British Columbia (Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal) v. Fraser Health Authority, [2016] 1 SCR 587
Jurisdiction | Federal Jurisdiction (Canada) |
Judge | McLachlin, Beverley; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Wagner, Richard; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell |
Citation | [2016] 1 SCR 587,2016 SCC 25,388 BCAC 69 |
Docket Number | 36300 |
Court | Supreme Court (Canada) |
Date | 24 June 2016 |
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...353 British Columbia (Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal) v Fraser Health Authority, [2016] SCJ No 25, [2016] 1 SCR 587, 2016 SCC 25 ............................................................................................. 58, 62 British Columbia Ferry Corp v Invicta Security Service......
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Russell v. Craigflower Housing Cooperative, 2021 BCCA 330
...S.C.R. 108, at para. 16; British Columbia (Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal) v. Fraser Health Authority, 2016 SCC 25, [2016] 1 S.C.R. 587, at paras. 8 and 29; British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal v. Schrenk, 2017 SCC 62, [2017] 2 S.C.R. 795, at para. 28. …......
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Ontario (Health) v. Association of Ontario Midwives, 2022 ONCA 458
...2 S.C.R. 108, at para. 16; British Columbia (Workers' Compensation Appeal Tribunal) v. Fraser Health Authority, 2016 SCC 25, [2016] 1 S.C.R. 587, at paras. 8 and 29; British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal v. Schrenk, 2017 SCC 62, [2017] 2 S.C.R. 795, at para. [73] ......
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UPDATING THE PROCEDURAL LAW OF JUDICIAL REVIEW OF ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION.
...(65) See ibid at paras 1 -2. (66) See British Columbia (Workers' Compensation Appeal Tribunal) v Fraser Health Authority, 2016 SCC 25, [2016] 1 SCR 587. (67) See Fraser,supra note 64 at paras 87-106, 117-121, (68) See e.g. Chopra v Canada (Attorney General), 2013 FC 644 at paras 62-65, [201......
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Russell v. Craigflower Housing Cooperative, 2021 BCCA 330
...S.C.R. 108, at para. 16; British Columbia (Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal) v. Fraser Health Authority, 2016 SCC 25, [2016] 1 S.C.R. 587, at paras. 8 and 29; British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal v. Schrenk, 2017 SCC 62, [2017] 2 S.C.R. 795, at para. 28. …......
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Ontario (Health) v. Association of Ontario Midwives, 2022 ONCA 458
...2 S.C.R. 108, at para. 16; British Columbia (Workers' Compensation Appeal Tribunal) v. Fraser Health Authority, 2016 SCC 25, [2016] 1 S.C.R. 587, at paras. 8 and 29; British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal v. Schrenk, 2017 SCC 62, [2017] 2 S.C.R. 795, at para. [73] ......
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Edwards v. British Columbia (Workers' Compensation Appeal Tribunal), 2017 BCSC 582
...Board), 2007 BCSC 862 and Fraser Health Authority v. Workers’ Compensation Appeals Tribunal, 2013 BCSC 524, aff’d 2014 BCCA 499, var’d [2016] 1 S.C.R. 587; and I received supplementary written submissions from counsel following the release of the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in Fraser......
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2023 ONCA 73,
...causation requirement: British Columbia (Workers' Compensation Appeal Tribunal) v. Fraser Health Authority, 2016 SCC 25 (CanLII), [2016] 1 SCR 587, at para 38. Causation can therefore be discerned by inference from the statistical evidence. [Emphasis added.] 62 Dr. James relies on stat......
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Back To The Future Causation Alert: Clusters Trumps Medical Causation In Judicial Review Of Technicians' Breast Cancer
...- whether it is scientifically provable or not. In British Columbia (Workers' Compensation Appeal Tribunal) v. Fraser Health Authority, [2016] SCC 25 (hereinafter "WCAT 2016") the Supreme Court of Canada was asked to look at causation in the context of a cluster of seven British Columbia me......
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Table of cases
...353 British Columbia (Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal) v Fraser Health Authority, [2016] SCJ No 25, [2016] 1 SCR 587, 2016 SCC 25 ............................................................................................. 58, 62 British Columbia Ferry Corp v Invicta Security Service......
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UPDATING THE PROCEDURAL LAW OF JUDICIAL REVIEW OF ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION.
...(65) See ibid at paras 1 -2. (66) See British Columbia (Workers' Compensation Appeal Tribunal) v Fraser Health Authority, 2016 SCC 25, [2016] 1 SCR 587. (67) See Fraser,supra note 64 at paras 87-106, 117-121, (68) See e.g. Chopra v Canada (Attorney General), 2013 FC 644 at paras 62-65, [201......