Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General)

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtCourt of Appeal (Canada)
Neutral Citation2021 FCA 157
Citation2021 FCA 157
Date29 July 2021

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39 practice notes
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Regulation of Drugs in Canada. The Food and Drugs act and Related Intellectual Property Regimes - 2024 Part II
    • December 22, 2023
    ...190, 309 Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc v Canada (Attorney General), 2021 FCA 157 ............................................................173, 290, 295, 303, 305 Amgen Canada Inc v Apotex Inc, 2016 FCA 196 ..............................................228 Apotex v Canada (Minister of Hea......
  • Jamali v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • October 5, 2023
    ...render the decision unreasonable: Vavilov, at para 100; Canada Post, at para 33; Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc v. Canada (Attorney General), 2021 FCA 157, [2022] 1 FCR 153, at para 13. [14] Absent exceptional circumstances, this Court’s role is not to agree or disagree with the decisio......
  • Slepcsik v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • November 19, 2025
    ...and vacation proceedings. Regardless, in this regard, the FCA’s comments in Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc v Canada (Attorney General), 2021 FCA 157 are of application [53] The Board draws the standard of “reasonable pricing” from, among other things, certain statements in Parliamentary debate......
  • Lapaix v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • January 20, 2025
    ...Canada Post Corp v Canadian Union of Postal Workers, 2019 SCC 67 at para 42; Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc v Canada (Attorney General), 2021 FCA 157 at paras 20, 36 [Alexion]; Le-Vel Brands, LLC v Canada (Attorney General), 2023 FCA 66 at para 16; Rizzo & Rizzo Shoes Ltd (Re), 1998 CanLII......
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  • Long Harbour Employers Association Inc. v. Resource Development Trades Council of Newfoundland and Labrador
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Newfoundland)
    • August 15, 2023
    ...2021 FCA 18; Maracle v. Travellers Indemnity Co. of Canada, [1991] 2 S.C.R. 50; Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2021 FCA 157, leave to appeal to SCC refused, 39858 (24 March 2022); United Food and Commercial Workers Canada Union, Local No 401 v. Sofina Foods Inc.,......
  • Citizens Against Clearcutting v. Newfoundland and Labrador
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Newfoundland)
    • March 26, 2026
    ...April 2024); Safe Food Matters Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2022 FCA 19; Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2021 FCA 157, leave to appeal to SCC refused, 39858 (24 March REGULATIONS CONSIDERED: Environmental Assessment Regulations, 2003, NLR 54/03, sections 3(3......
  • Newfoundland and Labrador (Information and Privacy Commissioner) v. Newfoundland and Labrador (Justice and Public Safety)
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Newfoundland)
    • September 7, 2023
    ...St-Léonard, [1978] 1 S.C.R. 660; Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Attorney General of Canada and Minister of Health for British Columbia, 2021 FCA 157, leave to appeal to SCC refused, 39858 (24 March 2022); MediaQMI inc. v. Kamel, 2021 SCC 23; Perka v. The Queen, [1984] 2 S.C.R. STATUTES CON......
  • Akbar Pour Shandiz v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • February 23, 2026
    ...entertain supplemental reasons beyond those issued in the decision under review (Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc v Canada (Attorney General), 2021 FCA 157 at paras 8 and 15, citing Vavilov at para 97; Rezaei v Canada (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship), 2020 FC 444 at para 28 (citations [28......
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3 books & journal articles
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Regulation of Drugs in Canada. The Food and Drugs act and Related Intellectual Property Regimes - 2024 Part II
    • December 22, 2023
    ...190, 309 Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc v Canada (Attorney General), 2021 FCA 157 ............................................................173, 290, 295, 303, 305 Amgen Canada Inc v Apotex Inc, 2016 FCA 196 ..............................................228 Apotex v Canada (Minister of Hea......
  • Patented Medicine Prices Review Board
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Regulation of Drugs in Canada. The Food and Drugs act and Related Intellectual Property Regimes - 2024 Part II
    • December 22, 2023
    ...v Galderma Canada Inc , 2019 FCA 196 at para 10 [ Canada (AG) v Galderma ]. 14 Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc v Canada (Attorney General) , 2021 FCA 157 at para 49 [ Alexion 2021 FCA ]. 15 Innovative Medicines Canada v Canada (Attorney General) , 2022 FCA 210 at para 19 [ Innovative Medicines ......
  • Overview of Canada's Pharmaceutical Intellectual Property Regime
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Regulation of Drugs in Canada. The Food and Drugs act and Related Intellectual Property Regimes - 2024 Part II
    • December 22, 2023
    ...(Chapter 15), the CSP regime (Chapter 16), and the PMPRB (Chapter 17). 18 Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc v Canada (Attorney General) , 2021 FCA 157 at para 49; Innovative Medicines Canada v Canada (Attorney General) , 2022 FCA 210 at para 19. ed with patent issues. Indeed, Parliament’s policy ......