Does a regulator owe a duty to consider the economic impact of a regulatory action when taking regulatory action?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Gill v. Canada (Minister of Transport), 2014 BCSC 582 (CanLII):

The defendant argues courts have consistently rejected claims by regulated entities that a regulator owes a duty to consider the economic impact of decisions when taking regulatory action and if this case does fall into a category, it is a category of immunity, relying on Attis v. Canada (Minister of Health), 2008 ONCA 660, leave to appeal to S.C.C. refused [2008] S.C.C.A. No. 491.

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