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The New Brunswick Court of Appeal dismissed a property owner's appeal because the legislated 14 day period for challenging a municipal unsafe premises determination had expired, and inherent jurisdiction could not extend an exclusive statutory appeal route. The ruling confirms that municipal enforcement challenges can fail on jurisdictional timing alone without a court determining whether the property was in fact unsafe.
PEI's deputy privacy commissioner found that a school appeal committee exercised a quasi-judicial function when deciding whether a student appeal was within its jurisdiction, even without an oral hearing, protecting its preparatory drafts and deliberations from the province's access regime. A later administrative email written after the decision did not share that exclusion, so its possible disclosure remained subject to further review.
The Québec Superior Court authorized the court appointed monitor in an asbestos restructuring to accept late proofs of claim for filing only where written evidence establishes excusable neglect, good faith, reasonable diligence, unintentional delay and no material prejudice, with filing within 60 days of approval. Acceptance doesn't establish the claim's validity or amount, waive objections or extend the general bar date, which preserves both access for deserving late claimants and certainty for the restructuring.
The BC Civil Resolution Tribunal found that a housing cooperative unfairly prejudiced a member by requesting income documents without clearly explaining its separate internal subsidy, who qualified or how to apply. Writing “maximum” on a form couldn't waive an undisclosed benefit, so the cooperative was ordered to calculate and pay the subsidy he would have received, showing why boards must give meaningful notice of member entitlements.
The BC Supreme Court refused to order disclosure of engineering association records about dam safety guidance developed after the 2014 Mount Polley tailings failure, finding those later standards were not likely relevant to what the accused knew or should have known at the material time. An access to information request also remained an available alternative for seeking the records, and the ruling did not decide the underlying criminal charges.
The BC Court of Appeal upheld liability in negligence and nuisance after defective roof flashing on one building allowed water to damage a neighbouring benevolent society premises, while sustaining a 15% reduction for contributory negligence because the society directors knew of water ingress but failed to raise the issue. The decision shows how known maintenance hazards can expose nonprofits and other property owners to substantial losses even when another owner bears primary responsibility.
The BC Supreme Court dismissed a nonprofit member petition after the association reinstated his membership to correct inadequate notice and could proceed with a properly notified review of allegations about its election process. Correcting an invalid disciplinary decision did not stop the board from investigating those allegations again, and the renewed procedure was neither oppressive nor an abuse of process.
The BC Supreme Court granted a housing cooperative possession after its board corrected an earlier procedural fairness failure by giving an occupant a genuine opportunity to apply for membership and then reasonably refusing his incomplete application without the required credit check. Fair reconsideration did not oblige the board to waive neutral financial criteria, and a proposed arrears payment plan did not extinguish more than $54,000 in housing charges.
The BC Human Rights Tribunal refused a national charity's attempt to dismiss a dyslexia discrimination complaint because ignoring spelling errors didn't answer whether a text-heavy award application disadvantaged the applicant, and the charity hadn't shown it was reasonably certain to prove accommodation to undue hardship. The Tribunal made no finding of discrimination, but the ruling gives organizations running competitive application programmes a reason to examine how applicants can present their work, not just whether reviewers disregard writing mistakes.
The BC Supreme Court dismissed a developer's judicial review of Tofino's refusal to connect a proposed resort to the municipal water system. The director reasonably relied on peak water demand, the risk to existing users and powers under the water utility bylaws, while later planning changes didn't justify reopening the proceeding.
The BC Supreme Court found that the majority owners of a restaurant company oppressed a minority shareholder by stripping him of management responsibilities, excluding him from decisions and changing the business without the required approval. The court rejected the majority's competing oppression allegations and proposed derivative action, awarding the minority shareholder $40,000 in compensation, including damages associated with his removal, aggravated damages and punitive damages.
The BC Supreme Court struck a parent's tort claims against a school district as time barred because the material events were known years before the lawsuit was filed. Allegations of concealment and a continuing tort couldn't extend the limitation period without supporting material facts, so the claims were dismissed without leave to amend.
The BC Supreme Court refused to enforce a housing cooperative’s membership termination because the board hadn't made reasonable efforts to ensure the members knew about and could participate in the termination hearing. The court dismissed the cooperative’s application for possession, emphasizing that formal notice alone doesn't satisfy natural justice when someone risks losing their home.
The BC Supreme Court adjourned disclosure-related stay applications in the Mount Polley prosecution until January 2027 to allow the Crown to complete work on searchable disclosure. It required ongoing case management and did not decide whether the defence would ultimately be entitled to a stay of proceedings.
The BC Supreme Court allowed a proposed class proceeding about Google Photos facial biometric data collection to advance to a trial of common privacy and consumer protection questions. The decision concerns certification and procedural management, not a finding that Google violated the privacy rights of users.
The BC Supreme Court approved a $35 million settlement arising from the 2019 Capital One data breach, together with class counsel fees and a representative plaintiff honorarium. The court did not find liability.
A federal promise to reduce regulatory burden invites a difficult question for boards and public institutions. Which steps really waste time, and which are the steps that let someone challenge a mistaken decision?
Food Banks Canada and Second Harvest are each slated to distribute up to $10 million in federal food support. Local organizations will apply through the delivery partners.
Alberta's new technology funding competition offers $250,000 to $10 million for eligible projects. Proposals close December 16, 2026.
Alberta selected 36 organizations for grants supporting people affected by gender based violence. The grants were awarded, not newly opened for applications.
The BC Supreme Court declined to terminate a charity's commercial lease despite extensive unpermitted renovations. The tenant was trying to correct the violations, but the property owner refused consents needed for that work.
A strata owner challenged committee changes, hybrid AGM procedures, council conflicts and disclosure of meeting minutes, but couldn't establish significant unfairness. The CRT dismissed the claims it could hear and refused jurisdiction over certain contract-related conflicts.
A strata charged a half-entitlement lot full strata fees for years, but the tribunal limited reimbursement to the most recent two years of monthly payments. The owners received $1,808.84 plus interest, not their full $9,961.60 claim.
A strata proved that an owner dumped garbage in a parkade but lost one $200 fine because its notice cited a bylaw that didn't apply. A second $200 fine survived because the notice correctly identified prohibited use of a drive aisle.
A $200 visitor parking fine stood, but the strata had to disclose specified communications with its property manager without charging the owners. The Tribunal distinguished authorized council correspondence from informal personal exchanges.
A small strata validly approved limited common property for an owner's patio by a 3 to 1 vote, curing an earlier informal exclusive use. The opposing owners couldn't establish significant unfairness merely because they lost the vote.
A strata avoided a $35,000 claim for mould and interior repairs because it reasonably pursued lasting exterior wall repairs, financing and roof access before implementing an interim remedy. The presence of real mould didn't itself establish negligence.
A strata wasn't liable for nearly $28,000 in internal water damage even though exterior repairs took years. The Tribunal found the council reasonably investigated competing remedies and faced difficult access and financing constraints.
A strata section reasonably investigated complaints about scented laundry products and couldn't establish an ongoing source or a substantial nuisance. A physician's sensitivity note didn't prove harmful concentrations from neighbouring dryer vents.
A strata's temporary repair of a leaking window and measured response to reported attic moisture satisfied its maintenance duties on the evidence. The owner couldn't dictate a particular fix or establish that an immediate attic inspection was required.
A private club recovered $5,000 in unpaid membership charges after the member stopped using its facilities but never resigned. The Tribunal found that a business partner's guest privileges hadn't become a shared membership and that the club had not treated the member unfairly.
The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal limited 2 siblings' complaints to whether Peters First Nation discriminated in processing their 2016 and 2023 membership applications. It rejected new retaliation, sex and marital status claims lacking sufficient connection, but allowed relevant history and ordered focused replacement pleadings.
Yukon College discriminated against 2 students when assumptions about disability kept them from registering for a full course load. The Board awarded $10,000 to each student, $30,000 in legal costs and ordered the College to establish a proper human rights complaint process.
After a disability related parking and towing dispute, an owner chose to pursue her claim at Ontario's Human Rights Tribunal instead of the Condominium Authority Tribunal. The CAT allowed withdrawal with prejudice but refused the condominium corporation's request for legal costs.
A BC strata property manager couldn't escape a human rights complaint simply by saying it acted for the strata council. The Tribunal nevertheless dismissed the claim because the evidence did not support a connection between the manager's conduct and discrimination or retaliation.
The Yukon Supreme Court set aside a human rights decision against a historical association that excluded women from membership. The Board had misconstrued how the public services restriction applied and relied on an inadequately supported claim about the distortion of historical records.
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