Lizotte v. Aviva Insurance Company of Canada

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
JudgeMcLachlin, Beverley; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Cromwell, Thomas Albert; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Wagner, Richard; Gascon, Clément; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell
Citation2016 SCC 52,[2016] 2 SCR 521
Docket Number36373
Date25 November 2016

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  • Canada (Transportation Safety Board) v. Carroll‑Byrne
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • 25 novembre 2022
    ...and Utilities Board), 2006 SCC 4, [2006] 1 S.C.R. 140; R. v. Gruenke, [1991] 3 S.C.R. 263; Lizotte v. Aviva Insurance Company of Canada, 2016 SCC 52, [2016] 2 S.C.R. 521; R. v. National Post, 2010 SCC 16, [2010] 1 S.C.R. 477; Babcock v. Canada (Attorney General), 2002 SCC 57, [2002] 3 S.C.R......
  • R. v. Bharwani, 2025 SCC 26
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • 25 juillet 2025
    ...2010 SCC 10, [2010] 1 S.C.R. 331; R. v. D.L.W., 2016 SCC 22, [2016] 1 S.C.R. 402; Lizotte v. Aviva Insurance Company of Canada, 2016 SCC 52, [2016] 2 S.C.R. 521; The Queen v. Laliberté (1877), 1 S.C.R. 117; R. v. J.J., 2022 SCC 28, [2022] 2 S.C.R. 3; R. v. Harrer, [1995] 3 S.C.R. 562; R. v.......
  • R. v. Basque
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • 30 juin 2023
    ...referred to: R. v. McDonald (1998), 40 O.R. (3d) 641; R. v. Sharma, [1992] 1 S.C.R. 814; Lizotte v. Aviva Insurance Company of Canada, 2016 SCC 52, [2016] 2 S.C.R. 521; R. v. Bland, 2016 YKSC 61, 3 M.V.R. (7th) 112; R. v. Edwards (2016), 382 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 225; R. v. Hilbach, 2023 SCC......
  • Canadian Broadcasting Corp. v. Named Person
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • 7 juin 2024
    ...1 S.C.R. 1092; M. (A.) v. Toronto Police Service, 2015 ONSC 5684, 127 O.R. (3d) 382; Lizotte v. Aviva Insurance Company of Canada, 2016 SCC 52, [2016] 2 S.C.R. 521; John Doe v. Halifax (Regional Municipality), 2017 NSSC 17, 7 C.P.C. (8th) 164; Her Majesty the Queen v. Named Person A, 2......
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  • Canada (Transportation Safety Board) v. Carroll‑Byrne
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • 25 novembre 2022
    ...and Utilities Board), 2006 SCC 4, [2006] 1 S.C.R. 140; R. v. Gruenke, [1991] 3 S.C.R. 263; Lizotte v. Aviva Insurance Company of Canada, 2016 SCC 52, [2016] 2 S.C.R. 521; R. v. National Post, 2010 SCC 16, [2010] 1 S.C.R. 477; Babcock v. Canada (Attorney General), 2002 SCC 57, [2002] 3 S.C.R......
  • Francis v. Ontario
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • 20 avril 2020
    ...Vehicles), 2015 SCC 47. [244] Canada (Attorney General) v. Thouin, 2017 SCC 46 at para. 19; Lizotte v. Aviva Insurance Co. of Canada, 2016 SCC 52 at para. 56; Parry Sound (District) Social Services Administration Board v. O.P.S.E.U., Local 324, 2003 SCC 42 at para. 39; Slaight Communication......
  • R v Baker
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • 25 avril 2023
    ...mind: see eg Chandos Construction Ltd v Deloitte Restructuring Inc, 2020 SCC 25 at para 29, 449 DLR (4th) 293; Lizotte v Aviva Insurance, 2016 SCC 52 at para 56, [2016] 2 SCR 521; Heritage Capital Corp v Equitable Trust Co, 2016 SCC 19 at paras 29-30, [2016] 1 SCR 306; Sedgwick v Edmonton R......
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  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (May 1 ' 5, 2023)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 19 mai 2023
    ...2016 SCC 53, Canada (Privacy Commissioner) v. Blood Tribe Department of Health, 2008 SCC 44, Lizotte v. Aviva Insurance Company of Canada, 2016 SCC 52 Hayer v. Bertasiene , 2023 ONCA 302 Keywords: Contracts, Real Property, Mortgages, Fraud, Usury, Civil Procedure, Amending Pleadings, Appeal......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (March 17 ' 21, 2025)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 27 mars 2025
    ...23, Kerr v. Danier Leather Inc., 2007 SCC 44, Re Northwestern Trust Co., [1926] S.C.R. 412, Lizotte v. Aviva Insurance Company of Canada, 2016 SCC 52, Lochan v. Binance Holdings Limited, 2023 ONSC 6714, Cloud v. Canada (Attorney General) (2004), 73 O.R. (3d) 401 (C.A.), Elmer A. Driedger, C......
  • Reinforcing The Primacy Of Privilege
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 27 septembre 2017
    ...v. University of Calgary, 2016 SCC 53 , [2016] 2 S.C.R. 555 ["Alberta IPC"]. Lizotte v. Aviva Insurance Company of Canada, 2016 SCC 52, [2016] 2 S.C.R. 521 Notably, the Supreme Court of Canada released two other decisions earlier in 2016 which clarified and confirmed the scope and prim......
  • The Dispute Resolution Review - 9th Edition
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 29 juin 2017
    ...SCC 56. See also the companion case from Québec, Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc v. AG (Canada), 2016 SCC 55. 4 2016 SCC 51. 5 2016 SCC 29. 6 2016 SCC 52. 7 2016 ONCA 8 2016 ABCA 360. 9 2016 ONCA 49. 10 2016 ONCA 912. 11 2016 ONCA 771. 12 Alberta, Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010 [Alberta Rules......
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8 books & journal articles
  • Privilege
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Modern Criminal Evidence
    • 3 mai 2021
    ...(CanLII), [1973] AJ No 178 (QL) at para 36 (CA) . 6 R v Gruenke , [1991] 3 SCR 263 at 286; Lizotte v Aviva Insurance Company of Canada , 2016 SCC 52 at paras 33, 37, 39. 7 R v McClure , 2001 SCC 14 at para 28. 8 Lavallee, Rackel & Heintz v Canada (Attorney General) ; White , Ottenheimer & B......
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Modern Criminal Evidence
    • 3 mai 2021
    ...Livingston , R v , 1985 CanLII 2493 (Sask CA) ........................................336 Lizotte v Aviva Insurance Company of Canada , 2016 SCC 52 ........... 483, 508, 509, 510, 511, 512, 514 LL , R v , 2009 ONCA 413 .........................................................307 LLA v AB , ......
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Witness Preparation, Presentation and Assessment Part III
    • 3 mai 2023
    ...Lizotte , R v , 1980 CanLII 2957, 61 CCC (2d) 423 (Qc CA) ........................... 38 Lizotte v Aviva Insurance Company of Canada , 2016 SCC 52 ........................ 56-57 LL , R v , 2009 ONCA 413 ...................................................267-68 LL v R , 2016 QCCA 1367 ............
  • Litigating Cross-Border Aboriginal Title Claims in Canada: The Possibility (and Necessity) of a Federal Legislative Response to Newfoundland and Labrador (Attorney General) v. Uashaunnuat (Innu of Uashat and of Mani-Utenam).
    • Canada
    • McGill Law Journal Vol. 67 No. 2, December 2021
    • 1 décembre 2021
    ...(London, UK: Sweet & Maxwell, 1969) at 116. See also Thouin, supra note 200 at para 19; Lizotte v Aviva Insurance Company of Canada, 2016 SCC 52 at para 56; Parry Sound (District) Social Services Administration Board v OPSEU, Local 324, 2003 SCC 42 at para 39; Slaight Communications Inc......
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