ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd. v. Alberta (Utilities Commission)

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
JudgeMcLachlin, Beverley; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Rothstein, Marshall; Cromwell, Thomas Albert; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Gascon, Clément
Citation[2015] 3 SCR 219,2015 SCC 45
Date25 September 2015
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
Docket Number35624

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30 practice notes
  • Quebec (Attorney General) v. Guérin,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • July 27, 2017
    ...v. SODRAC 2003 Inc., 2015 SCC 57, [2015] 3 S.C.R. 615; ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd. v. Alberta (Utilities Commission), 2015 SCC 45, [2015] 3 S.C.R. 219; Nolan v. Kerry (Canada) Inc., 2009 SCC 39, [2009] 2 S.C.R. 678; Canon Canada Inc. v. Sylvestre, 2012 QCCS 1422; Parry Sound (District) Soci......
  • Edmonton (City) v. Edmonton East (Capilano) Shopping Centres Ltd.,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • November 4, 2016
    ...Power Generation Inc., 2015 SCC 44, [2015] 3 S.C.R. 147; ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd. v. Alberta (Utilities Commission), 2015 SCC 45, [2015] 3 S.C.R. 219; Dr. Q v. College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia, 2003 SCC 19, [2003] 1 S.C.R. 226; Law Society of New Brunswick v. Ryan, ......
  • Telus Communications Inc. v. Federation of Canadian Municipalities,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • April 25, 2025
    ...S.C.R. 643; R. v. Khill, 2021 SCC 37, [2021] 2 S.C.R. 948; ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd. v. Alberta (Utilities Commission), 2015 SCC 45, [2015] 3 S.C.R. 219; R. v. Steele, 2014 SCC 61, [2014] 3 S.C.R. 138; Agraira v. Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness), 2013 SCC 36, [2013] 2 S.C......
  • Nova Scotia (Attorney General) v. S&D Smith Central Supplies Limited,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal of Nova Scotia (Canada)
    • March 26, 2019
    ...Power Generation Inc., 2015 SCC 44, [2015] 3 S.C.R. 147; ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd. v. Alberta (Utilities Commission), 2015 SCC 45, [2015] 3 S.C.R. 219). [30] In Saguenay [Mouvement laïque québécois v. Saguenay (City), [2015] 2 S.C.R. 3], this Court confirmed that whenever a court reviews ......
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  • Quebec (Attorney General) v. Guérin
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • July 27, 2017
    ...v. SODRAC 2003 Inc., 2015 SCC 57, [2015] 3 S.C.R. 615; ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd. v. Alberta (Utilities Commission), 2015 SCC 45, [2015] 3 S.C.R. 219; Nolan v. Kerry (Canada) Inc., 2009 SCC 39, [2009] 2 S.C.R. 678; Canon Canada Inc. v. Sylvestre, 2012 QCCS 1422; Parry Sound (District) Soci......
  • Edmonton (City) v. Edmonton East (Capilano) Shopping Centres Ltd.
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • November 4, 2016
    ...Power Generation Inc., 2015 SCC 44, [2015] 3 S.C.R. 147; ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd. v. Alberta (Utilities Commission), 2015 SCC 45, [2015] 3 S.C.R. 219; Dr. Q v. College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia, 2003 SCC 19, [2003] 1 S.C.R. 226; Law Society of New Brunswick v. Ryan, ......
  • Nova Scotia (Attorney General) v. S&D Smith Central Supplies Limited
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal of Nova Scotia (Canada)
    • March 26, 2019
    ...Power Generation Inc., 2015 SCC 44, [2015] 3 S.C.R. 147; ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd. v. Alberta (Utilities Commission), 2015 SCC 45, [2015] 3 S.C.R. 219). [30] In Saguenay [Mouvement laïque québécois v. Saguenay (City), [2015] 2 S.C.R. 3], this Court confirmed that whenever a court reviews ......
  • Telus Communications Inc. v. Federation of Canadian Municipalities
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • April 25, 2025
    ...S.C.R. 643; R. v. Khill, 2021 SCC 37, [2021] 2 S.C.R. 948; ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd. v. Alberta (Utilities Commission), 2015 SCC 45, [2015] 3 S.C.R. 219; R. v. Steele, 2014 SCC 61, [2014] 3 S.C.R. 138; Agraira v. Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness), 2013 SCC 36, [2013] 2 S.C......
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1 books & journal articles
  • RENOVATING JUDICIAL REVIEW.
    • Canada
    • University of New Brunswick Law Journal No. 68, January 2017
    • January 1, 2017
    ...Association, supra note 79 at para 34. See al so A TCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd v Alberta (Utilities Commission), 2015 SCC 45 at para 27, [2015] 3 SCR 219. (85) Lauren Wihak, "Wither the Correctness Standard of Review? Dunsmuir, Six Years Later" (2014) 27 Can J Admin L & Prac 173 at (86) S......