Rogers Communications Inc. v. Châteauguay (City)

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
JudgeMcLachlin, Beverley; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Cromwell, Thomas Albert; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Wagner, Richard; Gascon, Clément; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell
Citation[2016] 1 SCR 467,2016 SCC 23,397 DLR (4th) 611
Docket Number36027
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
Date16 June 2016

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  • Fédération des francophones de la Colombie-Britannique c. Canada (Emploi et Développement social),
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • May 23, 2018
    ...enact the impugned statute or adopt the impugned mea-sure” (Rogers Communications Inc. v. Châteauguay (City), 2016 SCC 23, [2016] 1 S.C.R. 467 (Rogers), at paragraph 34; Quebec (Attorney General) v. Canadian Owners and Pilots Association, 2010 SCC 39, [2010] 2 S.C.R. 536 (COPA),......
  • Reference re Pan‑Canadian Securities Regulation,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • November 9, 2018
    ...Leasing, [1989] 1 S.C.R. 641; referred to: R. v. Comeau, 2018 SCC 15; Rogers Communications Inc. v. Chateauguay (City), 2016 SCC 23, [2016] 1 S.C.R. 467; Alberta (Attorney General) v. Moloney, 2015 SCC 51, [2015] 3 S.C.R. 327; Quebec (Attorney General) v. Canada (Attorney General), 2015 SCC......
  • Telus Communications Inc. v Federation of Canadian Municipalities,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • April 25, 2025
    ...of Inquiry into the Westray Mine Tragedy), [1995] 2 S.C.R. 97; Rogers Communications Inc. v. Châteauguay (City), 2016 SCC 23, [2016] 1 S.C.R. 467; Calgary (City) v. Bell Canada Inc., 2020 ABCA 211, 7 Alta. L.R. (7th) 1; La Presse inc. v. Quebec, 2023 SCC 22. By Côté J. (dissenting) Referenc......
  • Opsis Airport Services Inc. v. Quebec (Attorney General), 2025 SCC 17
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • May 30, 2025
    ...Owners and Pilots Association, 2010 SCC 39, [2010] 2 S.C.R. 536; Rogers Communications Inc. v. Châteauguay (City), 2016 SCC 23, [2016] 1 S.C.R. 467; Attorney General of Quebec v. IMTT‑Québec inc., 2019 QCCA 1598, 30 C.E.L.R. (4th) 1; Commission de transport de la Communauté urbaine de Québe......
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  • Fédération des francophones de la Colombie-Britannique c. Canada (Emploi et Développement social),
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • May 23, 2018
    ...enact the impugned statute or adopt the impugned mea-sure” (Rogers Communications Inc. v. Châteauguay (City), 2016 SCC 23, [2016] 1 S.C.R. 467 (Rogers), at paragraph 34; Quebec (Attorney General) v. Canadian Owners and Pilots Association, 2010 SCC 39, [2010] 2 S.C.R. 536 (COPA),......
  • Reference re Pan‑Canadian Securities Regulation,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • November 9, 2018
    ...Leasing, [1989] 1 S.C.R. 641; referred to: R. v. Comeau, 2018 SCC 15; Rogers Communications Inc. v. Chateauguay (City), 2016 SCC 23, [2016] 1 S.C.R. 467; Alberta (Attorney General) v. Moloney, 2015 SCC 51, [2015] 3 S.C.R. 327; Quebec (Attorney General) v. Canada (Attorney General), 2015 SCC......
  • Telus Communications Inc. v Federation of Canadian Municipalities,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • April 25, 2025
    ...of Inquiry into the Westray Mine Tragedy), [1995] 2 S.C.R. 97; Rogers Communications Inc. v. Châteauguay (City), 2016 SCC 23, [2016] 1 S.C.R. 467; Calgary (City) v. Bell Canada Inc., 2020 ABCA 211, 7 Alta. L.R. (7th) 1; La Presse inc. v. Quebec, 2023 SCC 22. By Côté J. (dissenting) Referenc......
  • Colombie-Britannique (Procureur général) c. Alberta (Procureur général),
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • September 24, 2019
    ...of Saskatchewan, [1979] 1 S.C.R. 42, (1978), 88 D.L.R. (3d) 609; Rogers Communications Inc. v. Châteauguay (City), 2016 SCC 23, [2016] 1 S.C.R. 467; Reference re Environmental Management Act (British Columbia), 2019 BCCA 181, 434 D.L.R. (4th) Reference re Validity of Section 5 (a) Dairy Ind......
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1 firm's commentaries
2 books & journal articles
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law Society of Upper Canada Special Lectures 2017
    • June 24, 2021
    ...540, 552, 557 Rogers Communications Inc v Châteauguay (City), [2016] 1 SCR 467 .................................................................................... 148, 159–61 Russell v The Queen (1882), 7 AC 829 (PC) .................................................... 641, 662 Sahin v Can......
  • Federalism and National Infrastructure
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law Society of Upper Canada Special Lectures 2017
    • June 24, 2021
    ...v Canada (Attorney General) , [2015] 1 SCR 693 [ Quebec (AG) v Canada (AG) ]. 6 Rogers Communications Inc v Châteauguay (City) , [2016] 1 SCR 467 [ Rogers ]. 7 Toronto Corporation v Bell Telephone Co of Canada , [1905] AC 52 (PC) [ Bell ]; see also In re Regulation and Control of Radio Comm......