How have Canadian courts treated constructive trusts in the context of wrongful acquisition and unjust enrichment?

Canada (Federal), Canada

The following excerpt is from Soulos v. Korkontzilas, [1997] 2 SCR 217, 1997 CanLII 346 (SCC):

39 Canadian courts also recognize the availability of constructive trusts for both wrongful acquisition of property and unjust enrichment. Applying the English law, they have long found constructive trusts as a consequence of wrongful acquisition of property, for example by fraud or breach of fiduciary duty. More recently, Canadian courts have recognized the availability of the American-style remedial constructive trust in cases of unjust enrichment: Pettkus v. Becker, supra. However, since Pettkus v. Becker Canadian courts have continued to find constructive trusts where property has been wrongfully acquired, even in the absence of unjust enrichment. While such cases appear infrequently since few choose to litigate absent pecuniary loss, they are not rare.

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