In Canadian Class Action Defence, we provide timely, reliable and practical information about defending national and international class actions involving Canadian courts. We share strategic insights on preventing, preparing for, managing and resolving cross-border class actions, both nationally and internationally, using specific cases or developments as the springboard for our discussion. Since Canada does not have a mechanism to centralize class actions brought in different provinces on behalf of the same class (unlike U.S. MDL), managing overlapping class actions in Canadian jurisdictions poses some unique challenges. In this blog, we consider how best to manage these challenges as well as highlighting the differences between jurisdictions.
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Ontario court reaffirms that compensable loss is a ‘fundamental prerequisite’ to certification of a class action
Canada - October 30 2025 The Ontario Superior Court denied the certification of the proposed class action in Donegani v. Facebook, Inc. due to lack of evidence…
‘Defer no time, delays have dangerous ends’: Ontario class actions beware
Canada - February 13 2025 The Court of Appeal for Ontario has released its first decision squarely interpreting the new “dismissal for delay” provisions in the Ontario Class…
Lack of commonality defeats investor class action alleging breach of fiduciary duty
Canada - November 11 2024 A recent Ontario Superior Court decision highlights the individual inquiries that often exist in proposed class actions involving investors and…
Renoncer à votre convention d’arbitrage : les écueils d’une demande de redressement substantiel à un tribunal
Canada - August 27 2024 Dans une décision récente de la Cour d'appel de l'Ontario, RH20 North America Inc. c. Bergmann,[1] la Cour a fourni des directives…
Waiving goodbye to your arbitration agreement: the pitfalls of seeking substantive relief from a court
Canada - August 21 2024 In a recent decision of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, RH20 North America Inc. v. Bergmann,[1] the Court provided useful guidance cautioning when…
Surprise au tribunal : Des tribunaux québécois rejettent des règlements d’actions collectives
Canada - August 13 2024 Nous avions déjà fait état de la tendance récente des tribunaux québécois (en anglais seulement) à…
Settlement surprise: Québec courts reject class action settlements
Canada - August 13 2024 We had previously reported on the recent trend of Québec courts reducing class counsel fees when approving class action settlements. In recent…
Court of Appeal upholds certification denial and dismissal of drug recall class action
Canada - March 28 2024 The Court of Appeal for Ontario released its decision yesterday in Palmer v. Teva Canada Limited, affirming the denial of certification and dismissal…
‘Phoenix’ litigation: can a class action dismissed for delay be resurrected?
Canada - February 2 2024 A growing number of proposed class actions have been dismissed for delay since a new provision of the Ontario Class Proceedings Act (CPA) was…
Court of Appeal addresses class action pleading standard for a breach of fiduciary duty claim
Canada - January 12 2024 In Boal v. International Capital Management Inc., the Court of Appeal for Ontario addressed the pleadings standard for a proposed class action…
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