INDEX OF BIJURALISM
AND HARMONIZATION CASELAW

Updated: June 12^th, 2012

Cases in alphabetical order

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Cases making reference to:

• Sections 8.1 and 8.2 of the Interpretation Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. I-21)
• Federal Law-Civil Law Harmonization Act, No 1 (S.C. 2001, c. 4)
• St-Hilaire v. Canada (A.G.) about Bijuralism and Harmonisation
• Schreiber v. Canada (A.G.) and the Harmonization Act, No. 1
• Peoples Department Stores Inc. (Trustee of) v. Wise and the Interpretation Act
• D.I.M.S. Construction Inc. (Trustee of) v. Quebec (Attorney General) and the Harmonization Act, No 1.
• Canada 3000 Inc., Re; Inter-Canadian (1991) Inc. (Trustee of) and the Interpretation Act

Cases making reference to sections 8.1 et 8.2 of the Interpretation Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. I-21)

Supreme Court of Canada

• Peoples Department Stores Inc. (Trustee of) v. Wise, [2004] 3 S.C.R. 461.
• Canada 3000 Inc., Re; Inter-Canadian (1991) Inc. (Trustee of), [2006] 1 S.C.R. 865.
• A.Y.S.A. Amateur Youth Soccer Association v. Canada (Revenue Agency), 2007 CSC 42.
• Caisse populaire Desjardins de l’Est de Drummond v. Canada, 2009 SCC 29.
• Bank of Montreal v. Innovation Credit Union, 2010 SCC 47.
• Quebec (Attorney General) v. Canada (Human Resources and Social Development), 2011 SCC 60.

Federal Court of Canada

• St-Hilaire v. Canada (A.G.), [2001] 4 F.C. 289.
• Wolf v. Canada, [2002] 4 F.C. 396.
• Canada (A.G.) v. National Bank of Canada, 2004 FCA 92.
• 9041-6868 Quebec Inc. v. Canada (M.N.R.), 2005 FCA 334.
• Quebec (Commission de la Construction) v. Canada (M.N.R.), 2006 FCA 49.
• Dupuis v. Canada (Revenue Agency), 2006 FC 228.
• Royal Winnipeg Ballet v. Canada (M.N.R.), 2006 FCA 87.
• Travel Just v. Canada (C.R.A.), 2006 FCA 343.
• Bédard v. Kellogg Canada Inc., 2007 F.C. 516.
• Widrig v. Regroupement Mamit Innuat Inc., 2007 C.F. 1234.
• Bouchard v. Canada (Attorney General), 2009 CF 249.
• NCJ Educational Services Ltd. v. Canada (M.N.R.), 2009 FCA 131
• Grimard v. Canada, 2009 FCA 47.
• Bouchard v. Canada (Attorney General),, 2009 CAF 321.

Tax Court of Canada

• Sylvie Vallée and Louis Bouchard c.o.b. Fiducie Sylvie Vallée v. The Queen, 2004 CCI 320 (T.C.C.).
• Letarte v. The Queen, 2005 TCC 420.
• Lévesque v. Canada (M.N.R.), 2005 TCC 248 (18 April 2005).
• Vaillancourt v. Canada (M.N.R.), 2005 TCC 328.
• Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital v. Canada (M.N.R.), 2005 TCC 260.
• Teach & Embrace Corp. v. Canada (M.N.R.), 2005 TCC 461 (31 May 2005)
• Combined Insurance Company of America v. Canada (M.N.R.), 2005 TCC 478 (appeal allowed: 2007 FCA 60; leave to appeal to S.C.C. requested).
• Ayotte v. Canada (M.N.R.), 2005 TCC 617.
• 3588718 Canada Inc. v. Canada (M.N.R.), 2005 TCC 628.
• Auray-Blais v. The Queen, 2005 DTC 1600 (25 octobre 2005) / 2005 CCI 417 (1 December 2005).
• 9079-6038 Quebec Inc. v. Canada (M.N.R.), 2005 TCC 743.
• Bleau v. The Queen, 2006 TCC 36.
• Carreau v. Canada, 2006 TCC 20.
• Factums Instanter, s.e.n.c. v. Canada, 2006 TCC 53.
• Glynn v. Canada (M.N.R.), 2006 TCC 22.
• Grenier v. Canada (M.N.R.), 2006 TCC 27.
• Lisi v. Canada (M.N.R.), 2006 TCC 29.
• Groupe Financier Bosco Inc. v. Canada (M.N.R.), 2006 TCC 213.
• Meunier v. Canada (M.N.R.), 2006 TCC 203.
• Regroupement Mamit Innuat Inc. v. Canada (M.N.R.), 2006 TCC 125 (17 May 2006).
• Produits Star Appetizing Inc. v. Canada (M.N.R.), 2006 TCC 201 (24 May 2006).
• Garneau v. Canada (M.N.R.), 2006 TCC 160.
• Dupuis v. Canada (M.N.R.), 2006 TCC 360.
• Turcotte v. Canada (M.N.R.), 2006 TCC 637.
• Animagine v. Canada (M.N.R.), 2006 TCC 642.
• Société en commandite Le Dauphin v. Canada (M.N.R.), 2006 TCC 653.
• Primaire Marketing Inc. v. Canada (M.N.R.), 2006 TCC 660.
• C.R.I. Environnement Inc. v. The Queen, 2007 TCC 206.
• Desjardins & St-Amour (Clinique St-Amour) v. Canada (M.N.R.), 2007 TCC 244.
• Côté v. Canada (M.N.R.), 2007 TCC 212.
• Labonté v. Canada (M.N.R.), 2007 TCC 211.
• Richmond (City) v. The Queen, 2007 TCC 336.
• Lévesque v. Canada (M.N.R.), 2007 TCC 426.
• Boucher v. Canada (M.N.R.), 2007 TCC 467.
• McIntyre v. Canada (M.N.R.), 2007 TCC 558.
• Gagné-Lessard v. The Queen, 2007 TCC 300.
• Rhéaume v. Canada (M.N.R.), 2007 TCC 591.
• Grimard v. Canada (M.N.R.), 2007 TCC 755.
• Plus Que Noël Inc. v. Canada (M.R.N.), 2007 TCC 602.
• 9020-8653 Québec Inc. v. Canada (M.R.N.), 2007 TCC 604.
• A.L.D. Enterprises Inc. v. M.N.R. 2007 TCC 71.
• NCJ Educational Services Limited v. M.N.R. 2008 CCI 300.
• Promotions C.D. Inc. v. M.R.N. 2008 TCC 216.
• Robillard v. M.R.N. 2008 CCI 326.
• Carola v. M.R.N. 2008 CCI 326.
• Coicou v. M.R.N. 2008 CCI 326.
• Albert v. The Queen, 2009 CCI 16.
• Beaucaire v. Canada (M.R.N.), 2009 CCI 142.
• Gagné v. Canada (Minister of National Revenue – M.N.R.), 2009 TCC 549.
• Blais v. Canada, 2010 CCI 195.
• Ménard v. Canada (Minister of National Revenue - M.N.R.), 2010 TCC 207.
• Bernier v. Canada (Minister of National Revenue - M.R.N.), 2010 CCI 280.
• Dynamex Canada Corp. v. Canada (Minister of National Revenue - M.N.R.), 2010 TCC 17.
• Bernier v. Canada (Minister of National Revenue – M.N.R.), 2011 TCC 99.
• Bernier v. Canada (Minister of National Revenue – M.N.R.), 2011 TCC 156.
• Combined Insurance Co. of America v. Canada (Minister of National Revenue – M.N.R.), 2011 TCC 85.  
• Chabaud v. Canada, 2011 CCI 438.
• Industries Perron Inc. v. Canada, 2011 CCI 433.
• Jacques v. M.N.R., 2011 TCC 414.
• Lavin Associés Inc. v. Canada (Minister of National Revenue - M.N.R.), 2012 CCI 87.

Alberta

•  The Queen v. Raponi, 2006 ABQB 593 (Alta. Q.B.).
• Van Giessen v. Montana Alberta Tie Ltd., 2011 ABQB 219.

British Columbia

• Lieberman c. Business Development Bank of Canada, 2006 BCSC 242.

Ontario

• I.M.P. Group Limited v. Dobbin, 2008 CanLII 46328 (Sup.Ct.).

Quebec

• W. (D.) v. G (A.) (29 May 2003), Montreal 500-09-012878-021 (C.A.).
• Montreal Fast Print Ltd. v. Édifice 9500 Inc. (16 June 2003), Montreal 500-09-010582-013 (C.A.).
• Blanchette v. Corporation Crédit Trans Canada (17 May 2004), Montreal 500-06-000187-027 (Sup. Ct.).
• Slater Steel Inc., Re (18 June 2004), Montreal 500-11-020930-034 (Sup. Ct.).
• Wilmington Trust Co. v. Nav Canada, 2004 (15 november 2004), Montreal 500-09-010326-007 (C.A.).
• Fecteau v. Québec (Deputy Minister of Revenue) (21 July 2005), Hull 550-80-000194-031 (C.Q.).
• Quebec (Deputy Minister of Revenue) v. D.B. (31 May 2005), Rouyn-Noranda 600-04-000171-925 (Sup. Ct.).
• Spénard v. Promotuel Bois-Francs (29 August 2005), Arthabaska 415-32-003671-040 (C.Q. Sm. Cl. Ct.).
• R. v. Kairouz, 2010 QCCQ 2649.
• Droit de la famille - 10302, 2010 QCCS 554.
• Ferme CGR enr., s.e.n.c. (Syndic de), 2010 QCCA 719.
• Corporation Jetsgo (Syndic de) v. RSM Richter, 2010 QCCA 1286.
• Caisse populaire Desjardins de Côte-des-Neiges v. Banque Toronto-Dominion, 2011 QCCA 1148 (C.A.).
• Mirault v. 2553-4330 Québec Inc., 2011 QCCQ 4020 (C.Q. p. cr.) 
• Location Bristar Idealease Inc. (Syndic de), 2012 QCCS 211.

Cases making reference to the Federal Law-Civil Law Harmonization Act, No 1 (S.C. 2001, c. 4)

Supreme Court of Canada

• Schreiber v. Canada (A.G.), [2002] 3 S.C.R. 269.
• Nova Scotia (A.G.) v. Walsh, [2002] 4 S.C.R. 325.
• Lefebvre (Trustee of); Tremblay (Trustee of), [2004] 3 S.C.R. 326.
• Ouellet (Trustee of), [2004] 3 S.C.R. 348.
• Reference re Same-Sex Marriage, [2004] 3 S.C.R. 698.
• D.I.M.S. Construction inc. (Trustee of) v. Quebec (Attorney General), [2005] 2 S.C.R. 564.
• Caisse populaire Desjardins de l’Est de Drummond v. Canada, 2009 SCC 29.
• Bank of Montreal v. Innovation Credit Union, 2010 SCC 47.

Federal Court of Canada

• St-Hilaire v. Canada (A.G.), [2001] 4 F.C. 289.
• Wolf v. Canada, [2002] 4 F.C. 396.
• Poulin v. Canada (M.N.R.), 2003 FCA 50.
• Canada v. Monit International Inc., 2004 FCA 335.
• 9041-6868 Québec Inc. v. Canada (M.N.R.), 2005 FCA 334.
• Widrig v. Regroupement Mamit Innuat Inc., 2007 F.C. 1234.
• Bouchard v. Canada (Attorney General), 2009 CF 249.
• Grimard v. Canada, 2009 FCA 47.

Tax Court of Canada

• Les Consultants CLIC Inc. v. Canada (M.N.R.), 2004 CCI 54 (T.C.C.).
• 825209 Alberta Ltd. v. Canada (M.N.R.), 2005 TCC 80.
• Meunier v. Canada (M.N.R.), 2006 TCC 203.
• Grimard v. Canada (M.N.R.), 2007 CCI 755.
• McIntyre v. Canada (M.N.R.), 2007 TCC 558.
• Prevost Car Inc. v. The Queen (M.N.R.), 2008 TCC 231.
• Rhéaume v. Canada (M.N.R.), 2007 TCC 591.
• N.C.J. Educational Services Ltd. v. Canada (M.N.R.), 2008 TCC 300.

British Columbia

• Égale Canada Inc. v. Canada (A.G.), 2003 BCCA 251.

Ontario

• Halpern v. Canada (A.G.) (12 July 2002), Ontario 684/00, 39/201 (Div. Ct.).
• General Motors Acceptance Corp. of Canada v. Town and Country Chrysler Ltd. (13 April 2005), Ontario 00-CV-198579 (Sup. Ct.).

Quebec

• G. (R.) v. A. (L.) (18 April 2000), Montreal 500-12-123540-837 (Sup. Ct.).
• Maestro ltée, Re (25 May 2000), Montreal 500-11-011-474-992 (Sup. Ct.).
• Beaupré (City) v. Groupe Skiing Louise Ltd. (15 April 2002), Quebec 200-05-015470-011 (Sup. Ct.).
• Abderrazik, Re (19 July 2002), Montreal 500-11-017777-026 (Sup. Ct.).
• Montreal Fast Print Ltd. v. Édifice 9500 Inc. (16 June 2003), Montreal, 500-09-010582-013 (C.A.).
• Dupuis v. Luedders (12 December 2003), Terrebonne 700-05-010898-017 (Sup. Ct.).
• W. (D.) v. G (A.) (29 May 2003), Montreal 500-09-012878-021 (C.A.).
• Slater Steel Inc., Re (18 June 2004), Montreal 500-11-020930-034 (Sup. Ct.).
• Catholic Civil Rights League v. Hendricks (19 March 2004), Montreal 500-09-012719-027 (C.A.)
• Bédard (Faillite) v. Demers (8 June 2005), Montreal 500-11-022202-044 (Sup. Ct.).
• H.A.-A. v. M.M.A. (17 May 2005), Montreal 500-04-035067-041 (Sup. Ct.).
• S.H. v. K.Y. (17 May 2005), Montreal 500-04-037875-045 (Sup. Ct.).
• Maschinenfabrik Rieter, a.g. v. PriceWaterhouseCoopers Inc. (1 November 2005), Montreal 500-09-012686-028 (C.A)
• Maschinenfabrik Rieter, a.g. v. Canadian Fidelity Mills (1 November 2005), Montreal 500-09-012687-026 (C.A) /
• Maschinenfabrik Rieter, a.g. v. Canadian Fidelity Mills (1 November 2005), Montreal 500-09-012688-024 (C.A).
• Roy (Trustee of) (27 February 2006), Quebec 200-09-005087-058 (C.A.).
• Droit de la famille – 071212, 2007 QCCS 2454.
• Droit de la famille – 073268, 2007 QCCS 6211.
• Droit de la famille – 08674, 2008 QCCS 1214.
• Droit de la famille – 081029, 2008 QCCS 1879.
• Benoit (Syndic de), (24 April 2008), Montréal, 500-09-017390-071 (C.A.).
• Paquet v. Tremblay, 2008 QCCA 1844.
• Viandes Kamouraska inc. (Syndic de), 2008 QCCS 4035.
• Service acier inoxydable C. inc. (Syndic de), 2008 QCCS 5250.
• Droit de la famille – 091179, 2009 QCCS 993.
• Droit de la famille – 09738, 2009 QCCS 1429.
• Droit de la famille – 091768, 2009 QCCS 3210.
• R. v. Kairouz, 2010 QCCQ 2649.
• Droit de la famille – 10893, 2010 QCCS 1656.
• 3095-7252 Québec inc. v. Mickeck Jacyno, 2010 QCCA 940.
• Droit de la famille – 101693, 2010 QCCS 3213.
• Droit de la famille – 112458, 2011 QCCS 4202.
• Droit de la famille – 12245, 2012 QCCS 488.
• Droit de la famille – 12246, 2012 QCCS 489.
• Saroglou v. Canada (Receiver General), 2012 QCCS 602.
• Location Bristar Idealease Inc. (Syndic de), 2012 QCCS 211.
• Droit de la famille – 121000, 2012 QCCS 1936.

Yukon

• Dunbar & Edge v. Yukon, 2004 YKSC. 54.

Cases making reference to St-Hilaire v. Canada (A.G.) about Bijuralism and Harmonisation

• Marcoux v. Canada (A.G.), 2001 FCA 92.
• Wolf v. Canada, [2002] 4 F.C. 396.
• Newcourt Financial Ltd. v. Canada, 2004 FCA 91.
• Greenberg v. Gruber (27 May 2004), Montreal 500-09-014103-048 (C.A.).
• Canada v. Monit International Inc., 2004 FCA 335.
• Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital v. Canada (M.N.R.), 2005 TCC 260.
• 9041-6868 Quebec Inc. v. Canada (M.N.R.), 2005 FCA 334.
• C.R.I. Environnement Inc. v. The Queen, 2007 TCC 206.
• Canadian National Railway v. Sumitomo Marine & Fire Insurance Co. (July 10 2007), Montreal 500-09-015114-044 (C.A.).
• N.C.J. Educational Services Ltd. v. Canada (M.N.R.), 2008 TCC 300.
• Albert c. La Reine, 2009 CCI 16.
• Grimard v. Canada, 2009 FCA 47.
• Bouchard v. Canada (Attorney General), 2009 CAF 321.

Cases making reference to Schreiber v. Canada (A.G.) and the Harmonization Act, No. 1

• Montreal Fast Print Ltd. v. Édifice 9500 Inc. (16 June 2003), Montreal 500-09-010582-013 (C.A.).
• Saroglou v. Canada (Receiver General), 2012 QCCS 602.

Cases making reference to Peoples Department Stores Inc. (Trustee of) v. Wise and the Interpretation Act

• Canada 3000 Inc., Re; Inter-Canadien (1991) Inc. (Trustee of), [2006] 1 S.C.R. 865.
• Transportaction Lease Systems Inc. v. Weaver (24 April 2007), Edmonton 0503 06057 (Alta. Q.B.).
• Hunter v. Ingarfield, 2010 ABQB 74.

Cases making reference to D.I.M.S. Construction Inc (Trustee of) v. Quebec (Attorney general) and the Harmonization Act, No 1

• Maschinenfabrik Rieter, a.g. v. PriceWaterhouseCoopers Inc. (1 November 2005), Montreal 500-09-012686-028 (C.A)
• Maschinenfabrik Rieter, a.g. v. Canadian Fidelity Mills (1 November 2005), Montreal 500-09-012687-026 (C.A) /
• Maschinenfabrik Rieter, a.g. v. Canadian Fidelity Mills (1 November 2005), Montreal 500-09-012688-024 (C.A).
• Air Canada v. Shephard (2 October 2006) , Montreal 500-17-030908 (Sup. Ct.)
• Daltech Architectural Inc. (Syndic de) c. Sept frères constructions Inc., [2008] J.Q. no 13529 (C.A.).
• Caisse populaire Desjardins de l’Est de Drummond v. Canada, 2009 SCC 29.
• Bouchard v. Canada (Attorney General), 2009 CF 249.
• Gerpro Construction inc v. Quebec (Ministere du Revenu), 2009 QCCQ 7181 (C.Q.) (PDF Version, 62 kb)PDF Help
• Location Bristar Idealease Inc. (Syndic de), 2012 QCCS 211.
• 9034-1066 Quebec Inc. (Syndic de), 2001 QCCS 6562.
• Limtech Carbonate Inc. (Syndic de), 2012 QCCA 619.

Cases making reference to Canada 3000 Inc., Re; Inter-Canadien (1991) Inc. (Trustee of) and the Interpretation Act

• Travel Just v. Canada (C.R.A.), 2006 FCA 343.
• Calgary Airport Authority v. AerCap Group Services Inc., 2009 ABCA 306.