Hydro-Québec v. Matta
| Jurisdiction | Federal Jurisdiction (Canada) |
| Court | Supreme Court (Canada) |
| Judge | Wagner, Richard; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell; Martin, Sheilah |
| Citation | 2020 SCC 37 |
| Date | 13 November 2020 |
| Docket Number | 38254 |
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59 practice notes
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Ward v. Quebec (Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse)
...v. Simpson, 2008 SCC 40, [2008] 2 S.C.R. 420; Trudeau v. AD4 Distribution Canada inc., 2014 QCCA 1740; Hydro‑Québec v. Matta, 2020 SCC 37. By Abella and Kasirer JJ. (dissenting)                 ......
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Quebec (Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse) v. Directrice de la protection de la jeunesse du CISSS A
...Nikolaisen, 2002 SCC 33, [2002] 2 S.C.R. 235; Canada (Transportation Safety Board) v. Carroll-Byrne, 2022 SCC 48; Hydro-Québec v. Matta, 2020 SCC 37, [2020] 3 S.C.R. 595; TELUS Communications Inc. v. Wellman, 2019 SCC 19, [2019] 2 S.C.R. 144; Québec (Protection de la jeunesse) v. C.P., 2000......
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Law Society of Saskatchewan v. Abrametz
...v. Law Society of Alberta, 2000 ABCA 240, 266 A.R. 157; Benhaim v. St‑Germain, 2016 SCC 48, [2016] 2 S.C.R. 352; Hydro‑Québec v. Matta, 2020 SCC 37; H.L. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2005 SCC 25, [2005] 1 S.C.R. 401; Salomon v. Matte‑Thompson, 2019 SCC 14, [2019] 1 S.C.R. 729. By Côté J. (......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (June 9-13, 2025)
...Alliance Insurance Company of Canada, 2021 SCC 47, Fort Frances v. Boise Cascade Canada Ltd., [1983] 1 S.C.R. 171, Hydro-Québec v. Matta, 2020 SCC 37, Moore v. Sweet, 2018 SCC 52, Bruce MacDougall, Estoppel, 2nd ed., Toronto: LexisNexis Canada, 2019 Chitaroni Estate v. Coleman (Township), 2......
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54 cases
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Ward v. Quebec (Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse)
...v. Simpson, 2008 SCC 40, [2008] 2 S.C.R. 420; Trudeau v. AD4 Distribution Canada inc., 2014 QCCA 1740; Hydro‑Québec v. Matta, 2020 SCC 37. By Abella and Kasirer JJ. (dissenting)                 ......
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Quebec (Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse) v. Directrice de la protection de la jeunesse du CISSS A
...Nikolaisen, 2002 SCC 33, [2002] 2 S.C.R. 235; Canada (Transportation Safety Board) v. Carroll-Byrne, 2022 SCC 48; Hydro-Québec v. Matta, 2020 SCC 37, [2020] 3 S.C.R. 595; TELUS Communications Inc. v. Wellman, 2019 SCC 19, [2019] 2 S.C.R. 144; Québec (Protection de la jeunesse) v. C.P., 2000......
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Law Society of Saskatchewan v. Abrametz
...v. Law Society of Alberta, 2000 ABCA 240, 266 A.R. 157; Benhaim v. St‑Germain, 2016 SCC 48, [2016] 2 S.C.R. 352; Hydro‑Québec v. Matta, 2020 SCC 37; H.L. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2005 SCC 25, [2005] 1 S.C.R. 401; Salomon v. Matte‑Thompson, 2019 SCC 14, [2019] 1 S.C.R. 729. By Côté J. (......
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Dietrich v. R
...affected the result: Law Society of Saskatchewan v Abrametz, 2022 SCC 29 at para 113, 470 DLR (4th) 328. See also: Hydro-Quebec v Matta, 2020 SCC 37 at para 33, 450 DLR (4th) 547; and Salomon v Matte-Thompson, 2019 SCC 14 at para 33, [2019] 1 SCR [67] A palpable and overriding error has bee......
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5 firm's commentaries
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (June 9-13, 2025)
...Alliance Insurance Company of Canada, 2021 SCC 47, Fort Frances v. Boise Cascade Canada Ltd., [1983] 1 S.C.R. 171, Hydro-Québec v. Matta, 2020 SCC 37, Moore v. Sweet, 2018 SCC 52, Bruce MacDougall, Estoppel, 2nd ed., Toronto: LexisNexis Canada, 2019 Chitaroni Estate v. Coleman (Township), 2......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (April 7-11, 2025)
...v. New Brunswick (Judicial Council), 2002 SCC 11, Northern Regional Health Authority v. Horrocks, 2021 SCC 42, Hydro-Quebec v. Matta, 2020 SCC 37, H.L. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2005 SCC 25, Konstan v. Berkovits, 2024 ONCA 510, Trinity Western University v. Law Society of Upper Canada, ......
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COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (JUNE 9-13)
...Alliance Insurance Company of Canada, 2021 SCC 47, Fort Frances v. Boise Cascade Canada Ltd., [1983] 1 S.C.R. 171, Hydro-Québec v. Matta, 2020 SCC 37, Moore v. Sweet, 2018 SCC 52, Bruce MacDougall, Estoppel, 2nd ed., Toronto: LexisNexis Canada, 2019 Chitaroni Estate v. Coleman (Township), 2......
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Energy Litigation
...federal legislation. McCarthy Tétrault successfully represented the Québec Port Authority and IMTT in this matter. HYDRO-QUÉBEC V. MATTA, 2020 SCC 37 In this unanimous decision, the Supreme Court of Canada found that nothing prevented Hydro-Québec from building a new electricity line to be ......
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