On October 29, 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada (the "SCC") denied an application by the Community Association of New Yaletown ("New Yaletown") for leave to appeal from the B.C. Court of Appeal's decision in Community Association of New Yaletown v. Vancouver (City) 2015 BCCA 227.

New Yaletown had sought leave to appeal to the SCC on the issue of whether the requirement on local governments to disclose documents to the public in advance of a public hearing extended to business decisions made in camera which in this case were the details of a land exchange agreement between the developer and the City of Vancouver (the "City").  The B.C. Court of Appeal had held that the City only had to disclose those documents that pertained to the proposed rezoning bylaw and, as such, the City did not need to disclose the land exchange agreement to fulfill its disclosure obligations.

Given the denial of leave to appeal by the SCC, the B.C. Court of Appeal decision stands.  We reviewed this decision in our June 1, 2015 Newsletter.   

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