Wastech Services Ltd. v. Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
JudgeWagner, Richard; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell; Rowe, Malcolm; Martin, Sheilah; Kasirer, Nicholas
Citation2021 SCC 7
Docket Number38601
Date05 February 2021

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299 practice notes
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (April 3 ' 6, 2023)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • April 24, 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 (April 28 ' May 2, 2025)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • May 7, 2025
    ...Procedure, Settlements Agreement, Enforcement, Applications, Wastech Services Ltd. v. Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District, 2021 SCC 7 McKenzie-Barnswell v. Xpert Credit Control Solutions Inc., 2025 ONCA 344 Keywords: Civil Procedure, Appeals, Addendum, Damages, Post-Judgment In......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (December 1 ' 5, 2025)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • December 12, 2025
    ...Hrynew, 2014 SCC 71, C.M. Callow Inc. v. Zollinger, 2020 SCC 45, Wastech Services Ltd. v. Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District, 2021 SCC 7, Spina v. Shoppers Drug Mart Inc., 2024 ONCA 642, Drouillard v. Cogeco Cable Inc., 2007 ONCA 322 David v. Loblaw Companies Limited, 2025 ONC......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (March 10-14, 2025)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • March 19, 2025
    ...Real Property, Mortgages, Civil Procedure, Summary Judgment, Wastech Services Ltd. v. Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District, 2021 SCC 7 Rebello v. Ontario (Attorney General), 2025 ONCA 202 Keywords: Crown Liability, Absolute Privilege, Civil Procedure, Striking Pleadings, No Reas......
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149 cases
  • Remington Development Corporation v Canadian Pacific Railway Company, 2022 ABKB 692
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • October 20, 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)
    • October 27, 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......
  • Remington Development Corporation v Canadian Pacific Railway Company
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • July 2, 2025
    ...of the duty to exercise contractual discretion in good faith: Wastech Services Ltd v Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District, 2021 SCC 7. 65 In the result, the above-described errors in law undermine the finding of CPR's liability. Given the factual complexity of this matter, the f......
  • Esfahani v Samimi, 2022 ABKB 795
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • December 5, 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]  &......
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122 firm's commentaries
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (April 3 ' 6, 2023)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • April 24, 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 (April 28 ' May 2, 2025)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • May 7, 2025
    ...Procedure, Settlements Agreement, Enforcement, Applications, Wastech Services Ltd. v. Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District, 2021 SCC 7 McKenzie-Barnswell v. Xpert Credit Control Solutions Inc., 2025 ONCA 344 Keywords: Civil Procedure, Appeals, Addendum, Damages, Post-Judgment In......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (March 10-14, 2025)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • March 19, 2025
    ...Real Property, Mortgages, Civil Procedure, Summary Judgment, Wastech Services Ltd. v. Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District, 2021 SCC 7 Rebello v. Ontario (Attorney General), 2025 ONCA 202 Keywords: Crown Liability, Absolute Privilege, Civil Procedure, Striking Pleadings, No Reas......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (June 16-20, 2025)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • June 25, 2025
    ...v. General Motors of Canada Limited et al., 2014 ONSC 134, Wastech Services Ltd. v. Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District, 2021 SCC 7, Apotex Inc. v. Eli Lilly Canada Inc., 2022 ONCA 587, Hamilton v. Open Window Bakery Ltd., 2004 SCC 9, McNaughton Automobiles Limited v. Co-operat......
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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
    • September 1, 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
    • March 1, 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
    • November 1, 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......