Varley v. Canada (Attorney General)

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtFederal Court (Canada)
Neutral Citation2025 FC 753
Citation2025 FC 753
Docket NumberT-2166-18
Date29 April 2025

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4 practice notes
  • Neal v Canada (Attorney General)
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • August 6, 2025
    ...to different policies and protections based on their grouping into state-created categories: Varley v. Canada (Attorney General), 2025 FC 753 at para. 10. Section 91(24) of the Constitution Act, 1867, 30 & 31 Vict, c 3 empowers Parliament with legislative authority over “Indians, and La......
  • Wesley v British Columbia
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • March 12, 2026
    ...2022 QCCA 185 at paras. 58, 468–494; rev'd in part 2024 SCC 519 at paras. 34, 86, 98, 113, 114; Varley v. Canada (Attorney General), 2025 FC 753 at para. 131. [74] Whereas the existence, nature and scope of specific Aboriginal collective rights are determined by factors that are particular ......
  • Hardy v. Canada (Attorney General)
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • June 25, 2025
    ...risk taken by Class Counsel is not diminished by an eventual negotiated settlement. Further, Varley v Canada (Attorney General), 2025 FC 753 confirms that class actions between Indigenous plaintiffs and Canada are not always resolved by way of settlement. [19] Class Counsel also pointed to ......
  • Anstead v. Saskatchewan Medical Association
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Saskatchewan (Canada)
    • September 26, 2025
    ...As to the question of constructive knowledge, the SMA points to the remarks of Justice Grammond in Varley v Canada (Attorney General), 2025 FC 753 at paras             [50]     The Defendant is arguing that the claim......
4 cases
  • Neal v Canada (Attorney General)
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • August 6, 2025
    ...to different policies and protections based on their grouping into state-created categories: Varley v. Canada (Attorney General), 2025 FC 753 at para. 10. Section 91(24) of the Constitution Act, 1867, 30 & 31 Vict, c 3 empowers Parliament with legislative authority over “Indians, and La......
  • Wesley v British Columbia
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • March 12, 2026
    ...2022 QCCA 185 at paras. 58, 468–494; rev'd in part 2024 SCC 519 at paras. 34, 86, 98, 113, 114; Varley v. Canada (Attorney General), 2025 FC 753 at para. 131. [74] Whereas the existence, nature and scope of specific Aboriginal collective rights are determined by factors that are particular ......
  • Hardy v. Canada (Attorney General)
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • June 25, 2025
    ...risk taken by Class Counsel is not diminished by an eventual negotiated settlement. Further, Varley v Canada (Attorney General), 2025 FC 753 confirms that class actions between Indigenous plaintiffs and Canada are not always resolved by way of settlement. [19] Class Counsel also pointed to ......
  • Anstead v. Saskatchewan Medical Association
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Saskatchewan (Canada)
    • September 26, 2025
    ...As to the question of constructive knowledge, the SMA points to the remarks of Justice Grammond in Varley v Canada (Attorney General), 2025 FC 753 at paras             [50]     The Defendant is arguing that the claim......