OBA Annual Update on Judicial Review (October 22)

It’s that time of year again, folks! The leaves are turning brown, the patios are closed and Jack Frost is roaming at dawn. And it is time for the Ontario Bar Association’s Annual Update on Judicial Review. Justice David Stratas and I will be taking our annual tour through the highways and byways of recent administrative law jurisprudence.

Register here for the event next Tuesday.

Here is the bill of fare…

Correctness Review

Constitutional Questions

Sharp v. Autorité des marchés financiers, 2023 SCC 29noted here

Société des casinos du Québec inc. v. Association des cadres de la Société des casinos du Québec, 2024 SCC 13  – noted here

York Region District School Board v. Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario, 2024 SCC 22noted here and here

International Law

Zoghbi v. Air Canada, 2024 FCA 123

The End of Deference in the United States

Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, 603 US ____ (2024)

Reasonableness Review

Charter Values

Commission scolaire francophone des Territoires du Nord-Ouest v. Northwest Territories (Education, Culture and Employment), 2023 SCC 31noted here

Sullivan v. Canada (Attorney General), 2024 FCA 7

Singh Brar v. Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness), 2024 FCA 114

Legal and Factual Constraints

Ontario (AG) v. Ontario (IPC), 2024 SCC 4noted here

Canadian Frontline Nurses v. Canada (Attorney General), 2024 FC 42noted here

Pepa v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2023 FCA 102 (SCC 40840)

Constitutional Foundations of Judicial Review

Appeals and Judicial Review

Yatar v. TD Insurance Meloche Monnex, 2024 SCC 8noted here

Democracy Watch v. Canada (Attorney General), 2024 FCA 158noted here

Remedial Discretion

(Imam) v. London Borough of Croydon, [2023] UKSC 45noted here

Re McAleenon’s Application for Judicial Review, [2024] UKSC 31

Reviewing Regulations

Reasonableness Review

Auer v. Auer, 2022 ABCA 375 (SCC 40582) – noted here

TransAlta Generation Partnership v. Alberta (Minister of Municipal Affairs), 2022 ABCA 381 (SCC 40570) – noted here

Portnov v. Canada (Attorney General), 2021 FCA 171noted here

Innovative Medicines Canada v. Canada (Attorney General), 2022 FCA 210

Discrimination

GSI Global Shelters Developments Ltd. v. Rural Municipality of Last Mountain Valley No. 250, 2024 SKCA 30noted here

Canadian Natural Resources Limited v. Fishing Lake Metis Settlement, 2024 ABCA 131noted here

Procureur général du Québec c. Kanyinda, 2024 QCCA 144noted here

Lauzon-Foresterie (Fiducie) c. Municipalité de L’Ange-Gardien, 2024 QCCA 506noted here

Regulatory Conduct

Procedural Fairness

Teksavvy Solutions Inc. v. Bell Canada, 2024 FCA 121noted here

Neustaedter v. Alberta (Labour Relations Board), 2024 ABCA 238noted here

Alta Link Management Ltd v. Alberta Utilities Commission, 2023 ABCA 325noted here

Justiciability

Air Passenger Rights v. Canada (Attorney General), 2024 FCA 128noted here

Harold the Mortgage Closer Inc. v. Ontario (Financial Services Regulatory Authority, Chief Executive Officer), 2024 ONSC 4464noted here

Khorsand v. Toronto Police Services Board, 2024 ONCA 597

Nova Scotia Health Authority v. Finkle and West, 2024 NSCA 87

Transparency

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation v. Canada (Parole Board), 2023 FCA 166noted here

R. (Northumbrian Water Ltd) v. Water Services Regulation Authority, [2024] EWCA Civ 842

Conway v. An Bord Pleanala, [2024] IESC 34noted here

 

Judicial Review Procedure

Service

Environmental Defence Canada Inc. v. Alberta, 2024 ABKB 265noted here

Proof

LPDT v. Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs, [2024] HCA 12noted here

Standing

Westjet v. Lareau, 2024 FCA 77

The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia v. Airbnb Ireland UC, 2024 BCCA 333

Victoria Gold Corp v. Yukon Water Board, 2024 YKSC 49

Powell River Energy Inc. v. British Columbia (Utilities Commission), 2024 BCCA 327

 

Further Reading

David Stratas, The Canadian Law of Judicial Review: Some Doctrine and Cases (SSRN)

Paul Daly, Administrative Law Matters

Mark Mancini, The Sunday Evening Administrative Review

This content has been updated on October 18, 2024 at 15:11.