Commission), 2024 SCC 28
...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; ......
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Ontario (Attorney General) v. Ontario (Information and Privacy Commissioner), 2024 SCC 4
...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......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (May 1 ' 5, 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......
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COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (February 19 – February 23)
...v. St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co. (2001), 146 O.A.C. 348, Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner) v. University of Calgary, 2016 SCC 53, Lizotte v. Aviva Insurance Company of Canada, 2016 SCC 52, General Accident Assurance Company et al. v. Chrusz et al. (1999), 45 O.R. (3d) ......
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Reinforcing The Primacy Of Privilege
...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......
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COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (JUNE 18 – 22)
...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......
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Table of cases
...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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Notes
...Corp v Toronto (City) , 2019 ONSC 3636 at para 46. 74 See Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner) v University of Calgary , 2016 SCC 53. 75 See Abrahams v Attorney General of Canada , [1983] 1 SCR 2 at 10 and Re Rizzo & Rizzo Shoes Ltd , [1998] 1 SCR 27 at para 36. 76 See, for exampl......
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Privileges, Protections, and Immunities
...characterize litigation privilege as a “substantive rule”). In Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner) v University of Calgary , [2016] 2 SCR 555 Privileges, Protections, and Immunities 289 Just as there are times when the law goes further than granting a procedural privilege, there ......
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Table of cases
...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 ..........
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