Another Reminder of the Low Bar for Class Action Certification in British Columbia
By EsqSocial Corporation 02/03/21
In McCorquodale v RBC Global Asset Management Inc., 2021 BCSC 144, the British Columbia Supreme Court relied on the principle of consistency in case law in applying a low bar to certification in class proceedings. In doing so, B.C. continues to be one of the friendliest Canadian jurisdictions for class action certification. With changes to Ontario’s class action legislation intended to raise the bar for certification, it is anticipated that more national class actions will be litigated in B.C....
By: Bennett Jones LLP