TELUS Communications Inc. v. Wellman,

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
JudgeWagner, Richard; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Gascon, Clément; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell; Rowe, Malcolm; Martin, Sheilah
CounselAnthony Daimsis,Michael Eizenga,Ranjan Agarwal,Joel P. Rochon,Andrew D. Borrell,Tyler J. Planeta,Adam Goldenberg,Brandon Kain,Alan Dabb,Charlotte Harman,Jonathan Eades,Daniel E.H. Bach,Golnaz Nayerahmadi,Eli Karp,Daniel Hamson,Andrew Little,Alexandra Mitretodis,James L. Maxwell,Marina Pavlovic,Michael Sobkin,D. Geoffrey G. Cowper,Peter R. Jervis,Mohsen Seddigh,Ljiljana Stanic,Cynthia Khoo
Citation2019 SCC 19
Date04 April 2019
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
Docket Number37722

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  • Quebec (Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse) v Directrice de la protection de la jeunesse du CISSS A,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • December 20, 2024
    ...Board) v. Carroll-Byrne, 2022 SCC 48; Hydro-Québec v. Matta, 2020 SCC 37, [2020] 3 S.C.R. 595; TELUS Communications Inc. v. Wellman, 2019 SCC 19, [2019] 2 S.C.R. 144; Québec (Protection de la jeunesse) v. C.P., 2000 CanLII 11372; Protection de la jeunesse – 236587, 2023 QCCQ 12263; Protecti......
  • Uber Technologies Inc. v. Heller,
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    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • June 26, 2020
    ...A.C. 277 ; Pettkus v. Becker, [1980] 2 S.C.R. 834 ; Das v. George Weston Limited, 2017 ONSC 4129 ; TELUS Communications Inc. v. Wellman, 2019 SCC 19, [2019] 2 S.C.R. 144 ; Morrison v. Coast Finance Ltd. (1965), 55 D.L.R. (2d) 710 ; Harry v. Kreutziger (1978), 9 B.C.L.R. 166 ; Downer v.......
  • Telus Communications Inc. v Federation of Canadian Municipalities,
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    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • April 25, 2025
    ...v. Entertainment Software Association, 2022 SCC 30, [2022] 2 S.C.R. 303; R. v. Breault, 2023 SCC 9; TELUS Communications Inc. v. Wellman, 2019 SCC 19, [2019] 2 S.C.R. 144; John v. Ballingall, 2017 ONCA 579, 136 O.R. (3d) 305; Wang v. British Columbia (Securities Commission), 2023 BCCA 101, ......
  • Mosten Investments LP v The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (Manulife Financial),,
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    • Court of Appeal (Saskatchewan)
    • March 10, 2021
    ...law (Housen at paras 8–9 and 33). The interpretation of a statutory instrument is a question of law (TELUS Communications Inc. v Wellman, 2019 SCC 19 at para 30, [2019] 2 SCR 144; Heritage Capital Corp. v Equitable Trust Co., 2016 SCC 19 at para 23, [2016] 1 SCR 306 [Heritage Capital]; and ......
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  • Quebec (Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse) v Directrice de la protection de la jeunesse du CISSS A,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • December 20, 2024
    ...Board) v. Carroll-Byrne, 2022 SCC 48; Hydro-Québec v. Matta, 2020 SCC 37, [2020] 3 S.C.R. 595; TELUS Communications Inc. v. Wellman, 2019 SCC 19, [2019] 2 S.C.R. 144; Québec (Protection de la jeunesse) v. C.P., 2000 CanLII 11372; Protection de la jeunesse – 236587, 2023 QCCQ 12263; Protecti......
  • Uber Technologies Inc. v. Heller,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • June 26, 2020
    ...A.C. 277 ; Pettkus v. Becker, [1980] 2 S.C.R. 834 ; Das v. George Weston Limited, 2017 ONSC 4129 ; TELUS Communications Inc. v. Wellman, 2019 SCC 19, [2019] 2 S.C.R. 144 ; Morrison v. Coast Finance Ltd. (1965), 55 D.L.R. (2d) 710 ; Harry v. Kreutziger (1978), 9 B.C.L.R. 166 ; Downer v.......
  • Telus Communications Inc. v Federation of Canadian Municipalities,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • April 25, 2025
    ...v. Entertainment Software Association, 2022 SCC 30, [2022] 2 S.C.R. 303; R. v. Breault, 2023 SCC 9; TELUS Communications Inc. v. Wellman, 2019 SCC 19, [2019] 2 S.C.R. 144; John v. Ballingall, 2017 ONCA 579, 136 O.R. (3d) 305; Wang v. British Columbia (Securities Commission), 2023 BCCA 101, ......
  • Mosten Investments LP v The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (Manulife Financial),,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Saskatchewan)
    • March 10, 2021
    ...law (Housen at paras 8–9 and 33). The interpretation of a statutory instrument is a question of law (TELUS Communications Inc. v Wellman, 2019 SCC 19 at para 30, [2019] 2 SCR 144; Heritage Capital Corp. v Equitable Trust Co., 2016 SCC 19 at para 23, [2016] 1 SCR 306 [Heritage Capital]; and ......
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35 firm's commentaries
  • COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (December 14 ' December 18, 2020)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • December 23, 2020
    ...2015 ONSC 3655 (Div. Ct.), leave to appeal to Ont. CA refused, Hyrniak v Mauldin, 2014 SCC 7, TELUS Communications Inc. v Wellman, 2019 SCC 19, Bell ExpressVu Ltd. Partnership v Rex, 2002 SCC 42, Kovach (Litigation Guardian of) v Kovach, 2010 ONCA 126, leave to appeal refused, [2010] SCCA N......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (November 1-5, 2021)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • November 10, 2021
    ...Canada (Attorney General), 2014 SCC 40, Heritage Capital Corp. v. Equitable Trust Co., 2016 SCC 19, TELUS Communications Inc. v. Wellman, 2019 SCC 19, 1704604 Ontario Ltd. v. Pointes Protection Association, 2020 SCC 22, 2747-3174 Québec Inc. v. Québec (Régie des permis d'alcool), [1996] 3 S......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (November 1-5, 2021)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • November 10, 2021
    ...Canada (Attorney General), 2014 SCC 40, Heritage Capital Corp. v. Equitable Trust Co., 2016 SCC 19, TELUS Communications Inc. v. Wellman, 2019 SCC 19, 1704604 Ontario Ltd. v. Pointes Protection Association, 2020 SCC 22, 2747-3174 Québec Inc. v. Québec (Régie des permis d'alcool), [1996] 3 S......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (February 17 ' 21)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • February 26, 2025
    ...Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Arbitration Act, 1991, S.O. 1991, c. 17 ss. 7(1) and 7(6), Telus Communications Inc. v. Wellman 2019 SCC 19 Adler v. Woitowich, 2025 ONCA 108 Keywords: Contracts, Real Property, Agreements of Purchase and Sale of Land, Damages, Mitigation, Civil Proc......
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    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 16-1, December 2020
    • December 1, 2020
    ...c R-8.1, s 54.10; Civil Code of Quebec, CCQ-1991, arts 1899, 1902, and 1968). 31 See, for example, Telus Communications Inc v Wellman, 2019 SCC 19 at para 56. 32 Bisaillon, above note 5 at para 60. The C a nadia n Cl a ss Action R eview | Volume 16 • No 1 brought in two venues, or splitting......
  • L’accès à La Justice Pour Les Personnes Vulnérables Par La Voie de L’action Collective en Droit Québécois
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 16-1, December 2020
    • December 1, 2020
    ...c R-8.1, s 54.10; Civil Code of Quebec, CCQ-1991, arts 1899, 1902, and 1968). 31 See, for example, Telus Communications Inc v Wellman, 2019 SCC 19 at para 56. 32 Bisaillon, above note 5 at para 60. The C a nadia n Cl a ss Action R eview | Volume 16 • No 1 brought in two venues, or splitting......
  • Entering a Legal Void: Independent Contractors and Class Actions Post-heller
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 16-1, December 2020
    • December 1, 2020
    ...c R-8.1, s 54.10; Civil Code of Quebec, CCQ-1991, arts 1899, 1902, and 1968). 31 See, for example, Telus Communications Inc v Wellman, 2019 SCC 19 at para 56. 32 Bisaillon, above note 5 at para 60. The C a nadia n Cl a ss Action R eview | Volume 16 • No 1 brought in two venues, or splitting......
  • Shared Goals, Divided Jurisdiction: The Uneasy Relationship Between Class Actions and Administrative Law
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 16-1, December 2020
    • December 1, 2020
    ...c R-8.1, s 54.10; Civil Code of Quebec, CCQ-1991, arts 1899, 1902, and 1968). 31 See, for example, Telus Communications Inc v Wellman, 2019 SCC 19 at para 56. 32 Bisaillon, above note 5 at para 60. The C a nadia n Cl a ss Action R eview | Volume 16 • No 1 brought in two venues, or splitting......
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