Canada: Class Actions

Without an identified complainant, the usual investigative sequence becomes less straightforward. Questions arise immediately: whether credibility can be meaningfully assessed...

Gluckstein Lawyers has evolved from a personal injury-focused practice founded in 1962 into a comprehensive legal powerhouse serving clients across Ontario and nationwide. Managing Partner Charles Gluckstein reveals how the firm's unique Full Circle Care philosophy extends beyond courtroom victories to provide ongoing support, dedicated client liaisons, and essential community resources for those facing life-altering crises. With offices in Toronto, Ottawa, Barrie, and Niagara, the firm's expanded expertise

When dangerous products cause widespread harm, individual legal action against massive corporations becomes prohibitively expensive and impractical. Class actions and mass torts provide a powerful alternative, allowing everyday people to pool their resources and legal strength to hold companies accountable for negligence and force meaningful change. Learn how these collective legal mechanisms work and why they offer accessible justice for those who cannot afford lengthy court battles.

The British Columbia Court of Appeal set aside a class action certification in a case against Airbnb, finding that the lower court failed to adequately address the complexity of analyzing over 20 statutory schemes across multiple Canadian jurisdictions. The decision emphasizes that certification judges must grapple with foreseeable litigation complexities upfront rather than deferring them, and that common issues must be precisely framed and directly connected to pleaded causes of action.

In 2025, Canadian class action litigation evolved against a backdrop of procedural divergence between provinces.

Le 9 février 2026, le gouvernement de la Colombie-Britannique a annoncé que, à la suite des modifications apportées...

In Dziedziejko v Canopy Growth, 2025 ONSC 6766, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice concluded that materiality can be inferred from a drop...

Le 13 février 2026, la Cour d'appel du Québec a rendu l'arrêt Gauthier c. Bombardier, 2026 QCCA 148, dans lequel elle a clarifié la méthodologie à suivre dans le cadre de l'analyse du critère du par. 575(2°) C.p.c.

On February 13, 2026, the Court of Appeal of Quebec rendered its decision in Gauthier v Bombardier, 2026 QCCA 148, in which it clarified the methodology applicable...