Power Workers' Union v. Ontario Energy Board et al.

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
JudgeMcLachlin, C.J.C., Abella, Rothstein, Cromwell, Moldaver, Karakatsanis and Gascon, JJ.
Citation[2015] N.R. TBEd. SE.008,2015 SCC 44
Date25 September 2015
Subject MatterLABOUR LAW,PRACTICE,ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

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    • Supreme Court (Canada)
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    ...by restricting the annual cost of living adjustment. Cases Cited Referred to: Ontario (Energy Board) v. Ontario Power Generation Inc., 2015 SCC 44, [2015] 3 S.C.R. 147 ; Northwestern Utilities Ltd. v. City of Edmonton, [1929] S.C.R. 186 ; Dunsmuir v. New Brunswick, 2008 SCC 9 , [2008] 1......
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    • Supreme Court (Canada)
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    ...data-vids="794642181">one News SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Citation: Ontario (Energy Board) v. Ontario Power Generation Inc., 2015 SCC 44, [2015] 2 S.C.R. 147 Date: 20150925 Docket: 35506 Between: Ontario Energy Board Appellant and Ontario Power Generation Inc., Power Workers’ Union, Canadia......
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    ...670; Canada (Attorney General) v. Slansky, 2013 FCA 199 , [2015] 1 F.C.R. 81 ; Ontario (Energy Board) v. Ontario Power Generation Inc., 2015 SCC 44, [2015] 3 S.C.R. 147 ; MacKeigan v. Hickman, [1989] 2 S.C.R. 796 . By Abella J. Applied: Guindon v. Canada, 2015 SCC 41 , [2015] 3 S.C.R.......
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    • Supreme Court (Canada)
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    ...by restricting the annual cost of living adjustment. Cases Cited Referred to: Ontario (Energy Board) v. Ontario Power Generation Inc., 2015 SCC 44, [2015] 3 S.C.R. 147 ; Northwestern Utilities Ltd. v. City of Edmonton, [1929] S.C.R. 186 ; Dunsmuir v. New Brunswick, 2008 SCC 9 , [2008] 1......
  • Nova Scotia (Attorney General) v. S&D Smith Central Supplies Limited
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    • Court of Appeal of Nova Scotia (Canada)
    • March 26, 2019
    ...Sattva Capital Corp. v. Creston Moly Corp., 2014 SCC 53, [2014] 2 S.C.R. 633; Ontario (Energy Board) v. Ontario Power Generation Inc., 2015 SCC 44, [2015] 3 S.C.R. 147; ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd. v. Alberta (Utilities Commission), 2015 SCC 45, [2015] 3 S.C.R. [30] In Saguenay [Mouvement la......
  • Ontario (Energy Board) v. Ontario Power Generation Inc.
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    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • September 25, 2015
    ...data-vids="794642181">one News SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Citation: Ontario (Energy Board) v. Ontario Power Generation Inc., 2015 SCC 44, [2015] 2 S.C.R. 147 Date: 20150925 Docket: 35506 Between: Ontario Energy Board Appellant and Ontario Power Generation Inc., Power Workers’ Union, Canadia......
  • Ernst v. Alberta Energy Regulator
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • January 13, 2017
    ...670; Canada (Attorney General) v. Slansky, 2013 FCA 199 , [2015] 1 F.C.R. 81 ; Ontario (Energy Board) v. Ontario Power Generation Inc., 2015 SCC 44, [2015] 3 S.C.R. 147 ; MacKeigan v. Hickman, [1989] 2 S.C.R. 796 . By Abella J. Applied: Guindon v. Canada, 2015 SCC 41 , [2015] 3 S.C.R.......
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    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • September 18, 2018
    ...6(2), 19, RJR — MacDonald Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General), [1994] 1 S.C.R. 311, Ontario (Energy Board) v. Ontario Power Generation Inc., 2015 SCC 44 Facts: The Chief Adjudicator of the Independent Assessment Process ("IAP") under the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement ("IRSSA......
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    • Canada
    • University of New Brunswick Law Journal No. 68, January 2017
    • January 1, 2017
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    • Canada
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    • University of British Columbia Law Review Vol. 53 No. 2, December 2020
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    ...supra note 19 at para 95. (133) Access Copyright, supra note 37 at para 19. (134) Ontario (Energy Board) v Ontario Power Generation Inc, 2015 SCC 44 at para 64 [Power Generation]. See Lorne Neudorf, "Inadequate Reasons: The Need for Tribunal Participation in Judicial Review Litigation (2016......