MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. v. Simpson

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JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
JudgeLamer, Antonio; La Forest, Gérard V.; L'Heureux-Dubé, Claire; Sopinka, John; Gonthier, Charles Doherty; Cory, Peter deCarteret; McLachlin, Beverley; Iacobucci, Frank; Major, John C.
Date14 December 1995
Docket Number24171
Citation[1995] 4 SCR 725,JE 96-63,103 CCC (3d) 225,33 CRR (2d) 123,[1995] CarswellBC 974,14 BCLR (3d) 122,191 NR 260,[1996] 2 WWR 1,112 WAC 161,[1995] SCJ No 101 (QL),44 CR (4th) 277,68 BCAC 161,29 WCB (2d) 160,[1995] ACS no 101,130 DLR (4th) 385,59 ACWS (3d) 199,1995 CanLII 57 (SCC)
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)

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    • Canada
    • Court of Queen''s Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • January 28, 2004
    ...al. MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. v. Simpson et al., [1995] 4 S.C.R. 715; 191 N.R. 260; 68 B.C.A.C. 161; 112 W.A.C. 161; 103 C.C.C.(3d) 262; [1996] 2 W.W.R. 1; 44 C.R.(4th) 277; 130 D.L.R.(4th) 385; 14 B.C.L.R.(3d) 122; 33 C.R.R.(2d) 123; 1995 CarswellBC 974, refd to. [para. 118, footnote 95]. R. ......
  • R. v. Raponi (W.),
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • June 23, 2006
    ...80]. MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. v. Simpson et al., [1995] 4 S.C.R. 715; 191 N.R. 260; 68 B.C.A.C. 161; 112 W.A.C. 161; 103 C.C.C.(3d) 262; [1996] 2 W.W.R. 1; 44 C.R.(4th) 277; 130 D.L.R.(4th) 385; 14 B.C.L.R.(3d) 122; 33 C.R.R.(2d) 123; 1995 CarswellBC 974, refd to. [para. 130, footnote 81]. En......
  • Doucet-Boudreau v. Nova Scotia (Minister of Education),
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    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • November 6, 2003
    ...S.C.R. 1148 ; Schachter v. Canada, [1992] 2 S.C.R. 679 ; Nelles v. Ontario, [1989] 2 S.C.R. 170 ; MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. v. Simpson, [1995] 4 S.C.R. 725; Reference re Young Offenders Act (P.E.I.), [1991] 1 S.C.R. 252 ; Mooring v. Canada (National Parole Board), [1996] 1 S.C.R. 75 ; Webe......
  • Fraser Health Authority v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Tribunal (B.C.) et al.,
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    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • December 18, 2014
    ...Canadian Human Rights Commission, [1996] 3 S.C.R. 854 ; 204 N.R. 1 , refd to. [para. 31]. MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. v. Simpson et al., [1995] 4 S.C.R. 725; 191 N.R. 260 ; 68 B.C.A.C. 161 ; 112 W.A.C. 161 , refd to. [para. United Steelworkers, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Ene......
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  • Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada, Local 707 et al. v. Labour Relations Board (Alta.) et al., (2004) 351 A.R. 265 (QB)
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen''s Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • January 28, 2004
    ...al. MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. v. Simpson et al., [1995] 4 S.C.R. 715; 191 N.R. 260; 68 B.C.A.C. 161; 112 W.A.C. 161; 103 C.C.C.(3d) 262; [1996] 2 W.W.R. 1; 44 C.R.(4th) 277; 130 D.L.R.(4th) 385; 14 B.C.L.R.(3d) 122; 33 C.R.R.(2d) 123; 1995 CarswellBC 974, refd to. [para. 118, footnote 95]. R. ......
  • R. v. Raponi (W.)
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • June 23, 2006
    ...80]. MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. v. Simpson et al., [1995] 4 S.C.R. 715; 191 N.R. 260; 68 B.C.A.C. 161; 112 W.A.C. 161; 103 C.C.C.(3d) 262; [1996] 2 W.W.R. 1; 44 C.R.(4th) 277; 130 D.L.R.(4th) 385; 14 B.C.L.R.(3d) 122; 33 C.R.R.(2d) 123; 1995 CarswellBC 974, refd to. [para. 130, footnote 81]. En......
  • Fraser Health Authority v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Tribunal (B.C.) et al.
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • December 18, 2014
    ...Canadian Human Rights Commission, [1996] 3 S.C.R. 854 ; 204 N.R. 1 , refd to. [para. 31]. MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. v. Simpson et al., [1995] 4 S.C.R. 725; 191 N.R. 260 ; 68 B.C.A.C. 161 ; 112 W.A.C. 161 , refd to. [para. United Steelworkers, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Ene......
  • Reference re Code of Civil Procedure (Que.), art. 35
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • June 30, 2021
    ...It is therefore necessary to apply a second test, the core jurisdiction test adopted in MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. v. Simpson, [1995] 4 S.C.R. 725, which must be adapted to better reflect the principles underlying s. 96 . This second test aims to do more than simply protect historical......
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  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (March 13 ' 17, 2023)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • March 28, 2023
    ...[1981] 1 S.C.R. 714, at p. 728, Reference re Code of Civil Procedure (Que.), art. 35, 2021 SCC 27, MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. v. Simpson, [1995] 4 S.C.R. 725, Reference re Amendments to the Residential Tenancies Act (N.S.), [1996] 1 S.C.R. 186, R. v. J.M., 2021 ONCA 150, Re Manitoba Language Ri......
  • Have Judicial Robes, Can Travel: Judges Can Sit In Other Provinces
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • June 24, 2013
    ...to further the functions of a court's inherent jurisdiction. In support of this position, he cited MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. v. Simpson [1995] 4 S.C.R. 725 (at para. 15) for the proposition that the inherent jurisdiction of the superior court includes the power of the courts to fully control i......
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    • Mondaq Canada
    • July 27, 2021
    ...Residential Tenancies Act, 1979 [1981] 1 S.C.R. 714. 5. The core jurisdiction test was developed in MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. v. Simpson, [1995] 4 S.C.R. 725. The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought about your......
  • Judges Without Borders: Multi-Jurisdiction Class Action Proceedings
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • July 19, 2013
    ...a joint hearing would meet those objectives. 1 2013 BCSC 1074. 2 2013 ONSC 3053. 3 2013 ONSC 3053. 4 MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. v Simpson, [1995] 4 SCR 725; Western Canadian Shopping Centres Inc. v Dutton, [2001] 2 SCR. 534. 5 per La Forest J. in Morguard Investments Ltd. v De Savoye, [1990] 3 ......
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    • Canada
    • Irwin Books National Security Law. Second Edition Accountability
    • August 5, 2021
    ...52/1979, UN Doc CCPR/C/13/D/52/1979 (1981) ......................................................... 38 MacMillan Bloedel Ltd v Simpson, [1995] 4 SCR 725, 130 DLR (4th) 385, [1995] SCJ No 101 ....................................................... 530 Mahjoub (Re), 2010 FC 787 ...................
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    • Irwin Books Archive National Security Law. Canadian Practice in International Perspective Part Four. National Security Tools and Techniques
    • August 31, 2008
    ...600 M.(A.) v. Ryan, [1997] 1 S.C.R. 157, 143 D.L.R. (4th) 1, [1997] S.C.J. No. 13 .... 439 MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. v. Simpson, [1995] 4 S.C.R. 725, 130 D.L.R. (4th) 385, [1995] S.C.J. No. 101................................................. 401 Mahjoub v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and ......
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    • January 1, 2016
    ...DLR (4th) 161; Crevier v Attorney General of Quebec, [1981] 2 SCR 220 at 236-38, 127 DLR (3d) 1 [Crevier]; MacMillan Bloedel v Simpson, [1995] 4 SCR 725 at 741, 130 DLR (4th) 385, Lamer CJC for La Forest, Sopinka, Gonthier & Cory JJ [MacMillan Bloedel]. (33) (Cth), ss 5(1), 6(1) [ADJR A......
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    • August 3, 2017
    ...66 D.L.R. (3d) 1, 22 C.P.R. (2d) 1 ........................................................299−301 MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. v. Simpson, [1995] 4 S.C.R. 725, 130 D.L.R. (4th) 385, 191 N.R. 260 ............................................................. 154 Mahé v. Alberta, [1990] 1 S.C.R. 34......
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