Sanis Health Inc. v. British Columbia

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
JudgeRichard Wagner; Andromache Karakatsanis; Suzanne Côté; Sheilah Martin; Nicholas Kasirer; Michelle O’Bonsawin; Mary Moreau
Citation2024 SCC 40
Docket Number40864
Date29 November 2024

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  • Strathdee v. Johnson & Johnson Inc.
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • June 25, 2025
    ...respected through the principle of comity in the other courts of our federation. [Emphasis added.] Sanis Health Inc. v. British Columbia, 2024 SCC 40, at para. 106. [207] In the context of parallel Canada-U.S. class action litigation, Rensburg J. (as she then was) observed in Silver v. IMAX......
  • British Columbia v Apotex Inc.
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • January 22, 2025
    ...of Canada dismissed an appeal from Sandoz BCCA and thereby upheld the validity of s. 11 of the ORA: Sanis Health Inc. v. British Columbia, 2024 SCC 40 [ Sanis 129 On September 26–28, 2022, as directed by the Court of Appeal, the Court heard the jurisdiction simpliciter applications of Jean ......
  • Reference re iGaming Ontario
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • November 12, 2025
    ...it pays respect to the legislative sovereignty of other territories: at paras. 36-38. See also Sanis Health Inc. v. British Columbia, 2024 SCC 40, 497 D.L.R. (4th) 571, at para. 85. 2. The RSC test does not apply [122] From this brief overview of the existing applications of the RSC family ......
  • Chief Heidi Cook et al. v. The Government of Manitoba et al.
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Manitoba (Canada)
    • May 11, 2026
    ...In support of its position, Canada cites Canada Post Corp. v. Lépine, 2009 SCC 16, and Sanis Health Inc. v. British Columbia, 2024 SCC 40.  Those two decisions underscored the importance of notice as associated with Class action certification generally, and in respect of opt-in/op......
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  • Strathdee v. Johnson & Johnson Inc.
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • June 25, 2025
    ...respected through the principle of comity in the other courts of our federation. [Emphasis added.] Sanis Health Inc. v. British Columbia, 2024 SCC 40, at para. 106. [207] In the context of parallel Canada-U.S. class action litigation, Rensburg J. (as she then was) observed in Silver v. IMAX......
  • British Columbia v Apotex Inc.
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • January 22, 2025
    ...of Canada dismissed an appeal from Sandoz BCCA and thereby upheld the validity of s. 11 of the ORA: Sanis Health Inc. v. British Columbia, 2024 SCC 40 [ Sanis 129 On September 26–28, 2022, as directed by the Court of Appeal, the Court heard the jurisdiction simpliciter applications of Jean ......
  • Reference re iGaming Ontario
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • November 12, 2025
    ...it pays respect to the legislative sovereignty of other territories: at paras. 36-38. See also Sanis Health Inc. v. British Columbia, 2024 SCC 40, 497 D.L.R. (4th) 571, at para. 85. 2. The RSC test does not apply [122] From this brief overview of the existing applications of the RSC family ......
  • Cline v Gymnastics Canada
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • January 30, 2025
    ...BCCA, Sandoz Canada Inc. v. British Columbia, 2023 BCCA 306, the Supreme Court of Canada in Sanis Health Inc. v. British Columbia, 2024 SCC 40 [ Sanis] and cases in three other jurisdictions that were consistent with the principles set out in Harrington 97 I now turn to the cases provided b......
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