Sabean v. Portage La Prairie Mutual Insurance Co., 2017 SCC 7

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
JudgeMcLachlin, Beverley; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Wagner, Richard; Gascon, Clément; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell
Citation2017 SCC 7,[2017] 1 SCR 121,[2017] SCJ No 7 (QL),406 DLR (4th) 632
Date27 January 2017
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
Docket Number36575
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67 practice notes
  • Mosten Investments LP v The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (Manulife Financial),, 2021 SKCA 36
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Saskatchewan)
    • 10. März 2021
    ...L Rev 345. In the Swan Text at pages 723–724, the authors comment on Sattva, Ledcor and Sabean v Portage La Prairie Mutual Insurance Co., 2017 SCC 7, [2017] 1 SCR 121 [Sabean], which the parties placed at the core of these appeals, 8.100 Where do we go from here? The Supreme Court has made ......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (April 18 - 22, 2022)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 26. April 2022
    ...33, [2010] 2 S.C.R. 245, Surespan Structures Ltd. v. Lloyds Underwriters, 2021 BCCA 65, Sabean v. Portage La Prairie Mutual Insurance Co., 2017 SCC 7 Render v. ThyssenKrupp Elevator (Canada) Limited, 2022 ONCA 310 Keywords: Employment Law, Dismissal for Cause, Punitive Damages, Civil Proced......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (August 30 ' September 3, 2021)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 7. September 2021
    ...[1998] 2 S.C.R. 129, Dumbrell v. The Regional Group of Companies Inc., 2007 ONCA 59, Sabean v. Portage La Prairie Mutual Insurance Co., 2017 SCC 7, Progressive Homes Ltd v. Lombard General Insurance Co. of Canada, 2010 SCC 33, Dunn v. Chubb Insurance Company of Canada, 2009 ONCA 538, Jesuit......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (August 30 ' September 3, 2021)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 7. September 2021
    ...[1998] 2 S.C.R. 129, Dumbrell v. The Regional Group of Companies Inc., 2007 ONCA 59, Sabean v. Portage La Prairie Mutual Insurance Co., 2017 SCC 7, Progressive Homes Ltd v. Lombard General Insurance Co. of Canada, 2010 SCC 33, Dunn v. Chubb Insurance Company of Canada, 2009 ONCA 538, Jesuit......
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  • Mosten Investments LP v The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (Manulife Financial),, 2021 SKCA 36
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Saskatchewan)
    • 10. März 2021
    ...L Rev 345. In the Swan Text at pages 723–724, the authors comment on Sattva, Ledcor and Sabean v Portage La Prairie Mutual Insurance Co., 2017 SCC 7, [2017] 1 SCR 121 [Sabean], which the parties placed at the core of these appeals, 8.100 Where do we go from here? The Supreme Court has made ......
  • MDS Inc. v. Factory Mutual Insurance Company, 2021 ONCA 594
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • 3. September 2021
    ...given to the clear language of the policy read in the context of the policy as a whole: Sabean v. Portage La Prairie Mutual Insurance Co., 2017 SCC 7, [2017] 1 S.C.R. 121, at paras. 12-13; Ledcor, at para. 49; and Progressive Homes Ltd. v. Lombard General Insurance Co. of Canada, 2010 SCC 3......
  • Sir Corp. v. Aviva, 2022 ONSC 6929
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • 20. Dezember 2022
    ...of the policy read in the context of the policy as a whole: Ledcor, at para. 49; Sabean v. Portage La Prairie Mutual Insurance Co., 2017 SCC 7, [2017] 1 S.C.R. 121, at paras. 12-13; and Progressive Homes at para. [70]           Where there i......
  • Trenchard v. Westsea Construction Ltd., 2020 BCCA 152
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • 28. Mai 2020
    ...to standard form contracts was summarized recently by the Supreme Court of Canada in Sabean v. Portage La Prairie Mutual Insurance Co., 2017 SCC 7: [12] In Ledcor Construction Ltd. v. Northbridge Indemnity Insurance Co., 2016 SCC 37, [2016] 2 S.C.R. 23, this Court confirmed the principles o......
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11 firm's commentaries
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (April 18 - 22, 2022)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 26. April 2022
    ...33, [2010] 2 S.C.R. 245, Surespan Structures Ltd. v. Lloyds Underwriters, 2021 BCCA 65, Sabean v. Portage La Prairie Mutual Insurance Co., 2017 SCC 7 Render v. ThyssenKrupp Elevator (Canada) Limited, 2022 ONCA 310 Keywords: Employment Law, Dismissal for Cause, Punitive Damages, Civil Proced......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (August 30 ' September 3, 2021)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 7. September 2021
    ...[1998] 2 S.C.R. 129, Dumbrell v. The Regional Group of Companies Inc., 2007 ONCA 59, Sabean v. Portage La Prairie Mutual Insurance Co., 2017 SCC 7, Progressive Homes Ltd v. Lombard General Insurance Co. of Canada, 2010 SCC 33, Dunn v. Chubb Insurance Company of Canada, 2009 ONCA 538, Jesuit......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (August 30 ' September 3, 2021)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 7. September 2021
    ...[1998] 2 S.C.R. 129, Dumbrell v. The Regional Group of Companies Inc., 2007 ONCA 59, Sabean v. Portage La Prairie Mutual Insurance Co., 2017 SCC 7, Progressive Homes Ltd v. Lombard General Insurance Co. of Canada, 2010 SCC 33, Dunn v. Chubb Insurance Company of Canada, 2009 ONCA 538, Jesuit......
  • Case Summary: Malcolm Silver & Co. Ltd, Et Al. v State Farm Fire And Casualty Company
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 5. März 2020
    ...applicable to the interpretation of an insurance policy are not in dispute. In Sabean v. Portage La Prairie Mutual Insurance Co., 2017 SCC 7, [2017] 1 S.C.R. 121 (S.C.C.), Justice Karakatsanis summarized these principles as follows (at paras. [12] In Ledcor Construction Ltd. v. Northbridge ......
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2 books & journal articles
  • General Principles of Interpretation
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law of Contracts. Third Edition Interpretation of Agreements
    • 4. August 2020
    ...Ins Co of Canada , 2010 SCC 33, [2010] SCR at para 24; Ledcor , above note 110 at para 51; Sabean v Portage La Prairie Mutual Ins Co, 2017 SCC 7, [2017] 1 SCR 121 at para 12. See also Kornerup v Raytheon Canada Ltd , 2007 BCSC 584 (employment contract — severance provision). 131 See, for ex......
  • The COVID-19 Pandemic and Insurance Coverage for Business Interruption in Canada.
    • Canada
    • Queen's Law Journal Vol. 46 No. 2, March 2021
    • 22. März 2021
    ...111. (13.) See Ledcor Construction Ltd v Northbridge Indemnity Insurance Co, 2016 SCC 37; Sabean v Portage La Prairie Mutural Insurance Co, 2017 SCC 7. (14.) See Erik S Knutsen, "Causation in Canadian Insurance" (2013) 50:3 Alta L Rev 631. (15.) See Knutsen & Stempel, "Infected Judgment......

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