Bruyea v. Canada (Veteran Affairs)

JurisdictionOntario
CourtCourt of Appeal (Ontario)
JudgeLauwers,Fairburn,Nordheimer
Citation2019 ONCA 599
Docket NumberC65959
Date12 July 2019

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18 practice notes
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (January 24-28, 2022)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • February 1, 2022
    ...327.1, Burden Reduction Act, 2017, S.O. 2017, c. 2, Rules of the Small Claims Court, Rule 1.03(1), Bruyea v. Canada (Veteran Affairs), 2019 ONCA 599, 439 D.L.R. (4th) 193, 1704604 Ontario Ltd. v. Pointes Protection Association, 2020 SCC 22, 449 D.L.R. (4th) 1, Nanda v. McEwan, 2020 ONCA 431......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (January 24-28, 2022)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • February 1, 2022
    ...327.1, Burden Reduction Act, 2017, S.O. 2017, c. 2, Rules of the Small Claims Court, Rule 1.03(1), Bruyea v. Canada (Veteran Affairs), 2019 ONCA 599, 439 D.L.R. (4th) 193, 1704604 Ontario Ltd. v. Pointes Protection Association, 2020 SCC 22, 449 D.L.R. (4th) 1, Nanda v. McEwan, 2020 ONCA 431......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (June 14 ' 18)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • June 23, 2021
    ...R. 12.07, Van de Vrande v. Butkowski, 2010 ONCA 230, Riddel v. Apple Canada Inc., 2017 ONCA 590, Bruyea v. Canada (Veteran Affairs), 2019 ONCA 599 Hart v. Fullarton, 2021 ONCA 438 Keywords: Family Law, Spousal Support, Civil Procedure, Appeals, Vexatious Litigants, Courts of Justice Act, R.......
  • Ontario Court Of Appeal Summaries (July 8 – 12, 2019)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • July 23, 2019
    ...Guaranty Co., 2014 ONCA 798, MacDonald v. Chicago Title Insurance Company of Canada, 2015 ONCA 842 Bruyea v. Canada (Veteran Affairs), 2019 ONCA 599 Keywords: Small Claims Court; Defamation; Jurisdiction of Deputy Judges; Statutory Interpretation; Courts of Justice Act, RSO 1990, c. C.43, s......
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8 cases
  • Schwartz et al. v. Collette
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • March 22, 2021
    ...of the CJA. There are some compelling arguments in favour of this position. [11] The Defendant cites Bruyea v. Canada (Veteran Affairs), 2019 ONCA 599, 147 O.R. (3d) 84, for the proposition that the court can rely on the definitions under the Rules of Civil Procedure, R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 194,......
  • Kelava v. Spadacini
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • June 17, 2021
    ...[35]       An example of a marker limiting jurisdiction is shown in Bruyea v. Canada (Veteran Affairs), 2019 ONCA 599, 147 O.R. (3d) 84. There, the issue was whether the Small Claims Court had the authority to dismiss an action under s. 137.1 of the Courts of J......
  • Browne v Picart et Al
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • May 15, 2025
    ...$3,000 in costs for this motion. A. Kaufman J. Released: May 22, 2025 1 R.R.O. 1990, Reg 194. 2 Bruyea v. Canada (Veteran Affairs), 2019 ONCA 599. 3 Schmidt v. Toronto-Dominion Bank, 1995 CanLII 3502, (Ont. 4 2015 ONCA 596, 127 O.R. (3d) 1, at para. 68 5 Ibid, at para 71. 6 Yukon Francophon......
  • Ontario College of Teachers v. Bouragba
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • July 14, 2021
    ...this court’s jurisdiction to hear an appeal under CJA s. 6(1)(d) was not raised in the case of Bruyea v. Canada (Veteran Affairs), 2019 ONCA 599, 439 D.L.R. (4th) 193. However, in Bruyea, at para. 14, the court did point out the significance of s. 137.1’s use of the word &#x20......
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7 firm's commentaries
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (January 24-28, 2022)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • February 1, 2022
    ...327.1, Burden Reduction Act, 2017, S.O. 2017, c. 2, Rules of the Small Claims Court, Rule 1.03(1), Bruyea v. Canada (Veteran Affairs), 2019 ONCA 599, 439 D.L.R. (4th) 193, 1704604 Ontario Ltd. v. Pointes Protection Association, 2020 SCC 22, 449 D.L.R. (4th) 1, Nanda v. McEwan, 2020 ONCA 431......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (January 24-28, 2022)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • February 1, 2022
    ...327.1, Burden Reduction Act, 2017, S.O. 2017, c. 2, Rules of the Small Claims Court, Rule 1.03(1), Bruyea v. Canada (Veteran Affairs), 2019 ONCA 599, 439 D.L.R. (4th) 193, 1704604 Ontario Ltd. v. Pointes Protection Association, 2020 SCC 22, 449 D.L.R. (4th) 1, Nanda v. McEwan, 2020 ONCA 431......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (June 14 ' 18)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • June 23, 2021
    ...R. 12.07, Van de Vrande v. Butkowski, 2010 ONCA 230, Riddel v. Apple Canada Inc., 2017 ONCA 590, Bruyea v. Canada (Veteran Affairs), 2019 ONCA 599 Hart v. Fullarton, 2021 ONCA 438 Keywords: Family Law, Spousal Support, Civil Procedure, Appeals, Vexatious Litigants, Courts of Justice Act, R.......
  • Ontario Court Of Appeal Summaries (July 8 – 12, 2019)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • July 23, 2019
    ...Guaranty Co., 2014 ONCA 798, MacDonald v. Chicago Title Insurance Company of Canada, 2015 ONCA 842 Bruyea v. Canada (Veteran Affairs), 2019 ONCA 599 Keywords: Small Claims Court; Defamation; Jurisdiction of Deputy Judges; Statutory Interpretation; Courts of Justice Act, RSO 1990, c. C.43, s......
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3 books & journal articles
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Guide to the Law and Practice of Anti-SLAPP Proceedings Part IX. Procedural Issues in Anti-SLAPP Motions
    • June 13, 2022
    ...CanLII 6471 (BC CA) ..............................................................................456 Bruyea v Canada (Veteran Afairs), 2019 ONCA 599 ................................................101–2, 446 Buck v Morris et al, 2015 ONSC 5632 ....................................................
  • Applicability of Libel Notice
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Guide to the Law and Practice of Anti-SLAPP Proceedings Part IX. Procedural Issues in Anti-SLAPP Motions
    • June 13, 2022
    ...to have concluded as he did. Note that this decision was rendered before the Court of Appeal held, in Bruyea v Canada (Veteran Afairs), 2019 ONCA 599, that a deputy judge of the small claims court has no jurisdiction to make an order under section 137.1 of the Libel and Slander Act. Nanda v......
  • Jurisdiction
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Guide to the Law and Practice of Anti-SLAPP Proceedings Part III. Preliminary Considerations
    • June 13, 2022
    ...by all parties that a deputy judge should be given the powers to encourage access to justice. See Bruyea v Canada (Veteran Afairs), 2019 ONCA 599 at paras 27–30: [27] Lastly, all of the parties place great emphasis on the fact that the Small Claims Court is intended to provide for simpler a......