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41783

Procureur général du Québec, et al. v. Canadian Pacific Railway Company, et al.

(Quebec) (Civil) (By Leave)

Docket

Judgments on applications for leave to appeal are rendered by the Court, but are not necessarily unanimous.

List of proceedings
Date Proceeding Filed By
(if applicable)
2025-07-08 Reply to motion to strike out, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2025-07-08, (Printed version filed on 2025-07-08) Canadian Pacific Railway Company
2025-07-03 Response to motion to strike out, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2025-07-03, (Printed version due on 2025-07-10) Guy Ouellet, Serge Jacques and Louis-Serges Parent
2025-06-27 Motion to strike out, (Book Form), Motion for the "Surreply", Completed on: 2025-06-27, (Printed version filed on 2025-06-27) Canadian Pacific Railway Company
2025-06-17 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), (Printed version filed on 2025-06-17) Canadian Pacific Railway Company
2025-06-12 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), Response to the surreply
Missing
Motion, (Printed version due on 2025-06-19)
Guy Ouellet, Serge Jacques and Louis-Serges Parent
2025-06-11 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), Surreply
Missing
Motion , (Printed version filed on 2025-06-11)
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
2025-06-09 Applicant's reply to respondent's argument, (Book Form), Completed on: 2025-06-09, (Printed version due on 2025-06-16) Promutuel Centre Sud
2025-06-09 Applicant's reply to respondent's argument, (Book Form), Completed on: 2025-06-09, (Printed version due on 2025-06-16) Procureur général du Québec
2025-06-09 Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), 23B, (Printed version filed on 2025-06-12) Guy Ouellet, Serge Jacques and Louis-Serges Parent
2025-06-09 Applicant's reply to respondent's argument, (Book Form), Amended Reply (Rec'd 2025-07-09)
Missing
Proof of Service (Rec'd 2025-07-09), Completed on: 2025-07-09, (Printed version filed on 2025-06-12)
Guy Ouellet, Serge Jacques and Louis-Serges Parent
2025-06-05 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), (Printed version filed on 2025-06-05) Canadian Pacific Railway Company
2025-06-04 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), (Printed version due on 2025-06-11) Guy Ouellet, Serge Jacques and Louis-Serges Parent
2025-05-30 Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), 23B, (Printed version filed on 2025-06-02) Canadian Pacific Railway Company
2025-05-30 Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), 23A, (Printed version filed on 2025-06-02) Canadian Pacific Railway Company
2025-05-30 Notice of name, (Letter Form), (Printed version filed on 2025-06-02) Canadian Pacific Railway Company
2025-05-30 Book of authorities, (Book Form), Completed on: 2025-06-02, (Printed version filed on 2025-06-02) Canadian Pacific Railway Company
2025-05-30 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), Completed on: 2025-06-02, (Printed version filed on 2025-06-02) Canadian Pacific Railway Company
2025-05-06 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), Letter to the Registrar , (Printed version filed on 2025-05-06) Canadian Pacific Railway Company
2025-04-30 Letter acknowledging receipt of a complete application for leave to appeal, FILE OPENED- 3rd application
2025-04-30 Letter acknowledging receipt of a complete application for leave to appeal, FILE OPENED- 2nd application
2025-04-30 Letter acknowledging receipt of a complete application for leave to appeal, FILE OPENED- 1st application
2025-04-28 Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), 23A, (Printed version filed on 2025-04-29) Guy Ouellet, Serge Jacques and Louis-Serges Parent
2025-04-28 Notice of name, (Letter Form), (Printed version filed on 2025-04-30) Promutuel Centre Sud
2025-04-28 Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), 23B, (Printed version filed on 2025-04-30) Promutuel Centre Sud
2025-04-28 Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), 23A, (Printed version filed on 2025-04-30) Promutuel Centre Sud
2025-04-28 Application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), THIRD APPLICATION , Completed on: 2025-04-30, (Printed version filed on 2025-04-29) Guy Ouellet, Serge Jacques and Louis-Serges Parent
2025-04-28 Application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), SECOND APPLICATION , Completed on: 2025-04-30, (Printed version filed on 2025-04-30) Promutuel Centre Sud
2025-04-28 Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), 23B, (Printed version filed on 2025-04-30) Procureur général du Québec
2025-04-28 Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), 23A, (Printed version filed on 2025-04-30) Procureur général du Québec
2025-04-28 Application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), FIRST APPLICATION , Completed on: 2025-04-28, (Printed version filed on 2025-04-30) Procureur général du Québec

Parties

Please note that in the case of closed files, the “Status” column reflects the status of the parties at the time of the proceedings. For more information about the proceedings and about the dates when the file was open, please consult the docket of the case in question.

Main parties

Main parties - Appellants
Name Role Status
Procureur général du Québec Applicant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
Canadian Pacific Railway Company Respondent Active

And Between

Sub parties (1) - Appellants
Name Role Status
Promutuel Centre Sud Applicant Active
L'unique Assurances Générales inc.,Société d'Assurances Beneva inc., anciennement connue sous le nom de La Capitale Assurance Générales inc., Applicant Active
Intact Assurance, La Compagnie d'Assurance Bélair inc., Intact Assurance, en reprise d'instance pour La Garantie Compagnie d’Assurance de L’Amérique du Nord Applicant Active

v.

Sub parties (1) - Respondents
Name Role Status
Canadian Pacific Railway Company Respondent Active

And Between

Sub parties (2) - Appellants
Name Role Status
Guy Ouellet, Serge Jacques and Louis-Serges Parent Applicant Active

v.

Sub parties (2) - Respondents
Name Role Status
Canadian Pacific Railway Company Respondent Active

Counsel

Party: Procureur général du Québec

Counsel
Names
Ruth Alanna Arless-Frandsen
Rosaire F. Arcand
Contact information
Bernard Roy (Justice-Québec)
1, rue Notre-Dame Est
Bureau 8.00
Montreal, Quebec
H2Y 1B6
Telephone: (514) 393-2336
FAX: (514) 873-7074
Email: ruth.arless-frandsen@justice.gouv.qc.ca

Party: Promutuel Centre Sud

Counsel
Names
Nathalie Dubé
Louis Michel Huart
Contact information
Langlois avocats s.e.n.c.r.l.
2820, boul. Laurier
13e étage
Québec, Quebec
G1V 0C1
Telephone: (418) 650-7000
FAX: (418) 650-7075
Email: nathalie.dube@langlois.ca

Party: L'unique Assurances Générales inc.,Société d'Assurances Beneva inc., anciennement connue sous le nom de La Capitale Assurance Générales inc.,

Counsel
Names
Nathalie Dubé
Louis Michel Huart
Contact information
Langlois avocats s.e.n.c.r.l.
2820, boul. Laurier
13e étage
Québec, Quebec
G1V 0C1
Telephone: (418) 650-7000
FAX: (418) 650-7075
Email: nathalie.dube@langlois.ca

Party: Intact Assurance, La Compagnie d'Assurance Bélair inc., Intact Assurance, en reprise d'instance pour La Garantie Compagnie d’Assurance de L’Amérique du Nord

Counsel
Names
Nathalie Dubé
Louis Michel Huart
Contact information
Langlois avocats s.e.n.c.r.l.
2820, boul. Laurier
13e étage
Québec, Quebec
G1V 0C1
Telephone: (418) 650-7000
FAX: (418) 650-7075
Email: nathalie.dube@langlois.ca

Party: Guy Ouellet, Serge Jacques and Louis-Serges Parent

Counsel
Names
Joel P. Rochon
Rabita Sharfuddin
Sakie Tambakos
Daniel E. Larochelle
Contact information
Rochon Genova LLP
121 Richmond Street West
Suite 900
Toronto, Ontario
M5H 2K1
Telephone: (416) 548-9874
FAX: (416) 363-0263
Email: jrochon@rochongenova.com
Agent
Name
Marie-France Major
Contact information
Supreme Advocacy s.r.l.
340, rue Gilmour, 100
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0R3
Telephone: (613) 695-8855
FAX: (613) 695-8580
Email: mfmajor@supremeadvocacy.ca

Party: Canadian Pacific Railway Company

Counsel
Names
François Grondin
Guy Pratte
Patrick Plante
Kirsten Crain
Maude Lamoureux-Bisson
Contact information
Borden Ladner Gervais s.e.n.c.r.l., s.r.l.
1000, rue de la Gauchetière Ouest
bureau 900
Montréal, Quebec
H3B 5H4
Telephone: (514) 879-1212
FAX: (514) 954-1905
Email: fgrondin@blg.com

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Lower court rulings

December 14, 2022
Superior Court of Quebec

2017 QCCS 4125 (French only)

See File

February 26, 2025
Court of Appeal of Quebec (Montréal)

2025 QCCA 230 (French only)

See File

Filed documents

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Date modified: 2025-09-06