Hollick v. Toronto (City)

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
JudgeMcLachlin, Beverley; Gonthier, Charles Doherty; Iacobucci, Frank; Major, John C.; Bastarache, Michel; Binnie, William Ian Corneil; Arbour, Louise
Citation2001 SCC 68,[2001] 3 SCR 158,42 CELR (2d) 26,[2001] CarswellOnt 3577,108 ACWS (3d) 774,[2001] SCJ No 67 (QL),277 NR 51,56 OR (3d) 214,13 CPC (5th) 1,JE 2001-1971,24 MPLR (3d) 9,205 DLR (4th) 19,153 OAC 279
Date18 October 2001
Docket Number27699
Subject MatterPRACTICE

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  • Hoy v. Expedia Group Inc.,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • November 28, 2022
    ...paras. 15 and 16; Western Canadian Shopping Centres Inc. v. Dutton, 2001 SCC 46 at paras. 26 to 29. [15] Hollick v. Toronto (City), [2001] 3 S.C.R. 158 at para. 25; Pro-Sys Consultants Ltd. v. Microsoft Corporation, 2013 SCC 57 at paras. 99-105; Taub v. Manufacturers Life Insurance Co.,......
  • Gay v. Regional Health Authority 7 et al.,
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    • Court of Appeal (New Brunswick)
    • February 27, 2014
    ...400 N.B.R.(2d) 111 ; 1038 A.P.R. 111 ; 2013 NBQB 72 , refd to. [para. 5]. Hollick v. Metropolitan Toronto (Municipality) et al., [2001] 3 S.C.R. 158; 277 N.R. 51 ; 153 O.A.C. 279 ; 2001 SCC 68 , consd. [para. Rumley et al. v. British Columbia, [2001] 3 S.C.R. 184 ; 275 N.R. 342 ; 15......
  • Pioneer Corp. v. Godfrey,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • September 20, 2019
    ...53 ; Alberta v. Elder Advocates of Alberta Society, 2011 SCC 24 , [2011] 2 S.C.R. 261 ; Hollick v. Toronto (City), 2001 SCC 68 , [2001] 3 S.C.R. 158; Central Trust Co. v. Rafuse, [1986] 2 S.C.R. 147 ; Peixeiro v. Haberman, [1997] 3 S.C.R. 549 ; Ermineskin Indian Band and Nation v. Cana......
  • Heller v. Uber Technologies Inc.,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • August 12, 2021
    ...paras. 15 and 16; Western Canadian Shopping Centres Inc. v. Dutton, 2001 SCC 46 at paras. 26 to 29. [42] Hollick v. Toronto (City), [2001] 3 S.C.R. 158 at para. 25; Pro-Sys Consultants Ltd. v. Microsoft Corporation, 2013 SCC 57 at paras. 99-105; Taub v. Manufacturers Life Insurance Co.,......
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    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • December 4, 2015
    ...By Karakatsanis J. Referred to: Sharma v. Timminco Ltd., 2012 ONCA 107, 109 O.R. (3d) 569; Hollick v. Toronto (City), 2001 SCC 68, [2001] 3 S.C.R. 158; Thibodeau v. Air Canada, 2014 SCC 67, [2014] 3 S.C.R. 340; Lévis (City) v. Fraternité des policiers de Lévis Inc., 2007 SCC 14, [2007] 1 S.......
  • Palmer v. Teva Canada Ltd.
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    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • August 12, 2022
    ...paras. 15 and 16; Western Canadian Shopping Centres Inc. v. Dutton, 2001 SCC 46 at paras. 26 to 29. [18] Hollick v. Toronto (City), [2001] 3 S.C.R. 158 at para. 25; Pro-Sys Consultants Ltd. v. Microsoft Corporation, 2013 SCC 57 at paras. 99-105; Taub v. Manufacturers Life Insurance Co.,......
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    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • October 31, 2013
    ...959 ; Alberta v. Elder Advocates of Alberta Society, 2011 SCC 24 , [2011] 2 S.C.R. 261 ; Hollick v. Toronto (City), 2001 SCC 68 , [2001] 3 S.C.R. 158; Peel (Regional Municipality) v. Canada, [1992] 3 S.C.R. 762 ; Tracy (Guardian ad litem of) v. Instaloans Financial Solutions Centres (B.......
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    ... 2014 CanLII 7350 ; 2014 ONSC 290 (Div. Ct.), dist. [para. 11, footnote 19]. Hollick v. Metropolitan Toronto (Municipality) et al., [2001] 3 S.C.R. 158; 277 N.R. 51 ; 153 O.A.C. 279 ; 2001 SCC 68 , refd to. [para. 13, footnote Oakley & Oakley Professional Corp. v. Aitken et al., [......
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  • Hail To The Chief: McLachlin C.J.C. Becomes Canada’s Longest-Serving Chief Justice
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • September 23, 2013
    ...than the seminal class actions trilogy of Western Canadian Shopping Centres Inc. v. Dutton, [2001] 2 SCR 534, Hollick v. Toronto (City), [2001] 3 SCR 158 and Rumley v. British Columbia, [2001] 3 SCR 184. These cases have come to define the test for certifying class actions in Canadian provi......
  • Ontario Court Of Appeal Summaries (June 12 – 16, 2017)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • June 30, 2017
    ...judicial economy, behavior modification, and access to justice, citing AIC, at para. 22 and Hollick v. Toronto (City), 2001 SCC 68, [2001] 3 S.C.R. 158, at para. 27, for this proposition. Finally, the Court stated that a certification judge's preferability analysis is entitled to considerab......
  • Top 5 Civil Appeals (July 2012)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • July 24, 2012
    ...basis in fact" for the existence of a common issue, the evidentiary threshold established in Hollick v. Toronto (City), 2001 SCC 68, [2001] 3 S.C.R. 158. Fresco appealed to the Court of Appeal. Writing for the court, Winkler C.J.O. held that the motion judge and the majority of the Division......
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    ...deference cannot shield errors in principle. Pursuant to the judgment of the Supreme Court of Canada in Hollick v. Toronto (City), [2001] 3 S.C.R. 158, there are two core elements to the preferable procedure inquiry. The first element is whether the class action would be a fair, efficient a......
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  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Archive Civil Litigation
    • June 16, 2010
    ...[1988] B.C.J. No. 2535 (C.A.) ...................................................................... 201 Hollick v. Toronto (City), [2001] 3 S.C.R. 158, 13 C.P.C. (5th) 1, 2001 SCC 68 ................................................................................. 146, 149, 151 Hollington ......
  • Book Review: Defending Class Actions in Canada: A Guide for Defendants
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 16-2, March 2021
    • March 1, 2021
    ...of proving causation on class-wide basis (a hybrid between the foregoing two standards).32 29 Hollick v Toronto (City), 2001 SCC 68, [2001] 3 SCR 158 at para 15 [Hollick]. 30 See, for example, Infineon BCCA, above note 8 at paras 65–68; Miller BCCA, above note 17; Irving Paper Ltd v Atofina......
  • The Merits of the Merits in the Class Certification Analysis
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 4-1, July 2007
    • July 1, 2007
    ...Class Proceedings Act, above note 2, s. 5(2); Alberta Class Proceedings Act, above note 2, s. 6(2).  Hollick v. Toronto (City), [2001] 3 S.C.R. 158 [Hollick].  Ibid. at para. 16 [emphasis added].  The Supreme Court of Canada handed down three class action decisions in 2001, collectively ......
  • Cross-border Collaboration By Class Counsel in the U.S. and Ontario
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 4-1, July 2007
    • July 1, 2007
    ...Class Proceedings Act, above note 2, s. 5(2); Alberta Class Proceedings Act, above note 2, s. 6(2).  Hollick v. Toronto (City), [2001] 3 S.C.R. 158 [Hollick].  Ibid. at para. 16 [emphasis added].  The Supreme Court of Canada handed down three class action decisions in 2001, collectively ......
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