Orphan Well Association v. Grant Thornton Ltd.
| Jurisdiction | Federal Jurisdiction (Canada) |
| Judge | Wagner, Richard; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Gascon, Clément; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell |
| Docket Number | 37627 |
| Date | 31 January 2019 |
| Citation | 2019 SCC 5 |
| Court | Supreme Court (Canada) |
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154 practice notes
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Reference re Code of Civil Procedure (Que.), art. 35,
...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 (......
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La Presse inc. v. Quebec,
...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......
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Peace River Hydro Partners v. Petrowest Corp.,
...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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Scott v Golden Oaks Enterprises Inc.,
...S.C.R. 801; Novak v. Bond, [1999] 1 S.C.R. 808; Peixeiro v. Haberman, [1997] 3 S.C.R. 549; Orphan Well Association v. Grant Thornton Ltd., 2019 SCC 5, [2019] 1 S.C.R. 150; Alberta (Attorney General) v. Moloney, 2015 SCC 51, [2015] 3 S.C.R. 327; Husky Oil Operations Ltd. v. Minister of Natio......
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Scott v. Golden Oaks Enterprises Inc.,
...S.C.R. 801; Novak v. Bond, [1999] 1 S.C.R. 808; Peixeiro v. Haberman, [1997] 3 S.C.R. 549; Orphan Well Association v. Grant Thornton Ltd., 2019 SCC 5, [2019] 1 S.C.R. 150; Alberta (Attorney General) v. Moloney, 2015 SCC 51, [2015] 3 S.C.R. 327; Husky Oil Operations Ltd. v. Minister of Natio......
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Reference re Code of Civil Procedure (Que.), art. 35,
...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 (......
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Scott v Golden Oaks Enterprises Inc.,
...S.C.R. 801; Novak v. Bond, [1999] 1 S.C.R. 808; Peixeiro v. Haberman, [1997] 3 S.C.R. 549; Orphan Well Association v. Grant Thornton Ltd., 2019 SCC 5, [2019] 1 S.C.R. 150; Alberta (Attorney General) v. Moloney, 2015 SCC 51, [2015] 3 S.C.R. 327; Husky Oil Operations Ltd. v. Minister of Natio......
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R v Wilson,
...899; Sun Indalex Finance, LLC v. United Steelworkers, 2013 SCC 6, [2013] 1 S.C.R. 271; Orphan Well Association v. Grant Thornton Ltd., 2019 SCC 5, [2019] 1 S.C.R. 150; 9354-9186 Québec inc. v. Callidus Capital Corp., 2020 SCC 10, [2020] 1 S.C.R. 521; Canada v. Loblaw Financial Holdings Inc.......
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65 firm's commentaries
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Top Commercial Decisions Of 2022
...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......
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2019 Year In Review At The Supreme Court Of Canada
...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 ......
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Danger, Will Robinson! Court Creates Common Law Super-Priority For Environmental Obligations
...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......
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Court Of Appeal Finds Federal Impact Assessment Act Unconstitutional
...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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Table of Cases
...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 ......
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Constitutional Aspects and the Judicial and Administrative Structure of the Bankruptcy System
...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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Consumer Bankruptcy
...from debts through a discharge. In contrast, as pointed out by the Supreme Court of Canada in Orphan Well Association v Grant Thornton Ltd, 2019 SCC 5 at para 161: “Corporations with insuicient assets to satisfy their creditors will never be discharged from bankruptcy because they cannot sa......
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Environmental Policy is Economic Policy: Climate Change Policy and the General Trade and Commerce Power.
...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......
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