R. v. Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd., 2011 SCC 42

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
Subject MatterFRAUD AND MISREPRESENTATION,CROWN,PRACTICE,TORTS
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
Docket Number33559, 33563
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620 practice notes
  • Gay v. Regional Health Authority 7 et al., (2014) 421 N.B.R.(2d) 1 (CA)
    • Canada
    • New Brunswick Court of Appeal (New Brunswick)
    • February 27, 2014
    ...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......
  • Lameman et al. v. Alberta et al., 2013 ABCA 148
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • March 28, 2013
    ...3 S.C.R. 263; 312 N.R. 305; 180 O.A.C. 201; 2003 SCC 69, refd to. [para. 10]. 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. 10]. Dixon et al. v. Canada (Attorney General) et al., [2012] A.R......
  • Nevsun Resources Ltd v Araya,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • February 28, 2020
    ...rule 9-5(1)(a) if it is “plain and obvious” that the claim has no reasonable prospect of success (R v. Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd, [2011] 3 SCR 45, at para. 17; Odhavji Estate v. Woodhouse, [2003] 3 SCR 263, at paras. 14–15). When considering an application to strike under this provision, ......
  • Société canadienne de consultants en immigration c. Canada (Citoyenneté et Immigration),
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • December 8, 2011
    ...1 S.C.R. 420, (1994), 112 D.L.R. (4th) 1, [1994] 4 W.W.R. 194; R. v. Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd., 2011 SCC 42, [2011] 3 S.C.R. 45, 335 D.L.R. (4th) 513, [2011] 11 W.W.R. 215; Attorney General of Canada v. Inuit Tapirisat of Canada et al., [1980] 2 S.C.R. 735, (1980), 115 D.L.R. (3d) 1, 33 ......
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544 cases
  • Gay v. Regional Health Authority 7 et al., (2014) 421 N.B.R.(2d) 1 (CA)
    • Canada
    • New Brunswick Court of Appeal (New Brunswick)
    • February 27, 2014
    ...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......
  • Lameman et al. v. Alberta et al., 2013 ABCA 148
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • March 28, 2013
    ...3 S.C.R. 263; 312 N.R. 305; 180 O.A.C. 201; 2003 SCC 69, refd to. [para. 10]. 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. 10]. Dixon et al. v. Canada (Attorney General) et al., [2012] A.R......
  • Atlantic Lottery Corp. Inc. v. Babstock, 2020 SCC 19
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • July 24, 2020
    ...Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2014 NUCA 2 , 580 A.R. 75 ; referred to: R. v. Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd., 2011 SCC 42 , [2011] 3 S.C.R. 45; Pro‑Sys Consultants Ltd. v. Microsoft Corporation, 2013 SCC 57 , [2013] 3 S.C.R. 477 ; Moore v . Sweet, 2018 SCC 52 , [2018] 3 S.C.R. 303......
  • Nevsun Resources Ltd v Araya,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • February 28, 2020
    ...rule 9-5(1)(a) if it is “plain and obvious” that the claim has no reasonable prospect of success (R v. Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd, [2011] 3 SCR 45, at para. 17; Odhavji Estate v. Woodhouse, [2003] 3 SCR 263, at paras. 14–15). When considering an application to strike under this provision, ......
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18 firm's commentaries
  • 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
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 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......
  • Ontario Court Of Appeal Summaries (June 12 – 16, 2017)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 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.......
  • Top 5 Civil Appeals from the Court of Appeal (April 2013)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • April 25, 2013
    ...of harm and proximity of relationship as outlined by the Supreme Court in R. v. Imperial Tobacco Canada Limited, 2011 SCC 42, [2011] 3 S.C.R. 45. According to Doherty J.A., the pleadings alleging that the Diocese knew or ought to have known of the ongoing abuse at the school lacked any mate......
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51 books & journal articles
  • Digest: "A" v R, 2018 SKQB 103
    • Canada
    • Saskatchewan Law Society Case Digests
    • April 3, 2018
    ...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......
  • The Claim Must Have Substantial Merit
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Guide to the Law and Practice of Anti-SLAPP Proceedings Part V. The Merits Hurdle
    • June 13, 2022
    ...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......
  • Digest: T & C Arndt Minerals Ltd. v Silver Spur Resources Ltd., 2018 SKQB 337
    • Canada
    • Saskatchewan Law Society Case Digests
    • December 3, 2018
    ...469 Sask R 15 Plotnikoff v Saskatchewan, 2004 SKCA 59, [2005] 3 WWR 257, 249 Sask R 42 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 Raymond v Raymond, 2015 SKQB 164, [2015] 11 WWR......
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