List of Frequently Cited Civil Authorities

Effective: 1 March 2017

Parties do not need to reproduce the full version of the authorities on the following list in their books of authorities. When a party relies on one of the following authorities in the factum, the party should only include a copy of the headnote and the passage relied on in the book of authorities.

The authorities are listed chronologically by subject matter.

Administrative Law

• Weber v. Ontario Hydro, [1995] 2 S.C.R. 929
• Dunsmuir v. New Brunswick, 2008 SCC 9, [2008] 1 S.C.R. 190

Class Proceedings

• Hollick v. Toronto (City), 2001 SCC 68, [2001] 3 S.C.R. 158
• Rumley v. British Columbia, 2001 SCC 69, [2001] 3 S.C.R. 184
• Western Canadian Shopping Centres Inc. v. Dutton, 2001 SCC 46, [2001] 2 S.C.R. 534

Contracts

• Sattva Capital Corp. v. Creston Moly Corp., 2014 SCC 53, [2014] 2 S.C.R. 633
• Bhasin v. Hrynew, 2014 SCC 71, [2014] 3 S.C.R. 494
• MacDonald v. Chicago Title Insurance Company of Canada, 2015 ONCA 842

Costs

• Boucher v. Public Accountants Council for the Province of Ontario (2004), 71 O.R. (3d) 291 (C.A.)
• Hamilton v. Open Window Bakery Ltd., 2004 SCC 9, [2004] 1 S.C.R. 303

Courts - Jurisdiction

• Morguard Investments Ltd. v. De Savoye, [1990] 3 S.C.R. 1077
• Club Resorts Ltd. v. Van Breda, 2012 SCC 17, [2012] S.C.J. No. 17

Damages

• Hill v. Church of Scientology of Toronto, [1995] 2 S.C.R. 1130
• Whiten v. Pilot Insurance Co., 2002 SCC 18, [2002] 1 S.C.R. 595
• Fidler v. Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada, 2006 SCC 30, [2006] 2 S.C.R. 3
• Honda Canada Inc. v. Keays, 2008 SCC 39, [2008] 2 S.C.R. 362

Evidence - Standard of Proof

• F.H. v. McDougall, 2008 SCC 53, [2008] 3 S.C.R. 41

Family

• Pettkus v. Becker, [1980] 2 S.C.R. 834
• Moge v. Moge, [1992] 3 S.C.R. 813
• Peter v. Beblow, [1993] 1 S.C.R. 980
• Gordon v. Goertz, [1996] 2 S.C.R. 27
• Bracklow v. Bracklow, [1999] 1 S.C.R. 420
• Francis v. Baker, [1999] 3 S.C.R. 250
• Hickey v. Hickey, [1999] 2 S.C.R. 518
• Van de Perre v. Edwards, 2001 SCC 60, [2001] 2 S.C.R. 1014
• Miglin v. Miglin, 2003 SCC 24, [2003] 1 S.C.R. 303
• Fisher v. Fisher, 2008 ONCA 11, 88 O.R. (3d) 241
• Kerr v. Baranow/Vanasse v. Seguin, 2011 SCC 10, [2011] 1 S.C.R. 269

Injunctions

• RJR-MacDonald Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General), [1994] 1 S.C.R. 311

Motions for Intervention

• Peel (Regional Municipality) v. Great Atlantic and Pacific Co. of Canada(1990), 74 O.R. (2d) 164 (C.A.)
• Peixeiro v. Haberman (1994), 20 O.R. (3d) 666 (Ont. Ct. (Gen. Div.)
• Authorson (Litigation Guardian of) v. Canada (Attorney General)(2001), 147 O.A.C. 355, 9 C.P.C. (5th) 218 (C.A.)
• Zoe Childs v. Desormeaux (2003), 67 O.R. (3d) 385 (C.A.)
• Bedford v. Canada (Attorney General), 2009 NCA 669

Motions for Leave to Appeal

• Re Sault Dock Co. Ltd. and City of Sault Ste. Marie (1973), 2 O.R. 479 (C.A.)
• Iness v. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. (2002), 62 O.R. (3d) 255 (C.A.)

Mental Health/Jurisdiction of Administrative coa-parkedrds

• Winko v. British Columbia (Forensic Psychiatric Institute), [1999] 2 S.C.R. 625
• R. v. Conway, 2010 SCC 22, [2010] 1 S.C.R. 765

Rule 20 of the Rules of Civil Procedure (Summary Judgment)

• Combined Air Mechanical Services Inc. v. Flesch, 2011 ONCA 764, (2011), 108 O.R. (3d) 1
• Hryniak v. Mauldin Group, 2014 SCC 7
• Bruno Appliance and Furniture Inc. v. Hryniak, 2014 SCC 8

Rule 21 of the Rules of Civil Procedure

• Hunt v. Carey Canada Inc., [1990] 2 S.C.R. 959
• R. v. Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd., 2011 SCC 42, [2011] 3 S.C.R. 45

Standard of Appellate Review

• Stein v. Kathy K (The), [1976] 2 S.C.R. 802
• Equity Waste Management of Canada v. Halton Hills (Town) (1997), 35 O.R. (3d) 321 (C.A.)
• Housen v. Nikolaisen, 2002 SCC 33; [2002] 2 S.C.R. 235
• Waxman v. Waxman (2004), 186 O.A.C. 201
• H.L. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2005 SCC 25, [2005] 1 S.C.R. 401

Statutory Interpretation

• Rizzo v. Rizzo Shoes Ltd., [1998] 1 S.C.R. 27
• Bell ExpressVu Limited Partnership v. Rex, 2002 SCC 42, [2002] 2 S.C.R. 559

Tort

• Donoghue v. Stevenson, [1932] A.C. 562
• Hedley Byrne & Co. v. Heller & Partners Ltd., [1963] 2 All E.R. 575
• Anns v. London Borough of Merton, [1978] A.C. 728
• Queen v. Cognos, [1993] 1 S.C.R. 87
• Athey v. Leonati, [1996] 3 S.C.R. 458
• Hercules Management Ltd. v. Ernst & Young, [1997] 2 S.C.R. 165
• Cooper v. Hobart, 2001 SCC 79, [2001] 3 S.C.R. 537
• Childs v. Desormeaux, 2006 SCC 18, [2006] 1 S.C.R. 643
• Syl Apps Secure Treatment Centre v. B.D., 2007 SCC 38, [2007] 3 S.C.R. 83

Tort and Contract

• Central Trust Co. v. Rafuse, [1986] 2 S.C.R. 147

Trusts

• Soulos v. Korkontzilas, [1997] 2 S.C.R. 217