Grenon v Canada Revenue Agency

JurisdictionAlberta
CourtCourt of Appeal (Alberta)
JudgeCrighton,Schutz,Veldhuis
Citation2017 ABCA 96
Docket Number1601-0132-AC
Date27 March 2017
Subject MatterPRACTICE,TORTS

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53 practice notes
  • Al-Ghamdi v Alberta
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • November 15, 2017
    ...unsuited to determining questions of law and is inappropriate in the civil setting (para 15). [110] In Grenon v Canada (Revenue Agency), 2017 ABCA 96 at para 6, the Court of Appeal summarized the principles underlying striking a claim under r 3.68(2)(b): When applying the test under r 3.68(......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (April 4, 2022 ' April 8, 2022)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • April 11, 2022
    ...Regional Police Services Board, 2007 SCC 41, Leroux v. Canada Revenue Agency, 2012 BCCA 63, Grenon v. Canada Revenue Agency, 2017 ABCA 96, Odhavji Estate v. Woodhouse, 2003 SCC 69 A.C.V.P. v. A.M.P., 2022 ONCA 283 Keywords: Family Law, Decision Making, Parenting, Best Interests of the Child......
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law of Torts. Sixth Edition
    • June 25, 2020
    ...[2005] UKHL 2, [2005] 2 AC 176 ................................................. 66 Grenon v Canada (Revenue Agency), [2017] AJ No 281, 2017 ABCA 96, [2017] 6 WWR 146, 49 Alta LR (6th) 228 ......................... 243 Grieves v FT Everard & Sons Ltd, [2007] UKHL 39, [2007] 4 All ER 1047 ........
  • Paraniuk v Pierce
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • December 13, 2018
    ...application may reject alleged facts which “... are patently ridiculous or incapable of being proven ...”: Grenon v Canada Revenue Agency, 2017 ABCA 96 at para 6, 49 Alta LR (6th) 228, leave to appeal to SCC refused, 37584 (21 September 2017). Similarly, “bald allegations” are not a basis f......
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  • Al-Ghamdi v Alberta
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • November 15, 2017
    ...unsuited to determining questions of law and is inappropriate in the civil setting (para 15). [110] In Grenon v Canada (Revenue Agency), 2017 ABCA 96 at para 6, the Court of Appeal summarized the principles underlying striking a claim under r 3.68(2)(b): When applying the test under r 3.68(......
  • Paraniuk v Pierce
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • December 13, 2018
    ...application may reject alleged facts which “... are patently ridiculous or incapable of being proven ...”: Grenon v Canada Revenue Agency, 2017 ABCA 96 at para 6, 49 Alta LR (6th) 228, leave to appeal to SCC refused, 37584 (21 September 2017). Similarly, “bald allegations” are not a basis f......
  • Harun-ar-Rashid v Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • January 23, 2019
    ...application may reject alleged facts which “... are patently ridiculous or incapable of being proven ...”: Grenon v Canada Revenue Agency, 2017 ABCA 96 at para 6, 49 Alta LR (6th) 228, leave to appeal to SCC refused, 37584 (21 September 2017). Similarly, “bald allegations” and conclusory st......
  • Canada (Attorney General) v. Scow
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • August 5, 2022
    ...of law, I accept the view expressed in Grenon v. Canada Revenue Agency, 2016 ABQB 260 at para. 52, rev’d on other grounds 2017 ABCA 96 [Grenon], that a court cannot accept as true factual statements that are contrary to the terms of a statute. Indeed, the court is obliged to do the o......
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3 firm's commentaries
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (April 4, 2022 ' April 8, 2022)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • April 11, 2022
    ...Regional Police Services Board, 2007 SCC 41, Leroux v. Canada Revenue Agency, 2012 BCCA 63, Grenon v. Canada Revenue Agency, 2017 ABCA 96, Odhavji Estate v. Woodhouse, 2003 SCC 69 A.C.V.P. v. A.M.P., 2022 ONCA 283 Keywords: Family Law, Decision Making, Parenting, Best Interests of the Child......
  • What Is A "Lawful Distribution To The Public" For Tax Purposes?
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • July 15, 2025
    ...5 Grenon v. Canada, 2011 FCA 147 ; Grenon v. Canada, 2016 FCA 4 , leave to appeal to the SCC ref'd; Grenon v Canada Revenue Agency, 2017 ABCA 96, leave to appeal to the SCC ref'd; Grenon v. Canada (National Revenue), 2017 FCA 167 ; Magren Holdings Ltd. v. Canada, 2024 FCA 202 , leave to......
  • Tribunal's Independent Legal Research Not Procedurally Unfair
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • June 28, 2021
    ...by the parties, provided that doing so does not raise any new issues not addressed by the parties: Grenon v. Canada Revenue Agency 2017 ABCA 96 at para. In Edmonton (City) Police Service v. Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner), 2020 ABQB 10, the court stated at para. 172: A tribun......
1 books & journal articles
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law of Torts. Sixth Edition
    • June 25, 2020
    ...[2005] UKHL 2, [2005] 2 AC 176 ................................................. 66 Grenon v Canada (Revenue Agency), [2017] AJ No 281, 2017 ABCA 96, [2017] 6 WWR 146, 49 Alta LR (6th) 228 ......................... 243 Grieves v FT Everard & Sons Ltd, [2007] UKHL 39, [2007] 4 All ER 1047 ........