Canson Enterprises Ltd. v. Boughton & Co., [1991] 3 SCR 534

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
JudgeLamer, Antonio; Wilson, Bertha; La Forest, Gérard V.; L'Heureux-Dubé, Claire; Sopinka, John; Gonthier, Charles Doherty; Cory, Peter deCarteret; McLachlin, Beverley; Stevenson, William
Citation[1991] 3 SCR 534,30 ACWS (3d) 199,3 WAC 1,131 NR 321,43 ETR 201,1991 CanLII 52 (SCC),85 DLR (4th) 129,[1992] 1 WWR 245,61 BCLR (2d) 1,[1991] CarswellBC 269,6 BCAC 1,35 CR (3d) 534,[1991] SCJ No 91 (QL),39 CPR (3d) 449,JE 92-271,9 CCLT (2d) 1
Docket Number21672
Date21 November 1991
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    • Canada
    • Canada (Federal) Supreme Court (Canada)
    • June 1, 2007
    ...[1994] 3 S.C.R. 377; 171 N.R. 245; 49 B.C.A.C. 1; 80 W.A.C. 1, refd to. [para. 74]. Canson Enterprises Ltd. v. Boughton & Co., [1991] 3 S.C.R. 534; 131 N.R. 321; 6 B.C.A.C. 1; 13 W.A.C. 1, refd to. [para. Chan v. Zacharia (1984), 154 C.L.R. 178 (Aust. H.C.), refd to. [para. 75]. Warman ......
  • 3464920 Canada Inc. v. Strother et al., (2007) 363 N.R. 123 (SCC)
    • Canada
    • Canada (Federal) Supreme Court (Canada)
    • June 1, 2007
    ...[1994] 3 S.C.R. 377; 171 N.R. 245; 49 B.C.A.C. 1; 80 W.A.C. 1, refd to. [para. 74]. Canson Enterprises Ltd. v. Boughton & Co., [1991] 3 S.C.R. 534; 131 N.R. 321; 6 B.C.A.C. 1; 13 W.A.C. 1, refd to. [para. Chan v. Zacharia (1984), 154 C.L.R. 178 (Aust. H.C.), refd to. [para. 75]. Warman ......
  • K.M. v. H.M., (1992) 57 O.A.C. 321 (SCC)
    • Canada
    • Canada (Federal) Supreme Court (Canada)
    • October 29, 1992
    ... [1939] O.R. 66 (C.A.), affd. [1941] S.C.R. 520 , refd to. [para. 59]. Canson Enterprises Ltd. et al. v. Boughton & Co. et al., [1991] 3 S.C.R. 534; 131 N.R. 321 ; 6 B.C.A.C. 1 ; 13 W.A.C. 1 , refd to. [para. 60]. Kitchen v. Royal Air Forces Association, [1958] 2 All E.R. 241 (C.......
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    • Canada
    • Canada (Federal) Supreme Court (Canada)
    • September 30, 1994
    ...Bank Ltd. v. Bundy, [1975] Q.B. 326 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 25]. Canson Enterprises Ltd. et al. v. Boughton & Co. et al., [1991] 3 S.C.R. 534; 131 N.R. 321 ; 6 B.C.A.C. 1 ; 13 W.A.C. 1 , refd to. [para. Nocton v. Lord Ashburton, [1914] A.C. 932 , refd to. [para. 26]. Canadian Aero......
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  • Indalex Ltd. et al., Re, (2013) 301 O.A.C. 1 (SCC)
    • Canada
    • Canada (Federal) Supreme Court (Canada)
    • June 5, 2012
    ...96 O.T.C. 279; 7 C.B.R.(4th) 293 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 275]. Canson Enterprises Ltd. et al. v. Boughton & Co. et al., [1991] 3 S.C.R. 534; 131 N.R. 321; 6 B.C.A.C. 1; 13 W.A.C. 1, refd to. [para. Statutes Noticed: Pension Benefits Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P-8, sect. 57(4) [Appendix];......
  • 3464920 Canada Inc. v. Strother et al., (2007) 241 B.C.A.C. 108 (SCC)
    • Canada
    • Canada (Federal) Supreme Court (Canada)
    • June 1, 2007
    ...[1994] 3 S.C.R. 377; 171 N.R. 245; 49 B.C.A.C. 1; 80 W.A.C. 1, refd to. [para. 74]. Canson Enterprises Ltd. v. Boughton & Co., [1991] 3 S.C.R. 534; 131 N.R. 321; 6 B.C.A.C. 1; 13 W.A.C. 1, refd to. [para. Chan v. Zacharia (1984), 154 C.L.R. 178 (Aust. H.C.), refd to. [para. 75]. Warman ......
  • 3464920 Canada Inc. v. Strother et al., 2005 BCCA 35
    • Canada
    • British Columbia Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • January 21, 2005
    ...Ltd. v. Dwyer (1995), 128 A.L.R. 201 (Aust. H.C.), refd to. [para. 46]. Canson Enterprises Ltd. et al. v. Boughton & Co. et al., [1991] 3 S.C.R. 534; 131 N.R. 321 ; 6 B.C.A.C. 1 ; 13 W.A.C. 1 ; 85 D.L.R.(4th) 129 ; [1992] 1 W.W.R. 245 ; 61 B.C.L.R.(2d) 1 , refd to. [para. Parker......
  • Monsanto Canada Inc. et al. v. Schmeiser et al., (2004) 320 N.R. 201 (SCC)
    • Canada
    • Canada (Federal) Supreme Court (Canada)
    • January 20, 2004
    ...BP Chemicals Ltd. (1999), 6 R.P.C. 203 (Pat. Ct.), refd to. [para. 101]. Canson Enterprises Ltd. et al. v. Boughton & Co. et al., [1991] 3 S.C.R. 534; 131 N.R. 321; 6 B.C.A.C. 1; 13 W.A.C. 1, refd to. [para. Cadbury Schweppes Inc. et al. v. FBI Foods Ltd. et al., [1999] 1 S.C.R. 142; 23......
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    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • April 11, 2016
    ...6. 13 Ibid, at para. 17. 14 Ibid, at para. 18. See generally Canson Enterprises Ltd. v. Boughton & Co., 1991 CanLII 52 (SCC), [1991] 3 S.C.R. 534 at pp. 585-586 (where La Forest J. stated that the "maxims of equity can be flexibly adapted to serve the ends of justice…"). 15 Zurich v. ......
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    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • December 3, 2014
    ...Target Holdings is based in large part on the minority judgment of Justice McLachlin in Canson Enterprises Ltd. v. Boughton & Co., [1991] 3 SCR 534. That judgement, although a minority concurrence, is regularly followed in Canada and the principles set out in AIB will likely be followed......
  • $30 Million Awarded To Lac Seul First Nation As Equitable Compensation For Historical Wrongs
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • January 25, 2018
    ...Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, 2016 SCTC 14. See also: Southwind at paras 258-277. 4 Canson Enterprises Ltd v Boughton & Co, [1991] 3 SCR 534, 1991 CanLII 5 Whitefish Lake Band of Indians v Canada (Attorney General), 2007 ONCA 744. See: Southwind at paras 250-257, 460-467. The co......
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    ...period and the steps you are taking in response, including professional advice. Footnote See: Canson Enterprises Ltd v Boughton & Co, [1991] 3 SCR 534 and Hodgkinson v Simms, [1994] 3 Originally published 28 July, 2020 The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to th......
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    • Irwin Books The Law of Equitable Remedies. Second Edition
    • June 18, 2013
    ...56 O.R. (3d) 102 [2001] O.T.C. 735, [2001] O.J. No. 3915 (S.C.J.) ....................311 Canson Enterprises Ltd. v. Boughton & Co., [1991] 3 S.C.R. 534, 85 D.L.R. (4th) 129, [1991] S.C.J. No. 91 ...................15, 26, 481, 485–87, 489, 493, 496 Cantol Ltd. v. Brodi Chemicals Ltd. (1978......
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    ...of Canada (1995), 26 OR (3d) 500, 129 DLR (4th) 588, [1995] OJ No 4887 (Gen Div) ...........611 Canson Enterprises Ltd v Boughton & Co, [1991] 3 SCR 534, 85 DLR (4th) 129, [1991] SCJ No 91 ........................................................... 225 Carlyle v Elite Insurance Co (1986), 2......
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    • Irwin Books The Law of Equitable Remedies. Second Edition
    • June 18, 2013
    ...(1986), 54 O.R. (2d) 1 (C.A.), leave to appeal to S.C.C. refused, [1986] 2 S.C.R. v; and Canson Enterprises Ltd. v. Boughton & Co. , [1991] 3 S.C.R. 534. 4 Fourie v. Le Roux , [2007] 1 W.L.R. 320 at para. 25 (H.L.). Interlocutory Injunctions: General Principles 27 A statutory court, that is......
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