Fraser Health Authority v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Tribunal (B.C.) et al., [2016] N.R. TBEd. JN.021

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
JudgeMcLachlin, C.J.C., Abella, Moldaver, Karakatsanis, Wagner, Côté and Brown, JJ.
Subject MatterCIVIL RIGHTS,CRIMINAL LAW,ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
Citation[2016] N.R. TBEd. JN.021,2016 SCC 25
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
Date24 June 2016
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147 practice notes
  • British Columbia (Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal) v. Fraser Health Authority, [2016] 1 SCR 587
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • 24 Junio 2016
    ...News SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Citation: British Columbia (Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal) v. Fraser Health Authority, 2016 SCC 25, [2016] 1 S.C.R. 587 Appeal heard: January 14, 2016 Judgment rendered: June 24, 2016 Docket: 36300 Between: Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal Appell......
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law of Torts. Sixth Edition
    • 25 Junio 2020
    ...353 British Columbia (Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal) v Fraser Health Authority, [2016] SCJ No 25, [2016] 1 SCR 587, 2016 SCC 25 ............................................................................................. 58, 62 British Columbia Ferry Corp v Invicta Security Service......
  • KY v Bahler,
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • 8 Mayo 2023
    ...(2014), 64 SCLR (2d) 327-356 at paras 48, 49; British Columbia (Workers' Compensation Appeal Tribunal) v Fraser Health Authority, 2016 SCC 25, Brown J at para 38 (“causation can be inferred - even in the face of inconclusive or contrary expert evidence - from other evidence, inc......
  • Homestead Housing Co-Operative Ltd. v. Barth, 2016 ABQB 538
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • 27 Septiembre 2016
    ...of Jehovah's Witnesses, 2016 ABCA 255; 22. British Columbia (Workers' Compensation Appeal Tribunal) v Fraser Health Authority , 2016 SCC 25 23. Giguère v Chambre des notaires du Quèbec , 2004 SCC 1 at para 65, [2004] 1 SCR 3. Facts [14] It all started with plumbing leaks......
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  • British Columbia (Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal) v. Fraser Health Authority, [2016] 1 SCR 587
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • 24 Junio 2016
    ...News SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Citation: British Columbia (Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal) v. Fraser Health Authority, 2016 SCC 25, [2016] 1 S.C.R. 587 Appeal heard: January 14, 2016 Judgment rendered: June 24, 2016 Docket: 36300 Between: Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal Appell......
  • KY v Bahler,
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • 8 Mayo 2023
    ...(2014), 64 SCLR (2d) 327-356 at paras 48, 49; British Columbia (Workers' Compensation Appeal Tribunal) v Fraser Health Authority, 2016 SCC 25, Brown J at para 38 (“causation can be inferred - even in the face of inconclusive or contrary expert evidence - from other evidence, inc......
  • Homestead Housing Co-Operative Ltd. v. Barth, 2016 ABQB 538
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • 27 Septiembre 2016
    ...of Jehovah's Witnesses, 2016 ABCA 255; 22. British Columbia (Workers' Compensation Appeal Tribunal) v Fraser Health Authority , 2016 SCC 25 23. Giguère v Chambre des notaires du Quèbec , 2004 SCC 1 at para 65, [2004] 1 SCR 3. Facts [14] It all started with plumbing leaks......
  • Caron Transport Ltd. v. Williams, 2018 FC 206
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • 22 Febrero 2018
    ...at para 21[Patanguli]. [36] As was recently stated in British Columbia (Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal) v Fraser Health Authority, 2016 SCC 25 at para 30, “a court must defer where there is evidence capable of supporting (as opposed to conclusively demonstrating) a finding of fact…Si......
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3 firm's commentaries
  • Canadian Appeals Monitor – SCC Monitor Post For July 2016
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 11 Agosto 2016
    ...approach. Legal Causation ≠ Scientific Causation: British Columbia (Workers' Compensation Appeal Tribunal) v. Fraser Health Authority, 2016 SCC 25 ( 36300) - This case (previously discussed here) involved claims that breast cancer was caused by the workplace environment. At the tribunal hea......
  • The Supreme Court Of Canada Affirms WCAT Is Owed Curial Deference
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 17 Agosto 2016
    ...the development of the worker's disease. Footnotes 1 British Columbia (Workers' Compensation Appeal Tribunal) v Fraser Health Authority, 2016 SCC 25 [Fraser 2 Act at section 254. 3 Fraser Health at paragraph 30. 4 Fraser Health at paragraph 15. 5 Fraser Health at paragraph 38. 6 Fraser Heal......
  • 2016: The SCC Year In Review
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 10 Enero 2017
    ...immunity precluded the applicability of the notice. British Columbia (Workers' Compensation Appeal Tribunal) v. Fraser Health Authority, 2016 SCC 25 The three individual respondents were among seven technicians from a single hospital lab diagnosed with breast cancer. They applied to the Wor......
2 books & journal articles
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law of Torts. Sixth Edition
    • 25 Junio 2020
    ...353 British Columbia (Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal) v Fraser Health Authority, [2016] SCJ No 25, [2016] 1 SCR 587, 2016 SCC 25 ............................................................................................. 58, 62 British Columbia Ferry Corp v Invicta Security Service......
  • UPDATING THE PROCEDURAL LAW OF JUDICIAL REVIEW OF ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION.
    • Canada
    • University of British Columbia Law Review Vol. 51 No. 3, September 2018
    • 1 Septiembre 2018
    ...204 [Fraser]. (65) See ibid at paras 1 -2. (66) See British Columbia (Workers' Compensation Appeal Tribunal) v Fraser Health Authority, 2016 SCC 25, [2016] 1 SCR (67) See Fraser,supra note 64 at paras 87-106, 117-121, 130-180. (68) See e.g. Chopra v Canada (Attorney General), 2013 FC 644 at......

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