Alberta v Suncor Energy Inc, 2017 ABCA 221

CourtCourt of Appeal (Alberta)
JudgeThe Honourable Mr. Justice Ronald Berger,The Honourable Mr. Justice Jack Watson,The Honourable Madam Justice Sheila Greckol
Citation2017 ABCA 221
Docket Number1603-0148-AC
Date04 July 2017
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22 practice notes
  • Privileges, Protections, and Immunities
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law of Evidence. Eighth Edition
    • June 25, 2020
    ...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.......
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Environmental Law. Fifth Edition
    • June 22, 2019
    ...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 ..............
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law of Evidence. Eighth Edition
    • June 25, 2020
    ...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) ...........................
  • R. v. HUSKY ENERGY INC., 2017 SKQB 383
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Saskatchewan (Canada)
    • December 20, 2017
    ...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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8 cases
  • R. v. HUSKY ENERGY INC., 2017 SKQB 383
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Saskatchewan (Canada)
    • December 20, 2017
    ...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......
  • Blough v Busy Music Inc, 2018 ABQB 560
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • July 25, 2018
    ...indicates communications between a client and a legal advisor related to seeking or receiving legal advice”: Alberta v Suncor Energy Inc, 2017 ABCA 221 [Suncor] at para [79] I disagree with the assertion that Rath’s supplemental affidavit of records fails to identify any of the relevant and......
  • Bilous v Bilous, 2020 ABCA 35
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • January 30, 2020
    ...appeal are exercises of procedural discretion and, absent some error of law or principle are entitled to deference: Alberta v Suncor Inc, 2017 ABCA 221 at para 21. [12] A review of the proceedings of the three applications demonstrates the following common themes: (1) the respondent is conv......
  • Edmonton (Police Service) v Szybunka, 2019 ABQB 854
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • November 8, 2019
    ...of a fatality inquiry would be reviewed on a correctness standard. [15] Furthermore, the Court of Appeal in Alberta v Suncor Energy, 2017 ABCA 221, a case which involved an investigation of a worksite death under the Occupational Health and Safety Act and had a question of privilege, stated......
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9 firm's commentaries
  • Internal Investigations And Disclosure Of Sensitive Information: What Protections Can Legal Privileges Offer?
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • May 18, 2020
    ...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, ......
  • Alberta's Highest Court Clarifies OHS Law: Privilege Must Be Proven
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • July 18, 2017
    ...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......
  • Alberta's Highest Court Clarifies OHS Law: Privilege Must Be Proven
    • Canada
    • JD Supra Canada
    • July 19, 2017
    ...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 fatal workplace incident at a Suncor location near Fort......
  • Alberta Employers Cannot Claim 'Blanket' Privilege On Materials Following A Workplace Accident
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • August 9, 2017
    ...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
  • Privileges, Protections, and Immunities
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law of Evidence. Eighth Edition
    • June 25, 2020
    ...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.......
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Environmental Law. Fifth Edition
    • June 22, 2019
    ...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 ..............
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law of Evidence. Eighth Edition
    • June 25, 2020
    ...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) ...........................
  • Corporate Environmental Obligations and Directors' and Officers' Liability
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Environmental Law. Fifth Edition
    • June 22, 2019
    ...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......

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