Fareau v. Bell Canada,

JurisdictionOntario
CourtCourt of Appeal (Ontario)
JudgeCopeland ; Thorburn ; Harvison Young
Citation2023 ONCA 303
Docket NumberC70691
Date02 May 2023

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3 practice notes
  • R.W. Tomlinson Limited v. Labourers' International Union of North America, Local 527
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • December 12, 2025
    ...Delsom Estates Ltd. v. Delta (Municipality) (1994), 53 L.C.R. 241 (B.C.S.C.), at p. 247, per Saunders J.; Fareau v. Bell Canada, 2023 ONCA 303, 482 D.L.R. (4th) 462, at paras. 122-23, leave to appeal refused, [2023] S.C.C.A. No. [55] Finally, temporary stays preserve judicial discretion and......
  • Corus Entertainment Inc. v. Rogers Communications Inc.
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • November 5, 2024
    ...15.01(1) was withdrawn: see Mahar v Rogers Cablesystems Ltd (1995), 25 OR (3d) 690 at para 16 (Ct J Gen Div): Fareau v Bell Canada, 2023 ONCA 303; Bazos v Bell Media Inc, 2018 ONSC 6146 and Iris Technologies Inc, et al v Telus Communications Company, 2019 ONSC 2502. [48]   &n......
  • Rorison v Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • December 19, 2023
    ...disclose a cause of action. This aspect of the motion judge's decision was upheld by the Ontario Court of Appeal: Fareau v. Bell Canada, 2023 ONCA 303, at paras. 13 and 59 As the result in Fareau makes apparent, there is no principled reason why unconstitutional tax claims cannot be excised......
3 cases
  • R.W. Tomlinson Limited v. Labourers' International Union of North America, Local 527
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • December 12, 2025
    ...Delsom Estates Ltd. v. Delta (Municipality) (1994), 53 L.C.R. 241 (B.C.S.C.), at p. 247, per Saunders J.; Fareau v. Bell Canada, 2023 ONCA 303, 482 D.L.R. (4th) 462, at paras. 122-23, leave to appeal refused, [2023] S.C.C.A. No. [55] Finally, temporary stays preserve judicial discretion and......
  • Corus Entertainment Inc. v. Rogers Communications Inc.
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • November 5, 2024
    ...15.01(1) was withdrawn: see Mahar v Rogers Cablesystems Ltd (1995), 25 OR (3d) 690 at para 16 (Ct J Gen Div): Fareau v Bell Canada, 2023 ONCA 303; Bazos v Bell Media Inc, 2018 ONSC 6146 and Iris Technologies Inc, et al v Telus Communications Company, 2019 ONSC 2502. [48]   &n......
  • Rorison v Insurance Corporation of British Columbia
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • December 19, 2023
    ...disclose a cause of action. This aspect of the motion judge's decision was upheld by the Ontario Court of Appeal: Fareau v. Bell Canada, 2023 ONCA 303, at paras. 13 and 59 As the result in Fareau makes apparent, there is no principled reason why unconstitutional tax claims cannot be excised......
1 firm's commentaries
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (May 1 ' 5, 2023)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • May 19, 2023
    ...Law, 4th ed. (Toronto: LexisNexis, 2020), Chitty on Contracts, 34th ed., vol. 1 (London: Sweet & Maxwell, 2021) Fareau v. Bell Canada , 2023 ONCA 303 Keywords: Constitutional Law, Division of Powers, Taxation, Ultra Vires, Pith and Substance Doctrine, Consumer Protection, Telecommunications......