Canada v. Canada North Group Inc.

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
JudgeWagner, Richard; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell; Rowe, Malcolm; Martin, Sheilah; Kasirer, Nicholas
Neutral Citation2021 SCC 30
Citation2021 SCC 30
Date28 July 2021
Docket Number38871

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63 practice notes
  • R. v. J.J.
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • June 30, 2022
    ...1 S.C.R. 128 ; R. v. Spencer, 2014 SCC 43 , [2014] 2 S.C.R. 212 ; R. v. Wong, [1990] 3 S.C.R. 36 ; Canada v. Canada North Group Inc., 2021 SCC 30; R. v. Patrick, 2009 SCC 17 , [2009] 1 S.C.R. 579 ; Dagg v. Canada (Minister of Finance), [1997] 2 S.C.R. 403 ; R. v. Barton, 2019 SCC 33 ......
  • Notes
    • Canada
    • Understanding Canada Drafting, Interpreting, and Applying Legislation Part Two. Interpreting and Applying Legislation
    • August 22, 2023
    ...provisions , SQ 2008, c 21, ss 1 and 20. 34 Above note 32 at para 28. 35 RSC 1985 , c C-46. 36 (1993), 14 OR (3d) 682 (CA). 37 2021 SCC 30 at para 65. 38 RSC 1985 , c 1 (5th Supp). 39 RSC 1985 , c C-36. 40 2021 ONCA 190 . 41 See the discussion above of Legal Meaning — Meaning Develo......
  • John Doe (G.E.B. #26) v. Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of St. John's
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Newfoundland)
    • July 22, 2024
    ... 2010 ABCA 189 ; Penner v. Mitchell, 1978 AltaSCAD 201; Athey v. Leonati, [1996] 3 S.C.R. 458 ; Canada v. Canada North Group Inc., 2021 SCC 30, [2021] 2 S.C.R. 571 ; Humber Ironworks & Shipbuilding Co., Re (1869), 4 Ch. App. 643 (Eng. Ch. Div); Canadian Red Cross Society, Re, 2008 Can......
  • Agrium v Orbis Engineering Field Services
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • August 8, 2022
    ...be given a meaning they cannot possibly bear”); Canada v. Canada North Group Inc., 2019 ABCA 314 , ¶ 112; 437 D.L.R. 4th 122, 172, aff’d, 2021 SCC 30 per Wakeling, J.A. (“Fidelity to statutory text is a fundamental feature of statutory interpretation. Courts that ignore the text act as una......
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  • R. v. J.J.
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • June 30, 2022
    ...1 S.C.R. 128 ; R. v. Spencer, 2014 SCC 43 , [2014] 2 S.C.R. 212 ; R. v. Wong, [1990] 3 S.C.R. 36 ; Canada v. Canada North Group Inc., 2021 SCC 30; R. v. Patrick, 2009 SCC 17 , [2009] 1 S.C.R. 579 ; Dagg v. Canada (Minister of Finance), [1997] 2 S.C.R. 403 ; R. v. Barton, 2019 SCC 33 ......
  • John Doe (G.E.B. #26) v. Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of St. John's
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Newfoundland)
    • July 22, 2024
    ... 2010 ABCA 189 ; Penner v. Mitchell, 1978 AltaSCAD 201; Athey v. Leonati, [1996] 3 S.C.R. 458 ; Canada v. Canada North Group Inc., 2021 SCC 30, [2021] 2 S.C.R. 571 ; Humber Ironworks & Shipbuilding Co., Re (1869), 4 Ch. App. 643 (Eng. Ch. Div); Canadian Red Cross Society, Re, 2008 Can......
  • Agrium v Orbis Engineering Field Services
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • August 8, 2022
    ...be given a meaning they cannot possibly bear”); Canada v. Canada North Group Inc., 2019 ABCA 314 , ¶ 112; 437 D.L.R. 4th 122, 172, aff’d, 2021 SCC 30 per Wakeling, J.A. (“Fidelity to statutory text is a fundamental feature of statutory interpretation. Courts that ignore the text act as una......
  • Wallace & Carey Inc. (Re)
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • December 15, 2025
    ...discretion to lift a CCAA stay must be exercised in furtherance of the CCAA’s remedial purpose:  Canada v Canada North Group Inc, 2021 SCC 30 at para 138, citing Century Services 2010 at paras 58-61; 9354-9186 Québec inc v Callidus Capital Corp, 2020 SCC 10 at para 50; (i)  &......
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6 firm's commentaries
  • Complex Restructuring With A Simple Solution? Understanding Director Releasees Under Governing Canadian Statues
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • July 1, 2026
    ...Mah rejected this argument in Freedom Cannabis. Relying on the Supreme Court of Canada's majority reasoning in Canada North Group Inc., 2021 SCC 30, the Court emphasized that the court has jurisdiction to make CCAA orders that affect rights created under other federal statutes, including th......
  • The Supreme Court Of Canada Releases Decision In Canada North
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • August 3, 2021
    ...Respondent, Business Development Bank of Canada. Footnotes 1. Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada v. Canada North Group Inc., et al., 2021 SCC 30 (Canada 2. Ibid, at para 31. 3. Ibid. 4. Ibid, at para 39. 5. Ibid, at para 41. 6. Ibid. 7. Ibid, at para 57. 8. Ibid, at para 68. 9. Ibid, ......
  • Update! Court Ordered Charges Can Also Prime Crown Claims In BIA Matters
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • November 6, 2023
    ...of the Supreme Court of Canada court in Canada v Canada North Group Inc., 2021 SCC 30 [Canada North] had confirmed that the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act ('CCAA') courts could grant super-priority charges (e.g. interim financing, administration charge, or directors' and officers' cha......
  • Supreme Court Of Canada Confirms Priority Status Of Restructuring Charges Over CRA Deemed Trusts
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • August 6, 2021
    ...of a successful restructuring under the CCAA. Footnotes 1. Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada v. Canada North Group Inc., et al., 2021 SCC 30 [Canada 2. Ibid. at para. 20, citing Century Services Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2010 SCC 60, at para. 18. 3. Ibid. at paras. 20, 28, 3......
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  • Notes
    • Canada
    • Understanding Canada Drafting, Interpreting, and Applying Legislation Part Two. Interpreting and Applying Legislation
    • August 22, 2023
    ...provisions , SQ 2008, c 21, ss 1 and 20. 34 Above note 32 at para 28. 35 RSC 1985 , c C-46. 36 (1993), 14 OR (3d) 682 (CA). 37 2021 SCC 30 at para 65. 38 RSC 1985 , c 1 (5th Supp). 39 RSC 1985 , c C-36. 40 2021 ONCA 190 . 41 See the discussion above of Legal Meaning — Meaning Develo......