British Columbia (Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal) v. Fraser Health Authority,

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
JudgeMcLachlin, 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 Number36300
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
Date24 June 2016

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22 practice notes
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law of Torts. Sixth Edition
    • June 25, 2020
    ...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......
  • Russell v. Craigflower Housing Cooperative,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • September 7, 2021
    ...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. …......
  • Ontario (Health) v. Association of Ontario Midwives,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • June 13, 2022
    ...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]    ......
  • UPDATING THE PROCEDURAL LAW OF JUDICIAL REVIEW OF ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION.
    • Canada
    • University of British Columbia Law Review Vol. 51 No. 3, September 2018
    • September 1, 2018
    ...(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,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • September 7, 2021
    ...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. …......
  • Ontario (Health) v. Association of Ontario Midwives,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • June 13, 2022
    ...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]    ......
  • Dow Chemical Canada ULC v NOVA Chemicals Corporation,
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • April 7, 2025
    ...appeal.” Put another way in British Columbia (Workers' Compensation Appeal Tribunal) v Fraser Health Authority, 2016 SCC 25 at para 26, [2016] 1 SCR 587, the Supreme Court repeated what was said in Chandler at para 20: “… [a final] decision cannot be revisited because the tribunal has chang......
  • 2023 ONCA 73,
    • Canada
    • January 1, 2023
    ...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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  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law of Torts. Sixth Edition
    • June 25, 2020
    ...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......
  • UPDATING THE PROCEDURAL LAW OF JUDICIAL REVIEW OF ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION.
    • Canada
    • University of British Columbia Law Review Vol. 51 No. 3, September 2018
    • September 1, 2018
    ...(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......