Servatius v. Alberni School District No. 70

JurisdictionBritish Columbia
CourtCourt of Appeal (British Columbia)
JudgeDickson,Griffin,Horsman
Citation2022 BCCA 421
Date12 December 2022
Docket NumberCA46683

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10 practice notes
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (October 16 ' 20, 2023)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • October 23, 2023
    ...and Trustee), 2020 ONCA 509, 1318847 Ontario Ltd v. Laval Tool & Mould Ltd., 2017 ONCA 184, Servatius v. Alberni School District No. 70, 2022 BCCA 421 Short Civil Decisions OZ Optics Ltd. v. Evans, 2023 ONCA 677 Keywords: Contracts, Employment, Holdover Clauses, Civil Procedure, Summary Jud......
  • Wesley v British Columbia
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • March 12, 2026
    ...of reconciliation for Indigenous persons: Patrick v. British Columbia, 2023 BCSC 2147 and Servatius v. Alberni School District No. 70, 2022 BCCA 421; Gitxaala v. British Columbia (Chief Gold Commissioner), 2025 BCCA 430 (GitxaalaCA). [93] Patrick involved a sequencing application within a p......
  • Wirring v Law Society of Alberta
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • October 16, 2023
    ...of the nature of the Citizenship Act oath, rather than the oath itself. [176] Likewise, in Servatius v Alberni School District No 70, 2022 BCCA 421 [Servatius], the British Columbia Court of Appeal considered a constitutional claim that was based on a claimant’s sincere but mistaken belief.......
  • Government Support for Religion
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Freedom of Conscience and Religion - Second Edition
    • January 10, 2024
    ...and that the school’s purpose was simply to introduce students to some of the practices of the local Indigenous community. 66 There 63 2022 BCCA 421. 64 Ibid at para 171. 65 Ibid at para 188. The elder also described the demonstration of the smudging ceremony as cultural rather than spiritu......
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7 cases
  • Wesley v British Columbia
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • March 12, 2026
    ...of reconciliation for Indigenous persons: Patrick v. British Columbia, 2023 BCSC 2147 and Servatius v. Alberni School District No. 70, 2022 BCCA 421; Gitxaala v. British Columbia (Chief Gold Commissioner), 2025 BCCA 430 (GitxaalaCA). [93] Patrick involved a sequencing application within a p......
  • Wirring v Law Society of Alberta
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • October 16, 2023
    ...of the nature of the Citizenship Act oath, rather than the oath itself. [176] Likewise, in Servatius v Alberni School District No 70, 2022 BCCA 421 [Servatius], the British Columbia Court of Appeal considered a constitutional claim that was based on a claimant’s sincere but mistaken belief.......
  • J.W. v. British Columbia (Director of Child, Family and Community Service)
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • March 31, 2023
    ...First Nation) v. Public Safety Canada, 2022 CHRT 4 at paras. 307-308; Servatius v. Alberni School District No. 70, 2020 BCSC 15, aff’d 2022 BCCA 421, at para. 15; First Nation A. v. A.B., 2020 BCPC 279 at para. Specific Provisions [67] The Federal Act directs that the best interests of Indi......
  • Katz v Kosikar
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • January 16, 2026
    ...applies to cases that engage issues beyond the immediate interests of the parties involved: Servatius v. Alberni School District No. 70, 2022 BCCA 421 at paras. 250–252, citing Guide Outfitters Association v. British Columbia (Information and Privacy Commissioner), 2005 BCCA 368 at paras. 4......
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1 firm's commentaries
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (October 16 ' 20, 2023)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • October 23, 2023
    ...and Trustee), 2020 ONCA 509, 1318847 Ontario Ltd v. Laval Tool & Mould Ltd., 2017 ONCA 184, Servatius v. Alberni School District No. 70, 2022 BCCA 421 Short Civil Decisions OZ Optics Ltd. v. Evans, 2023 ONCA 677 Keywords: Contracts, Employment, Holdover Clauses, Civil Procedure, Summary Jud......
1 books & journal articles
  • Government Support for Religion
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Freedom of Conscience and Religion - Second Edition
    • January 10, 2024
    ...and that the school’s purpose was simply to introduce students to some of the practices of the local Indigenous community. 66 There 63 2022 BCCA 421. 64 Ibid at para 171. 65 Ibid at para 188. The elder also described the demonstration of the smudging ceremony as cultural rather than spiritu......