Lizotte v. Aviva Insurance Company of Canada,

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (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
Date25 November 2016
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
Docket Number36373

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  • Canadian Broadcasting Corp. v. Named Person,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • 7 June 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......
  • R v Basque,
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    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • 30 June 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 Corporation v Named Person,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • 7 June 2024
    ...[1997] 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,......
  • Francis v. Ontario,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • 20 April 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......
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  • Canadian Broadcasting Corp. v. Named Person,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • 7 June 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......
  • R v Basque,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • 30 June 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 Corporation v Named Person,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • 7 June 2024
    ...[1997] 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,......
  • Francis v. Ontario,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • 20 April 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......
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  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (May 1 ' 5, 2023)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 19 May 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......
  • Reinforcing The Primacy Of Privilege
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 27 September 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 June 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......
  • Looking Back – The 10 Most Important Appeals Of 2016
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 14 February 2017
    ...The second-place spot on our list goes to a trilogy of decisions on the law of privilege: Lizotte v Aviva Insurance Company of Canada, 2016 SCC 52, Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner) v University of Calgary, 2016 SCC 53, and Canada (AG) v Chambres des notaires du Quebec, 2016 SC......
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8 books & journal articles
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law of Evidence. Eighth Edition
    • 25 June 2020
    ...Estate v Chau (2004), 236 DLR (4th) 711 (Ont CA) ................................... 673 Lizotte v Aviva Insurance Company of Canada, [2016] 2 SCR 521.... 317, 321, 322 Llewellyn v Carter, 2008 PESCAD 12 .................................................................316 Lopez v State, 651......
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Witness Preparation, Presentation and Assessment Part III
    • 3 May 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 December 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......
  • Privileges, Protections, and Immunities
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law of Evidence. Eighth Edition
    • 25 June 2020
    ...Procedure ]; British Columbia, Supreme Court Civil Rules , BC Reg 168/2009, r 7-2(18). 119 Lizotte v Aviva Insurance Company of Canada , [2016] 2 SCR 521 at para 41 [ Lizotte ]. 120 Ibid at para 42. 121 See Section 8, “‘Case-by-Case’ Privilege,” below in this chapter. 122 Hudson Bay Mining ......
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