International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 773 v. Lawrence

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
JudgeWagner, Richard; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Gascon, Clément; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell; Rowe, Malcolm; Martin, Sheilah
Citation2018 SCC 11
Date21 March 2018
Docket Number37617

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8 practice notes
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (November 10 ' 14, 2025)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • November 20, 2025
    ...De Savoye, [1990] 3 S.C.R 1077, L'Association St. Jean-Baptiste de Montreal v. Brault (1900), 30 S.C.R. 598, IBEW Local 773 v. Lawrence, 2018 SCC 11, Callidus Capital Corp. v. Canada, 2018 SCC 47, Reference re Code of Civil Procedure (Que.), art. 35, 2021 SCC 27, Williams v. Canada (Public ......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (September 26, 2022 ' September 30, 2022)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • October 5, 2022
    ...v. Ducharme Fox LLP, 2022 ONCA 463, Lawrence v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 773, 2017 ONCA 321, aff'd, 2018 SCC 11, Heliotrope Investment Corporation v. 1324789 Ontario Inc., 2021 ONCA 23, Chandra v. Canadian Broadcasting Corp., 2016 ONCA 448, Hillmount Capi......
  • Civil Appeals in Ontario: How the Interlocutory/Final Distinction Became So Complicated and the Case for a Simple Solution.
    • Canada
    • Queen's Law Journal Vol. 45 No. 2, March 2020
    • March 22, 2020
    ...1 day being 2/61 of a month. (111.) See Lawrence v International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 773, 2017 ONCA 321, aff'd 2018 SCC 11. (112.) See 2128445 Ontario Inc v Sherk, 2017 ONSC 5996 (Div Ct) [Sherk]; Belway v Petro Canada Fuels Inc, 2015 ONSC 675 (Div (113.) See Azze......
  • York Region Standard Condominium Corporation No. 1206 v. 520 Steeles Developments Inc.
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • January 30, 2020
    ...Lawrence v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), Local 773, 2017 ONCA 321, 138 O.R. (3d) 129, at para. 21, aff’d 2018 SCC 11, [2018] 1 S.C.R. 267. The fact that the Act is silent on the consequence of a failure to comply with s. 23(2) does not support a consequence......
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4 cases
  • York Region Standard Condominium Corporation No. 1206 v. 520 Steeles Developments Inc.
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • January 30, 2020
    ...Lawrence v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), Local 773, 2017 ONCA 321, 138 O.R. (3d) 129, at para. 21, aff’d 2018 SCC 11, [2018] 1 S.C.R. 267. The fact that the Act is silent on the consequence of a failure to comply with s. 23(2) does not support a consequence......
  • United Food and Commercial Workers Canada, Local 175, Region 6 v. Quality Meat Packers Holdings Limited
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • July 27, 2018
    ...submit that this court’s decision in Lawrence v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, 2017 ONCA 321, 138 O.R. (3d) 129, aff’d 2018 SCC 11, 16 C.P.C. (8th) 1, is authority for permitting a representation order to be made outside of a two year limitation period. The Abreus’ additi......
  • Buduchnist Credit Union Limited v. 2321197 Ontario Inc.
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • September 26, 2022
    ...Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 773, 2017 ONCA 321, 138 O.R. (3d) 129, at para. 21, per Sharpe J.A., aff’d, 2018 SCC 11, [2018] 1 S.C.R. 267. The implications of non-compliance with a procedural rule should turn on prejudice and broader interests of justice, and n......
  • Ilic v. Ducharme Fox LLP (Ducharme Weber LLP)
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • June 15, 2022
    ...Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 773, 2017 ONCA 321, 138 O.R. (3d) 129, at para. 21, per Sharpe J.A., aff’d, 2018 SCC 11, [2018] 1 S.C.R. 267. [23]       Professor Garry Watson noted that: “The purpose of rule 2.01 of the Rules of Ci......
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  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (September 26, 2022 ' September 30, 2022)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • October 5, 2022
    ...v. Ducharme Fox LLP, 2022 ONCA 463, Lawrence v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 773, 2017 ONCA 321, aff'd, 2018 SCC 11, Heliotrope Investment Corporation v. 1324789 Ontario Inc., 2021 ONCA 23, Chandra v. Canadian Broadcasting Corp., 2016 ONCA 448, Hillmount Capi......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (November 10 ' 14, 2025)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • November 20, 2025
    ...De Savoye, [1990] 3 S.C.R 1077, L'Association St. Jean-Baptiste de Montreal v. Brault (1900), 30 S.C.R. 598, IBEW Local 773 v. Lawrence, 2018 SCC 11, Callidus Capital Corp. v. Canada, 2018 SCC 47, Reference re Code of Civil Procedure (Que.), art. 35, 2021 SCC 27, Williams v. Canada (Public ......
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