Association of Justice Counsel v. Canada (Attorney General),

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
JudgeMcLachlin, Beverley; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Wagner, Richard; Gascon, Clément; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell; Rowe, Malcolm
Citation2017 SCC 55,[2017] 2 SCR 456,415 DLR (4th) 191
Date03 November 2017
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
Docket Number37014

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  • Harjee v. Ontario
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • December 13, 2022
    ...SCC 54. [26] 2022 ONSC 999. [27] 2009 SCC 37. [28] Association of Justice Counsel Appellant; v. Attorney General of Canada Respondent, 2017 SCC 55; R. v. Malmo-Levine, 2003 SCC 74; Blencoe v. British Columbia (Human Rights Commission), 2000 SCC 44; Godbout v. Longueuil (City), [1997] 3 S.C.......
  • Revell c. Canada (Citoyenneté et Immigration)
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Canada)
    • October 18, 2019
    ...R. v. Malmo‑Levine; R. v. Caine, 2003 SCC 74, [2003] 3 S.C.R. 571 ; Association of Justice Counsel v. Canada (Attorney General), 2017 SCC 55, [2017] 2 S.C.R. 456 ; R. v. Morgentaler, [1988] 1 S.C.R. 30 , (1988), 44 D.L.R. (4th) 385 ; Mackay v. Manitoba, [1989] 2 S.C.R. 357 , (1......
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    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • July 2, 2025
    ...v. Longueuil (City), [1997] 3 S.C.R. 844 , R. v. MalmoLevine, 2003 SCC 74 , Association of Justice Counsel v. Canada (Attorney General), 2017 SCC 55, Alberta (Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development) v. Cunningham, 2011 SCC 37 , New Brunswick (Minister of Health and Community Service......
  • Table of cases, index and about the authors
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Seventh Edition
    • June 30, 2021
    ...2 SCR 139 , 2015 SCC 21 ...................................... 135, 440 Association of Justice Counsel v Canada (Attorney General), 2017 SCC 55, [2017] 2 SCR 456 .................................................................... 266 Attorney General of Canada et al v Canard, [1976] 1 S......
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  • Harjee v. Ontario
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • December 13, 2022
    ...SCC 54. [26] 2022 ONSC 999. [27] 2009 SCC 37. [28] Association of Justice Counsel Appellant; v. Attorney General of Canada Respondent, 2017 SCC 55; R. v. Malmo-Levine, 2003 SCC 74; Blencoe v. British Columbia (Human Rights Commission), 2000 SCC 44; Godbout v. Longueuil (City), [1997] 3 S.C.......
  • Revell c. Canada (Citoyenneté et Immigration)
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Canada)
    • October 18, 2019
    ...R. v. Malmo‑Levine; R. v. Caine, 2003 SCC 74, [2003] 3 S.C.R. 571 ; Association of Justice Counsel v. Canada (Attorney General), 2017 SCC 55, [2017] 2 S.C.R. 456 ; R. v. Morgentaler, [1988] 1 S.C.R. 30 , (1988), 44 D.L.R. (4th) 385 ; Mackay v. Manitoba, [1989] 2 S.C.R. 357 , (1......
  • Begum c. Canada (Citoyenneté et Immigration)
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Canada)
    • October 1, 2018
    ...165 ; R. v. Malmo-Levine; R. v. Caine, 2003 SCC 74 , [2003] 3 S.C.R. 571; Association of Justice Counsel v. Canada (Attorney General), 2017 SCC 55, [2017] 2 S.C.R. 456 ; R. v. Morgentaler, [1988] 1 S.C.R. 30 , (1988), 63 O.R. (2d) 281; B. (R.) v. Children’s Aid Society of Metropol......
  • 2025 ONCA 468
    • Canada
    • January 1, 2025
    ...Blencoe; R. v. Malmo-Levine, 2003 SCC 74, [2003] 3 S.C.R. 571; and Association of Justice Counsel v. Canada (Attorney General), 2017 SCC 55, [2017] 2 S.C.R. 456. He argued that this subsequent treatment of La Forest J.'s reasons in Godbout rendered them binding authority for the proposition......
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  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (June 23-27, 2025)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • July 2, 2025
    ...v. Longueuil (City), [1997] 3 S.C.R. 844 , R. v. MalmoLevine, 2003 SCC 74 , Association of Justice Counsel v. Canada (Attorney General), 2017 SCC 55, Alberta (Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development) v. Cunningham, 2011 SCC 37 , New Brunswick (Minister of Health and Community Service......
  • Out Of Its Lane? Ontario Court Creates Constitutional Right To A Bike Lane
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • August 8, 2025
    ...General), 2002 SCC 84 ["Gosselin"]. 16. Gosselin at para 80. 17. Association of Justice Counsel v. Canada (Attorney General), [2017] 2 S.C.R. 456, at para 49 ["Association of Justice Counsel"]. Cycle Toronto is not the first case to invoke section 7 in situations wholly unconnected to the a......
  • Can Employers Require Mandatory Unpaid Standby Duty?
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • January 30, 2018
    ...recent decision of the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC), Association of Justice Counsel v Canada (Attorney General), 2017 SCC 55, addressed the issue of whether a unionized employer can unilaterally introduce a policy requiring employees to provide unpaid standby For two decades, the Immigrati......
  • They Do Exist! Unionized Employers Do Have Management Rights – Just Be Careful How You Exercise Them
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • November 22, 2017
    ...is reasonable and consistent with the terms of the collective agreement. In Association of Justice Counsel v. Canada (Attorney General), 2017 SCC 55, the Supreme Court of Canada had occasion to consider what constitutes such fair exercise of management rights, in the context of a decision b......
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  • Table of cases, index and about the authors
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Seventh Edition
    • June 30, 2021
    ...2 SCR 139 , 2015 SCC 21 ...................................... 135, 440 Association of Justice Counsel v Canada (Attorney General), 2017 SCC 55, [2017] 2 SCR 456 .................................................................... 266 Attorney General of Canada et al v Canard, [1976] 1 S......
  • Engaging Section 7
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Fundamental Justice: Section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Second Edition
    • June 22, 2019
    ...was not a fundamental life choice). See also the unsatisfactory reasoning in Association of Justice Counsel v Canada (Attorney General) , 2017 SCC 55 at paras 48–52. FUNDAMENTAL JUSTICE 84 It was not until 2015 that a majority of the Supreme Court of Canada recognized a personal decision th......
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    • Irwin Books Labour and Employment Law in the Federal Public Service - Second Edition Part VI
    • February 27, 2024
    ...141 Association of Justice Counsel v Canada (Attorney General), 2017 SCC 55 ...................................................................................... 134 Association of Justice Counsel v Treasury Board, 2009 PSLRB 20 ..... 134, 265 Association of Justice Counsel v Treasury Boa......
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    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Fundamental Justice: Section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Second Edition
    • June 22, 2019
    ...ER 126 (KB)................................................................141 Association of Justice Counsel v Canada (Attorney General), 2017 SCC 55 ....... 83 Atawnah v Canada (Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness), 2015 FC 774, aff’d 2016 FCA 144, leave to appeal to SCC ......
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