Can intervenor status be granted to an applicant without a direct interest in the case?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Corless v Fraser Health Authority, 2021 BCSC 2280 (CanLII):
The parties agree that intervenor status may be granted to an applicant without a direct interest in the case if: 1) the applicant has a public interest in a public law issue in question, and 2) the applicant can make a valuable contribution or bring a different perspective to a consideration of the issues on appeal that differs from that advanced by the parties. (See Halalt First Nation v. British Columbia (Environment), 2012 BCCA 191 at paras. 5-7; Li v. British Columbia, 2020 BCCA 222 at para. 12.)
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