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Orphan Well Association v. Grant Thornton Ltd., 2019 SCC 5

Judgment Cited authorities 60 Cited in 151 Precedent Map Related
JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
JudgeWagner, Richard; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Gascon, Clément; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell
Citation2019 SCC 5
Date31 January 2019
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
Docket Number37627
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144 practice notes
  • La Presse inc. v. Quebec,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • October 6, 2023
    ...S.C.R. 333; M. v. H., [1999] 2 S.C.R. 3; considered: R. v. Garofoli, [1990] 2 S.C.R. 1421; Orphan Well Association v. Grant Thornton Ltd., 2019 SCC 5, [2019] 1 S.C.R. 150; referred to: R. v. Brassington, 2018 SCC 37, [2018] 2 S.C.R. 616; R. v. J.J., 2022 SCC 28; Vancouver Sun (Re), 2004 SCC......
  • Reference re Code of Civil Procedure (Que.), art. 35, 2021 SCC 27
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • June 30, 2021
    ...2 S.C.R. 696; Chatterjee v. Ontario (Attorney General), 2009 SCC 19, [2009] 1 S.C.R. 624; Orphan Well Association v. Grant Thornton Ltd., 2019 SCC 5, [2019] 1 S.C.R. 150; Saskatchewan (Attorney General) v. Lemare Lake Logging Ltd., 2015 SCC 53, [2015] 3 S.C.R. 419; 114957 Canada Ltée (......
  • Reference re Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, 2020 ABCA 74
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • February 24, 2020
    ...statutes come into legislative conflict, and not in the absence of federal jurisdiction: Orphan Well Association v Grant Thornton, 2019 SCC 5, para 66, 430 DLR (4th) [1036] I have already found that the national concern doctrine engages exclusive jurisdiction in the federal government over ......
  • Peace River Hydro Partners v. Petrowest Corp., 2022 SCC 41
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • November 10, 2022
    ...Credit Corp. — Canada v. T.C.T. Logistics Inc., 2006 SCC 35, [2006] 2 S.C.R. 123; Orphan Well Association v. Grant Thornton Ltd., 2019 SCC 5, [2019] 1 S.C.R. 150; Endean v. British Columbia, 2016 SCC 42, [2016] 2 S.C.R. 162. By Jamal J.        ......
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69 cases
  • La Presse inc. v. Quebec,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • October 6, 2023
    ...S.C.R. 333; M. v. H., [1999] 2 S.C.R. 3; considered: R. v. Garofoli, [1990] 2 S.C.R. 1421; Orphan Well Association v. Grant Thornton Ltd., 2019 SCC 5, [2019] 1 S.C.R. 150; referred to: R. v. Brassington, 2018 SCC 37, [2018] 2 S.C.R. 616; R. v. J.J., 2022 SCC 28; Vancouver Sun (Re), 2004 SCC......
  • Reference re Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, 2020 ABCA 74
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • February 24, 2020
    ...statutes come into legislative conflict, and not in the absence of federal jurisdiction: Orphan Well Association v Grant Thornton, 2019 SCC 5, para 66, 430 DLR (4th) [1036] I have already found that the national concern doctrine engages exclusive jurisdiction in the federal government over ......
  • Reference re Code of Civil Procedure (Que.), art. 35, 2021 SCC 27
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • June 30, 2021
    ...2 S.C.R. 696; Chatterjee v. Ontario (Attorney General), 2009 SCC 19, [2009] 1 S.C.R. 624; Orphan Well Association v. Grant Thornton Ltd., 2019 SCC 5, [2019] 1 S.C.R. 150; Saskatchewan (Attorney General) v. Lemare Lake Logging Ltd., 2015 SCC 53, [2015] 3 S.C.R. 419; 114957 Canada Ltée (......
  • Peace River Hydro Partners v. Petrowest Corp., 2022 SCC 41
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • November 10, 2022
    ...Credit Corp. — Canada v. T.C.T. Logistics Inc., 2006 SCC 35, [2006] 2 S.C.R. 123; Orphan Well Association v. Grant Thornton Ltd., 2019 SCC 5, [2019] 1 S.C.R. 150; Endean v. British Columbia, 2016 SCC 42, [2016] 2 S.C.R. 162. By Jamal J.        ......
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65 firm's commentaries
  • Top Commercial Decisions Of 2022
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • March 16, 2023
    ...ABCA 117 (Manitok) further clarifies the scope of the Supreme Court of Canada decision in Orphan Well Association v Grant Thornton Ltd, 2019 SCC 5 (Redwater) which held that abandonment and reclamation liabilities must be dealt with before any distribution to creditors, including secured cr......
  • 2019 Year In Review At The Supreme Court Of Canada
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • June 1, 2020
    ...Tétrault's post on Teranet here. Read the full decision here. 8. Orphan Well Association v. Grant Thornton Ltd. (Alberta, civil by leave) 2019 SCC 5: In Orphan Well, the Court addressed the critical interplay between federal insolvency law and provincial environmental regulations. At issue ......
  • Danger, Will Robinson! Court Creates Common Law Super-Priority For Environmental Obligations
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • March 29, 2023
    ...Court of Canada's landmark decision in Orphan Well Association, Alberta Energy Regulator v Grant Thornton Limited and ATB Financial, 2019 SCC 5 ("Redwater"), the Court granted an attachment order and gave that order priority over prior-registered mortgagees outside of formal insolvency proc......
  • Court Of Appeal Finds Federal Impact Assessment Act Unconstitutional
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • May 12, 2022
    ...emissions. 8 Paras 409-420. 9 Para 421. 10 Para 423. 11 Para 740. 12 Para 740. 13 See, e.g., Orphan Well Association v Grant Thornton Ltd, 2019 SCC 5; Reference re Environmental Management Act, 2021 SCC 1; and References re Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, 2019 SCC 11. About BLG The co......
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12 books & journal articles
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Bankruptcy and Insolvency Law in Canada. Cases, Materials, and Problems Part V
    • June 23, 2019
    ...157 Orphan Well Association v Grant Thornton Ltd (the Redwater case), 2017 ABCA 124, 50 Alta LR (6th), rev’d 2019 SCC 5, 430 DLR (4th) 1 ......................... xix, 80, 109, 279 , 339, 415 Ostrander v Niagara Helicopters Ltd (1973), 1 OR (2d) 281, 40 DLR (3d) 161 (H Ct J) .......... 736 ......
  • BIA Claims
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Bankruptcy and Insolvency Law in Canada. Cases, Materials, and Problems Part II
    • June 23, 2019
    ...costs should be valued in bankruptcy con‑ tinues to be the subject of litigation. In Orphan Well Association v Grant Thornton Ltd , 2019 SCC 5, excerpted below, the Supreme Court was asked to adjudicate the costs of plugging and capping abandoned oil wells. Applying the test in Abitibi , a ......
  • Environmental Policy is Economic Policy: Climate Change Policy and the General Trade and Commerce Power.
    • Canada
    • Ottawa Law Review Vol. 52 No. 2, September 2022
    • September 22, 2021
    ...of those same securities. (60) External costs were also an issue in the recent decision of Orphan Well Association v Grant Thornton Ltd, 2019 SCC 5. In that case, the Supreme Court denied an attempt to avoid environmental costs associated with well reclamation through (61) Vapor, supra note......
  • Constitutional Aspects and the Judicial and Administrative Structure of the Bankruptcy System
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Bankruptcy and Insolvency Law in Canada. Cases, Materials, and Problems Part I
    • June 23, 2019
    ...and not by the Courts. 6 To the surprise of many insolvency practitioners and commentators, the majority of the Supreme Court of Canada (2019 SCC 5) overturned the Alberta Court of Appeal decision. The Majority ruled that there was no conlict between the provincial regulatory regime and fed......
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