June 25th, 2026
Taxi-owner permits: Court of Appeal rules on the impact of the Annapolis decision on Québec expropriation law
The Québec Court of Appeal handed down its decision in Metellus, in which it considered whether the abolition of the taxi-owner permit regime constituted disguised expropriation giving rise to a right to compensation. In doing so, the Court addressed the implications of the 2022 Supreme Court of Canada decision in Annapolis for Québec expropriation law.