Alberta v Suncor Energy Inc, 2017 ABCA 221
| Court | Court of Appeal (Alberta) |
| Judge | The Honourable Mr. Justice Ronald Berger,The Honourable Mr. Justice Jack Watson,The Honourable Madam Justice Sheila Greckol |
| Citation | 2017 ABCA 221 |
| Date | 04 July 2017 |
| Docket Number | 1603-0148-AC |
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27 practice notes
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Privileges, Protections, and Immunities
...needs to be able to prepare their case with confidence that the 126 See Blank , above note 49 at para 60. 127 Alberta v Suncor Inc , 2017 ABCA 221 [ Alberta v Suncor Inc ]; Canadian Natural Resources , above note 54. 128 Alberta v Suncor Inc , above note 127 at para 35. 129 Ibid at para 34.......
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Table of cases
...Commission) (1994), 21 OR (3d) 104, 121 DLR (4th) 79, 77 OAC 155 (CA) ................................ 214 Alberta v Suncor Energy Inc, 2017 ABCA 221 ....................................................211 Alberta Wilderness Assn v Alberta (Environmental Appeal Board), 2013 ABQB 44 ..............
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Table of cases
...305 Alberta (Public Trustee) v Walker (1981), 122 DLR (3d) 411 (Alta CA) ........... 209 Alberta v Suncor Inc, 2017 ABCA 221 ................................................................ 319 Algoma Central Ry v Herb Fraser & Assoc Ltd (1988), 66 OR (2d) 330 (Div Ct) ...........................
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Mbh v Cki
...is not privileged as litigation privilege: Lizotte v Aviva Insurance Company of Canada, 2016 SCC 52 at para 6; Alberta v Suncor Inc, 2017 ABCA 221 at para 12. Pages 29-30 – March 2, 2022 Visit Record 57 These redactions are relevant and material to the parenting applications and the ......
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Mbh v Cki
...is not privileged as litigation privilege: Lizotte v Aviva Insurance Company of Canada, 2016 SCC 52 at para 6; Alberta v Suncor Inc, 2017 ABCA 221 at para 12. Pages 29-30 – March 2, 2022 Visit Record 57 These redactions are relevant and material to the parenting applications and the ......
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Edmonton Police Service v Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner)
...the claimed privilege does not require a degree of particularity that would itself defeat the privilege.” See also Alberta v Suncor Inc, 2017 ABCA 221 at paras [98] CNRL v ShawCor, then, sets the standard to be met not only for claiming solicitor-client privilege in civil litigation, but in......
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R. v. HUSKY ENERGY INC.
...internal investigation does not demonstrate that the document was created for the dominant purpose of litigation: Alberta v Suncor Inc., 2017 ABCA 221, [2017] 9 WWR 478 [Suncor]. [15] Where the privilege claimed is solicitor-client privilege, if a document contains both privileged and non-p......
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CNOOC Petroleum North America ULC v ITP SA
...Corp v Market Surveillance Administrator, 2014 ABCA 196 at para. 40, 100 Alta LR (5th) 52, 577 AR 32; Alberta v Suncor Energy Inc, 2017 ABCA 221 at para. 44, 54 Alta LR (6th) 237. Here the appellant's Assistant General Counsel concluded that a) civil litigation, and b) regulatory enforcemen......
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10 firm's commentaries
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Internal Investigations And Disclosure Of Sensitive Information: What Protections Can Legal Privileges Offer?
...v. British Columbia (Information and Privacy Commissioner), [2002] B.C.J. No. 2779 (BCCA); Husky, 27, 39; Alberta v. Suncor Energy Inc., 2017 ABCA 221, leave to appeal to the SCC 15 Talisman, 13; Sidibé c. Banque de développement du Canada, 2018 QCCQ 9049, 52; Husky , 49. 16 R. v. Gruenke, ......
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Alberta's Highest Court Clarifies OHS Law: Privilege Must Be Proven
...its decision this week in Alberta v. Suncor Energy Inc, 2017 ABCA 221, the Alberta Court of Appeal has considered and clarified the application of solicitor-client privilege and litigation privilege to incidents under Alberta's Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA). This case involved a......
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Alberta's Highest Court Clarifies OHS Law: Privilege Must Be Proven
...its decision this week in Alberta v. Suncor Energy Inc, 2017 ABCA 221, the Alberta Court of Appeal has considered and clarified the application of solicitor-client privilege and litigation privilege to incidents under Alberta’s Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA). This case involved a......
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Alberta Employers Cannot Claim 'Blanket' Privilege On Materials Following A Workplace Accident
...Alberta Court of Appeal recently released its decision in Alberta v Suncor Inc., 2017 ABCA 221, which clarified an employer's ability to claim privilege over information and materials that are created or collected during an internal investigation following a workplace accident. The Court of......
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4 books & journal articles
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Privileges, Protections, and Immunities
...needs to be able to prepare their case with confidence that the 126 See Blank , above note 49 at para 60. 127 Alberta v Suncor Inc , 2017 ABCA 221 [ Alberta v Suncor Inc ]; Canadian Natural Resources , above note 54. 128 Alberta v Suncor Inc , above note 127 at para 35. 129 Ibid at para 34.......
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Table of cases
...305 Alberta (Public Trustee) v Walker (1981), 122 DLR (3d) 411 (Alta CA) ........... 209 Alberta v Suncor Inc, 2017 ABCA 221 ................................................................ 319 Algoma Central Ry v Herb Fraser & Assoc Ltd (1988), 66 OR (2d) 330 (Div Ct) ...........................
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Table of cases
...Commission) (1994), 21 OR (3d) 104, 121 DLR (4th) 79, 77 OAC 155 (CA) ................................ 214 Alberta v Suncor Energy Inc, 2017 ABCA 221 ....................................................211 Alberta Wilderness Assn v Alberta (Environmental Appeal Board), 2013 ABQB 44 ..............
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Corporate Environmental Obligations and Directors' and Officers' Liability
...blanket” over information connected to an internal business investigation channeled through counsel, see Alberta v Suncor Energy Inc, 2017 ABCA 221 at paras 34–37. 46 NSEA , above note 19, s 70. 47 CEPA 1999 Policy , above note 42 at 17. 48 Ibid . EN VIRONMENTAL LAW 212 Department with deta......