Rogers Communications Inc. v. Châteauguay (City)

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtSupreme Court (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
Date16 June 2016
Docket Number36027
Subject MatterCONSTITUTIONAL LAW,MUNICIPAL LAW

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20 practice notes
  • Orphan Well Association v. Grant Thornton Ltd.
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • January 31, 2019
    ...neither to “override nor [to] modify the division of powers itself” (Rogers Communications Inc. v. Châteauguay (City), [2016 SCC 23, [2016] 1 S.C.R. 467] at para. 39), nor to impose “limits on the otherwise valid exercise of legislative competence” (Quebec (Attorney General) v. Canada (Atto......
  • Opsis Airport Services Inc. v. Quebec (Attorney General)
    • 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......
  • Desgagnés Transport Inc. v. Wärtsilä Canada Inc.
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • November 28, 2019
    ...ABC Containerline N.V. (Trustees of), 2001 SCC 90, [2001] 3 S.C.R. 907; Rogers Communications Inc. v. Châteauguay (City), 2016 SCC 23, [2016] 1 S.C.R. 467; Quebec (Attorney General) v. Canadian Owners and Pilots Association, 2010 SCC 39, [2010] 2 S.C.R. 536; Isen v. Simms, 2005 FCA 161, [20......
  • Calgary (City) v Bell Canada Inc.
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • May 21, 2020
    ...the merits of a federal ban on the sale of margarine in Canada); Rogers Communications Inc. v. City of Châteauguay, 2016 SCC 23, ¶ 45; [2016] 1 S.C.R. 467, 488 (“From a legal standpoint, it prohibited all construction on the property at 411 Boulevard Saint‑Francis for an initial period of t......
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17 cases
  • Orphan Well Association v. Grant Thornton Ltd.
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • January 31, 2019
    ...neither to “override nor [to] modify the division of powers itself” (Rogers Communications Inc. v. Châteauguay (City), [2016 SCC 23, [2016] 1 S.C.R. 467] at para. 39), nor to impose “limits on the otherwise valid exercise of legislative competence” (Quebec (Attorney General) v. Canada (Atto......
  • Opsis Airport Services Inc. v. Quebec (Attorney General)
    • 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......
  • Desgagnés Transport Inc. v. Wärtsilä Canada Inc.
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • November 28, 2019
    ...ABC Containerline N.V. (Trustees of), 2001 SCC 90, [2001] 3 S.C.R. 907; Rogers Communications Inc. v. Châteauguay (City), 2016 SCC 23, [2016] 1 S.C.R. 467; Quebec (Attorney General) v. Canadian Owners and Pilots Association, 2010 SCC 39, [2010] 2 S.C.R. 536; Isen v. Simms, 2005 FCA 161, [20......
  • Calgary (City) v Bell Canada Inc.
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • May 21, 2020
    ...the merits of a federal ban on the sale of margarine in Canada); Rogers Communications Inc. v. City of Châteauguay, 2016 SCC 23, ¶ 45; [2016] 1 S.C.R. 467, 488 (“From a legal standpoint, it prohibited all construction on the property at 411 Boulevard Saint‑Francis for an initial period of t......
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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......