Thibodeau v. Air Canada,

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
JudgeMcLachlin, Beverley; LeBel, Louis; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Rothstein, Marshall; Cromwell, Thomas Albert; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Wagner, Richard
Citation2014 SCC 67,[2014] 3 SCR 340,JE 2014-1847,[2014] ACS no 67,[2014] SCJ No 67 (QL),[2014] EXP 3252,AZ-51118457
Date28 October 2014
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
Docket Number35100

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44 practice notes
  • Green et al. v. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce et al.,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • December 4, 2015
    ...Inc. et al. v. 121851 Canada Inc., [2015] 2 S.C.R. 106; 470 N.R. 123; 2015 SCC 18, refd to. [para. 120]. Thibodeau v. Air Canada, [2014] 3 S.C.R. 340; 463 N.R. 231; 2014 SCC 67, refd to. [para. 186]. Lévis (City) v. Fraternité des policiers de Lévis Inc. et al., [2007] 1 S.C.R. 591; 359 N.R......
  • World Bank Group v. Wallace,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • April 29, 2016
    ...p. 1292); Febles v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2014 SCC 68, [2014] 3 S.C.R. 431; Thibodeau v. Air Canada, 2014 SCC 67, [2014] 3 S.C.R. 340; Pushpanathan v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), [1998] 1 S.C.R. 982; Thomson v. Thomson, [1994] 3 S.C.R. 551; Rizzo & ......
  • International Air Transport Association v. Canada (Transportation Agency),
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • October 4, 2024
    ...Applied: R. v. Mohan, [1994] 2 S.C.R. 9 ; considered: Thibodeau v. Air Canada, 2014 SCC 67 , [2014] 3 S.C.R. 340; International Air Transport Association v. Department for Transport, C-344/04, [2006] E.C.R. I-403; Zicherman v. Korean Air Lines Co., 516 U.S. 217 (1996); El Al Israel Airl......
  • Green et al. v. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce et al.,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • December 4, 2015
    ...both logically and teleologically, as parts of a functioning whole": Sullivan, at §11.2; Thibodeau v. Air Canada , 2014 SCC 67, [2014] 3 S.C.R. 340, at para. 93; Lévis (City) v. Fraternité des policiers de Lévis Inc. , 2007 SCC 14, [2007] 1 S.C.R. 591, at para. 47. Here, the relevant p......
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36 cases
  • Bell Canada c. 7262591 Canada Ltd.,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Canada)
    • October 1, 2018
    ...682; Genex Communications v. Canada (Attorney General), 2005 FCA 283, [2006] 2 F.C.R. 199; Thibodeau v. Air Canada, 2014 SCC 67, [2014] 3 S.C.R. 340; Harvard College v. Canada (Commissioner of Patents), 2002 SCC 76, [2002] 4 S.C.R. 45; ProLife Alliance, R. (on the application of) v. British......
  • International Air Transport Association v. Canadian Transportation Agency,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Canada)
    • December 6, 2022
    ...1 S.C.R. 398 at para. 35. Especially relevant for our purposes is the decision of the Supreme Court in Thibodeau v. Air Canada, [2014] 3 S.C.R. 340 [Thibodeau], where Article 29 and other provisions of the Montreal Convention were interpreted without the need for any expert evidence. [61......
  • Fédération des francophones de la Colombie-Britannique c. Canada (Emploi et Développement social),
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • May 23, 2018
    ...of status and equal rights and privileges as to their use in all federal institutions” (Thibodeau v. Air Canada, 2014 SCC 67, [2014] 3 S.C.R. 340 (Thibodeau SCC), at paragraph 9). It also aims to clarify the powers and obligations of fed-eral institutions with respect to ofci......
  • Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce v. Green,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • December 4, 2015
    ...2012 ONCA 107, 109 O.R. (3d) 569; Hollick v. Toronto (City), 2001 SCC 68, [2001] 3 S.C.R. 158; Thibodeau v. Air Canada, 2014 SCC 67, [2014] 3 S.C.R. 340; Lévis (City) v. Fraternité des policiers de Lévis Inc., 2007 SCC 14, [2007] 1 S.C.R. 591; Letang v. Cooper, [1965] 1 Q.B. 232; Markevich ......
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3 firm's commentaries
  • Liability Limits In Subrogation
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • December 14, 2015
    ...Company Limited et al, 2013 ONSC 2550, aff'd 2014 ONCA 723 7 Carriage by Air Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-26 8 Thibodeau v. Air Canada, [2014] 3 S.C.R. 340 9 Marine Liability Act, S.C. 2001, c. 6 First presented at a client seminar The content of this article is intended to provide a general guid......
  • UNDRIP And The Building Canada Act: Duty To Consult To Obtain Free Prior And Informed Consent
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • September 23, 2025
    ...8. Ibid at para 44. 9. Delgamuukw v British Columbia (1997), 153 DLR 193 at para 168 (Can SCC). 10. Thibodeau v Air Canada, 2014 SCC 67, [2014] 3 SCR 340 at paras The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought abo......
  • The United Airlines Debacle In The Context Of Canadian Tort Law
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • May 16, 2017
    ...situations. Stay tuned tothis website for further developments on airline liability in the future. Footnotes Thibodeau v. Air Canada, [2014] 3 SCR 340 para Montreal Convention, Article 17, section 1. O'Mara v. Air Canada 2013 ONSC 2931 at para 42. Thibodeau v. Air Canada, [2014] 3 SCR 340 p......
5 books & journal articles
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Archive The Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Sixth Edition
    • June 22, 2017
    ...196 Thibaudeau v Canada, [1995] 2 SCR 627, 124 DLR (4th) 449 ................... 363, 367 Thibodeau v Air Canada, [2014] 3 SCR 340, 2014 SCC 67 ................................ 439 Thomson Newspapers Co v Canada (Attorney General), [1998] 1 SCR 877, 159 DLR (4th) 385 .............................
  • Table of cases, index and about the authors
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Seventh Edition
    • June 30, 2021
    ...1 (HCA)......... 207 Thibaudeau v Canada, [1995] 2 SCR 627, 124 DLR (4th) 449............................ 383 Thibodeau v Air Canada, [2014] 3 SCR 340, 2014 SCC 67................................. 507 Thomson Newspapers Co v Canada (Attorney [1998] 1 SCR 877, 159 DLR (4th) 385....................
  • Remedies
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Archive The Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Sixth Edition
    • June 22, 2021
    ...See K Roach & G Budlender, “Mandatory Relief and Supervisory Jurisdiction” (2005) 122 South African LJ 325. 53 Thibodeau v Air Canada , [2014] 3 SCR 340 at paras 126–29. 54 Insite , above note 36 at paras 141–53. THE CHARTER OF RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS 440 laration in the Insite case was, like o......
  • Bijuralism and Bilingualism in Canada: The Role of the Federal Courts
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Federal Court of Appeal and the Federal Court. 50 Years of History
    • October 4, 2021
    ...General) v Viola , [1991] 1 FC 373 (FCA); See also Mazraani , above note 262 at para 25. See also Thibodeau v Air Canada , 2014 SCC 67, [2014] 3 SCR 340. [ 219 ] The Federal CourT oF appeal and The Federal CourT “fundamental rights” 272 that guarantee “access to services of equal quality,” ......
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