Wastech Services Ltd. v. Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District, 2021 SCC 7

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
JudgeWagner, Richard; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell; Rowe, Malcolm; Martin, Sheilah; Kasirer, Nicholas
Citation2021 SCC 7
Date05 February 2021
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
Docket Number38601
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223 practice notes
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (April 3 ' 6, 2023)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 24 April 2023
    ...Property, Agreements of Purchase and Sale of Land, Estoppel, Wastech Services Ltd. v. Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District, 2021 SCC 7 CIVIL DECISIONS Browne v. Menuier, 2023 ONCA 223 [Miller, Trotter and Favreau JJ.A.] Counsel: J. McCarthy, for the appellants/respondents by way......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (August 30 ' September 3, 2021)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 7 September 2021
    ...(Commission of Inquiry into the Westray Mine Tragedy), [1995] 2 S.C.R. 97, Wastech Services Ltd. v. Greater Sewerage and Drainage District, 2021 SCC 7, Corner Brook (City) v. Bailey, 2021 SCC 29, Reardon Smith Line Ltd. v. Hansen-Tangen; Hansen-Tangen v. Sanko Steamship Co., [1976] 3 All E.......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (December 6-10 And 13-17, 2021)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 23 December 2021
    ...Hrynew, 2014 SCC 71, C.M. Callow Inc. v. Zollinger, 2020 SCC 45, Wastech Services Ltd. v. Greater Vancouver Sewage and Drainage District, 2021 SCC 7, Tercon Contractors Ltd. v. British Columbia (Transportation and Highways), 2010 SCC 4 Ontario (Labour) v. Miller Group Inc., 2021 ONCA 879 Ke......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (August 30 ' September 3, 2021)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 7 September 2021
    ...(Commission of Inquiry into the Westray Mine Tragedy), [1995] 2 S.C.R. 97, Wastech Services Ltd. v. Greater Sewerage and Drainage District, 2021 SCC 7, Corner Brook (City) v. Bailey, 2021 SCC 29, Reardon Smith Line Ltd. v. Hansen-Tangen; Hansen-Tangen v. Sanko Steamship Co., [1976] 3 All E.......
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112 cases
  • Remington Development Corporation v Canadian Pacific Railway Company, 2022 ABKB 692
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • 20 October 2022
    ...honestly and in light of the purposes for which it was given: Wastech Services Ltd v Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District, 2021 SCC 7 at para 68. It does not, however, deprive a party of the ability to act in its legitimate economic self-interest, even if doing so results in eco......
  • Ponce v. Société d’investissements Rhéaume ltée,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • 27 October 2023
    ...FP Canada Inc. v. Hydro‑Québec, 2020 SCC 43; Wastech Services Ltd. v. Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District, 2021 SCC 7; Gravino v. Enerchem Transport inc., 2008 QCCA 1820, [2008] R.J.Q. 2178; Bhasin v. Hrynew, 2014 SCC 71, [2014] 3 S.C.R. 494; Churchill Falls (Labrad......
  • Esfahani v Samimi, 2022 ABKB 795
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • 5 December 2022
    ...of Citizenship and Immigration) v Vavilov, 2019 SCC 65; and Wastech Services Ltd v Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District, 2021 SCC 7. 1.                  Principles of Statutory [29]  &......
  • Ponce v Société d'investissements Rhéaume ltée,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • 27 October 2023
    ...to: Resolute FP Canada Inc. v. Hydro-Québec, 2020 SCC 43; Wastech Services Ltd. v. Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District, 2021 SCC 7; Gravino v. Enerchem Transport inc., 2008 QCCA 1820, [2008] R.J.Q. 2178; Bhasin v. Hrynew, 2014 SCC 71, [2014] 3 S.C.R. 494; Churchill Falls (......
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108 firm's commentaries
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (April 3 ' 6, 2023)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 24 April 2023
    ...Property, Agreements of Purchase and Sale of Land, Estoppel, Wastech Services Ltd. v. Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District, 2021 SCC 7 CIVIL DECISIONS Browne v. Menuier, 2023 ONCA 223 [Miller, Trotter and Favreau JJ.A.] Counsel: J. McCarthy, for the appellants/respondents by way......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (August 30 ' September 3, 2021)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 7 September 2021
    ...(Commission of Inquiry into the Westray Mine Tragedy), [1995] 2 S.C.R. 97, Wastech Services Ltd. v. Greater Sewerage and Drainage District, 2021 SCC 7, Corner Brook (City) v. Bailey, 2021 SCC 29, Reardon Smith Line Ltd. v. Hansen-Tangen; Hansen-Tangen v. Sanko Steamship Co., [1976] 3 All E.......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (December 6-10 And 13-17, 2021)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 23 December 2021
    ...Hrynew, 2014 SCC 71, C.M. Callow Inc. v. Zollinger, 2020 SCC 45, Wastech Services Ltd. v. Greater Vancouver Sewage and Drainage District, 2021 SCC 7, Tercon Contractors Ltd. v. British Columbia (Transportation and Highways), 2010 SCC 4 Ontario (Labour) v. Miller Group Inc., 2021 ONCA 879 Ke......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (August 30 ' September 3, 2021)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 7 September 2021
    ...(Commission of Inquiry into the Westray Mine Tragedy), [1995] 2 S.C.R. 97, Wastech Services Ltd. v. Greater Sewerage and Drainage District, 2021 SCC 7, Corner Brook (City) v. Bailey, 2021 SCC 29, Reardon Smith Line Ltd. v. Hansen-Tangen; Hansen-Tangen v. Sanko Steamship Co., [1976] 3 All E.......
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3 books & journal articles
  • PRECEDENT, PRINCIPLES, AND PRESUMPTIONS.
    • Canada
    • University of British Columbia Law Review Vol. 54 No. 3, September 2021
    • 1 September 2021
    ...v Hrynew, supra note 59; CM Callow Inc v Zollinger, supra note 59; Wastech Services Ltd v Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District, 2021 SCC7. (82) Sec e.g. Jeremy Waldron, "The Need for Legal Principles'' (1997) 82:3 Iowa L Rev 857 (the relevant portion of Waldron's exact quote is:......
  • Unpacking Entire Agreement Clauses: On the (Elusive) Search for Contractually Induced Formalism in Contractual Adjudication.
    • Canada
    • McGill Law Journal Vol. 66 No. 3, March 2021
    • 1 March 2021
    ...of contract law,' which "operates irrespective of the intentions of the parties" at para 48, citing Bhasin, supra note 12 at para 74). (14) 2021 SCC 7 [Wastech] at paras (15) 2016 SCC 37 [Ledcor]. (16) 2017 SCC 33 [Facebook]. (17) 2020 SCC 16 [Uber]. (18) See Peter Benson "Radin on Consent ......
  • GOOD FAITH NOT GOOD FOR CONSISTENCY: IRRECONCILABLE RESULTS IN WASTECH AND CALLOW.
    • Canada
    • University of British Columbia Law Review Vol. 55 No. 2, November 2022
    • 1 November 2022
    ...and Callow," UBC Law Review. Vol. 55: Iss. 2, Article 5 . Available at: https://commons.allard.ubc.ca/ubclawreview/vol55/iss2/5 (1) 2021 SCC 7 (2) 2020 SCC 45 [Callow]. (3) See especially Patrick S Atiyah, The Rise and Fall of Freedom of Contract (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1985). Atiyah p......

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