Articles 2021

Aujourdʼhui
Aujourdʼhui

Executive Orders in Canada

  • 09 mai 2017
  • William Lee

In recent months, President Trump and his administration have issued a number of executive orders relating to immigration and travel bans in the United States. Since their issuance, these executive orders have received varying responses from many communities in the United States, including the judiciary. In light of the attention given to President Trump’s use of executive orders in the United States, this article seeks to provide a brief discussion of how executive orders are used in Canada.

Droit administratif, Student Forum

Keeping up Appearances: Parties, Interveners and Experts in Administrative Proceedings

  • 24 février 2017
  • Robin Bates

On February 9, 2017, a group of administrative lawyers and attendees gathered for a sold out half-day program about public interest interveners, tribunal standing, and experts in administrative proceedings. The program was part of the Ontario Bar Association’s Institute 2017 and was chaired by Diane Janisse, of the Legal Aid Ontario Clinic Resource Office, and Christopher Wirth, of Keel Cottrelle LLP.

Droit administratif, Student Forum

Edmonton East: Revisiting the Presumption of Tribunal Expertise

  • 31 janvier 2017
  • Heather MacIvor

This is one of two companion pieces on the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in Edmonton (City) v. Edmonton East (Capilano) Shopping Centres Ltd. authored exclusively for the OBA. This article focuses on the Supreme Court's treatment of the presumption of expertise afforded to tribunals.

Droit administratif, Student Forum

Edmonton East: A Statutory Right of Appeal Does Not Create a New Category of Correctness

  • 31 janvier 2017
  • Jon Wypych and Adam D.H. Chisholm

This is one of two companion pieces on the Supreme Court of Canada's recent decision in Edmonton (City) v. Edmonton East (Capilano) Shopping Centres Ltd. authored exclusively for the OBA's Administrative Law Section. This article concerns the role of statutory provisions permitting a right of appeal in determining the standard of review.

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The International Dimension of Administrative Law: Foreign Investors Avoid Canadian Regulatory Agencies

  • 18 mars 2016
  • Graham Mayeda

The environmental assessment process can be long and complicated for investors seeking approval of a proposed project. If the investment is not approved, the investor may lose a considerable amount of money. But for foreign investors, the outlook is much rosier since the decision of a NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) arbitration panel in the spring of 2015 in a case called Bilcon of Delaware et al v Government of Canada.

Droit administratif

Evidentiary Rules and Trends in Administrative Proceedings – Implications for the Defence

  • 29 juin 2015
  • Melissa J. MacKewn and Savitri Gordian

This paper explores four topics in connection with evidentiary rules that operate differently in the administrative as compared to the civil context: 1) the ability to compel testimony; 2) the limited protection against subsequent use of testimony gathered during the investigation stage at hearings; 3) the use of hearsay evidence; and 4) the expanding requirement on respondents to ‘disclose’ their defence to Staff prosecutors in advance of hearings and the resulting defence challenges.

Droit administratif

Tribunal Check-Up: The Status of Our Adjudicative Tribunals Event Summary

  • 24 juin 2015
  • Bettina Xue

On June 8, 2015, the OBA’s Administrative Law Section presented “Tribunal Check-Up: The Status of our Adjudicative Tribunals” at the section’s Annual Meeting. The speakers each delivered an illuminating speech relating to current challenges and new developments within adjudicative tribunals, with a focus on positive change.

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Effective Administrative Tribunal Practice

  • 10 juin 2015
  • Fiona Keith

On April 22, 2015, Susheel Gupta, Vice-Chair of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT) led an informative discussion in Ottawa about the differences in litigating before courts and tribunals. The panel consisted of Michelle Flaherty, Member of the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO), Laura Little, Counsel to the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) and Lucia Shatat, Senior Legal Advisor to the Competition Tribunal.

Droit administratif