Canada: Class Actions

The B.C. Supreme Court dismissed a securities class action against Alio Gold Inc., ruling in favor of the defendant on all 21 certified common issues. This decision provides important guidance on defending securities class actions, particularly regarding the standard of care for technical mining matters, the role of hindsight in analyzing misrepresentations, and the requirements for proving reliance, causation, and damages in common law claims.

The Ontario Divisional Court has upheld a lower court's decision denying class certification in a data privacy case against Facebook, establishing important boundaries for when disgorgement remedies can be pursued in breach of contract claims. The ruling addresses whether plaintiffs can strategically elect disgorgement to avoid proving compensable loss, and reinforces fundamental prerequisites for class action certification.

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice awarded nearly $100 million in aggregate damages in a mutual fund securities class action, with the potential for the total award to exceed $150 million when prejudgment interest is included.

On July 7, 2026, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismissed a motion[1] to certify a national class proceeding alleging the defendants engaged in unlawful price-fixing conspiracy to fix or manipulate the prices...

The British Columbia Court of Appeal has weighed in on a longstanding debate in class action law: whether the commonality test should be characterized as a one-step or two-step analysis. In two recent opioid-related cases, the court clarified the evidentiary standard plaintiffs must meet when establishing that proposed common issues exist and can be resolved on a class-wide basis. The decisions emphasize a functional, pragmatic approach that focuses on whether certification will avoid duplication of litigat

The British Columbia Supreme Court has reinforced stringent requirements for secondary market misrepresentation claims, denying leave in a case where the plaintiff failed to provide admissible evidence, properly plead alleged misrepresentations, and meet limitation period requirements. The decision clarifies that the Class Proceedings Act does not suspend limitation periods for claims that plaintiffs have failed to properly advance, and confirms the court's gatekeeping role in screening unsubstantiated secu

May 1, 2026, marked the official start of Ontario’s 2026 municipal election season, the first day of the nomination and registration period. With nomination forms flying and candidates off to the races...

Canada's Supreme Court has formally recognized a new tort of intimate partner violence, acknowledging that coercive control and patterns of abuse within relationships constitute legally actionable harm.

Les tribunaux canadiens adoptent une approche de plus en plus restrictive envers les actions collectives pour incidents de confidentialité, particulièrement en Ontario et en Alberta, tandis que de nouvelles tendances...