R. v. Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd.,

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
JudgeMcLachlin, Beverley; Binnie, William Ian Corneil; LeBel, Louis; Deschamps, Marie; Fish, Morris J.; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Charron, Louise; Rothstein, Marshall; Cromwell, Thomas Albert
Citation2011 SCC 42,[2011] 3 SCR 45,[2011] ACS no 42,25 Admin LR (5th) 1,83 CBR (5th) 169,[2011] SCJ No 42 (QL),335 DLR (4th) 513,86 CCLT (3d) 1,419 NR 1,21 BCLR (5th) 215,205 ACWS (3d) 92,[2011] EXP 2380,[2011] 11 WWR 215,[2011] CarswellBC 1986,JE 2011-1326,308 BCAC 1
Date29 July 2011
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
Docket Number33559, 33563

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    • Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
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    ...132; 398 N.R. 20; 474 A.R. 1; 479 W.A.C. 1; 2010 SCC 5, refd to. [para. 19]. British Columbia v. Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd. et al., [2011] 3 S.C.R. 45; 419 N.R. 1; 308 B.C.A.C. 1; 521 W.A.C. 1; 2011 SCC 42, refd to. [para. Nette v. Stiles et al. (2010), 489 A.R. 347; 2010 ABQB 14, refd to......
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    ...23 (Sup. Ct.), affd. (2001), 152 O.A.C. 60 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 181]. British Columbia v. Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd. et al., [2011] 3 S.C.R. 45; 419 N.R. 1; 308 B.C.A.C. 1; 521 W.A.C. 1; 2011 SCC 42, refd to. [para. 184]. Anns v. Merton London Borough Council, [1978] A.C. 728 (H.L.), r......
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    ...Ltd. v. Archer Daniels Midland Company, 2013 SCC 58 , [2013] 3 S.C.R. 545 ; R. v. Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd., 2011 SCC 42 , [2011] 3 S.C.R. 45; R. c. Proulx, 2016 QCCA 1425 ; Proprietary Articles Trade Association v. Attorney General for Canada, [1931] A.C. 310; International Brotherh......
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    ...Labour Relations Board, 2013 FCA 117; Hunt v. Carey Canada Inc., [1990] 2 S.C.R. 959; R. v. Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd., 2011 SCC 42, [2011] 3 S.C.R. 45; Abraham v. Canada (Attorney General), 2012 FCA 266, 440 N.R. 201; Abou‑Rached v. Canada (Attorney General), 2019 FC 750, 2019 D.T.C. 506......
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  • Nelson (City) v. Marchi,
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    ...Applied: R. v. Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd., 2011 SCC 42 , [2011] 3 S.C.R. 45; Just v. British Columbia, [1989] 2 S.C.R. 1228 ; Cooper v. Hobart, 2001 SCC 79 , [2001] 3 S.C.R. 537 ; Anns v. Merton London Borough Council, [1978] A.C. 728 ; referred to: Donoghue v. Stevenson, [1932] A.C......
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    ...Borough Council, [1978] A.C. 728 ; [1977] UKHL 4 , refd to. [paras. 18, 88]. British Columbia v. Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd. et al., [2011] 3 S.C.R. 45; 419 N.R. 1 ; 308 B.C.A.C. 1 ; 521 W.A.C. 1 ; 2011 SCC 42 , consd. [paras. 23, 87]. Bauer Hockey Corp. v. Sport Maska Inc. (2014), ......
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  • Ontario Court Of Appeal Summaries (December 17 – 21, 2018)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • January 4, 2019
    ...to Strike, Castrillo v. Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, 2017 ONCA 121, 136 O.R. (3d) 654, R. v. Imperial Tobacco, 2011 SCC 42, [2011] 3 S.C.R. 45, Reasonable Prospect of Success, Tolofson v. Jensen, [1994] 3 S.C.R. 1022 Canadian Civil Liberties Association v. Canada (Attorney General)......
  • Hail To The Chief: McLachlin C.J.C. Becomes Canada’s Longest-Serving Chief Justice
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    • September 23, 2013
    ...1 S.C.R. 643, Hill v. Hamilton-Wentworth Regional Police Services Board, [2007] 3 S.C.R. 129 and R. v. Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd., [2011] 3 S.C.R. 45 - and has consistently been the driving force behind the Court's clarification of these important Resurfice and Clements Two appropriate co......
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    • May 16, 2017
    ...reasons why this prima facie duty of care should not be recognized.” (R v Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd., 2011 SCC 42 (CanLII) at para 39, [2011] 3 SCR 45).” c) The appellants argued that the Pet Rules, which re- quired the tenant to do certain things with respect to pets, created a duty of c......
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    • June 30, 2017
    ...true, it is plain and obvious that the claim has no reasonable prospect of success per R. v. Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd., 2011 SCC 42, [2011] 3 S.C.R. 45, at para. 17. Furthermore, whether the cause of action requirement is met is reviewable on a correctness standard of review per Attis v.......
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    ...SKQB 163, [2004] 1 WWR 309, 234 Sask R 172 R v Anderson, 2014 SCC 41, [2014] 2 SCR 167 R v Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd., 2011 SCC 42, [2011] 3 SCR 45, 335 DLR (4th) 513, 419 NR 1, [2011] 11 WWR 215, 308 BCAC 1, 86 CCLT (3d) 1, 83 CBR (5th) 169 R v K.G.B., [1993] 1 SCR 740, 148 NR 241, 79 CC......
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    ...is a standard that this Court has also used to animate the “plain and obvious” test ( R. v. Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd. , 2011 SCC 42, [2011] 3 S.C.R. 45, at paras. 17-20). In light of the existence of a record, the substantial merit standard calls for an assessment of the evidentiary basi......
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