Suncor Energy Inc v Unifor Local 707A, 2017 ABCA 313

JudgeThe Honourable Mr. Justice J.D. Bruce McDonald,The Honourable Madam Justice Barbara Lea Veldhuis,The Honourable Madam Justice Frederica Schutz
Citation2017 ABCA 313
Docket Number1601-0146-AC
CourtCourt of Appeal (Alberta)
Date28 September 2017
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26 practice notes
  • Calgary (City) v Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 37, 2019 ABCA 388
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • October 16, 2019
    ...not preclude this Court from assessing the means by which the arbitrator reached her decision: Suncor Energy Inc v Unifor Local 707A, 2017 ABCA 313 at paras IV. The William Scott Framework A. Has misconduct been established? [20] The starting point for an analysis of the appropriate discipl......
  • Alberta v Alberta Union of Provincial Employees, 2018 ABQB 221
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • March 23, 2018
    ...matrix of the grievance. Nor-Man at paras 5-6. [28] The Alberta Court of Appeal, however, noted in Suncor Energy Inc v Unifor Local 707A, 2017 ABCA 313, 57 Alta LR (6th) 1, that reviewing courts should not blindly accept the findings and rulings of labour arbitration boards. This is in keep......
  • Fort Hills Energy Corporation v Alberta (Minister of Energy), 2018 ABQB 905
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • November 2, 2018
    ...In keeping with this approach, the Alberta Court of Appeal noted the following in Suncor Energy Inc v Unifor Local 707A, 2017 ABCA 313 at paras 36-37, 57 Alta LR (6th) ... As the Supreme Court pointed out in Dunsmuir, deference does not mean a reviewing court must submit to an arbitrator&a......
  • Allergan Inc v Alberta (Justice and Solicitor General), 2019 ABQB 610
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • August 8, 2019
    ...of review for the type of issue in question: Apotex Inc v Alberta, 2001 ABQB 922 at paras 84-85; Suncor Energy Inc v Unifor Local 707A, 2017 ABCA 313 at paras 36-37. Even though Apotex was decided prior to Dunsmuir v. New Brunswick, 2008 SCC 9, where patent unreasonableness and reasonablene......
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10 cases
  • Calgary (City) v Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 37, 2019 ABCA 388
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • October 16, 2019
    ...not preclude this Court from assessing the means by which the arbitrator reached her decision: Suncor Energy Inc v Unifor Local 707A, 2017 ABCA 313 at paras IV. The William Scott Framework A. Has misconduct been established? [20] The starting point for an analysis of the appropriate discipl......
  • Alberta v Alberta Union of Provincial Employees, 2018 ABQB 221
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • March 23, 2018
    ...matrix of the grievance. Nor-Man at paras 5-6. [28] The Alberta Court of Appeal, however, noted in Suncor Energy Inc v Unifor Local 707A, 2017 ABCA 313, 57 Alta LR (6th) 1, that reviewing courts should not blindly accept the findings and rulings of labour arbitration boards. This is in keep......
  • Fort Hills Energy Corporation v Alberta (Minister of Energy), 2018 ABQB 905
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • November 2, 2018
    ...In keeping with this approach, the Alberta Court of Appeal noted the following in Suncor Energy Inc v Unifor Local 707A, 2017 ABCA 313 at paras 36-37, 57 Alta LR (6th) ... As the Supreme Court pointed out in Dunsmuir, deference does not mean a reviewing court must submit to an arbitrator&a......
  • Allergan Inc v Alberta (Justice and Solicitor General), 2019 ABQB 610
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • August 8, 2019
    ...of review for the type of issue in question: Apotex Inc v Alberta, 2001 ABQB 922 at paras 84-85; Suncor Energy Inc v Unifor Local 707A, 2017 ABCA 313 at paras 36-37. Even though Apotex was decided prior to Dunsmuir v. New Brunswick, 2008 SCC 9, where patent unreasonableness and reasonablene......
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16 firm's commentaries
  • Alberta Court Of Appeal Confirms That Evidence Of A General Problem With Substance Abuse In The Workplace May Justify Random Testing
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • October 24, 2017
    ...the Alberta Court of Appeal released its decision in Suncor Energy Inc. v Unifor Local 707A, 2017 ABCA 313, in which it dismissed an appeal by Unifor and rejected a decision from an arbitration tribunal that had found that Suncor had not demonstrated sufficient safety concerns to justify ra......
  • Justifying Random Drug And Alcohol Testing In The Workplace
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • October 11, 2017
    ...Energy Inc. v. Unifor Local 707A, 2017 ABCA 313 Overview In a unanimous decision released Sept 28, 2017, the Alberta Court of Appeal ("ABCA") upheld a judicial review decision which found that the majority of a grievance arbitration panel ("Majority Panel") had improperly decided that Sunco......
  • Alberta Court of Appeal Weighs in on Evidence Supporting Random Testing
    • Canada
    • LexBlog Canada
    • October 17, 2017
    ...In Suncor Energy Inc v Unifor Local 707A, 2017 ABCA 313, the Court upheld the lower court’s finding that an arbitration board erred in rejecting much of the employer’s evidence of safety incidents and risks on the basis that the evidence was either related to non-union employees or not part......
  • Legalization Draws Near, Where are We Now on Employee Testing?
    • Canada
    • LexBlog Canada
    • September 11, 2018
    ...year, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) refused the union’s leave application in Suncor Energy Inc v Unifor Local 707A, 2017 ABCA 313 (Suncor ) thereby leaving the Alberta Court of Appeal’s (ABCA) ruling intact. The ABCA had held that evidence of substance-related safety risks across an emp......
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