British Columbia (Workers' Compensation Board) v. Figliola

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
JudgeMcLachlin, Beverley; Binnie, William Ian Corneil; LeBel, Louis; Deschamps, Marie; Fish, Morris J.; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Charron, Louise; Rothstein, Marshall; Cromwell, Thomas Albert
Citation2011 SCC 52,[2011] 3 SCR 422,[2011] EXP 3240,[2011] SJ No 52 (QL),[2011] CarswellBC 2702,[2011] 12 WWR 1,23 BCLR (5th) 1,DTE 2011T-707,421 NR 338,JE 2011-1805,337 DLR (4th) 413,[2011] SCJ No 52 (QL),25 Admin LR (5th) 173,95 CCEL (3d) 169,311 BCAC 1,EYB 2011-197334,[2011] EXPT 1935
Date27 October 2011
Docket Number33648
Subject MatterCIVIL RIGHTS,COURTS,PRACTICE,ADMINISTRATIVE LAW,STATUTES

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153 practice notes
  • Loewen v. Manitoba Teachers' Society, 2015 MBCA 13
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Manitoba)
    • June 11, 2014
    ...Board (B.C.) v. Human Rights Tribunal (B.C.) et al. Workers' Compensation Board (B.C.) v. Human Rights Tribunal (B.C.) et al., [2011] 3 S.C.R. 422; 421 N.R. 338; 311 B.C.A.C. 1; 529 W.A.C. 1; 2011 SCC 52, refd to. [para. Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 59 v. Saskatoon (City) (2014......
  • Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v. Vavilov
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • December 19, 2019
    ...1 S.C.R. 539; R. v. Owen, 2003 SCC 33, [2003] 1 S.C.R. 779; British Columbia (Workers’ Compensation Board) v. Figliola, 2011 SCC 52, [2011] 3 S.C.R. 422; Moore v. British Columbia (Education), 2012 SCC 61, [2012] 3 S.C.R. 360; McCormick v. Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, 2014 SCC 39, [2014] ......
  • Chutskoff Estate v. Bonora et al., (2014) 590 A.R. 288 (QB)
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • September 16, 2013
    ...166; 506 W.A.C. 166; 2011 SKCA 10, refd to. [para. 95]. Workers' Compensation Board (B.C.) v. Human Rights Tribunal (B.C.) et al., [2011] 3 S.C.R. 422; 421 N.R. 338; 311 B.C.A.C. 1; 529 W.A.C. 1; 2011 SCC 52, refd to. [para. R. v. Anderson (F.) (2014), 458 N.R. 1; 350 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 2......
  • Patrick Street Holdings Ltd. v. 11368 NL Inc.
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • May 8, 2026
    ...Co. v. British and French Trust Corporation, [1939] A.C. 1; British Columbia (Workers’ Compensation Board) v. Figliola, 2011 SCC 52 , [2011] 3 S.C.R. 422; Tsaoussis (Litigation Guardian of) v. Baetz (1998), 41 O.R. (3d) 257 , leave to appeal refused, [1999] 1 S.C.R. xiv; Ontario v. O.P.S.......
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  • Loewen v. Manitoba Teachers' Society, 2015 MBCA 13
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Manitoba)
    • June 11, 2014
    ...Board (B.C.) v. Human Rights Tribunal (B.C.) et al. Workers' Compensation Board (B.C.) v. Human Rights Tribunal (B.C.) et al., [2011] 3 S.C.R. 422; 421 N.R. 338; 311 B.C.A.C. 1; 529 W.A.C. 1; 2011 SCC 52, refd to. [para. Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 59 v. Saskatoon (City) (2014......
  • Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v. Vavilov
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • December 19, 2019
    ...1 S.C.R. 539; R. v. Owen, 2003 SCC 33, [2003] 1 S.C.R. 779; British Columbia (Workers’ Compensation Board) v. Figliola, 2011 SCC 52, [2011] 3 S.C.R. 422; Moore v. British Columbia (Education), 2012 SCC 61, [2012] 3 S.C.R. 360; McCormick v. Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, 2014 SCC 39, [2014] ......
  • Chutskoff Estate v. Bonora et al., (2014) 590 A.R. 288 (QB)
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • September 16, 2013
    ...166; 506 W.A.C. 166; 2011 SKCA 10, refd to. [para. 95]. Workers' Compensation Board (B.C.) v. Human Rights Tribunal (B.C.) et al., [2011] 3 S.C.R. 422; 421 N.R. 338; 311 B.C.A.C. 1; 529 W.A.C. 1; 2011 SCC 52, refd to. [para. R. v. Anderson (F.) (2014), 458 N.R. 1; 350 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 2......
  • Patrick Street Holdings Ltd. v. 11368 NL Inc.
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • May 8, 2026
    ...Co. v. British and French Trust Corporation, [1939] A.C. 1; British Columbia (Workers’ Compensation Board) v. Figliola, 2011 SCC 52 , [2011] 3 S.C.R. 422; Tsaoussis (Litigation Guardian of) v. Baetz (1998), 41 O.R. (3d) 257 , leave to appeal refused, [1999] 1 S.C.R. xiv; Ontario v. O.P.S.......
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3 firm's commentaries
  • When It Comes To Issue Estoppel, Discretion And Fairness Win
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • May 20, 2013
    ...the context of prior administrative proceedings articulated in British Columbia (Workers' Compensation Board) v Figliola, 2011 SCC 52, [2011] 3 S.C.R. 422, which moved away from the approach in Danyluk that said a wider discretion should be applied to administrative tribunals than applied t......
  • Psychological Harassment: Reining In Duplication Of Proceedings
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • April 1, 2014
    ...Footnotes 1 Durocher c Commission des relations du travail, 2014 QCCS 237. 2 British Columbia (Workers' Compensation Board) v Figliola, [2011] 3 SCR 422. 3 Syndicat canadien des communications, de l'énergie et du papier-SCEP (Association canadienne des employés en télécommunications-ACET) c......
  • Professional Regulators Must Address Human Rights Issues: Burden Or Blessing?
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • July 24, 2012
    ...with less appreciation of the public protection mandate. In British Columbia (Workers' Compensation Board) v. Figliola, 2011 SCC 52, [2011] 3 S.C.R. 422, the Supreme Court considered a challenge by workers who were dissatisfied with the lesser WCB benefits they received under the Workers' C......
9 books & journal articles
  • IDENTIFYING THE REVIEW STANDARD: ADMINISTRATIVE DEFERENCE IN A NUTSHELL.
    • Canada
    • University of New Brunswick Law Journal No. 68, January 2017
    • January 1, 2017
    ...SCC 61, [2011] 3 SCR 654 [Alberta Teachers' Association], and British Columbia (Workers' Compensation Board) v Figliola, 2011 SCC 52, [2011] 3 SCR 422. (58) See Westcoast Energy Inc v Canada (National Energy Board), [1998] 1 SCR 322, 156 DLR (4th) 456; Nova Scotia (Workers' Compensation Boa......
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