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38534

Uber Technologies Inc., et al. v. David Heller

(Ontario) (Civil) (By Leave)

Docket

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Parties

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Main parties

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Other parties

Counsel

Party: Uber Technologies Inc.

Counsel
Linda M Plumpton
Lisa Talbot
Sarah Whitmore
Torys LLP
79 Wellington Street West, 30th Floor
Box 270
Toronto, Ontario
M5K 1N2
Telephone: (416) 865-8193
FAX: (416) 865-7380
Email: lplumpton@torys.com
Agent
Jeffrey W. Beedell
Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
160 Elgin Street, Suite 2600
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1C3
Telephone: (613) 786-0171
FAX: (613) 563-9869
Email: jeff.beedell@gowlingwlg.com

Party: Uber Canada, Inc.

Counsel
Linda M Plumpton
Lisa Talbot
Sarah Whitmore
Torys LLP
79 Wellington Street West, 30th Floor
Box 270
Toronto, Ontario
M5K 1N2
Telephone: (416) 865-8193
FAX: (416) 865-7380
Email: lplumpton@torys.com
Agent
Jeffrey W. Beedell
Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
160 Elgin Street, Suite 2600
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1C3
Telephone: (613) 786-0171
FAX: (613) 563-9869
Email: jeff.beedell@gowlingwlg.com

Party: Uber B.V.

Counsel
Linda M Plumpton
Lisa Talbot
Sarah Whitmore
Torys LLP
79 Wellington Street West, 30th Floor
Box 270
Toronto, Ontario
M5K 1N2
Telephone: (416) 865-8193
FAX: (416) 865-7380
Email: lplumpton@torys.com
Agent
Jeffrey W. Beedell
Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
160 Elgin Street, Suite 2600
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1C3
Telephone: (613) 786-0171
FAX: (613) 563-9869
Email: jeff.beedell@gowlingwlg.com

Party: Rasier Operations B.V.

Counsel
Linda M Plumpton
Lisa Talbot
Sarah Whitmore
Torys LLP
79 Wellington Street West, 30th Floor
Box 270
Toronto, Ontario
M5K 1N2
Telephone: (416) 865-8193
FAX: (416) 865-7380
Email: lplumpton@torys.com
Agent
Jeffrey W. Beedell
Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
160 Elgin Street, Suite 2600
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1C3
Telephone: (613) 786-0171
FAX: (613) 563-9869
Email: jeff.beedell@gowlingwlg.com

Party: Heller, David

Counsel
Michael Wright
Danielle Stampley
Lior Samfiru
Stephen Gillman
Wright Henry LLP
200 Wellington Street West
Suite 602
Toronto, Ontario
M5V 3C7
Telephone: (416) 306-8270
FAX: (416) 306-8281
Email: mwright@wrighthenry.ca
Agent
Michael J. Sobkin
331 Somerset Street West
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0J8
Telephone: (613) 282-1712
FAX: (613) 288-2896
Email: msobkin@sympatico.ca

Party: Young Canadian Arbitration Practitioners

Counsel
Eric Morgan
John Siwiec
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
100 King Street West
1 First Canadian Place, Suite 6200, P.O. Box 50
Toronto, Ontario
M5X 1B8
Telephone: (416) 862-5871
FAX: (416) 862-6666
Email: emorgan@osler.com
Agent
Geoffrey Langen
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Suite 1900
340 Albert Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1R 7Y6
Telephone: (613) 787-1009
FAX: (613) 235-2867
Email: glangen@osler.com

Party: Arbitration Place

Counsel
Robert J.C. Deane
Craig Chiasson
Hugh Meighen
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
1200 Waterfront Centre
200 Burrard Street, P.O. Box 48600
Vancouver, British Columbia
V7X 1T2
Telephone: (604) 687-5744
FAX: (604) 687-1415
Email: rdeane@blg.com
Agent
Nadia Effendi
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
World Exchange Plaza
100 Queen Street, suite 1300
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1J9
Telephone: (613) 787-3562
FAX: (613) 230-8842
Email: neffendi@blg.com

Party: Don Valley Community Legal Services

Counsel
Andrew Monkhouse
Alexandra Monkhouse
Monkhouse Law
220 Bay Street
Suite 900
Toronto, Ontario
M5J 2W4
Telephone: (416) 907-9249
FAX: (888) 501-7235
Email: andrew@monkhouselaw.com
Agent
Moira Dillon
Supreme Law Group
900 - 275 Slater Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 5H9
Telephone: (613) 691-1224
FAX: (613) 691-1338
Email: mdillon@supremelawgroup.ca

Party: Canadian Federation of Independent Business

Counsel
Anthony Daimsis
Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB)
National Affairs and Partnerships
1202 - 99 Metcalfe Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 6L7
Telephone: (613) 562-5800 Ext: 3211
FAX: (613) 562-5124
Email: adaimsis@uottawa.ca
Agent
David Fewer
Université d'Ottawa
Common Law Section
57 Louis Pasteur St.
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 6N5
Telephone: (613) 562-5800 Ext: 2558
FAX: (613) 562-5417
Email: david.fewer@uottawa.ca

Party: Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic

Counsel
Marina Pavlovic
Cynthia Khoo
Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy & Public Interest Clinic
University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law
57 Louis Pasteur Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 6N5
Telephone: (613) 562-5800 Ext: 2675
FAX: (613) 562-5417
Email: marina.pavlovic@uottawa.ca
Agent
David Fewer
Université d'Ottawa
Common Law Section
57 Louis Pasteur St.
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 6N5
Telephone: (613) 562-5800 Ext: 2558
FAX: (613) 562-5417
Email: david.fewer@uottawa.ca

Party: Income Security Advocacy Centre

Counsel
Nabila Qureshi
Karin Baqi
Income Security Advocacy Centre
1500 - 55 University Ave.
Toronto, Ontario
M5J 2H7
Telephone: (416) 597-5820 Ext: 5156
FAX: (416) 597-5821
Email: qureshn@lao.on.ca
Agent
Colleen Bauman
Goldblatt Partners LLP
500-30 Metcalfe St.
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 5L4
Telephone: (613) 482-2463
FAX: (613) 235-3041
Email: cbauman@goldblattpartners.com

Party: Parkdale Community Legal Services

Counsel
John No
Parkdale Community Legal Services
1229 Queen Street West
Toronto, Ontario
M6K 1L2
Telephone: (416) 531-2411 Ext: 227
FAX: (416) 531-0885
Email: noj@lao.on.ca
Agent
Colleen Bauman
Goldblatt Partners LLP
500-30 Metcalfe St.
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 5L4
Telephone: (613) 482-2463
FAX: (613) 235-3041
Email: cbauman@goldblattpartners.com

Party: Attorney General of Ontario

Counsel
Christopher P. Thompson
Paul Sheridan
Jennifer A. Komlos
Attorney General of Ontario
720 Bay Street
8th Floor
Toronto, Ontario
M7A 2S9
Telephone: (416) 605-3857
FAX: (416) 326-4181
Email: Christopher.P.Thompson@ontario.ca
Agent
Maxine Vincelette
Juristes Power
130 rue Albert
bureau 1103
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 5G4
Telephone: (613) 702-5573
FAX: (613) 702-5573
Email: mvincelette@juristespower.ca

Party: United Food and Commercial Workers Canada

Counsel
Steven M. Barrett
Joshua Mandryk
Goldblatt Partners LLP
20 Dundas Street West
Suite 1039
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 2C2
Telephone: (416) 977-6070
FAX: (416) 591-7333
Email: sbarrett@goldblattpartners.com
Agent
Colleen Bauman
Goldblatt Partners LLP
500-30 Metcalfe St.
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 5L4
Telephone: (613) 482-2463
FAX: (613) 235-3041
Email: cbauman@goldblattpartners.com

Party: Workers' Health and Safety Legal Clinic

Counsel
Kevin Simms
John Bartolomeo
Workers' Health and Safety Legal Clinic
2000 - 180 Dundas Street West, Box 4
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 1Z8
Telephone: (416) 971-8832 Ext: 203
FAX: (416) 971-8834
Email: simmsk@lao.on.ca
Agent
Marie-France Major
Supreme Advocacy LLP
100- 340 Gilmour Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0R3
Telephone: (613) 695-8855 Ext: 102
FAX: (613) 695-8580
Email: mfmajor@supremeadvocacy.ca

Party: Montreal Economic Institute

Counsel
Robert Carson
Lauren Harper
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
100 King Street West
1 First Canadian Place, Suite 6200
Toronto, Ontario
M5X 1B8
Telephone: (416) 862-4235
FAX: (416) 862-6666
Email: rcarson@osler.com
Agent
Geoffrey Langen
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Suite 1900
340 Albert Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1R 7Y6
Telephone: (613) 787-1009
FAX: (613) 235-2867
Email: glangen@osler.com

Party: Canadian American Bar Association

Counsel
Alyssa Tomkins
James Plotkin
CazaSaikaley LLP
350 - 220 avenue Laurier Ouest
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 5Z9
Telephone: (613) 564-8269
FAX: (613) 565-2087
Email: atomkins@plaideurs.ca

Party: Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Canada) Inc. and Toronto Commercial Arbitration Society

Counsel
Joseph C. McArthur
Rahat Godil
Laura Cundari
Justin Manoryk
Andrew Kavanagh
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
595 Burrard Street, P.O. Box 49314
Suite 2600, Three Bentall Centre
Vancouver, British Columbia
V7X 1L3
Telephone: (604) 631-3300
FAX: (604) 631-3309
Email: joe.mcarthur@blakes.com
Agent
D.Lynne Watt
Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
160 Elgin Street
Suite 2600
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1C3
Telephone: (613) 786-8695
FAX: (613) 788-3509
Email: lynne.watt@gowlingwlg.com

Party: Canadian Chamber of Commerce

Counsel
Matthew Milne-Smith
Chantelle Cseh
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
155 Wellington Street West
37th Floor
Toronto, Ontario
M5V 3J7
Telephone: (416) 863-0900
FAX: (416) 863-0871
Email: mmilne-smith@dwpv.com
Agent
Matthew Estabrooks
Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
2600 - 160 Elgin Street
P.O. Box 466, Stn. A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1C3
Telephone: (613) 786-0211
FAX: (613) 788-3573
Email: matthew.estabrooks@gowlingwlg.com

Party: International Chamber of Commerce

Counsel
Pierre Bienvenu
Andres C. Garin
Alison FitzGerald
Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
1, Place Ville Marie
Bureau 2500
Montréal, Quebec
H3B 1R1
Telephone: (514) 847-4747
FAX: (514) 286-5474
Email: pierre.bienvenu@nortonrosefulbright.com
Agent
Matthew J. Halpin
Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
45 O'Connor Street
Suite 1500
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1A4
Telephone: (613) 780-8654
FAX: (613) 230-5459
Email: matthew.halpin@nortonrosefulbright.com

Party: Consumers Council of Canada

Counsel
Mohsen Seddigh
David Hamson
Sotos LLP
180 Dundas Street West
Suite 1200
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 1Z8
Telephone: (416) 572-7320
FAX: (416) 977-0717
Email: mseddigh@sotosllp.com
Agent
David P. Taylor
Conway Baxter Wilson LLP
400 - 411 Roosevelt Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario
K2A 3X9
Telephone: (613) 691-0368
FAX: (613) 688-0271
Email: dtaylor@conway.pro

Party: Community Legal Assistance Society

Counsel
Greg J. Allen
Wes McMillan
Allen/McMillan Litigation Counsel
1550-1185 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6E 4E6
Telephone: (604) 569-2652
FAX: (604) 628-3832
Email: greg@amlc.ca
Agent
Gib van Ert
Gib Van Ert Law
148 Third Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario
K1S 2K1
Telephone: (613) 408-4297
FAX: (613) 651-0304
Email: gib@gibvanertlaw.com

Party: ADR Chambers Inc.

Counsel
Andrew D. Little
Ranjan K. Agarwal
Charlotte Harman
Bennett Jones LLP
3400 One First Canadian Place
P.O. Box 130
Toronto, Ontario
M4X 1A4
Telephone: (416) 863-1200
FAX: (416) 863-1716
Email: littlea@bennettjones.com
Agent
Mark Jewett, Q.C.
Bennett Jones LLP
Suite 1900 World Exchange Plaza
45 O'Connor Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1A4
Telephone: (613) 683-2300
FAX: (613) 683-2323
Email: jewettm@bennettjones.com

Summary

Keywords

Employment law — Labour standards — Contracts — Private international law — Arbitration — What is the proper role for a court (and how and to what extent does the competence competence principle apply) in determining the validity of an arbitration agreement? — What is the proper allocation of responsibility as between the courts and the legislatures in determining whether to allow for or restrict arbitration, and to what extent must courts defer to that legislative determination? — What is the governing test for the unconscionability doctrine in determining the enforceability of an arbitration agreement?

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.

The applicants, Uber Technologies Inc., Uber Canada Inc., Uber B.V., and Rasier Operations B.V. are part of a group of companies that have come to be known collectively and individually as Uber. Uber has developed computer software applications for GPS enabled smartphones for transportation and restaurant delivery. David Heller, a resident of Ontario, has been licensed to use the Uber driver app (UberEATS) to deliver food in Toronto since February 2016. He has never used the app to provide personal transportation services. In order to use the driver app, Mr. Heller had to meet certain criteria and accept Uber’s licencing agreement. That agreement states that it is governed by the law of the Netherlands. It includes an arbitration clause stating that disputes connected to the agreement shall be resolved by arbitration in Amsterdam. Mr. Heller brought a proposed class action on behalf of Uber drivers alleging that they were employees of Uber and entitled to benefits under Ontario’s Employment Standards Act, SO 2000, c. 41 (“The ESA”). The Ontario Superior Court of Justice granted a motion brought by Uber to stay Mr. Heller’s action in favour of arbitration. The motion judge determined that Mr. Heller was unable to demonstrate any exceptions under the Arbitration Act, SO 1991, c. 17 — including unconscionability — warranting a denial of Uber’s stay motion. The Court of Appeal for Ontario allowed the appeal on the basis that the arbitration clause amounted to an illegal contracting out of the ESA and was thus invalid. It determined that it was for the court, not an arbitrator, to determine whether a stay was warranted. The court of appeal concluded that the arbitration clause was unconscionable at common law and grossly unfair.

Lower court rulings

January 30, 2018
Ontario Superior Court of Justice

2018 ONSC 718, CV-17-567946CP

Action stayed in favour of arbitration.

January 2, 2019
Court of Appeal for Ontario

C65073, 2019 ONCA 1

Appeal allowed.

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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)
2021-03-02 Appeal closed
2020-06-29 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties
2020-06-29 Judgment on appeal and notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties
2020-06-26 Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ Abe Mo Ka Côt Br Row Mar Kas, The appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, Number C65073, 2019 ONCA 1, dated January 2, 2019, heard on November 6, 2019, is dismissed with costs throughout. Côté J. dissents.
Dismissed, with costs
2020-06-23 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, the parties.
In light of current pandemic control measures, the Court has decided to hold neither a media nor a counsel lock-up.
2020-03-02 General proceeding, (Letter Form), Lock-up form by: Hugh Meighen Arbitration Place
2020-02-19 General proceeding, (Letter Form),
Lock-up forms and undertakings by:
- Michael Wright
- Danielle Stampley
- Lior Samfiru
David Heller
2020-02-19 General proceeding, (Letter Form),
Lock-up form and undertaking by: Jennifer Komlos
Attorney General of Ontario
2020-02-18 General proceeding, (Letter Form),
Lock-up form and undertaking by: Linda M. Plumpton
Uber Technologies Inc.
2020-02-18 General proceeding, (Letter Form),
Lock-up form and undertaking by: Alison Fitzgerald
International Chamber of Commerce
2020-02-14 General proceeding, (Letter Form),
Lock-up form by: Wes McMillan
Community Legal Assistance Society
2020-02-14 General proceeding, (Letter Form),
Undertaking form by: Andrew Monkhouse
Don Valley Community Legal Services
2020-02-13 General proceeding, (Letter Form),
Lock-up forms and undertakings by:
- Steven M. Barrett
- Joshua Mandryk
United Food and Commercial Workers Canada
2020-02-13 General proceeding, (Letter Form),
Lock-up forms and undertakings by:
- Christopher P. Thompson
- Paul Sheridan
Attorney General of Ontario
2020-02-13 General proceeding, (Letter Form), Lock-up form and undertaking by: James Plotkin Canadian American Bar Association
2020-02-12 General proceeding, (Letter Form), Undertaking by: Hugh Meighen Arbitration Place
2020-02-12 General proceeding, (Letter Form),
Lock-up forms and undertakings by:
- Nabila F. Qureshi
- Karin Baqi
Income Security Advocacy Centre
2020-02-12 General proceeding, (Letter Form),
Lock-up forms and undertakings by:
- Craig Chiasson
- Robert J.C. Deane
Arbitration Place
2020-02-12 General proceeding, (Letter Form),
Lock-up forms by:
- John Siwick
- Eric Morgan
Young Canadian Arbitration Practitioners
2020-02-12 General proceeding, (Letter Form), Lock-up form and undertaking by: Rahat Godil Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Canada) Inc. and Toronto Commercial Arbitration Society
2020-02-11 General proceeding, (Letter Form),
Undertaking by: Wes McMillan
MISSING: lock-up form (received 2020-02-14)
Community Legal Assistance Society
2020-02-11 General proceeding, (Letter Form), Lock-up form and undertaking by: Mohsen Seddigh Consumers Council of Canada
2020-02-11 General proceeding, (Letter Form), Lock-up form and undertaking by: Robert Carson Montreal Economic Institute
2020-02-11 General proceeding, (Letter Form),
Lock-up form by:
- Marina Pavlovic
- David Fewer
Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic
2020-02-11 General proceeding, (Letter Form),
Lock-up form and undertaking by:
- Andrew Monkhouse (missing undertaking - received 2020-02-14)
- Alexandra Monkhouse
Don Valley Community Legal Services
2020-02-11 General proceeding, (Letter Form), Lock-up form and undertaking by: Matthew Milne-Smith Canadian Chamber of Commerce
2020-02-11 General proceeding, (Letter Form), Lock-up form and undertaking by: Kevin Simms Workers' Health and Safety Legal Clinic
2020-02-11 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, the parties. The Court will hold a lock-up in this file.
2020-01-06 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), Mohsen Seddigh. Comments on possible lock-up. Consumers Council of Canada
2019-12-18 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), Linda Plumpton
Comments on possible lock-up.
Uber Technologies Inc.
2019-12-16 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), Nabila F. Qureshi
Comments on possible lock-up.
Income Security Advocacy Centre
2019-12-16 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), Pierre Bienvenu International Chamber of Commerce
2019-12-13 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), Joe McArthur
Comments on possible lock-up.
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Canada) Inc. and Toronto Commercial Arbitration Society
2019-12-13 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), Jasmine Leindecker
Comments on possible lock-up.
Arbitration Place
2019-12-13 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), Marie-France Major
Comments on possible lock-up.
Workers' Health and Safety Legal Clinic
2019-12-13 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), Paul Sheridan
Comments on possible lock-up.
Attorney General of Ontario
2019-12-13 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), Eric Morgan
Comments on possible lock-up.
Young Canadian Arbitration Practitioners
2019-12-12 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), Matthew Milne-Smith
Comments on possible lock-up.
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
2019-12-12 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, the parties seeking their comments on a possible lock-up.
2019-12-10 Media lock-up requested or proposed
2019-11-19 Transcript received, 202 pages
2019-11-18 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), RE: Counsel named on judgment Young Canadian Arbitration Practitioners
2019-11-12 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), RE:Counsel named on judgment Income Security Advocacy Centre
2019-11-06 Judgment reserved OR rendered with reasons to follow
2019-11-06 Hearing of the appeal, 2019-11-06, CJ Abe Mo Ka Côt Br Row Mar Kas
Judgment reserved
2019-11-06 Intervener's condensed book, (Book Form) United Food and Commercial Workers Canada
2019-11-06 Intervener's condensed book, (Book Form) Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic
2019-11-06 Intervener's condensed book, (Book Form) Don Valley Community Legal Services
2019-11-06 Intervener's condensed book, (Book Form) Workers' Health and Safety Legal Clinic
2019-11-06 Intervener's condensed book, (Book Form) Attorney General of Ontario
2019-11-06 Intervener's condensed book, (Book Form) Canadian Federation of Independent Business
2019-11-06 Intervener's condensed book, (Book Form) Canadian Chamber of Commerce
2019-11-06 Respondent's condensed book, (Book Form) David Heller
2019-11-06 Appellant's condensed book, (Book Form) Uber Technologies Inc.
2019-10-31 Appeal perfected for hearing
2019-10-30 Order on motion to extend time, by MOLDAVER J.
2019-10-30 Decision on motion to extend time, Mo,
UPON APPLICATION by the intervener, Community Legal Assistance Society, for an order extending the time to file its factum and book of authorities to October 21, 2019;
AND THE MATERIAL FILED having been read;
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
The motion is granted.
Granted
2019-10-30 Submission of motion to extend time, Mo
2019-10-29 Notice of appearance, (Letter Form), Michael Wright, Lior Samfiru, Danielle Stampley, Stephen Gillman and Michael Sobkin will appear before the court. Mr. Wright and Mr. Samfiru will present oral arguments. David Heller
2019-10-25 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), 2 additional reserved seats requested.
Uber Technologies Inc.
2019-10-25 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), 4 additional reserved seats requested. Young Canadian Arbitration Practitioners
2019-10-25 Correspondence received from, Matthew J. Halpin, re: amended book of authorities International Chamber of Commerce
2019-10-24 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), 2 reserved seats requested. United Food and Commercial Workers Canada
2019-10-24 Response to motion to extend time, (Letter Form), consents to the extension, Completed on: 2019-10-24 David Heller
2019-10-23 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), 4 reserved seats requested. Income Security Advocacy Centre
2019-10-23 Notice of appearance, (Letter Form), Nabila Qureshi, Karin Baqi and Arash Ghiassi will appear before the court. Nabila Qureshi will present oral arguments. Income Security Advocacy Centre
2019-10-23 Notice of appearance, (Letter Form), Mohsen Seddigh and David Sterns will appear before the court. Mr. Seddigh will present oral arguments. Consumers Council of Canada
2019-10-23 Notice of appearance, (Letter Form), Robert Carson and Lauren Harper will appear before the court. Mr. Carson will present oral arguments. Montreal Economic Institute
2019-10-23 Notice of appearance, (Letter Form), Andres Garin, Pierre Bienvenu, AD. E. and Alison FitzGerald will appear before the court. Mr. Garin will present oral arguments. International Chamber of Commerce
2019-10-23 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), 5 reserved seats requested. Uber Technologies Inc.
2019-10-23 Notice of appearance, (Letter Form), Linda Plumpton, Lisa Talbot, Sarah Whitmore, Davida Shiff and Melody Burke will appear before the court. Ms. Plumpton and Ms.Talbot will present oral arguments. Uber Technologies Inc.
2019-10-23 Reply factum on appeal, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-10-23 David Heller
2019-10-23 Appellant's book of authorities, (Book Form),
In support of reply factum, Completed on: 2019-10-23
Uber Technologies Inc.
2019-10-23 Reply factum on appeal, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-10-23 Uber Technologies Inc.
2019-10-23 Response to motion to extend time, (Letter Form), takes no position, Completed on: 2019-10-23 Uber Technologies Inc.
2019-10-22 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), 2 reserved seats requested. Canadian Federation of Independent Business
2019-10-22 Notice of appearance, (Letter Form), Anthony Daimsis will appear before the court, and will present oral arguments. Canadian Federation of Independent Business
2019-10-22 Notice of appearance, (Letter Form), Joseph C. McArthur, Rahat Godil and Laura Cundari will appear before the court. Mr. McArthur will present oral arguments. Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Canada) Inc. and Toronto Commercial Arbitration Society
2019-10-22 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), 2 reserved seats requested. Canadian Chamber of Commerce
2019-10-22 Notice of appearance, (Letter Form), Matthew Milne-Smith and Chantelle Cseh will appear before the court. Mr. Milne-Smith will present oral arguments.
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
2019-10-22 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), 2 reserved seats requested. Don Valley Community Legal Services
2019-10-22 Notice of appearance, (Letter Form), Alexandra Monkhouse and Andrew Monkhouse will appear before the court. Alexandra Monkhouse will present oral arguments. Don Valley Community Legal Services
2019-10-22 Notice of appearance, (Letter Form), Christohper P. Thompson, Paul Sheridan and Jennifer A. Komlos will appear before the court. Mr. Thompson will present oral arguments. Attorney General of Ontario
2019-10-22 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), 1 reserved seat requested. Young Canadian Arbitration Practitioners
2019-10-22 Notice of appearance, (Letter Form), John Siwiec will appear before the court, and will present oral arguments. Young Canadian Arbitration Practitioners
2019-10-22 Notice of appearance, (Letter Form), Steven Barrett and Joshua Mandryk will appear before the court. Mr. Barrett will present oral arguments United Food and Commercial Workers Canada
2019-10-22 Notice of appearance, (Letter Form), Alyssa Tomkins and James Plotkin will appear before the court. Ms. Tomkins will present oral arguments Canadian American Bar Association
2019-10-22 Notice of appearance, (Letter Form), Andrew D. Little, Ranjan K. Agarwal and Charlotte K.B. Harman will appear before the court. Mr. Little will present oral arguments.
ADR Chambers Inc.
2019-10-22 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), 3 reserved seats requested. Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic
2019-10-22 Notice of appearance, (Letter Form), Marina Pavlovic and Johann Kwan will appear before the court. Professor Pavlovic will present oral arguments. Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic
2019-10-22 Motion to extend time, (Letter Form),
-Hard copies missing (received 2019-10-24)
-Filing fee missing (received 2019-10-24), Completed on: 2019-10-29
Community Legal Assistance Society
2019-10-21 Notice of appearance, (Letter Form), Kevin Simms and John Bartolomeo will appear before the court. Mr. Simms will present oral arguments. Workers' Health and Safety Legal Clinic
2019-10-21 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), 2 reserved seats requested. Community Legal Assistance Society
2019-10-21 Notice of appearance, (Letter Form), Wes McMillan and Greg J. Allen will appear before the court. Mr. McMillan will present oral arguments. Community Legal Assistance Society
2019-10-21 Intervener's book of authorities, (Book Form),
Extension of time required, Completed on: 2019-10-21
Community Legal Assistance Society
2019-10-21 Intervener's factum, (Book Form),
Extension of time required, Completed on: 2019-10-21
Community Legal Assistance Society
2019-10-18 Notice of appearance, (Letter Form), Robert Deane, Craig Chiasson and Hugh Meighen will appear before the court. Mr. Deane will present oral arguments. Arbitration Place
2019-10-18 Intervener's book of authorities, (Book Form),
-Proof of service missing (received on October 21, 2019), Completed on: 2019-10-21
Montreal Economic Institute
2019-10-18 Intervener's factum, (Book Form),
-Proof of service missing (received October 21, 2019), Completed on: 2019-10-21
Montreal Economic Institute
2019-10-18 Intervener's book of authorities, (Book Form),
-Proof of service missing (received October 21, 2019), Completed on: 2019-10-21
Young Canadian Arbitration Practitioners
2019-10-18 Intervener's factum, (Book Form),
-Proof of service missing (received October 21, 2019), Completed on: 2019-10-21
Young Canadian Arbitration Practitioners
2019-10-18 Intervener's book of authorities, (Book Form),
-Proof of service missing (received October 24, 2019)
-Electronic version missing (received October 24, 2019), Completed on: 2019-10-24
Attorney General of Ontario
2019-10-18 Intervener's factum, (Book Form),
-Proof of service missing (received October 24, 2019)
-Electronic version missing (received October 24, 2019), Completed on: 2019-10-24
Attorney General of Ontario
2019-10-18 Intervener's book of authorities, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-10-18 Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Canada) Inc. and Toronto Commercial Arbitration Society
2019-10-18 Intervener's factum, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-10-18 Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Canada) Inc. and Toronto Commercial Arbitration Society
2019-10-18 Intervener's book of authorities, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-10-18 Canadian Chamber of Commerce
2019-10-18 Intervener's factum, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-10-18 Canadian Chamber of Commerce
2019-10-18 Certificate (on limitations to public access), 23A ADR Chambers Inc.
2019-10-18 Intervener's factum, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-10-18 ADR Chambers Inc.
2019-10-18 Intervener's factum, (Book Form),
Proof of service to follow (received October 21, 2019), Completed on: 2019-10-21
Income Security Advocacy Centre
2019-10-18 Intervener's book of authorities, (Book Form),
Proof of service to follow (received October 21, 2019), Completed on: 2019-10-21
United Food and Commercial Workers Canada
2019-10-18 Intervener's factum, (Book Form),
Proof of service to follow (received October 21, 2019), Completed on: 2019-10-21
United Food and Commercial Workers Canada
2019-10-18 Intervener's book of authorities, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-10-18 Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic
2019-10-18 Intervener's factum, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-10-18 Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic
2019-10-18 Intervener's factum, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-10-18 Consumers Council of Canada
2019-10-18 Intervener's book of authorities, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-10-18 Canadian Federation of Independent Business
2019-10-18 Intervener's factum, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-10-18 Canadian Federation of Independent Business
2019-10-18 Intervener's factum, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-10-18 Arbitration Place
2019-10-18 Intervener's book of authorities, (Book Form),
Affidavit of service received October 22, 2019 (Bookform), Completed on: 2019-10-18
Canadian American Bar Association
2019-10-18 Intervener's factum, (Book Form),
Affidavit of service received October 22, 2019 (Bookform), Completed on: 2019-10-18
Canadian American Bar Association
2019-10-18 Intervener's book of authorities, (Book Form),
Amended book of authorities received on October 25, 2019, Completed on: 2019-10-18
International Chamber of Commerce
2019-10-18 Intervener's factum, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-10-18 International Chamber of Commerce
2019-10-18 Intervener's factum, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-10-18 Don Valley Community Legal Services
2019-10-17 Intervener's factum, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-10-17 Workers' Health and Safety Legal Clinic
2019-10-15 Certificate of counsel (attesting to record), (Letter Form) David Heller
2019-10-15 Respondent's book of authorities, (Book Form), (2 volumes), Completed on: 2019-10-15 David Heller
2019-10-15 Respondent's factum, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-10-15 David Heller
2019-10-15 Respondent's record, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-10-15 David Heller
2019-10-08 Order on motion for leave to intervene, (by MOLDAVER J.)
2019-10-08 Decision on the motion for leave to intervene, Mo, UPON APPLICATIONS by the Attorney General of Ontario; the Young Canadian Arbitration Practitioners; the Arbitration Place; the United Food and Commercial Workers Canada; the Workers’ Health and Safety Legal Clinic; the Don Valley Community Legal Services; the Canadian Federation of Independent Business; the Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic; the Canadian Chamber of Commerce; the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Canada) Inc. and Toronto Commercial Arbitration Society (jointly); the Canadian American Bar Association; the Montreal Economic Institute; the Parkdale Community Legal Services and Income Security Advocacy Centre (jointly); the International Chamber of Commerce; the Consumers Council of Canada; the Community Legal Assistance Society and the ADR Chambers Inc. for leave to intervene in the above appeal;

AND THE MATERIAL FILED having been read;

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

The motions for leave to intervene filed by the Attorney General of Ontario; the Young Canadian Arbitration Practitioners; the Arbitration Place; the United Food and Commercial Workers Canada; the Workers’ Health and Safety Legal Clinic; the Don Valley Community Legal Services; the Canadian Federation of Independent Business; the Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic; the Canadian Chamber of Commerce; the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Canada) Inc. and Toronto Commercial Arbitration Society (jointly); the Canadian American Bar Association; the Montreal Economic Institute; the Parkdale Community Legal Services and Income Security Advocacy Centre (jointly); the International Chamber of Commerce; the Consumers Council of Canada; the Community Legal Assistance Society and the ADR Chambers Inc. are granted and the said interveners or groups of interveners shall be entitled to each serve and file a single factum not to exceed ten (10) pages in length on or before October 18, 2019.

The said seventeen (17) interveners or groups of interveners are each granted permission to present oral argument not exceeding five (5) minutes at the hearing of the appeal.

The appellants and respondent are each granted permission to serve and file a single factum in reply to all interventions not to exceed ten (10) pages in length on or before October 23, 2019.

To the extent that their interests are similar, the interveners or groups of interveners shall consult to avoid repetition.

The interveners or groups of interveners are not entitled to raise new issues or to adduce further evidence or otherwise to supplement the record of the parties.

Pursuant to Rule 59(1)(a) of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Canada, the interveners or groups of interveners shall pay to the appellants and respondent any additional disbursements resulting from their interventions.
Granted
2019-10-08 Submission of motion for leave to intervene, Mo
2019-10-02 Reply to the motion for leave to intervene, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2019-10-02 Attorney General of Ontario
2019-09-26 Response to the motion for leave to intervene, (Letter Form), MISSING: proof of service (received 2019-10-02), Completed on: 2019-10-02 David Heller
2019-09-26 Response to the motion for leave to intervene, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2019-09-26 Uber Technologies Inc.
2019-09-16 Notice of name, (Letter Form) ADR Chambers Inc.
2019-09-16 Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), Filing fee missing, Completed on: 2019-09-26, (Printed version filed on 2019-09-23) ADR Chambers Inc.
2019-09-16 Notice of name, (Letter Form), Amended version received on September 17, 2019 Community Legal Assistance Society
2019-09-16 Motion for leave to intervene, (Letter Form), Amended notice of motion received on September 17, 2019, Completed on: 2019-09-16 Community Legal Assistance Society
2019-09-16 Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), 23A Consumers Council of Canada
2019-09-16 Notice of name, (Letter Form) Consumers Council of Canada
2019-09-16 Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-09-16 Consumers Council of Canada
2019-09-16 Notice of name, (Letter Form) International Chamber of Commerce
2019-09-16 Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-09-16 International Chamber of Commerce
2019-09-16 Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-09-24 Canadian Chamber of Commerce
2019-09-16 Notice of name, (Letter Form) Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Canada) Inc. and Toronto Commercial Arbitration Society
2019-09-16 Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-09-16 Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Canada) Inc. and Toronto Commercial Arbitration Society
2019-09-16 Notice of name, (Letter Form) Canadian American Bar Association
2019-09-16 Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-09-16 Canadian American Bar Association
2019-09-16 Notice of name, (Letter Form) Montreal Economic Institute
2019-09-16 Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), Proof of service missing (received 2019-09-17), Completed on: 2019-10-02 Montreal Economic Institute
2019-09-16 Notice of name, (Letter Form) Parkdale Community Legal Services
2019-09-16 Notice of name, (Letter Form) Income Security Advocacy Centre
2019-09-16 Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), (join with Parkdale Community Legal Services), Completed on: 2019-09-16 Income Security Advocacy Centre
2019-09-16 Notice of name, (Letter Form) Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic
2019-09-16 Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-09-16 Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic
2019-09-16 Notice of name, (Letter Form) Canadian Federation of Independent Business
2019-09-16 Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-09-16 Canadian Federation of Independent Business
2019-09-16 Notice of name, (Book Form) Don Valley Community Legal Services
2019-09-16 Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-10-01 Don Valley Community Legal Services
2019-09-13 Notice of name, (Letter Form) Workers' Health and Safety Legal Clinic
2019-09-13 Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-09-13 Workers' Health and Safety Legal Clinic
2019-09-13 Notice of name, (Letter Form) United Food and Commercial Workers Canada
2019-09-13 Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-09-13 United Food and Commercial Workers Canada
2019-09-13 Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), 23A Attorney General of Ontario
2019-09-13 Notice of name, (Letter Form) Attorney General of Ontario
2019-09-13 Other book of authorities, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-09-13 Attorney General of Ontario
2019-09-13 Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-09-13 Attorney General of Ontario
2019-09-13 Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), (Electronic version due on 2019-09-20) Arbitration Place
2019-09-13 Notice of name, (Letter Form), (Electronic version due on 2019-09-20) Arbitration Place
2019-09-13 Other book of authorities, (Book Form), Electronic version missing (received September 23, 2019)., Completed on: 2019-09-23, (Electronic version due on 2019-09-20) Arbitration Place
2019-09-13 Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), Payment missing (received 2019-09-13)
Electronic version missing (received September 23, 2019)., Completed on: 2019-10-02, (Electronic version due on 2019-09-20)
Arbitration Place
2019-09-12 Other book of authorities, (Book Form), Proof of service (received September 20, 2019) and electronic copy missing (received 2019-09-20)., Completed on: 2019-10-02, (Electronic version due on 2019-09-19) Young Canadian Arbitration Practitioners
2019-09-12 Notice of name, (Letter Form) Young Canadian Arbitration Practitioners
2019-09-12 Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), Proof of service missing , Completed on: 2019-10-02 Young Canadian Arbitration Practitioners
2019-08-19 Certificate of counsel (attesting to record), (Letter Form) Uber Technologies Inc.
2019-08-19 Appellant's record, (Book Form), (3 volumes), Completed on: 2019-08-20 Uber Technologies Inc.
2019-08-19 Appellant's book of authorities, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-08-20 Uber Technologies Inc.
2019-08-19 Appellant's factum, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-08-20 Uber Technologies Inc.
2019-08-13 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), Michael Sobkin. Update on counsel contact information. David Heller
2019-08-08 Notice of hearing sent to parties
2019-07-31 Appeal hearing scheduled, 2019-11-06, (Previously tentatively scheduled for December 4, 2019)
Judgment reserved
2019-06-24 Notice of appeal, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2019-06-24 Uber Technologies Inc.
2019-06-05 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, the parties. The hearing of this appeal is tentatively rescheduled for November 6, 2019.
2019-05-29 Letter advising the parties of tentative hearing date and filing deadlines (Leave granted)
2019-05-24 Copy of formal judgment sent to Registrar of the Court of Appeal and all parties
2019-05-24 Judgment on leave sent to the parties
2019-05-23 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, Number C65073, 2019 ONCA 1, dated January 2, 2019, is granted with costs in the cause.
Granted, with costs in the cause
2019-04-23 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, for consideration by the Court
2019-04-18 Applicant's reply to respondent's argument, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2019-04-18 Uber Technologies Inc.
2019-04-08 Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form) Uber Technologies Inc.
2019-04-08 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-04-08 David Heller
2019-03-22 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), CA Court Order Form - March 29, 2019 Uber Technologies Inc.
2019-03-07 Letter acknowledging receipt of an incomplete application for leave to appeal and without formal Court of Appeal order, FILE OPENED
2019-03-04 Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form) Uber Technologies Inc.
2019-03-04 Notice of name, (Letter Form) Uber Technologies Inc.
2019-03-04 Application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), Missing: CA Order (rec' 03/29/19), Completed on: 2019-04-04 Uber Technologies Inc.

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
Uber Technologies Inc. Appellant Active
Uber Canada, Inc. Appellant Active
Uber B.V. Appellant Active
Rasier Operations B.V. Appellant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
Heller, David Respondent Active

Other parties

Other parties
Name Role Status
Attorney General of Ontario Intervener Active
Young Canadian Arbitration Practitioners Intervener Active
Arbitration Place Intervener Active
Don Valley Community Legal Services Intervener Active
Canadian Federation of Independent Business Intervener Active
Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic Intervener Active
Income Security Advocacy Centre Intervener Active
Parkdale Community Legal Services Intervener Active
United Food and Commercial Workers Canada Intervener Active
Workers' Health and Safety Legal Clinic Intervener Active
Montreal Economic Institute Intervener Active
Canadian American Bar Association Intervener Active
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Canada) Inc. and Toronto Commercial Arbitration Society Intervener Active
Canadian Chamber of Commerce Intervener Active
International Chamber of Commerce Intervener Active
Consumers Council of Canada Intervener Active
Community Legal Assistance Society Intervener Active
ADR Chambers Inc. Intervener Active

Counsel

Party: Uber Technologies Inc.

Counsel
Linda M Plumpton
Lisa Talbot
Sarah Whitmore
Torys LLP
79 Wellington Street West, 30th Floor
Box 270
Toronto, Ontario
M5K 1N2
Telephone: (416) 865-8193
FAX: (416) 865-7380
Email: lplumpton@torys.com
Agent
Jeffrey W. Beedell
Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
160 Elgin Street, Suite 2600
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1C3
Telephone: (613) 786-0171
FAX: (613) 563-9869
Email: jeff.beedell@gowlingwlg.com

Party: Uber Canada, Inc.

Counsel
Linda M Plumpton
Lisa Talbot
Sarah Whitmore
Torys LLP
79 Wellington Street West, 30th Floor
Box 270
Toronto, Ontario
M5K 1N2
Telephone: (416) 865-8193
FAX: (416) 865-7380
Email: lplumpton@torys.com
Agent
Jeffrey W. Beedell
Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
160 Elgin Street, Suite 2600
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1C3
Telephone: (613) 786-0171
FAX: (613) 563-9869
Email: jeff.beedell@gowlingwlg.com

Party: Uber B.V.

Counsel
Linda M Plumpton
Lisa Talbot
Sarah Whitmore
Torys LLP
79 Wellington Street West, 30th Floor
Box 270
Toronto, Ontario
M5K 1N2
Telephone: (416) 865-8193
FAX: (416) 865-7380
Email: lplumpton@torys.com
Agent
Jeffrey W. Beedell
Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
160 Elgin Street, Suite 2600
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1C3
Telephone: (613) 786-0171
FAX: (613) 563-9869
Email: jeff.beedell@gowlingwlg.com

Party: Rasier Operations B.V.

Counsel
Linda M Plumpton
Lisa Talbot
Sarah Whitmore
Torys LLP
79 Wellington Street West, 30th Floor
Box 270
Toronto, Ontario
M5K 1N2
Telephone: (416) 865-8193
FAX: (416) 865-7380
Email: lplumpton@torys.com
Agent
Jeffrey W. Beedell
Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
160 Elgin Street, Suite 2600
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1C3
Telephone: (613) 786-0171
FAX: (613) 563-9869
Email: jeff.beedell@gowlingwlg.com

Party: Heller, David

Counsel
Michael Wright
Danielle Stampley
Lior Samfiru
Stephen Gillman
Wright Henry LLP
200 Wellington Street West
Suite 602
Toronto, Ontario
M5V 3C7
Telephone: (416) 306-8270
FAX: (416) 306-8281
Email: mwright@wrighthenry.ca
Agent
Michael J. Sobkin
331 Somerset Street West
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0J8
Telephone: (613) 282-1712
FAX: (613) 288-2896
Email: msobkin@sympatico.ca

Party: Young Canadian Arbitration Practitioners

Counsel
Eric Morgan
John Siwiec
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
100 King Street West
1 First Canadian Place, Suite 6200, P.O. Box 50
Toronto, Ontario
M5X 1B8
Telephone: (416) 862-5871
FAX: (416) 862-6666
Email: emorgan@osler.com
Agent
Geoffrey Langen
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Suite 1900
340 Albert Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1R 7Y6
Telephone: (613) 787-1009
FAX: (613) 235-2867
Email: glangen@osler.com

Party: Arbitration Place

Counsel
Robert J.C. Deane
Craig Chiasson
Hugh Meighen
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
1200 Waterfront Centre
200 Burrard Street, P.O. Box 48600
Vancouver, British Columbia
V7X 1T2
Telephone: (604) 687-5744
FAX: (604) 687-1415
Email: rdeane@blg.com
Agent
Nadia Effendi
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
World Exchange Plaza
100 Queen Street, suite 1300
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1J9
Telephone: (613) 787-3562
FAX: (613) 230-8842
Email: neffendi@blg.com

Party: Don Valley Community Legal Services

Counsel
Andrew Monkhouse
Alexandra Monkhouse
Monkhouse Law
220 Bay Street
Suite 900
Toronto, Ontario
M5J 2W4
Telephone: (416) 907-9249
FAX: (888) 501-7235
Email: andrew@monkhouselaw.com
Agent
Moira Dillon
Supreme Law Group
900 - 275 Slater Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 5H9
Telephone: (613) 691-1224
FAX: (613) 691-1338
Email: mdillon@supremelawgroup.ca

Party: Canadian Federation of Independent Business

Counsel
Anthony Daimsis
Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB)
National Affairs and Partnerships
1202 - 99 Metcalfe Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 6L7
Telephone: (613) 562-5800 Ext: 3211
FAX: (613) 562-5124
Email: adaimsis@uottawa.ca
Agent
David Fewer
Université d'Ottawa
Common Law Section
57 Louis Pasteur St.
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 6N5
Telephone: (613) 562-5800 Ext: 2558
FAX: (613) 562-5417
Email: david.fewer@uottawa.ca

Party: Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic

Counsel
Marina Pavlovic
Cynthia Khoo
Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy & Public Interest Clinic
University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law
57 Louis Pasteur Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 6N5
Telephone: (613) 562-5800 Ext: 2675
FAX: (613) 562-5417
Email: marina.pavlovic@uottawa.ca
Agent
David Fewer
Université d'Ottawa
Common Law Section
57 Louis Pasteur St.
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 6N5
Telephone: (613) 562-5800 Ext: 2558
FAX: (613) 562-5417
Email: david.fewer@uottawa.ca

Party: Income Security Advocacy Centre

Counsel
Nabila Qureshi
Karin Baqi
Income Security Advocacy Centre
1500 - 55 University Ave.
Toronto, Ontario
M5J 2H7
Telephone: (416) 597-5820 Ext: 5156
FAX: (416) 597-5821
Email: qureshn@lao.on.ca
Agent
Colleen Bauman
Goldblatt Partners LLP
500-30 Metcalfe St.
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 5L4
Telephone: (613) 482-2463
FAX: (613) 235-3041
Email: cbauman@goldblattpartners.com

Party: Parkdale Community Legal Services

Counsel
John No
Parkdale Community Legal Services
1229 Queen Street West
Toronto, Ontario
M6K 1L2
Telephone: (416) 531-2411 Ext: 227
FAX: (416) 531-0885
Email: noj@lao.on.ca
Agent
Colleen Bauman
Goldblatt Partners LLP
500-30 Metcalfe St.
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 5L4
Telephone: (613) 482-2463
FAX: (613) 235-3041
Email: cbauman@goldblattpartners.com

Party: Attorney General of Ontario

Counsel
Christopher P. Thompson
Paul Sheridan
Jennifer A. Komlos
Attorney General of Ontario
720 Bay Street
8th Floor
Toronto, Ontario
M7A 2S9
Telephone: (416) 605-3857
FAX: (416) 326-4181
Email: Christopher.P.Thompson@ontario.ca
Agent
Maxine Vincelette
Juristes Power
130 rue Albert
bureau 1103
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 5G4
Telephone: (613) 702-5573
FAX: (613) 702-5573
Email: mvincelette@juristespower.ca

Party: United Food and Commercial Workers Canada

Counsel
Steven M. Barrett
Joshua Mandryk
Goldblatt Partners LLP
20 Dundas Street West
Suite 1039
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 2C2
Telephone: (416) 977-6070
FAX: (416) 591-7333
Email: sbarrett@goldblattpartners.com
Agent
Colleen Bauman
Goldblatt Partners LLP
500-30 Metcalfe St.
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 5L4
Telephone: (613) 482-2463
FAX: (613) 235-3041
Email: cbauman@goldblattpartners.com

Party: Workers' Health and Safety Legal Clinic

Counsel
Kevin Simms
John Bartolomeo
Workers' Health and Safety Legal Clinic
2000 - 180 Dundas Street West, Box 4
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 1Z8
Telephone: (416) 971-8832 Ext: 203
FAX: (416) 971-8834
Email: simmsk@lao.on.ca
Agent
Marie-France Major
Supreme Advocacy LLP
100- 340 Gilmour Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0R3
Telephone: (613) 695-8855 Ext: 102
FAX: (613) 695-8580
Email: mfmajor@supremeadvocacy.ca

Party: Montreal Economic Institute

Counsel
Robert Carson
Lauren Harper
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
100 King Street West
1 First Canadian Place, Suite 6200
Toronto, Ontario
M5X 1B8
Telephone: (416) 862-4235
FAX: (416) 862-6666
Email: rcarson@osler.com
Agent
Geoffrey Langen
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Suite 1900
340 Albert Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1R 7Y6
Telephone: (613) 787-1009
FAX: (613) 235-2867
Email: glangen@osler.com

Party: Canadian American Bar Association

Counsel
Alyssa Tomkins
James Plotkin
CazaSaikaley LLP
350 - 220 avenue Laurier Ouest
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 5Z9
Telephone: (613) 564-8269
FAX: (613) 565-2087
Email: atomkins@plaideurs.ca

Party: Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Canada) Inc. and Toronto Commercial Arbitration Society

Counsel
Joseph C. McArthur
Rahat Godil
Laura Cundari
Justin Manoryk
Andrew Kavanagh
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
595 Burrard Street, P.O. Box 49314
Suite 2600, Three Bentall Centre
Vancouver, British Columbia
V7X 1L3
Telephone: (604) 631-3300
FAX: (604) 631-3309
Email: joe.mcarthur@blakes.com
Agent
D.Lynne Watt
Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
160 Elgin Street
Suite 2600
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1C3
Telephone: (613) 786-8695
FAX: (613) 788-3509
Email: lynne.watt@gowlingwlg.com

Party: Canadian Chamber of Commerce

Counsel
Matthew Milne-Smith
Chantelle Cseh
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
155 Wellington Street West
37th Floor
Toronto, Ontario
M5V 3J7
Telephone: (416) 863-0900
FAX: (416) 863-0871
Email: mmilne-smith@dwpv.com
Agent
Matthew Estabrooks
Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
2600 - 160 Elgin Street
P.O. Box 466, Stn. A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1C3
Telephone: (613) 786-0211
FAX: (613) 788-3573
Email: matthew.estabrooks@gowlingwlg.com

Party: International Chamber of Commerce

Counsel
Pierre Bienvenu
Andres C. Garin
Alison FitzGerald
Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
1, Place Ville Marie
Bureau 2500
Montréal, Quebec
H3B 1R1
Telephone: (514) 847-4747
FAX: (514) 286-5474
Email: pierre.bienvenu@nortonrosefulbright.com
Agent
Matthew J. Halpin
Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
45 O'Connor Street
Suite 1500
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1A4
Telephone: (613) 780-8654
FAX: (613) 230-5459
Email: matthew.halpin@nortonrosefulbright.com

Party: Consumers Council of Canada

Counsel
Mohsen Seddigh
David Hamson
Sotos LLP
180 Dundas Street West
Suite 1200
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 1Z8
Telephone: (416) 572-7320
FAX: (416) 977-0717
Email: mseddigh@sotosllp.com
Agent
David P. Taylor
Conway Baxter Wilson LLP
400 - 411 Roosevelt Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario
K2A 3X9
Telephone: (613) 691-0368
FAX: (613) 688-0271
Email: dtaylor@conway.pro

Party: Community Legal Assistance Society

Counsel
Greg J. Allen
Wes McMillan
Allen/McMillan Litigation Counsel
1550-1185 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6E 4E6
Telephone: (604) 569-2652
FAX: (604) 628-3832
Email: greg@amlc.ca
Agent
Gib van Ert
Gib Van Ert Law
148 Third Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario
K1S 2K1
Telephone: (613) 408-4297
FAX: (613) 651-0304
Email: gib@gibvanertlaw.com

Party: ADR Chambers Inc.

Counsel
Andrew D. Little
Ranjan K. Agarwal
Charlotte Harman
Bennett Jones LLP
3400 One First Canadian Place
P.O. Box 130
Toronto, Ontario
M4X 1A4
Telephone: (416) 863-1200
FAX: (416) 863-1716
Email: littlea@bennettjones.com
Agent
Mark Jewett, Q.C.
Bennett Jones LLP
Suite 1900 World Exchange Plaza
45 O'Connor Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1A4
Telephone: (613) 683-2300
FAX: (613) 683-2323
Email: jewettm@bennettjones.com

Summary

Keywords

Employment law — Labour standards — Contracts — Private international law — Arbitration — What is the proper role for a court (and how and to what extent does the competence competence principle apply) in determining the validity of an arbitration agreement? — What is the proper allocation of responsibility as between the courts and the legislatures in determining whether to allow for or restrict arbitration, and to what extent must courts defer to that legislative determination? — What is the governing test for the unconscionability doctrine in determining the enforceability of an arbitration agreement?

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The applicants, Uber Technologies Inc., Uber Canada Inc., Uber B.V., and Rasier Operations B.V. are part of a group of companies that have come to be known collectively and individually as Uber. Uber has developed computer software applications for GPS enabled smartphones for transportation and restaurant delivery. David Heller, a resident of Ontario, has been licensed to use the Uber driver app (UberEATS) to deliver food in Toronto since February 2016. He has never used the app to provide personal transportation services. In order to use the driver app, Mr. Heller had to meet certain criteria and accept Uber’s licencing agreement. That agreement states that it is governed by the law of the Netherlands. It includes an arbitration clause stating that disputes connected to the agreement shall be resolved by arbitration in Amsterdam. Mr. Heller brought a proposed class action on behalf of Uber drivers alleging that they were employees of Uber and entitled to benefits under Ontario’s Employment Standards Act, SO 2000, c. 41 (“The ESA”). The Ontario Superior Court of Justice granted a motion brought by Uber to stay Mr. Heller’s action in favour of arbitration. The motion judge determined that Mr. Heller was unable to demonstrate any exceptions under the Arbitration Act, SO 1991, c. 17 — including unconscionability — warranting a denial of Uber’s stay motion. The Court of Appeal for Ontario allowed the appeal on the basis that the arbitration clause amounted to an illegal contracting out of the ESA and was thus invalid. It determined that it was for the court, not an arbitrator, to determine whether a stay was warranted. The court of appeal concluded that the arbitration clause was unconscionable at common law and grossly unfair.

Lower court rulings

January 30, 2018
Ontario Superior Court of Justice

2018 ONSC 718, CV-17-567946CP

Action stayed in favour of arbitration.

January 2, 2019
Court of Appeal for Ontario

C65073, 2019 ONCA 1

Appeal allowed.

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