Both spellings are considered correct and both are used. In Pitzel et al. v. Children's Aid Society of Winnipeg [1984] 5 W.W.R. 474 the Court stated:
"From this variety of usage, it appears that either a number of usages are acceptable or no one has yet emerged as the correct and acceptable one in Canadian Law" (Law of intervention: Status and practice, p. 3).
References
- Black’s law dictionary, 9th ed. by Bryan A Garner and Henry Campbell Black – on-site at Courthouse Libraries
- "Choice of Parties", para. 7.18 By Peter Fraser, John W. Horn, and Susan A Griffin, The conduct of civil litigation in British Columbia – on-site at Courthouse Libraries
- The dictionary of Canadian law by Daphne A Dukelow – on-site at Courthouse Libraries
- Kitimat (District) v. British Columbia (Minister of Energy and Mines), 2006 BCCA 562, [2006] B.C.J. No. 3179, 34 C.P.C. (6th) 26 – BC Courts
- Law of intervention: Status and practice, p. 3-6 By Paul R. Muldoon – on-site at Courthouse Libraries
- Words & phrases – on-site at Courthouse Libraries