The Canadian Class Actions Handbook + E-Book

Class Actions in Canada: Navigating the Nuances Podcast

The Canadian Class Actions Handbook by Michael A. Eizenga, Pascale Dionne-Bourassa and Katherine Booth is a vital update for legal professionals navigating Canada’s fast-changing class actions landscape. Since developments like Ontario’s 2022 legislative amendments introducing a tougher certification test, practitioners have increasingly turned to other jurisdictions, making a national perspective essential.

Built off The Class Actions Handbook published in 2022, this handbook pulls together the basic propositions of class proceedings law and delivers important coverage of recent developments across Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, and the Federal Court. It offers fresh insights into procedural rules, venue trends, and emerging jurisprudence. Features of this book include:

• An overview of the statutes and rules governing common law class actions across the country including key places where they differ
• A summary of the stages of class actions from commencement to conclusion
• Substantial discussions of the key topics in class actions, including certification, settlement, multijurisdictional issues, notice concerns, limitation periods, fees, honoraria and costs
• Key information about how aspects of the class action regime operate in Quebec, given the multijurisdictional nature of many class actions
• Appendices which include recent sample class definitions and common issues, counsel fees and costs awards, and an outline of the significant 2022 amendments to the Ontario statute

What’s New In This Edition

• Discussion of how the 2022 Ontario amendments have changed class actions in Canada, including case law that has applied or distinguished the amendments, judicial and academic commentary that has considered the amendments and the latest data on the venues now chosen for the commencement of class actions
• New content and case law focusing on class actions in Quebec, including updated examples in the appendices under recent class definitions and common issues
• Expanded content on multijurisdictional issues, fee structures and honoraria for representative plaintiffs, limitation periods and the certification tests
• New Tables of Costs and Fee Awards, and updated Table of Sample Class Definitions and Common Issues, located in the appendices

Who Should Read This Book
The Canadian Class Actions Handbook equips readers with the practical tools and current knowledge needed to stay ahead in this evolving national field. It will be a beneficial resource for:

• Canadian litigators
• Practitioners who work in-house or for government
• Law schools, law libraries and the broader legal community