southwind v canada 2019 fca 171
LINDEN J.A. The appellant company, Immeubles des Moulins Inc., owned a golf course in the City of Terrebonne.

This case also demonstrates the value added by consulting a team of experts at every step in dealing with an expropriation: from addressing the initial impact of a planned expropriation on a landowner's business, to advancing a compensation claim that is finalized long after the expropriation has taken place. Waterloo Region, Carolina Campos Other Government The landowner's appraiser argued that the market value should be apportioned equally between the wedge and the surplus lands, according to the principle of contribution. Canceling Expropriation for Public Use - When?

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The landowner appealed the Board's order on the basis that it did not include an award for interest and litigation costs.

Partner - The owners of a property adjacent to the power line made an injurious affection claim for the reduction in the market value of their property created by the power line. The Appellant relied on statements made by the Mayor, which in its opinion, signalled that the reserve was imposed pending a determination of whether private interests were interested in purchasing the golf club. Ultimately, the Court was clear that the interests protected by the Expropriation Act are proprietary in nature, not personal. John S. Doherty Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), Manitoba will not be filing a factum or seeking to present oral argument on this appeal. The dam was constructed in 1929 as part of a hydroelectric project designed to generate power for the City of Winnipeg. Leader – National Expropriation Law Group. In 2017 the Federal Court awarded the Lac Seul First Nation roughly $30 million as equitable compensation for breaches of the Crown’s fiduciary duties in connection with the construction of a dam that flooded one-fifth of their reserve. Even where the burden of proof on an appellant is onerous, as is the case for a claimant who seeks to challenge the validity of an expropriation or the imposition of a reserve pursuant to the Expropriation Act, the Court need not be convinced that the facts alleged lead to the conclusion sought by the appellant. The court opined that a negotiated resolution would likely have been less detrimental to the Lac Seul First Nation. This principle states that “the value of any component of a property is measured by how much it adds to the market value by reason of its presence, or detracts from market value by its absence.” Since the wedge fronted the roadway, this land was necessary to provide legal access to the future residential lots. v. Attorney General of Canada Respondent. Expert appraisers agreed that the highest and best use of the wedge was to merge it with the surplus lands at the rear of the existing residential lots, and to then subdivide and develop this larger parcel into five new residential lots. Power up your legal research with modern workflow tools, AI conceptual search and premium content sets that leverage Lexology's archive of 900,000+ articles contributed by the world's leading law firms. (Sealing order) (Certain information not available to the public). Even where the burden of proof on an appellant is onerous, as is the case for a claimant who seeks to challenge the validity of an expropriation or the imposition of a reserve pursuant to the Expropriation Act, the Court need not be convinced that the facts alleged lead to the conclusion sought by the appellant. and. Lynch v. St. John's (City), 2019 NLCA 30 (CanLII). Gold Limited) v. Oakley, the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal clarified the meaning of “losses” that give rise to disturbance damages. Roger Southwind, for himself, and on behalf of the members of the Lac Seul Band of Indians, et al. Leader – National Expropriation Law Group,

While the City's stated purpose for the imposition was to reserve the land for green space, the Appellant alleged illegality, claiming that the City's imposition of the reserve was made in bad faith for ulterior motives. The appraisers also agreed that compensation owing under the Expropriations Act for the market value of the wedge should be a portion of the market value of the five new lots. Immeubles des Moulins inc. c. Ville de Terrebonne, 2019 QCCA 509 (CanLII).

This contingency had to be considered in determining compensation. Given that we are counsel for the Appellant in the pending appeal of this decision before the Court of Appeal, we will not comment on this case, but note that much commentary is available online including the following: Divisional court Confirms Expropriation Claimants Not Immune to Interest and Costs Consequences, Ontario Court Upholds Precedent-Stetting Decision Relating to Expropriation Hearing Costs.

The Court determined that granting the application was appropriate since “a determination as to the operation of the legislation in respect of interim orders” would not affect the merits of the landowner’s claim for compensation. To account for this discrepancy, the Court determined that in the contingency where Canada sought a negotiated surrender, it might have agreed to a slightly higher surrender price per acre.

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This decision identifies that the Alberta legislation offers protection to citizens with unregistered interests affected by an expropriation, and reinforces the remedial nature of expropriation legislation. Ultimately, the Court was clear that the interests protected by the Expropriation Act are proprietary in nature, not personal. B E T W E E N : HENRY SOUTHWIND. Law Firm: 6-10 Lawyers Under the common law, damages are not awarded for emotional upset except in cases of personal injury. Edmonton (City) v. Business Care Corp, 2019 ABQB 724 (CanLII). You can learn more about how we handle your personal data and your rights by reviewing our Privacy Policy. The Court of Appeal limited the scope of the Board's intervention to: the nature, scope and sources of the Board's jurisdiction in relation to expropriation proceedings based on the legislation, and to whether or not the legislation "authorizes an appeal from an interim decision or order of the Board. In this situation, creating the new lots depended equally on both the wedge and the surplus lands, so the market value of the new lots should be apportioned equally between these two necessary components. (Federal Court) (Civil) (By Leave) (Sealing order) (Certain information not available to the public) Judgments on applications for leave to appeal are rendered by the Court, but are not necessarily unanimous. The landowner appealed the Board’s order on the basis that it did not include an award for interest and litigation costs.

Additionally, as a fiduciary, Canada was arguably required to pursue a negotiated surrender before proceeding to an expropriation. Given the property owner's assertion that the buzzing stopped when the power was turned off, the Tribunal determined that the claim was based on the power line's use, not its construction, and the claim was denied. Keep a step ahead of your key competitors and benchmark against them. Click here to sign in, News | SCC | Business of Law | Digests | Insider | Opinion | Analysis | Legal Innovation | Access to Justice | COVID-19, © 2020 LexisNexis Canada. The editors gratefully acknowledge the contributions of our associates Carolina Campos and Tristan Neill for their research and analysis. ROBERTSON J.A. This decision identifies that the Alberta legislation offers protection to citizens with unregistered interests affected by an expropriation, and reinforces the remedial nature of expropriation legislation. Gillian Frank and. The court opined that a negotiated resolution would likely have been less detrimental to the Lac Seul First Nation. This contingency had to be considered in determining compensation. In Immeubles des Moulins Inc. c. Ville de Terrebonne, the Quebec Court of Appeal reiterated the importance for decision-makers to exercise caution when faced with a motion to dismiss an appeal without holding a hearing.

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