TELUS International (Cda) Inc. v Middleton

Decided: 2026-09-15. Docket: CA50998. Citation: 2026 BCCA 377 (CanLII). Procedure — Class proceedings — Sequencing order — Appeal from case management judge’s sequencing decision — Petition for leave under s. 140.8 of the Securities Act and certification under the Class Proceedings Act scheduled sequentially in the same hearing — Judicial efficiency and timely resolution emphasised — Appeal dismissed | Procedure — Class proceedings — Sequencing framework — Whether Jean Coutu framework applies to sequencing leave petition and certification application — Discretionary, context-specific, multi-factorial approach affirmed — “Threshold” character of leave not determinative — Sequencing order upheld — Appeal dismissed | Procedure — Appellate review — Discretionary decision — Whether undue weight