INTRODUCTION Canadian administrative law is not in a state of flux. As has happened from time to time after the ‘big bang’ of the Vavilov decision,[1] the Supreme Court has had a relatively quiet year in administrative law. It really […]

INTRODUCTION Last year marked the fifth anniversary of the Supreme Court of Canada’s landmark decision in Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v Vavilov.[1] At the five-year mark after the release of the predecessor to Vavilov,[2] Professor Mullan wrote an […]

I. GENERAL INTRODUCTION That Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) v Vavilov[1] would put to rest all significant standard of review selection and application problems was always hoping for too much. After much judicial, professional, and academic quarreling over a range of […]

I. INTRODUCTION In last year’s survey,[1] I discussed briefly the Alberta Court of Appeal’s granting of leave to appeal in AltaLink Management Ltd. v Alberta Utilities Commission,[2] a case which appeared to raise significant issues about the application of the […]

Having shaken up the principles and methodology of Canadian judicial review of administrative action at the very end of 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada took a breather from Administrative Law throughout 2020[…]

When the ERQ started publishing almost 10 years ago, the first edition of every year was scheduled to review the highlights of the energy regulation year for both Canada and the United States[…]