Nova Oculus Canada Manufacturing ULC v Sather

Decided: 2026-09-15. Docket: 2601-0024AC. Citation: 2026 ABCA 297 (CanLII). Procedure — Motion to strike — Subject matter jurisdiction — Rules of Court, Alta Reg 124/2010, rules 3.68(1)(a) and 3.68(2)(a) — Whether claim should be struck for lack of subject matter jurisdiction — Essential nature or character of claim assessed on pleadings and remedies sought — Inherent jurisdiction not ousted — Appeal dismissed | Statutory interpretation — Corporate statute — “Complete code” and exclusive jurisdiction — Business Corporations Act, SBC 2002, c 57, s. 301 — Whether s. 301 abrogates common law or equitable claims relating to a disposition — Text, context and purpose applied, absent clear language — Section 301 interpreted as limited stakeholder remedy — Appeal dismissed | Business associations