114957 Canada Ltée et al v. Ville d’Hudson

Reference :

26937 (2001 CSC 40)

Complaint date :

October 23, 1998

Status :

Final judgment

Place of jurisdiction :

Canada, Quebec

Plaintiffs types :

Landscape management companies

Plaintiffs names :

114957 Canada Ltée (Spraytech, Société d’arrosage), Services des espaces verts Ltée/Chemlawn

Defendants :

Public collectivities, Other

Lawyers for Health and Environmental Justice :

Ecojustice

Case nature :

Civil court

Specificities :

Civil action for injunctive and declaratory relief

Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) :

Herbicide, , Fungicide

Requests :

A motion for declaratory judgment asking the Court to declare By-law 270 on pesticides to be inoperative and ultra vires the Town’s authority.

Name of the Court :

Court of Appeals of Quebec, Canada

Jurisdiction level :

Decision date :

June 28, 2001

Decision nature :

Positive

Decision content :

Appeal dismissed with costs.

Legal basis :

Court Ruling :

Link to the ruling

Summary :

The plaintiffs ask the Court to declare the Town of Hudson's by-law 270 concerning pesticides inoperative and to declare the Town's power ultra vires. They consider that the prohibition contravenes the Quebec Pesticides Act and the federal government's Pest Control Products Act. The municipality has decided to implement By-law 270, which aims to minimize the use of pesticides that would be harmful in order to protect the health of its residents.

Scientific references :

No scientifice reference for this case.