Elder Advocates of Alberta Society v Alberta, 2019 ABCA 342

JudgeThe Honourable Mr. Justice Peter Costigan,The Honourable Madam Justice Jo’Anne Strekaf,The Honourable Madam Justice Ritu Khullar
Citation2019 ABCA 342
Docket Number1803-0038-AC
CourtCourt of Appeal (Alberta)
Date17 September 2019

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10 practice notes
  • R v Brown
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • July 29, 2021
    ...is constitutional is a question of law subject to the standard of review of correctness: Elder Advocates of Alberta Society v Alberta, 2019 ABCA 342 at para 16, leave to appeal to SCC dismissed, [2019] SCCA No 415. The standard of review for underlying factual issues, including social and l......
  • Li v. British Columbia
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • June 29, 2021
    ...facilities on whom an additional financial burden (an accommodation charge) was placed in Elder Advocates of Alberta Society v. Alberta, 2019 ABCA 342. Moreover, there was uncontroverted evidence among the three expert economists that foreign buyers were contributing to the rapid price esca......
  • Elder Advocates of Alberta Society v Alberta Health Services
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • February 22, 2021
    ...all the claims made by the plaintiffs: Elder Advocates of Alberta Society v Alberta: 2018 ABQB 37. An appeal was dismissed by this court (2019 ABCA 342), and an application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada was denied (2020 CanLII 25158 [5] The litigation was costly for all......
  • Rocky View Water Co-Op Ltd v Cidex Developments Ltd, 2022 ABCA 422
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • December 23, 2022
    ...National Railway Co v Canada (Attorney General), 2014 SCC 40, para 33, [2014] 2 SCR 135; Elder Advocates of Alberta Society v Alberta, 2019 ABCA 342, para 15, 93 Alta LR (6th) 211. The application of a legal standard to a set of facts is a question of mixed fact and law entitled to deferenc......
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8 cases
  • R v Brown,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • July 29, 2021
    ...is constitutional is a question of law subject to the standard of review of correctness: Elder Advocates of Alberta Society v Alberta, 2019 ABCA 342 at para 16, leave to appeal to SCC dismissed, [2019] SCCA No 415. The standard of review for underlying factual issues, including social and l......
  • Li v. British Columbia,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • June 29, 2021
    ...facilities on whom an additional financial burden (an accommodation charge) was placed in Elder Advocates of Alberta Society v. Alberta, 2019 ABCA 342. Moreover, there was uncontroverted evidence among the three expert economists that foreign buyers were contributing to the rapid price esca......
  • Elder Advocates of Alberta Society v Alberta Health Services,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • February 22, 2021
    ...all the claims made by the plaintiffs: Elder Advocates of Alberta Society v Alberta: 2018 ABQB 37. An appeal was dismissed by this court (2019 ABCA 342), and an application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada was denied (2020 CanLII 25158 [5] The litigation was costly for all......
  • Rocky View Water Co-Op Ltd v Cidex Developments Ltd, 2022 ABCA 422
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • December 23, 2022
    ...National Railway Co v Canada (Attorney General), 2014 SCC 40, para 33, [2014] 2 SCR 135; Elder Advocates of Alberta Society v Alberta, 2019 ABCA 342, para 15, 93 Alta LR (6th) 211. The application of a legal standard to a set of facts is a question of mixed fact and law entitled to deferenc......
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1 firm's commentaries
  • Award Of No Costs A Cautionary Tale For Defendants Of Class Actions
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • March 25, 2021
    ...[CA Certification #2]. 2. Elder Advocates of Alberta Society v Alberta, 2018 ABQB 37. 3. Elder Advocates of Alberta Society v Alberta, 2019 ABCA 342. 4. Elder Advocates of Alberta Society v Alberta, 2020 CanLII 5. Elder Advocates Society at para. 18, citing Ayrton v PRL Financial (Alta) Ltd......
1 books & journal articles
  • BenchPress.
    • Canada
    • LawNow Vol. 44 No. 2, November 2019
    • November 1, 2019
    ...Act and the Food and Drugs Act. Accommodation Charges for Long-Term Care Residents are OK Elder Advocates of Alberta Society v Alberta, 2019 ABCA 342 The Elder Advocates of Alberta Society and a group of plaintiffs launched a class action lawsuit against the Government of Alberta. The plain......