Skip to main content

Case information

Conduct a refined search of the Supreme Court of Canada database to obtain details on the status of a matter before the Court.


19374

Attorney General for Ontario v. Pembina Exploration Canada Limited

(Ontario) (Civil) (By Leave)

Docket

Judgments on applications for leave to appeal are rendered by the Court, but are not necessarily unanimous.

List of proceedings
Date Proceeding Filed By
(if applicable)
1989-06-19 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, copy of formal judgment sent to Lancaster, Mix & Welch (St. Catharines, Ont.)
1989-06-19 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, copy of formal judgment sent to James M. Mabbutt (Ottawa, Ont.)
1989-06-19 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, copy of formal judgment sent to John Cavarzan (Toronto, Ont.)
1989-06-09 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, (Tor., Ont.)
1989-02-27 General proceeding, to note consent of the Attorney General of Ontario to judgment of the appeal being rendered by four judges Attorney General for Ontario
1989-02-23 Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ McI LeD LaF L'HD, The appeal is allowed and the decision of His Honour Judge Leach is restored. The matter is remitted to the Small Claims Court for a decision on the merits. Le Dain J. took no part in the judgment.
Allowed, no order as to costs
1989-02-23 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, confirming consent of A.G. of Canada to judgment being rendered by 4 judges.
1987-06-12 Hearing of the appeal, 1987-06-12, CJ McI LeD LaF L'HD
Decision reserved
1986-06-03 Book of authorities, 1 copy, with service Pembina Exploration Canada Limited
1986-06-03 Book of authorities, , 9 copies Pembina Exploration Canada Limited
1986-06-02 Intervener's factum, , 21 copies, with service Attorney General of Canada
1986-05-29 Notice of withdrawal Attorney General of Quebec
1986-05-29 Affidavit, of John F. Jacob Attorney General for Ontario
1986-05-14 Notice of change of counsel, With service Pembina Exploration Canada Limited
1986-05-13 Respondent's factum, (served copy) Pembina Exploration Canada Limited
1986-05-11 Respondent's factum, , 20 copies Pembina Exploration Canada Limited
1986-01-15 Notice of hearing, With service Attorney General for Ontario
1986-01-10 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1987-06-12
Decision reserved
1986-01-10 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1986-04-21
1985-11-28 Book of authorities, , 10 copies Attorney General for Ontario
1985-11-12 Appellant's factum, , 21 copies, with service Attorney General for Ontario
1985-11-12 Case on appeal, , 21 copies, with service Attorney General for Ontario
1985-09-12 Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question Attorney General of Quebec
1985-09-09 Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question, With service Attorney General of Canada
1985-08-20 Notice of constitutional question(s), With service Attorney General for Ontario
1985-08-19 Order on motion to state a constitutional question
1985-08-12 Decision on the motion to state a constitutional question, (For Constitutional Question see file or Reg's Red Bk. #6 @ p.44. Interventions by Sept 12/85), CJ
Granted, no order as to costs
1985-08-12 Hearing of the motion to state a constitutional question, 1985-08-12, (For Constitutional Question see file or Reg's Red Bk. #6 @ p.44. Interventions by Sept 12/85), CJ
1985-08-12 Submission of motion to state a constitutional question, 1985-08-12, (For Constitutional Question see file or Reg's Red Bk. #6 @ p.44. Interventions by Sept 12/85), CJ
1985-08-12 Hearing of the motion to state a constitutional question, 1985-08-12
Decision reserved
1985-08-12 Submission of motion to state a constitutional question, 1985-08-12
Decision reserved
1985-07-31 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, dated July 29/85 from Partington, Hugill
1985-07-15 Motion to state a constitutional question, With service Attorney General for Ontario
1985-07-08 Order granting leave to appeal
1985-07-08 $30.00 filing fee, receipt # 8373 Attorney General for Ontario
1985-07-08 Notice of appeal, With service Attorney General for Ontario
1985-06-27 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, CJ E LeD
Granted, with costs in the cause
1985-06-14 Correspondence received from, dated June 7/85 from D. Ceri Hugill Attorney General for Ontario
1985-06-03 Hearing of the application for leave to appeal, 1985-06-03, CJ E LeD
Decision reserved
1985-06-03 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, 1985-06-03, CJ E LeD
Decision reserved
1985-05-23 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, , 5 copies, with service Pembina Exploration Canada Limited
1985-05-13 Book of authorities, , 3 copies Attorney General for Ontario
1985-05-13 Application for leave to appeal, , 5 copies, with service, Completed on: 1985-05-13 Attorney General for Ontario

Parties

Please note that in the case of closed files, the “Status” column reflects the status of the parties at the time of the proceedings. For more information about the proceedings and about the dates when the file was open, please consult the docket of the case in question.

Main parties

Main parties - Appellants
Name Role Status
Attorney General for Ontario Applicant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
Pembina Exploration Canada Limited Respondent Active

Other parties

Other parties
Name Role Status
Attorney General of Canada Intervener Active
Attorney General of Quebec Intervener Active

Counsel

Party: Attorney General for Ontario

Counsel
Names
John Cavarzan, Q.C.
John Cavarzan
Contact information
Attorney General for Ontario
720 BAY ST
TORONTO, Ontario
M5G 2K1
Telephone: (416) 326-2220
Agent
Name
Robert E. Houston., Q.C.
Contact information
Burke-Robertson
70 Gloucester St
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0A2
Telephone: (613) 566-2058
FAX: (613) 235-4430

Party: Pembina Exploration Canada Limited

Counsel
Name
D. Ceri Huri
Contact information
Lancaster, Mix & Welch
800 - 55 KING ST
PO BOX 790
ST CATHERINES, Ontario
L2R 6Z1
Telephone: (416) 641-1551
Agent
Name
Michael L. Phelan
Contact information
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt
1500 - 50 O'Connor St
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 6L2
Telephone: (613) 235-7234
FAX: (613) 235-2867

Party: Attorney General of Canada

Counsel
Name
James M. Mabbutt, Q.C.
Contact information
Attorney General of Canada
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
239 WELLINGTON ST
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 952-8361

Party: Attorney General of Quebec

Counsel
Name
Daniel Jacoby
Contact information
Procureur général du Québec
1200 RTE DE L'ÉGLISE
9e ÉTAGE
STE-FOY, Quebec
G1V 4M1
Agent
Name
Robert Décary, c.r.
Contact information
Noël et Associés, s.e.n.c.r.l.
111, rue Champlain
Hull, Quebec
J8X 3R1
Telephone: (819) 771-7393
FAX: (819) 771-5397

Summary

Keywords

None.

Summary

Case summaries are prepared by the Office of the Registrar of the Supreme Court of Canada (Law Branch). Please note that summaries are not provided to the Judges of the Court. They are placed on the Court file and website for information purposes only.

None.

Lower court rulings

July 18, 1983
Small Claims Court of Ontario

618/82

Ruling that Small CLaims court has jurisdiction to hear claims in admiralty

January 10, 1985
Divisional Court of Ontario

734/83

Appeal allowed, action dismissed withoutcosts

March 4, 1985
Court of Appeal for Ontario

Not available

Application dismissed

Filed documents

The memorandums of argument on an application for leave to appeal will be posted here 30 days after leave to appeal has been granted unless they contain personal information, information that is subject to a publication ban, or any other information that is not part of the public record. You may also obtain copies of the memorandum by filling out the Request for Court records form or by contacting the Court’s Records Centre either by email at records-dossiers@scc-csc.ca or by telephone at 613‑996‑7933 or at 1‑888‑551‑1185.

If you have questions about a memorandum of argument or want to use a memorandum of argument, please contact the author of the memorandum of argument directly. Their name appears at the end of the memorandum of argument. The contact information for counsel is found in the “Counsel” tab of this page.

Downloadable PDFs

Not available

The factums of the appellant, the respondent and the intervener will be posted here at least 2 weeks before the hearing unless they contain personal information, information that is subject to a publication ban, or any other information that is not part of the public record. You may also obtain copies of factums by filling out the Request for Court records form or by contacting the Court’s Records Centre either by email at records-dossiers@scc-csc.ca or by telephone at 613‑996‑7933 or at 1‑888‑551‑1185.

If you have questions about a factum or want permission to use a factum, please contact the author of the factum directly. Their contact information appears on the first page of each factum.

Downloadable PDFs

Not available

The condensed books of the appellant, the respondent and the intervener will be posted here upon receipt of the electronic version, 2 days prior to the scheduled appeal hearing. You may also obtain copies of condensed books by filling out the Request for Court records form or by contacting the Court’s Records Centre either by email at records-dossiers@scc-csc.ca or by telephone at 613‑996‑7933 or at 1‑888‑551‑1185.

If you have questions about a condensed book or want permission to use a condensed book, please contact the author of the condensed book directly. Their contact information appears on the first page of each condensed book.

Downloadable PDFs

Not available

Webcasts

Not available.

Date modified: 2025-05-13