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MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. v. Simpson, [1995] 4 SCR 725

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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
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)
Docket Number24171
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
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  • R. v. Caron (G.), [2011] N.R. TBEd. FE.012
    • Canada
    • Canada (Federal) Supreme Court of Canada
    • April 13, 2010
    ...750 A.P.R. 206 ; 235 N.S.R.(2d) 151 ; 747 A.P.R. 151 ; 2005 SCC 43 , refd to. [para. 19]. 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. R. v. Cunningham - see Cunningham v. Lilles et al. Cunningham v. L......
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    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • October 1, 2021
    ... [1991] 2 S.C.R. 158 ; Reference re Resolution to Amend the Constitution, [1981] 1 S.C.R. 753 ; MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. v. Simpson, [1995] 4 S.C.R. 725; R. (on the application of Miller) v. Prime Minister, [2019] UKSC 41 , [2020] A.C. 373 ; OPSEU v. Ontario (Attorney General), [1987] 2 S......
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    • Canada
    • Canada (Federal) Supreme Court of Canada
    • August 1, 2013
    ...Society of British Columbia et al., [1982] 2 S.C.R. 307; 43 N.R. 451, refd to. [para. 17]. 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. [paras. 18, Reference Re Remuneration of Judges of the Provincial Court (P.E.I.),......
  • 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. ......
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  • R. v. Russel (W.I.), (2013) 447 N.R. 111 (SCC)
    • Canada
    • Canada (Federal) Supreme Court of Canada
    • August 1, 2013
    ...Society of British Columbia et al., [1982] 2 S.C.R. 307; 43 N.R. 451, refd to. [para. 17]. 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. [paras. 18, Reference Re Remuneration of Judges of the Provincial Court (P.E.I.),......
  • Endean v. British Columbia, 2016 SCC 42
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • October 20, 2016
    ...of Ontario, 2013 SCC 43, [2013] 3 S.C.R. 3; R. v. Caron, 2011 SCC 5, [2011] 1 S.C.R. 78; MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. v. Simpson, [1995] 4 S.C.R. 725; Century Services Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2010 SCC 60, [2010] 3 S.C.R. 379; Western Canadian Shopping Centres Inc. v. Dutton, 2001 SCC 4......
  • Trisura Guarantee Insurance v Duchnij, 2021 ABCA 78
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • March 3, 2021
    ...c. 3 (U.K.). [56] Trial Lawyers’ Ass’n of British Columbia v. British Columbia, 2014 SCC 59 , ¶ 30; [2014] 3 S.C.R. 31 , 48. [57] [1995] 4 S.C.R. 725, 754 per Lamer, C.J. (“The core jurisdiction of the provincial superior courts comprises those powers which are essential to the administra......
  • R. v. Caron (G.), (2011) 499 A.R. 309
    • Canada
    • Canada (Federal) Supreme Court of Canada
    • April 13, 2010
    ...206; 750 A.P.R. 206; 235 N.S.R.(2d) 151; 747 A.P.R. 151; 2005 SCC 43, refd to. [para. 19]. 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. R. v. Cunningham - see Cunningham v. Lilles et al. Cunningham v. Lilles et......
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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......
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    • 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......
  • The Court Of Québec's Jurisdiction Over Civil Matters Must Be Revised, Says The SCC
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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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    • Irwin Books Constitutional Law. Fifth Edition Conclusion
    • 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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    • 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 Criminal Procedure. Third Edition
    • August 29, 2016
    ...2005 BCPC 176............................................................................. 204 MacMillan Bloedel Ltd v Simpson Inc, [1995] 4 SCR 725, 103 CCC (3d) 225, [1995] SCJ No 101 .................................................... 25, 43 McHale v Ontario (Attorney General), 2010 ONC......
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    • Criminal Law Series Criminal Appeals: A Practitioner's Handbook
    • May 2, 2017
    ...80 MacDonald ʩrown v R , 2009 NBCA 27 ......................................... 115 MacMillan Bloedel Ltd v Simpson , [1995] 4 SCR 725 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Manasseri, R v , [2013] OJ No 6177 (QL) (CA) ................................. 68, 69 Mana......
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