Peace River Hydro Partners v. Petrowest Corp.

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
JudgeWagner, Richard; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell; Rowe, Malcolm; Martin, Sheilah; Kasirer, Nicholas; Jamal, Mahmud
Citation2022 SCC 41
Date10 November 2022
Docket Number39547

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113 practice notes
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (April 17, 2023 ' April 21, 2023)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • May 5, 2023
    ...Rogers Wireless Inc. v. Muroff, 2007 SCC 35, Uber Technologies Inc. v. Heller, 2020 SCC 16, Peace River Hydro Partners v. Petrowest Corp., 2022 SCC 41, Seidel v. TELUS Communications Inc., 2011 SCC 15, Haas v. Gunasekaram, 2016 ONCA 744, Sum Trade Corp. v. Agricom International Inc., 2018 B......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (May 1 ' 5, 2023)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • May 19, 2023
    ...Corporation No. 1628 v. Toronto Standard Condominium Corporation No. 1636, 2020 ONCA 612, Peace River Hydro Partners v. Petrowest Corp., 2022 SCC 41, Uber Technologies Inc. v. Heller, 2020 SCC 16, Irwin v. Protiviti, 2022 ONCA 533, Dalimpex Ltd. v. Janicki (2003), 64 O.R. (3d) 737 (C.A.), 1......
  • Esfahani v Samimi, 2022 ABKB 795
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • December 5, 2022
    ...to provide a faster and less expensive process to resolve disputes: ENMAX 2022 at para 29; Peace River Hydro Partners v Petrowest Corp, 2022 SCC 41 at paras 10 and 46. An interpretation of the Act that allows, or even worse requires, separate appeals on interlocutory procedural determinatio......
  • Zanin v. Ooma Inc.
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • January 10, 2025
    ...are inherently in the interests of justice (Difederico FCA at para 52). Indeed, the SCC in Peace River Hydro Partners v Petrowest Corp, 2022 SCC 41 [Peace River] stated that valid arbitration clauses must be enforced and that arbitrators should generally decide if they have jurisdiction und......
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37 cases
  • Esfahani v Samimi
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • December 5, 2022
    ...to provide a faster and less expensive process to resolve disputes: ENMAX 2022 at para 29; Peace River Hydro Partners v Petrowest Corp, 2022 SCC 41 at paras 10 and 46. An interpretation of the Act that allows, or even worse requires, separate appeals on interlocutory procedural determinatio......
  • 3-Sigma Consulting Inc. v. Ostara Nutrient Recovery Technologies Inc.
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • January 23, 2023
    ...be submitted to arbitration. [5]          In Peace River Hydro Partners v. Petrowest Corp., 2022 SCC 41, the Supreme Court of Canada affirmed the “legislative and judicial preference for holding parties to arbitration agreements” (p......
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39 firm's commentaries
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (April 17, 2023 ' April 21, 2023)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • May 5, 2023
    ...Rogers Wireless Inc. v. Muroff, 2007 SCC 35, Uber Technologies Inc. v. Heller, 2020 SCC 16, Peace River Hydro Partners v. Petrowest Corp., 2022 SCC 41, Seidel v. TELUS Communications Inc., 2011 SCC 15, Haas v. Gunasekaram, 2016 ONCA 744, Sum Trade Corp. v. Agricom International Inc., 2018 B......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (May 1 ' 5, 2023)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • May 19, 2023
    ...Corporation No. 1628 v. Toronto Standard Condominium Corporation No. 1636, 2020 ONCA 612, Peace River Hydro Partners v. Petrowest Corp., 2022 SCC 41, Uber Technologies Inc. v. Heller, 2020 SCC 16, Irwin v. Protiviti, 2022 ONCA 533, Dalimpex Ltd. v. Janicki (2003), 64 O.R. (3d) 737 (C.A.), 1......
  • Key Takeaways From 2022 Appellate Decisions
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • March 17, 2023
    ...Clauses Enforceable Against a Bankruptcy Trustee? The Supreme Court of Canada in Peace River Hydro Partners v. Petrowest Corp., 2022 SCC 41 ("Peace River Hydro Partners") clarified whether and in what circumstances a contractual agreement to arbitrate should give way to the public interest ......
  • International Arbitration 2023
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • August 30, 2023
    ...treat an arbitration clause as an agreement independent of the other terms of the contract (Peace River Hydro Partners v Petrowest Corp., 2022 SCC 41). 4. The Arbitral 4.1 Limits on Selection There are no statutory limitations on the selection of arbitrators in Canada. Arbitrators are not r......
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