Fontaine v. Canada (Attorney General)

JurisdictionOntario
CourtCourt of Appeal (Ontario)
JudgeFairburn A.C.J.O., Rouleau and Miller JJ.A.
Citation2020 ONCA 688
Docket NumberC68407
Date02 November 2020

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16 practice notes
  • Mosten Investments LP v The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (Manulife Financial),
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Saskatchewan)
    • March 10, 2021
    ...32, and Sherry v CIBC Mortgages Inc., 2016 BCCA 240 at para 61, 88 BCLR (5th) 105. [10] See also Fontaine v Canada (Attorney General), 2020 ONCA 688, in respect of the application of court protocols in the context of the interpretation of a residential school settlement [11] See, for exampl......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (October 20 ' 24, 2025)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • October 28, 2025
    ...v. BMO Investor Line Inc. et al, 2023 ONSC 16, Gilani v. BMO Investments Inc., 2021 ONSC 3589, Fontaine v. Canada (Attorney General), 2020 ONCA 688, Chippewas of Saugeen First Nation v. South Bruce Peninsula (Town), 2024 ONCA 884, Auer v. Auer, 2024 SCC 36, Koroluk v. KPMG Inc., 2022 SKCA 5......
  • COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (FEBRUARY 9 – FEBRUARY 13)
    • Canada
    • LexBlog Canada
    • February 13, 2026
    ...Ltd., 2016 BCCA 63, Onion Lake Cree Nation v. Stick, 2020 SKCA 101, Yu v. Jordan, 2012 BCCA 367, Fontaine v. Canada (Attorney General), 2020 ONCA 688, St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church v. Ottawa (City), [1982] 2 S.C.R. 616, Sharbern Holding Inc. v. Vancouver Airport Centre Ltd., 2011 ......
  • COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (November 2 ' November 6, 2020)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • November 11, 2020
    ...Ltd., 2019 ONCA 354, Activa Trading Co. Ltd. v. Birchland Plywood-Veneer Limited, 2020 ONCA 93 Fontaine v. Canada (Attorney General), 2020 ONCA 688 Keywords: Civil Procedure, Class Proceedings, Indian Residential School System Settlement Agreement, Standard of Review, Baxter v. Canada (Atto......
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8 cases
  • Mosten Investments LP v The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (Manulife Financial),
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Saskatchewan)
    • March 10, 2021
    ...32, and Sherry v CIBC Mortgages Inc., 2016 BCCA 240 at para 61, 88 BCLR (5th) 105. [10] See also Fontaine v Canada (Attorney General), 2020 ONCA 688, in respect of the application of court protocols in the context of the interpretation of a residential school settlement [11] See, for exampl......
  • CPC Networks Corp. v McDougall Gauley LLP
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Saskatchewan)
    • September 22, 2021
    ...Onion Lake Cree Nation v Stick, 2020 SKCA 101 at para 61, [2021] 2 WWR 614 – followed in Fontaine v Canada (Attorney General), 2020 ONCA 688 at para 29. To reiterate, paragraph 5A is as follows: 5A.      CPCN’s rights and interest in a proposed derivat......
  • Fontaine v. Canada (Attorney General)
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • December 31, 2021
    ...J. as Western Administrative Judge. Their order assigning the hearing of Metatawabin RFD #2 to Brown J. was overturned by this court in 2020 ONCA 688, which resulted in the appointment of Glustein J. by the Chief Justice of the Superior Court to hear the Metatawabin RFD [5] In April 2021 th......
  • Fontaine v. Canada (Attorney General)
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • February 3, 2021
    ...relation to this motion.     By the Court:     _______________ Registrar [1] Fontaine v. Canada (Attorney General), 2020 ONCA 688 at para. [2] J.W. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2019 SCC 20 (“J.W.”) at paras. 6, 51 (per Abella J.); paras. 102, 105 (per C&......
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5 firm's commentaries
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (October 20 ' 24, 2025)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • October 28, 2025
    ...v. BMO Investor Line Inc. et al, 2023 ONSC 16, Gilani v. BMO Investments Inc., 2021 ONSC 3589, Fontaine v. Canada (Attorney General), 2020 ONCA 688, Chippewas of Saugeen First Nation v. South Bruce Peninsula (Town), 2024 ONCA 884, Auer v. Auer, 2024 SCC 36, Koroluk v. KPMG Inc., 2022 SKCA 5......
  • COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (FEBRUARY 9 – FEBRUARY 13)
    • Canada
    • LexBlog Canada
    • February 13, 2026
    ...Ltd., 2016 BCCA 63, Onion Lake Cree Nation v. Stick, 2020 SKCA 101, Yu v. Jordan, 2012 BCCA 367, Fontaine v. Canada (Attorney General), 2020 ONCA 688, St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church v. Ottawa (City), [1982] 2 S.C.R. 616, Sharbern Holding Inc. v. Vancouver Airport Centre Ltd., 2011 ......
  • COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (November 2 ' November 6, 2020)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • November 11, 2020
    ...Ltd., 2019 ONCA 354, Activa Trading Co. Ltd. v. Birchland Plywood-Veneer Limited, 2020 ONCA 93 Fontaine v. Canada (Attorney General), 2020 ONCA 688 Keywords: Civil Procedure, Class Proceedings, Indian Residential School System Settlement Agreement, Standard of Review, Baxter v. Canada (Atto......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (March 31 ' April 4, 2025)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • April 10, 2025
    ...Housen v Nikolaisen, [2002] S.C.R. 235, Penner v. Niagara (Regional Police Services Board), [2013] 2 S.C.R. 125, Fontaine v. Ontario, 2020 ONCA 688, Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v. Vavilov, 2019 SCC 65, Urbancorp Cumberland 2 GP Inc. (Re), 2020 ONCA 197 McKenzie-Barnswel......
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