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38682

Attorney General of British Columbia v. Attorney General of Canada

(British Columbia) (Civil) (As of Right)

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)
2020-07-15 Appeal closed
2020-01-31 Transcript received, 192 pages
2020-01-17 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties
2020-01-17 Judgment on appeal and notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties
2020-01-16 Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ Abe Mo Ka Côt Br Row Mar Kas
Dismissed
2020-01-16 Hearing of the appeal, 2020-01-16, CJ Abe Mo Ka Côt Br Row Mar Kas
Decision rendered
2020-01-16 Intervener's condensed book, (Letter Form) Canadian Fuels Association
2020-01-16 Intervener's condensed book, (Book Form) Attorney General of Ontario
2020-01-16 Intervener's condensed book, (Book Form) City of Burnaby
2020-01-16 Intervener's condensed book, (Book Form) Trans Mountain Pipeline ULC
2020-01-16 Intervener's condensed book, (Book Form) Enbridge Inc.
2020-01-16 Intervener's condensed book, (Book Form) Suncor Energy Inc., Imperial Oil Limited, Husky Oil Operations Limited, Cenovus Energy Inc. and Canadian Natural Resources Limited
2020-01-16 Intervener's condensed book, (Book Form) Explorers and Producers Association of Canada
2020-01-16 Intervener's condensed book, (Book Form) Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
2020-01-16 Intervener's condensed book, (Book Form) Attorney General for Saskatchewan
2020-01-16 Respondent's condensed book, (Book Form) Attorney General of Canada
2020-01-16 Appellant's condensed book, (Book Form) Attorney General of British Columbia
2020-01-10 Notice of appearance, (Letter Form), Thomson Irvine and Noah Wernikowski will appear before the court. Mr. Irvine will present oral arguments. Attorney General for Saskatchewan
2020-01-08 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), 2 reserved seats requested Trans Mountain Pipeline ULC
2020-01-07 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), 1 reserved seat requested Enbridge Inc.
2020-01-07 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), 1 reserved seat requested Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
2020-01-06 Notice of appearance, (Letter Form), Robert Janes, Q.C. and Aria Laskin will appear before the court. Mr. Janes will present oral arguments. Beecher Bay First Nation, Songhees Nation and T’Sou-Ke Nation
2020-01-06 Notice of appearance, (Letter Form), Peter A. Gall, Q.C., Margaret Unsworth, Q.C. and Andrea L. Zwack will appear before the court. Mr. Gall will present oral arguments. Attorney General of Alberta
2020-01-02 Notice of appearance, (Letter Form), Michelle L. Bradley will appear before the court, and will present oral arguments. City of Burnaby
2020-01-02 Notice of appearance, (Letter Form), Joseph J. Arvay, O.C., Q.C., Catherine Boies Parker and Derek Ball will appear before the court. Mr. Arvay will present oral arguments. Attorney General of British Columbia
2019-12-31 Notice of appearance, (Letter Form), Brad Armstrong, Q.C., Keith B. Bergner and Toby Kruger will appear before the court. Mr. Armstrong will present oral arguments. Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
2019-12-31 Notice of appearance, (Letter Form), Lisa C. Fong, Q.C.will appear before the court, and will present oral arguments. Heiltsuk Tribal Council
2019-12-31 Notice of appearance, (Letter Form), Nicholas R. Hughes and Kevin Hanowski will appear before the court. Mr. Hughes will present oral arguments. Railway Association of Canada
2019-12-18 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), 2 reserved seat requested.
Revised request rec'd 2020-01-13 		Canadian Fuels Association
2019-12-18 Notice of appearance, (Letter Form), Geoffrey G. Cowper, Q.C. and Daniel Byma will appear before the court. Mr. Cowper will present oral arguments. Canadian Fuels Association
2019-12-13 Notice of hearing sent to parties
2019-12-12 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), Sophie Arseneault is agent for the intervener. Explorers and Producers Association of Canada
2019-12-12 Notice of appearance, (Letter Form), Paul Chiswell, Robert Martz and Brendan Downey will appear before the court. Mr. Chiswell will present oral arguments. Explorers and Producers Association of Canada
2019-12-12 Notice of appearance, (Letter Form), Frédéric Perreault and Jean-François Beaupré will appear before the court. Mr. Perreault will present oral arguments. Attorney General of Quebec
2019-12-11 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), 1 reserved seat requested. Little Shuswap Lake Indian Band
2019-12-11 Notice of appearance, (Letter Form), Arthur M. Grant and Roderick B. McLennan will appear before the court. Mr. Grant will present oral arguments. Little Shuswap Lake Indian Band
2019-12-11 Appeal hearing scheduled, 2020-01-16, (Previous tentative hearing date was January 15, 2020)
Decision rendered
2019-12-10 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), 3 reserved seats requested. Council of The Haida Nation
2019-12-10 Notice of appearance, (Letter Form), Gid7ahl Gudsllaay L.T.L. Williams-Davidson, David Paterson and Elizabeth Bulbrook will appear before the court. Ms. Williams-Davidson will present oral arguments.
Revised notice rec'd 2020-01-10 		Council of The Haida Nation
2019-12-10 Supplemental document, (Book Form), Supplemental Record, Completed on: 2019-12-10 Attorney General of British Columbia
2019-12-10 Reply factum on appeal, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-12-10 Attorney General of British Columbia
2019-12-10 Respondent's book of authorities, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-12-10 Attorney General of Canada
2019-12-10 Reply factum on appeal, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-12-10 Attorney General of Canada
2019-12-09 Notice of appearance, (Letter Form), Maureen Killoran and Olivia Dixon will appear before the court. Ms. Killoran will present oral arguments. Trans Mountain Pipeline ULC
2019-12-09 Notice of appearance, (Letter Form), Maureen Killoran, Sean Sutherland and Robert Rooney will appear before the court. Ms. Killoran will present oral arguments. Enbridge Inc.
2019-12-05 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), 1 reserved seat requested. Suncor Energy Inc., Imperial Oil Limited, Husky Oil Operations Limited, Cenovus Energy Inc. and Canadian Natural Resources Limited
2019-12-05 Notice of appearance, (Letter Form), Catherine Beagan Flood and Laura Cundari will appear before the court. Ms. Beagan Flood will present oral arguments. Suncor Energy Inc., Imperial Oil Limited, Husky Oil Operations Limited, Cenovus Energy Inc. and Canadian Natural Resources Limited
2019-12-03 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), 3 reserved seats requested. Ecojustice Canada Society
2019-12-03 Notice of appearance, (Letter Form), Harry Wruck, Q.C. and Kegan Pepper-Smith will appear before the court. Mr. Wruck will present oral arguments. Ecojustice Canada Society
2019-12-02 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), 2 reserved seats requested. City of Vancouver
2019-12-02 Notice of appearance, (Letter Form), Susan Horne and Kevin Nakanishi will appear before the court. Ms. Horne will present oral arguments. City of Vancouver
2019-12-02 Order by, Mo,
UPON REQUEST by the intervener, Attorney General of Alberta, for an order granting additional time for oral argument at the hearing of the appeal;
AND THE MATERIAL FILED having been read;
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
The request is granted.
The order dated October 15, 2019, is varied and the intervener, Attorney General of Alberta, is granted permission to present oral argument not exceeding fifteen (15) minutes at the hearing of the appeal.

Granted
2019-11-28 Notice of appearance, (Letter Form), Jan Brongers and B.J. Wray will appear before the court. Jan Brongers will present oral arguments. Attorney General of Canada
2019-11-27 Notice of appearance, (Letter Form), Michael A. Marion, Alan L. Ross and Brett R. Carlson will appear before the court. Mr. Marion will present oral arguments. Canadian Energy Pipeline Association
2019-11-26 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), 3 reserved seats requested. Assembly of First Nations
2019-11-26 Notice of appearance, (Letter Form), Julie McGregor and Stuart Wuttke will appear before the court. Ms. McGregor will present oral arguments. Assembly of First Nations
2019-11-26 Notice of appearance, (Letter Form), Joshua Hunter and Aud Ranalli will appear before the court. Mr. Hunter will present oral arguments. Attorney General of Ontario
2019-11-26 Intervener's book of authorities, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-11-26 Explorers and Producers Association of Canada
2019-11-26 Intervener's factum, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-11-26 Explorers and Producers Association of Canada
2019-11-26 Intervener's factum, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-11-26 Trans Mountain Pipeline ULC
2019-11-26 Intervener's factum, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-11-26 Canadian Fuels Association
2019-11-26 Intervener's factum, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-11-26 Enbridge Inc.
2019-11-26 Intervener's factum, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-11-26 Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
2019-11-26 Intervener's book of authorities, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-11-26 Canadian Fuels Association
2019-11-26 Intervener's factum, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-11-26 Beecher Bay First Nation, Songhees Nation and T’Sou-Ke Nation
2019-11-26 Intervener's book of authorities, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-11-26 Suncor Energy Inc., Imperial Oil Limited, Husky Oil Operations Limited, Cenovus Energy Inc. and Canadian Natural Resources Limited
2019-11-26 Intervener's factum, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-11-26 Suncor Energy Inc., Imperial Oil Limited, Husky Oil Operations Limited, Cenovus Energy Inc. and Canadian Natural Resources Limited
2019-11-26 Intervener's book of authorities, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-11-26 Little Shuswap Lake Indian Band
2019-11-26 Intervener's factum, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-11-26 Little Shuswap Lake Indian Band
2019-11-26 Intervener's book of authorities, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-11-26 Canadian Energy Pipeline Association
2019-11-26 Intervener's factum, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-11-26 Canadian Energy Pipeline Association
2019-11-26 Intervener's factum, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-11-26 Heiltsuk Tribal Council
2019-11-26 Intervener's book of authorities, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-11-26 Council of The Haida Nation
2019-11-26 Intervener's factum, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-11-26 Council of The Haida Nation
2019-11-26 Intervener's book of authorities, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-11-26 Railway Association of Canada
2019-11-26 Intervener's factum, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-11-26 Railway Association of Canada
2019-11-26 Intervener's factum, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-11-26 City of Vancouver
2019-11-26 Intervener's book of authorities, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-11-26 City of Burnaby
2019-11-26 Intervener's factum, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-11-26 City of Burnaby
2019-11-26 Intervener's factum, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-11-26 Assembly of First Nations
2019-11-25 Intervener's book of authorities, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-11-25 Ecojustice Canada Society
2019-11-25 Intervener's factum, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-11-25 Ecojustice Canada Society
2019-11-01 Intervener's book of authorities, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-11-01 Attorney General of Quebec
2019-11-01 Intervener's factum - AG on constitutional question, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-11-01 Attorney General of Quebec
2019-11-01 Intervener's factum - AG on constitutional question, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-11-01 Attorney General of Alberta
2019-11-01 Intervener's book of authorities, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-11-01 Attorney General for Saskatchewan
2019-11-01 Intervener's factum - AG on constitutional question, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-11-01 Attorney General for Saskatchewan
2019-10-31 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), Michael Sobkin
Letter in response to the Attorney General of Alberta's correspondence filed on October 17, 2019. 		Attorney General of British Columbia
2019-10-22 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), Jan Brongers.
Letter in response to the Attorney General of Alberta's correspondence filed on October 17, 2019.
MISSINIG: proof of service (received 2019-11-25) 		Attorney General of Canada
2019-10-17 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), Peter A. Gall
Request for oral arguments of 15 minutes at the hearing of the appeal. 		Attorney General of Alberta
2019-10-15 Order on motion for leave to intervene, by MOLDAVER J.
2019-10-15 Decision on the motion for leave to intervene, Mo,
UPON APPLICATIONS by Ecojustice Canada Society; Canadian Energy Pipeline Association; Assembly of First Nations; the Heiltsuk Tribal Council; City of Burnaby; Trans Mountain Pipeline ULC; Enbridge Inc.; the Railway Association of Canada; Explorers and Producers Association of Canada; Canadian Fuels Association; Council of The Haida Nation; Little Shuswap Lake Indian Band; City of Vancouver; Suncor Energy Inc., Imperial Oil Limited, Husky Oil Operations Limited, Cenovus Energy Inc. and Canadian Natural Resources Limited (jointly); Beecher Bay First Nation, Songhees Nation and T’Sou-Ke Nation (jointly); and Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers 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 are granted and the said sixteen (16) 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 November 26, 2019.

The said sixteen (16) 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 appellant and respondent are each granted permission to serve and file a single factum in reply to all interventions not to exceed fifteen (15) pages in length on or before December 10, 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 shall pay to the appellant and the respondent any additional disbursements resulting from their interventions.

AND IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED THAT:

The Attorney General of Ontario, the Attorney General of Quebec, the Attorney General for Saskatchewan and Attorney General of Alberta are each granted permission to present oral argument not exceeding five (5) minutes at the hearing of the appeal.

Granted
2019-10-15 Submission of motion for leave to intervene, Mo
2019-10-04 Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), Form 23A Attorney General of Canada
2019-10-04 Respondent's book of authorities, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-10-04 Attorney General of Canada
2019-10-04 Respondent's factum, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-10-04 Attorney General of Canada
2019-10-04 Intervener's book of authorities, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-10-04 Attorney General of Ontario
2019-10-04 Intervener's factum, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-10-04 Attorney General of Ontario
2019-09-23 Reply to the motion for leave to intervene, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2019-09-23 Railway Association of Canada
2019-09-23 Reply to the motion for leave to intervene, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2019-09-23 Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
2019-09-23 Reply to the motion for leave to intervene, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2019-09-23 Canadian Energy Pipeline Association
2019-09-23 Reply to the motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-09-23 Enbridge Inc.
2019-09-23 Reply to the motion for leave to intervene, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2019-09-23 Trans Mountain Pipeline ULC
2019-09-20 Reply to the motion for leave to intervene, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2019-09-20 Suncor Energy Inc., Imperial Oil Limited, Husky Oil Operations Limited, Cenovus Energy Inc. and Canadian Natural Resources Limited
2019-09-16 Response to the motion for leave to intervene, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2019-09-16 Attorney General of Canada
2019-09-16 Response to the motion for leave to intervene, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2019-09-16 Attorney General of British Columbia
2019-09-06 Notice of name, (Letter Form) Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
2019-09-06 Affidavit, (Book Form), in support of motion for leave to intervene Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
2019-09-06 Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-09-06 Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
2019-09-06 Notice of name, (Letter Form) Beecher Bay First Nation, Songhees Nation and T’Sou-Ke Nation
2019-09-06 Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-09-06 Beecher Bay First Nation, Songhees Nation and T’Sou-Ke Nation
2019-09-06 Notice of name, (Letter Form) Suncor Energy Inc., Imperial Oil Limited, Husky Oil Operations Limited, Cenovus Energy Inc. and Canadian Natural Resources Limited
2019-09-06 Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-09-06 Suncor Energy Inc., Imperial Oil Limited, Husky Oil Operations Limited, Cenovus Energy Inc. and Canadian Natural Resources Limited
2019-09-06 Notice of name, (Letter Form) City of Vancouver
2019-09-06 Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-09-06 City of Vancouver
2019-09-06 Notice of name, (Letter Form) Little Shuswap Lake Indian Band
2019-09-06 Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-09-06 Little Shuswap Lake Indian Band
2019-09-06 Notice of name, (Letter Form) Council of The Haida Nation
2019-09-06 Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-09-06 Council of The Haida Nation
2019-09-06 Notice of name, (Letter Form) Canadian Fuels Association
2019-09-06 Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-09-06 Canadian Fuels Association
2019-09-06 Notice of name, (Letter Form) Explorers and Producers Association of Canada
2019-09-06 Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), (proof of service missing - received on September 10, 2019), Completed on: 2019-09-11 Explorers and Producers Association of Canada
2019-09-06 Notice of name, (Letter Form) Railway Association of Canada
2019-09-06 Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-09-06 Railway Association of Canada
2019-09-06 Notice of name, (Letter Form) Enbridge Inc.
2019-09-06 Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-09-06 Enbridge Inc.
2019-09-06 Notice of name, (Letter Form) Trans Mountain Pipeline ULC
2019-09-06 Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-09-06 Trans Mountain Pipeline ULC
2019-09-06 Notice of name, (Letter Form) City of Burnaby
2019-09-06 Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-09-06 City of Burnaby
2019-09-06 Notice of name, (Letter Form) Heiltsuk Tribal Council
2019-09-06 Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-09-06 Heiltsuk Tribal Council
2019-09-05 Notice of name, (Letter Form) Assembly of First Nations
2019-09-05 Motion for leave to intervene, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2019-09-05 Assembly of First Nations
2019-09-04 Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), Form 23A Canadian Energy Pipeline Association
2019-09-04 Notice of name, (Letter Form), AMENDED version required (received 2019-09-05) Canadian Energy Pipeline Association
2019-09-04 Other book of authorities, (Book Form), in support of motion for leave to intervene., Completed on: 2019-09-04 Canadian Energy Pipeline Association
2019-09-04 Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form),
MISSING:
1) filing fee (received 2019-10-10)
2) amended notice of name (received 2019-09-05), Completed on: 2019-10-10 		Canadian Energy Pipeline Association
2019-08-23 Notice of name, (Letter Form), (print version received on 2019-08-26) Ecojustice Canada Society
2019-08-23 Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form),
MISSING:
1) print versions (received 2019-08-26)
2) filing fee (received 2019-08-26), Completed on: 2019-08-27, (Printed version filed on 2019-08-26) 		Ecojustice Canada Society
2019-08-22 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, the parties. New tentative hearing date set for January 16, 2020 (previous tentative hearing date was January 15, 2020).
2019-08-09 Appellant's book of authorities, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-08-09 Attorney General of British Columbia
2019-08-09 Certificate of counsel (attesting to record), (Letter Form) Attorney General of British Columbia
2019-08-09 Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form) Attorney General of British Columbia
2019-08-09 Appellant's record, (Book Form), (32 volumes), Volumes 2-32 filed electronically only pursuant to Rule 38.1, Completed on: 2019-08-09 Attorney General of British Columbia
2019-08-09 Appellant's factum, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-08-09 Attorney General of British Columbia
2019-07-25 Letter advising the parties of tentative hearing date and filing deadlines (Notice of appeal – As of right)
2019-07-12 Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2019-07-16 Attorney General of Quebec
2019-07-12 Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2019-07-12 Attorney General of Ontario
2019-07-12 Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2019-07-12 Attorney General for Saskatchewan
2019-07-12 Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2019-07-12 Attorney General of Alberta
2019-06-18 Letter acknowledging receipt of a notice of appeal
2019-06-14 Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form) Attorney General of British Columbia
2019-06-14 Notice of constitutional question(s), (Letter Form), Completed on: 2019-06-18 Attorney General of British Columbia
2019-06-14 Notice of appeal, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2019-06-14 Attorney General of British Columbia

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 of British Columbia Appellant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
Attorney General of Canada Respondent Active

Other parties

Other parties
Name Role Status
Attorney General of Ontario Intervener Active
Attorney General of Quebec Intervener Active
Attorney General for Saskatchewan Intervener Active
Attorney General of Alberta Intervener Active
Ecojustice Canada Society Intervener Active
Canadian Energy Pipeline Association Intervener Active
Assembly of First Nations Intervener Active
Heiltsuk Tribal Council Intervener Active
City of Burnaby Intervener Active
Trans Mountain Pipeline ULC Intervener Active
Enbridge Inc. Intervener Active
Railway Association of Canada Intervener Active
Explorers and Producers Association of Canada Intervener Active
Canadian Fuels Association Intervener Active
Council of The Haida Nation Intervener Active
Little Shuswap Lake Indian Band Intervener Active
City of Vancouver Intervener Active
Suncor Energy Inc., Imperial Oil Limited, Husky Oil Operations Limited, Cenovus Energy Inc. and Canadian Natural Resources Limited Intervener Active
Beecher Bay First Nation, Songhees Nation and T’Sou-Ke Nation Intervener Active
Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers Intervener Active

Counsel

Party: Attorney General of British Columbia

Counsel
Joseph J. Arvay Q.C.
J. Gareth Morley
Arvay Finlay LLP
1512-808 Nelson Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6Z 2H2
Telephone: (604) 283-9018
FAX: (888) 575-3281
Email: jarvay@arvayfinlay.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: Attorney General of Canada

Counsel
Jan E. Brongers
BJ Wray
Attorney General of Canada
900 - 840 Howe Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6Z 2S9
Telephone: (604) 666-0110
FAX: (604) 666-1585
Email: jan.brongers@justice.gc.ca
Agent
Christopher Rupar
Department of Justice
50 O'Connor Street
Suite 500
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 670-6290
FAX: (613) 954-1920
Email: christopher.rupar@justice.gc.ca

Party: Attorney General of Alberta

Counsel
Peter A. Gall, Q.C.
Andrea L. Zwack
Benjamin Oliphant
Gall Legge Grant Zwack LLP
1199 West Hastings Street
Suite 1000
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6E 3T5
Telephone: (604) 891-1152
FAX: (604) 669-5101
Email: pgall@glgzlaw.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: Attorney General for Saskatchewan

Counsel
Thomson Irvine, Q.C.
Noah Wernikowski
Attorney General for Saskatchewan
Legal Services Division
900 - 1874 Scarth Street
Regina, Saskatchewan
S4P 4B3
Telephone: (306) 787-6307
FAX: (306) 787-9111
Email: tom.irvine@gov.sk.ca
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: City of Vancouver

Counsel
Susan B. Horne
Kevin T. Nakanishi
City of Vancouver
453 West 12th Avenue
Vancouver, British Columbia
V5Y 1V4
Telephone: (604) 873-7512
FAX: (604) 873-7445
Email: susan.horne@vancouver.ca
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: City of Burnaby

Counsel
Gregory J. McDade, Q.C.
Michelle L. Bradley
Ratcliff & Company
221 West Esplanade
Suite 500
North Vancouver, British Columbia
V7M 3J3
Telephone: (604) 988-5201
FAX: (604) 988-1452
Email: gmcdade@ratcliff.com
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: Council of The Haida Nation

Counsel
Terri-Lynn Williams-Davidson
Elizabeth Bulbrook
White Raven Law Corporation
16541 Upper Beach Road
Surrey, British Columbia
V3S 9R6
Telephone: (604) 536-5541
FAX: (604) 536-5542
Email: tlwd@whiteravenlaw.ca
Agent
Brian A. Crane, Q.C.
Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
2600 - 160 Elgin St
Box 466 Station D
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1C3
Telephone: (613) 233-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869
Email: brian.crane@gowlingwlg.com

Party: Assembly of First Nations

Counsel
Stuart Wuttke
Julie McGregor
Assembly of First Nations
55 Metcalfe Street, Suite 1600
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 6L5
Telephone: (613) 241-6789 Ext: 228
FAX: (613) 241-5808
Email: swuttke@afn.ca
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: Little Shuswap Lake Indian Band

Counsel
Arthur M. Grant
Grant Kovacs Norell
400 - 900 Howe St.
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6Z 2M4
Telephone: (604) 642-6361
FAX: (604) 609-6688
Email: agrant@gkn.ca
Agent
Brian A. Crane, Q.C.
Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
2600 - 160 Elgin St
Box 466 Station D
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1C3
Telephone: (613) 233-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869
Email: brian.crane@gowlingwlg.com

Party: Trans Mountain Pipeline ULC

Counsel
Maureen E. Killoran, Q.C.
Olivia Dixon
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Suite 2500, Trans Canada Tower
450 - 1st Street S.W.
Calgary, Alberta
T2P 5H1
Telephone: (403) 260-7003
FAX: (403) 260-7024
Email: mkilloran@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: Beecher Bay First Nation, Songhees Nation and T’Sou-Ke Nation

Counsel
Robert Janes, Q.C.
Aria Laskin
JFK Law Corporation
816-1175 Douglas Street
Victoria, British Columbia
V8W 2E1
Telephone: (250) 405-3460
FAX: (250) 381-8567
Email: rjanes@jfklaw.ca
Agent
Guy Régimbald
Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
160 Elgin Street
Suite 2600
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1C3
Telephone: (613) 786-0197
FAX: (613) 563-9869
Email: guy.regimbald@gowlingwlg.com

Party: Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers

Counsel
Brad Armstrong Q.C.
Lewis L. Manning
Lawson Lundell LLP
205 - 5th Avenue S.W.
Suite 3700
Calgary, Alberta
T2P 2V7
Telephone: (403) 269-6900
FAX: (403) 269-9494
Email: barmstrong@lawsonlundell.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: Canadian Fuels Association

Counsel
D. Geoffrey G. Cowper, Q.C.
Stanley Martin
Daniel Byma
Tom Posyniak
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
2900 - 550 Burrard Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6C 0A3
Telephone: (604) 631-3131
FAX: (604) 632-3232
Email: gcowper@fasken.com
Agent
Sophie Arseneault
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
55 rue Metcalfe
Bureau 1300
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 6L5
Telephone: (613) 696-6904
FAX: (613) 230-6423
Email: sarseneault@fasken.com

Party: Canadian Energy Pipeline Association

Counsel
Michael A. Marion
Alan Ross
Brett R. Carlson
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Centennial Place
1900 - 520 3rd Ave SW
Calgary, Alberta
T2P 0R3
Telephone: (403) 232-9464
FAX: (403) 266-1395
Email: mmarion@blg.com
Agent
Karen Perron
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
1300-100 Queen Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1J9
Telephone: (613) 369-4795
FAX: (613) 230-8842
Email: kperron@blg.com

Party: Enbridge Inc.

Counsel
Maureen E. Killoran, Q.C.
Sean Sutherland
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Suite 2500, Trans Canada Tower
450 - 1st Street S.W.
Calgary, Alberta
T2P 5H1
Telephone: (403) 260-7003
FAX: (403) 260-7024
Email: mkilloran@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: Railway Association of Canada

Counsel
Nicholas Hughes
Kevin Hanowski
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Suite 2400 - 745 Thurlow Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6E 0C5
Telephone: (604) 643-5983
FAX: (604) 622-5606
Email: nhughes@mccarthy.ca
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: Attorney General of Ontario

Counsel
Joshua Hunter
Attorney General of Ontario
Constitutional Law Branch
720 Bay Street, 4th Floor
Toronto, Ontario
M7A 2S9
Telephone: (416) 908-7465
FAX: (416) 326-4015
Email: joshua.hunter@ontario.ca
Agent
Maxine Vincelette
Power Law
130 Albert Street
Suite 1103
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 5G4
Telephone: (613) 702-5573
FAX: (613) 702-5573
Email: mvincelette@powerlaw.ca

Party: Attorney General of Quebec

Counsel
Frédéric Perreault
Ministère de la Justice du Québec
Direction du droit constitutionnel et autochtone
1200, route de l'Église, 4e étage
Québec, Quebec
G1V 4M1
Telephone: (418) 643-1477 Ext: 20785
FAX: (418) 644-7030
Email: frederic.perreault@justice.gouv.qc.ca
Agent
Pierre Landry
Noël et Associés, s.e.n.c.r.l.
111, rue Champlain
Gatineau, Quebec
J8X 3R1
Telephone: (819) 503-2178
FAX: (819) 771-5397
Email: p.landry@noelassocies.com

Party: Ecojustice Canada Society

Counsel
Harry Wruck, Q.C.
Ecojustice Canada Society
390 - 425 Carrall Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6B 6E3
Telephone: (604) 685-5618
FAX: (604) 685-7813
Email: HWruck@ecojustice.ca
Agent
Bijon Roy
Champ and Associates
43 Florence Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0W6
Telephone: (613) 237-4740
FAX: (613) 232-2680
Email: broy@champlaw.ca

Party: Heiltsuk Tribal Council

Counsel
Lisa C. Fong
NG Ariss Fong
Suite 800 - 555 West Georgia St.
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6B 1Z5
Telephone: (604) 331-1155
FAX: (604) 677-5410
Email: lisa@ngariss.com
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: Explorers and Producers Association of Canada

Counsel
Robert L. Martz
Paul G. Chiswell
Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer
2400, 525 - 8 Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta
T2P 1G1
Telephone: (403) 260-0393
FAX: (403) 260-0332
Email: rmartz@bdplaw.com
Agent
Sophie Arseneault
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
55 rue Metcalfe
Bureau 1300
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 6L5
Telephone: (613) 696-6904
FAX: (613) 230-6423
Email: sarseneault@fasken.com

Party: Suncor Energy Inc., Imperial Oil Limited, Husky Oil Operations Limited, Cenovus Energy Inc. and Canadian Natural Resources Limited

Counsel
Catherine Beagan Flood
Peter W. Hogg
Laura Cundari
Christopher DiMatteo
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
199 Bay Street
Suite 4000, Commerce Court West
Toronto, Ontario
M5L 1A9
Telephone: (416) 863-2269
FAX: (416) 863-2653
Email: cathy.beaganflood@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

Summary

Keywords

Constitutional law - Division of powers - Interprovincial undertakings - Environmental protection - Trans Mountain Pipeline - Whether it is within the legislative authority of the Legislature of British Columbia to enact certain amendments to the Environmental Management Act, R.S.B.C. 2003, c. 53 - If the answer is yes, whether the legislation is applicable to hazardous substances brought into the province by means of interprovincial undertakings - If the answer to both questions is yes, whether existing federal legislation would render all or part of the amendments inoperative.

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.

In April 2018, the Province of British Columbia asked the Court of Appeal to provide an opinion as to whether the Province had jurisdiction to regulate certain environmental aspects of the Trans Mountain Pipeline. The Province acknowledged that the pipeline is an interprovincial (and therefore federal) undertaking, but asserted that provincial environmental legislation has long affected aspects of federal undertakings without serious challenge, that the heads of power set out in ss. 91 and 92 of the Constitution Act, 1867, are not “watertight compartments”, and that the jurisprudence has recognized on occasion that certain functions are best carried out by the level of government closest to the people affected. In the Province’s view, the proposed provincial legislative amendments related either to property and civil rights in the Province or were matters of a merely local or private nature under s. 92 of the Constitution Act, 1867, and were therefore within the Province’s legislative authority. Canada asked the Court of Appeal to find the proposed amendments ultra vires or inoperative, with the view to eliminating the uncertainty surrounding the pipeline project. The Court of Appeal found the amendments to lie beyond provincial jurisdiction.

Lower court rulings

May 24, 2019
Court of Appeal for British Columbia (Vancouver)

CA45253, 2019 BCCA 181

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