Purolator Inc. v. Canadian Union of Postal Workers

JurisdictionOntario
CourtCourt of Appeal (Ontario)
JudgeGillese, Eileen E.; Gomery, Sally A.; Pomerance, Renee M.
Citation2025 ONCA 565
Docket NumberM55799; COA-24-CV-1392
Date30 July 2025

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7 practice notes
  • COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (JULY 13 – JULY 17)
    • Canada
    • LexBlog Canada
    • July 17, 2026
    ...102(5), 102(6), 102(8), 102(10), Judicature Act, R.S.O. 1960, c. 197, s. 17 , Purolator Inc. v. Canadian Union of Postal Workers, 2025 ONCA 565, Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd. v. Pomeroy [No. 2] (1999), 49 C.L.R.B.R. (2d) 285 (Ont. Gen. Div.), Canadian Pacific Railway Company v. ......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (July 13 – 17, 2026)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • July 20, 2026
    ...102(5), 102(6), 102(8), 102(10), Judicature Act, R.S.O. 1960, c. 197, s. 17 , Purolator Inc. v. Canadian Union of Postal Workers, 2025 ONCA 565, Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd. v. Pomeroy [No. 2] (1999), 49 C.L.R.B.R. (2d) 285 (Ont. Gen. Div.), Canadian Pacific Railway Company v. ......
  • Chief Electoral Officer of Alberta v. Sylvestre
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • December 5, 2025
    ...‘just because there is an interesting and significant issue to be considered’”: quoting Purolator Inc v Canadian Union of Postal Workers, 2025 ONCA 565 at para [26] There is a tension between Alberta’s demand for a narrow approach and the CEO’s specific request in oral submissions for guida......
  • Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation v. Alberta (Chief Electoral Officer)
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • May 13, 2026
    ...‘just because there is an interesting and significant issue to be considered’”: quoting Purolator Inc v Canadian Union of Postal Workers, 2025 ONCA 565 at para 57. (emphasis [193] Based on Alberta’s arguments in Sylvestre, the CEO had jurisdiction pursuant to the Previous CIA to decide ques......
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  • Chief Electoral Officer of Alberta v. Sylvestre
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • December 5, 2025
    ...‘just because there is an interesting and significant issue to be considered’”: quoting Purolator Inc v Canadian Union of Postal Workers, 2025 ONCA 565 at para [26] There is a tension between Alberta’s demand for a narrow approach and the CEO’s specific request in oral submissions for guida......
  • Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation v. Alberta (Chief Electoral Officer)
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • May 13, 2026
    ...‘just because there is an interesting and significant issue to be considered’”: quoting Purolator Inc v Canadian Union of Postal Workers, 2025 ONCA 565 at para 57. (emphasis [193] Based on Alberta’s arguments in Sylvestre, the CEO had jurisdiction pursuant to the Previous CIA to decide ques......
  • Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation v Alberta (Chief Electoral Officer)
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • May 13, 2026
    ...‘just because there is an interesting and significant issue to be considered’”: quoting Purolator Inc v Canadian Union of Postal Workers, 2025 ONCA 565 at para 57. (emphasis added) 193 Based on Alberta's arguments in Sylvestre, the CEO had jurisdiction pursuant to the Previous CIA to decide......
  • Purolator Inc. v. Canadian Union of Postal Workers
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • July 14, 2026
    ...issuance of the Injunction was in substance governed by s. 102 of the CJA: see Purolator Inc. v. Canadian Union of Postal Workers, 2025 ONCA 565 (the “ONCA Jurisdiction Decision”). This court therefore had jurisdiction to hear the appeal on its merits pursuant to s. 102(10) of the [5]&......
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2 firm's commentaries
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (July 13 – 17, 2026)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • July 20, 2026
    ...102(5), 102(6), 102(8), 102(10), Judicature Act, R.S.O. 1960, c. 197, s. 17 , Purolator Inc. v. Canadian Union of Postal Workers, 2025 ONCA 565, Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd. v. Pomeroy [No. 2] (1999), 49 C.L.R.B.R. (2d) 285 (Ont. Gen. Div.), Canadian Pacific Railway Company v. ......
  • COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (JULY 13 – JULY 17)
    • Canada
    • LexBlog Canada
    • July 17, 2026
    ...102(5), 102(6), 102(8), 102(10), Judicature Act, R.S.O. 1960, c. 197, s. 17 , Purolator Inc. v. Canadian Union of Postal Workers, 2025 ONCA 565, Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd. v. Pomeroy [No. 2] (1999), 49 C.L.R.B.R. (2d) 285 (Ont. Gen. Div.), Canadian Pacific Railway Company v. ......