R v Precision Diversified Oilfield Services Corp, 2018 ABCA 273
| Judge | The Honourable Mr. Justice J.D. Bruce McDonald,The Honourable Madam Justice Barbara Lea Veldhuis,The Honourable Mr. Justice Thomas W. Wakeling |
| Citation | 2018 ABCA 273 |
| Docket Number | 1603-0251-A |
| Court | Court of Appeal (Alberta) |
| Date | 22 August 2018 |
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ENVIROGUN LTD. v. R.
...health and safety legislation have also been held to be strict liability offences: R v Precision Diversified Oilfield Services Corp., 2018 ABCA 273, [2018] 12 WWR 246; R v Timminco Ltd./Timminco Ltée (2001), 54 OR (3d) 21 (Ont CA). Courts in other provinces have also held that failing to co......
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R v D&J Isley & Sons Contracting Ltd, 2020 ABQB 11
...the offending corporation and, by implication, in the industry generally: OHSA, s 2; R v Precision Diversified Oilfield Services Corp, 2018 ABCA 273 at paras 37-39. [60] In Alberta, these purposes of sentencing find expression in section 75 of the OHSA, which permits of the imposition of a ......
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Chief Electoral Officer of Alberta v Sylvestre
...211; see also, Pepa v Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 SCC 21 at para 102 and R v Precision Diversified Oilfield Service Corp, 2018 ABCA 273 at para 49. Interpreting CIA s 2(4) as concerning the constitutionality of the act of asking a referendum question as opposed to the substan......
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R v Taurus Natural Inc, 2021 ABPC 100
...the starting point in understanding the OHSA is the Alberta Court of Appeal decision in R v Precision Diversified Oilfield Services Corp, 2018 ABCA 273 (“Diversified”). The following principles are established in that 1.     Section 2(1) of the OSHA defines......
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ENVIROGUN LTD. v. R.,
...health and safety legislation have also been held to be strict liability offences: R v Precision Diversified Oilfield Services Corp., 2018 ABCA 273, [2018] 12 WWR 246; R v Timminco Ltd./Timminco Ltée (2001), 54 OR (3d) 21 (Ont CA). Courts in other provinces have also held that failing to co......
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R v D&J Isley & Sons Contracting Ltd, 2020 ABQB 11
...the offending corporation and, by implication, in the industry generally: OHSA, s 2; R v Precision Diversified Oilfield Services Corp, 2018 ABCA 273 at paras 37-39. [60] In Alberta, these purposes of sentencing find expression in section 75 of the OHSA, which permits of the imposition of a ......
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Chief Electoral Officer of Alberta v Sylvestre,
...211; see also, Pepa v Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 SCC 21 at para 102 and R v Precision Diversified Oilfield Service Corp, 2018 ABCA 273 at para 49. Interpreting CIA s 2(4) as concerning the constitutionality of the act of asking a referendum question as opposed to the substan......
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R v Taurus Natural Inc, 2021 ABPC 100
...the starting point in understanding the OHSA is the Alberta Court of Appeal decision in R v Precision Diversified Oilfield Services Corp, 2018 ABCA 273 (“Diversified”). The following principles are established in that 1. Section 2(1) of the OSHA defines......
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Alberta Court Of Appeal Clarifies Crown's Obligation In Proving Occupational Health And Safety Charges
...the Alberta Court of Appeal released its decision in R v Precision Diversified Oilfield Services Corp, 2018 ABCA 273. The Court of Appeal considered a legal issue that it had not previously addressed, namely whether the expression "as far as it is reasonably practicable for the employer to ......
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Alberta Court Of Appeal Clarifies What The Crown Must Prove In A General Duty Offence
...result that the appeal should be dismissed and the matter sent back for a new trial. R. v. Precision Diversified Oilfield Services Corp., 2018 ABCA 273 For more information, visit our Occupational Health & Safety Law blog at www.occupationalhealthandsafetylaw.com About Dentons Dentons i......
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Don'cha Know, We're Talking About A Revolution: The Alberta Court Of Appeal Makes OHS Law Fair
...its issuance, R. v Precision Diversified Oilfield Services Corp, 2018 ABCA 273, has caused the Crown to re-evaluate all charges including the language of "reasonably practicable" (for employers or prime contractors). In Precision, the Alberta Court of Appeal held that the Crown must not onl......
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Don'cha Know, We're Talking About a Revolution: The Alberta Court of Appeal Makes OHS Law Fair
...OHS Law Fair By Steve Eichler, Taylor Woolsey and Laura Triana Since its issuance, R. v Precision Diversified Oilfield Services Corp, 2018 ABCA 273, has caused the Crown to re-evaluate all charges including the language “reasonably practicable” (for employers or prime contractors). In Preci......
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