Bell Canada v. Canada (Attorney General)

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
JudgeWagner, Richard; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Gascon, Clément; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell; Rowe, Malcolm; Martin, Sheilah
Citation2019 SCC 66
Docket Number37896, 37897
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
Date19 December 2019

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158 practice notes
  • Pepa v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 SCC 21
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • June 27, 2025
    ...Publishers of Canada v. Entertainment Software Association, 2022 SCC 30, [2022] 2 S.C.R. 303; Bell Canada v. Canada (Attorney General), 2019 SCC 66, [2019] 4 S.C.R. 845; McLean v. British Columbia (Securities Commission), 2013 SCC 67, [2013] 3 S.C.R. 895; Newfoundland and Labrador Nurses’ U......
  • Première Nation Coldwater c. Canada (Procureur général),
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Canada)
    • February 4, 2020
    ... 2011 FCA 299 , 341 D.L.R. (4th) 710 ; Ignace v. Canada (Attorney General), 2019 FCA 266 ; Bell Canada v. Canada (Attorney General), 2019 SCC 66, 441 D.L.R. (4th) 155; Canada Post Corp. v. Canadian Union of Postal Workers, 2019 SCC 67 , 441 D.L.R. (4th) 269 ; Emera Brunswick Pipeline Co......
  • Pepa v Canada (Citizenship and Immigration),
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • June 27, 2025
    ...Publishers of Canada v. Entertainment Software Association, 2022 SCC 30, [2022] 2 S.C.R. 303; Bell Canada v. Canada (Attorney General), 2019 SCC 66, [2019] 4 S.C.R. 845; McLean v. British Columbia (Securities Commission), 2013 SCC 67, [2013] 3 S.C.R. 895; Newfoundland and Labrador Nurses' U......
  • Canada Post Corp. v. Canadian Union of Postal Workers,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • December 20, 2019
    ... 2002 SCC 42 , [2002] 2 S.C.R. 559 ; Rizzo & Rizzo Shoes Ltd. (Re), [1998] 1 S.C.R. 27 ; Bell Canada v. Canada (Attorney General), 2019 SCC 66; Dunsmuir v. New Brunswick, 2008 SCC 9 , [2008] 1 S.C.R. 190 ; Canada (Canadian Human Rights Commission) v. Canada (Attorney General), 2018......
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125 cases
  • Pepa v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 SCC 21
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • June 27, 2025
    ...Publishers of Canada v. Entertainment Software Association, 2022 SCC 30, [2022] 2 S.C.R. 303; Bell Canada v. Canada (Attorney General), 2019 SCC 66, [2019] 4 S.C.R. 845; McLean v. British Columbia (Securities Commission), 2013 SCC 67, [2013] 3 S.C.R. 895; Newfoundland and Labrador Nurses’ U......
  • Première Nation Coldwater c. Canada (Procureur général),
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Canada)
    • February 4, 2020
    ... 2011 FCA 299 , 341 D.L.R. (4th) 710 ; Ignace v. Canada (Attorney General), 2019 FCA 266 ; Bell Canada v. Canada (Attorney General), 2019 SCC 66, 441 D.L.R. (4th) 155; Canada Post Corp. v. Canadian Union of Postal Workers, 2019 SCC 67 , 441 D.L.R. (4th) 269 ; Emera Brunswick Pipeline Co......
  • Pepa v Canada (Citizenship and Immigration),
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • June 27, 2025
    ...Publishers of Canada v. Entertainment Software Association, 2022 SCC 30, [2022] 2 S.C.R. 303; Bell Canada v. Canada (Attorney General), 2019 SCC 66, [2019] 4 S.C.R. 845; McLean v. British Columbia (Securities Commission), 2013 SCC 67, [2013] 3 S.C.R. 895; Newfoundland and Labrador Nurses' U......
  • Canada Post Corp. v. Canadian Union of Postal Workers,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • December 20, 2019
    ... 2002 SCC 42 , [2002] 2 S.C.R. 559 ; Rizzo & Rizzo Shoes Ltd. (Re), [1998] 1 S.C.R. 27 ; Bell Canada v. Canada (Attorney General), 2019 SCC 66; Dunsmuir v. New Brunswick, 2008 SCC 9 , [2008] 1 S.C.R. 190 ; Canada (Canadian Human Rights Commission) v. Canada (Attorney General), 2018......
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31 firm's commentaries
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (July 20 To 24, 2020)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • July 31, 2020
    ...v. Diafwila, 2016 ONCA 627, Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v. Vavilov, 2019 SCC 65, Bell Canada v. Canada (A.G.) , 2019 SCC 66, Weber v. Ontario Hydro, [1995] 2 S.C.R. 929, Quebec (Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse) v. Quebec (Attorney Gener......
  • The Supreme Court Of Canada Declines To Clean Up Confusion On The Standard Of Review Of Arbitral Decisions
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • February 18, 2021
    ...Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v. Vavilov, 2019 SCC 65 and its companion case, Bell Canada v. Canada (Attorney General), 2019 SCC 66. While Vavilov confirmed that the standard of review for administrative decision makers is to be presumptively reasonableness, one of the li......
  • IP Litigation 2020 Year In Review
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • January 30, 2021
    ...& Immigration) v. Vavilov, 2019 SCC 65; Bell Canada v. Canada (Attorney General); National Football League. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2019 SCC 66. 77. Pentastar Transport Ltd. v. FCA US LLC, 2020 FC 367(Justice 78. Arterra Wines Canada, Inc. v. Diageo North America, Inc., 2020 FC 508 (J......
  • The Debate Over Vavilov's Applicability To Commercial Arbitration Appeals Continues In Alberta
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • February 27, 2020
    ...law in the era of Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v. Vavilov, 2019 SCC 65 and Bell Canada v. Canada (Attorney General), 2019 SCC 66. In late January, 2020, the Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench concluded in Buffalo Point First Nation v. Cottage Owners Association that the sta......
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2 books & journal articles
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Securities Law - Third Edition
    • February 28, 2023
    ...81–82 581 SECURITIES LAW 582 Bell Canada v Canada (Attorney General), 2019 SCC 66, [2019] 4 SCR 845 ....................................................................129, 519–20, 536 Biscotti v Ontario Securities Commission, [1991] OJ No 35, 1 OR (3d) 409, 76 DLR (4th) 762 (CA) ................
  • Notes
    • Canada
    • Understanding Canada Political Law in Canada
    • August 22, 2023
    ...intervenors, including four provincial attorneys general and the Canadian Bar Association); Bell Canada v Canada (Attorney General) , 2019 SCC 66 (in which there were no fewer than forty-ive intervenors, including four provincial attorneys general and the Canadian Bar Association) . 4 Dunsm......