Century Services Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General),

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
JudgeMcLachlin, Beverley; Binnie, William Ian Corneil; LeBel, Louis; Deschamps, Marie; Fish, Morris J.; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Charron, Louise; Rothstein, Marshall; Cromwell, Thomas Albert
Citation2010 SCC 60,[2010] 3 SCR 379,409 NR 201,[2011] DTC 5006,326 DLR (4th) 577,EYB 2010-183759,[2011] 2 WWR 383,12 BCLR (5th) 1,72 CBR (5th) 170,[2011] EXP 9,JE 2011-5,[2010] SCJ No 60 (QL),296 BCAC 1
Docket Number33239
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
Date16 December 2010

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    ...inc. v. Callidus Capital Corp., 2020 SCC 10, [2020] 1 S.C.R. 521; Century Services Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2010 SCC 60, [2010] 3 S.C.R. 379; The Toronto‑Dominion Bank v. Merenick, 2007 BCSC 1261; Iroquois Falls Community Credit Union Ltd. (Liquidator of) v. Miljours (2009), 52 C.......
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    ...Century Services Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General) - see Leroy (Ted) Trucking Ltd. et al., Re. Leroy (Ted) Trucking Ltd. et al., Re, [2010] 3 S.C.R. 379; 409 N.R. 201; 296 B.C.A.C. 1; 503 W.A.C. 1; 2010 SCC 60, refd to. [para. R. v. Fitzgibbon, [1990] 1 S.C.R. 1005; 107 N.R. 281; 40 O.A.C. ......
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    ...and Sells Ltd. v. Workers’ Compensation Board, [1985] 1 S.C.R. 785; Century Services Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2010 SCC 60, [2010] 3 S.C.R. 379; R. v. Fitzgibbon, [1990] 1 S.C.R. 1005; Schreyer v. Schreyer, 2011 SCC 35, [2011] 2 S.C.R. 605; Industrial Acceptance Corp. v. Lalonde, [......
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    ...inc. v. Callidus Capital Corp., 2020 SCC 10, [2020] 1 S.C.R. 521; Century Services Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2010 SCC 60, [2010] 3 S.C.R. 379; The Toronto‑Dominion Bank v. Merenick, 2007 BCSC 1261; Iroquois Falls Community Credit Union Ltd. (Liquidator of) v. Miljours (2009), 52 C.......
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    ...Century Services Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General) - see Leroy (Ted) Trucking Ltd. et al., Re. Leroy (Ted) Trucking Ltd. et al., Re, [2010] 3 S.C.R. 379; 409 N.R. 201; 296 B.C.A.C. 1; 503 W.A.C. 1; 2010 SCC 60, refd to. [para. R. v. Fitzgibbon, [1990] 1 S.C.R. 1005; 107 N.R. 281; 40 O.A.C. ......
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    ...and Sells Ltd. v. Workers’ Compensation Board, [1985] 1 S.C.R. 785; Century Services Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2010 SCC 60, [2010] 3 S.C.R. 379; R. v. Fitzgibbon, [1990] 1 S.C.R. 1005; Schreyer v. Schreyer, 2011 SCC 35, [2011] 2 S.C.R. 605; Industrial Acceptance Corp. v. Lalonde, [......
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