Canada (Attorney General) v. Collins Family Trust

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
JudgeWagner, Richard; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell; Rowe, Malcolm; Martin, Sheilah; Kasirer, Nicholas; Jamal, Mahmud
Citation2022 SCC 26
Docket Number39383
Date17 June 2022

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54 practice notes
  • Iris Technologies Inc. v. Canada
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • June 28, 2024
    ...L.R. (6th) 216; Main Rehabilitation Co. v. Canada, 2004 FCA 403, 247 D.L.R. (4th) 597; Canada (Attorney General) v. Collins Family Trust, 2022 SCC 26; Harris v. Canada, [2000] 4 F.C. 37; Canada v. Anchor Pointe Energy Ltd., 2007 FCA 188, [2008] 1 F.C.R. 839; Canada v. Consumers’ Gas Co., [1......
  • Dow Chemical Canada ULC v. Canada
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • June 28, 2024
    ...235 ; Walker v. Canada Customs and Revenue Agency, 2005 FCA 393 , 344 N.R. 169 ; Canada (Attorney General) v. Collins Family Trust, 2022 SCC 26; The Queen v. Wesbrook Management Ltd., 96 DTC 6590 ; Addison & Leyen Ltd. v. Canada, 2006 FCA 107 , [2006] 4 F.C.R. 532 , rev’d 2007 SCC......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (January 27 ' 31, 2025)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • February 6, 2025
    ...Inc., 2016 SCC 56, 2484234 Ontario Inc. v. Hanley Park Developments Inc.,2020 ONCA 273, Canada (Attorney General) v. Collins Family Trust, 2022 SCC 26 Veeragathy v Ambalavanar, 2025 ONCA 72 Keywords: Torts, Fraud, Fraudulent Misrepresentation, Inducing Breach of Contract, Breach of Trust, U......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (August 15 ' 19, 2022)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • August 22, 2022
    ...O.R. 881 (C.A.), Brown & Root v. Aerotech Herman Nelson Inc. et al., 2004 MBCA 63, Canada (Attorney General) v. Collins Family Trust, 2022 SCC 26, Rick v. Brandsema, 2009 SCC 10, Kupchak v. Dayson Holdings Ltd. (1965), 53 D.L.R. (2d) 482 (B.C.C.A.), McCarthy v. Kenny, [1939] 3 D.L.R. 556 (O......
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41 cases
  • Dow Chemical Canada ULC v. Canada
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • June 28, 2024
    ...235 ; Walker v. Canada Customs and Revenue Agency, 2005 FCA 393 , 344 N.R. 169 ; Canada (Attorney General) v. Collins Family Trust, 2022 SCC 26; The Queen v. Wesbrook Management Ltd., 96 DTC 6590 ; Addison & Leyen Ltd. v. Canada, 2006 FCA 107 , [2006] 4 F.C.R. 532 , rev’d 2007 SCC......
  • Iris Technologies Inc. v. Canada
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • June 28, 2024
    ...L.R. (6th) 216; Main Rehabilitation Co. v. Canada, 2004 FCA 403, 247 D.L.R. (4th) 597; Canada (Attorney General) v. Collins Family Trust, 2022 SCC 26; Harris v. Canada, [2000] 4 F.C. 37; Canada v. Anchor Pointe Energy Ltd., 2007 FCA 188, [2008] 1 F.C.R. 839; Canada v. Consumers’ Gas Co., [1......
  • Frontier Lithium Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General)
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • July 24, 2026
    ...General) v Fairmont Hotels Inc., 2016 SCC 56 at para 24 [Fairmont Hotels]; see also Canada (Attorney General) v Collins Family Trust, 2022 SCC 26 at paras 14, IV. Analysis A. The Flow-Through Program [64] Under the flow-through share provisions of the ITA, a qualified corporation may, whe......
  • Nova Oculus Canada Manufacturing ULC v. Sather
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • December 22, 2025
    ...at §23:12; Urban Mechanical Contracting Ltd v Zurich, 2022 ONCA 589 at paras 61-72; Canada (Attorney General) v Collins Family Trust, 2022 SCC 26 at paras [39]        Equitable rescission can be a flexible and generous remedy that arises in a myriad of cir......
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14 firm's commentaries
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (January 27 ' 31, 2025)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • February 6, 2025
    ...Inc., 2016 SCC 56, 2484234 Ontario Inc. v. Hanley Park Developments Inc.,2020 ONCA 273, Canada (Attorney General) v. Collins Family Trust, 2022 SCC 26 Veeragathy v Ambalavanar, 2025 ONCA 72 Keywords: Torts, Fraud, Fraudulent Misrepresentation, Inducing Breach of Contract, Breach of Trust, U......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (August 15 ' 19, 2022)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • August 22, 2022
    ...O.R. 881 (C.A.), Brown & Root v. Aerotech Herman Nelson Inc. et al., 2004 MBCA 63, Canada (Attorney General) v. Collins Family Trust, 2022 SCC 26, Rick v. Brandsema, 2009 SCC 10, Kupchak v. Dayson Holdings Ltd. (1965), 53 D.L.R. (2d) 482 (B.C.C.A.), McCarthy v. Kenny, [1939] 3 D.L.R. 556 (O......
  • COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (JANUARY 27 – 31)
    • Canada
    • LexBlog Canada
    • February 1, 2025
    ...2016 SCC 56, 2484234 Ontario Inc. v. Hanley Park Developments Inc., 2020 ONCA 273, Canada (Attorney General) v. Collins Family Trust, 2022 SCC 26 Veeragathy v Ambalavanar, 2025 ONCA 72 Keywords: Torts, Fraud, Fraudulent Misrepresentation, Inducing Breach of Contract, Breach of Trust, Unjust......
  • Unintended Tax Liability? Supreme Court Of Canada Says No Take-Backs
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • June 24, 2022
    ...Court of Canada ("SCC") in Canada (Attorney General) v. Collins Family Trust, 2022 SCC 26 ("Collins Family Trust") recently set out that a series of transactions cannot be undone using "rescission" in order to avoid an unexpected tax liability, even if the taxpayer relied on public statemen......
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3 books & journal articles
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law of Equitable Remedies - Third edition
    • November 18, 2023
    ...FCA 395 .............................................................................361 Canada (Attorney General) v Collins Family Trust, 2022 SCC 26 .................. xxii, 692, 698, 699 Canada (Attorney General) v Downtown Eastside Sex Workers United Against Violence Society, 2012 SCC 4......
  • Rectification
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law of Equitable Remedies - Third edition
    • November 18, 2023
    ...to appeal to SCC refused [2000] SCCA No 621 [ Juliar ]. 54 Fairmont , above note 3. 55 Canada (Attorney General) v Collins Family Trust , 2022 SCC 26 [ Collins ]. 56 771225 Ontario Ltd v Bramco Holdings Ltd (1995), 21 OR (3d) 739 (CA), leave to appeal to SCC refused [1995] SCCA No 147 [ Bra......
  • Preface to the third edition
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law of Equitable Remedies - Third edition
    • November 18, 2023
    ..., 2021 SCC 28. 5 Canada (Attorney General) v Fairmont Hotels Inc , 2016 SCC 56. 6 Canada (Attorney General) v Collins Family Trust , 2022 SCC 26. Preface to the Third Edition xxiii judges of the Supreme Court on how far rectiication should be made available. I have also taken the opportunit......