Auton (Guardian ad litem of) v. British Columbia (Attorney General), [2004] 3 SCR 657

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
JudgeMcLachlin, Beverley; Major, John C.; Bastarache, Michel; Binnie, William Ian Corneil; LeBel, Louis; Deschamps, Marie; Fish, Morris J.
Citation[2004] 3 SCR 657,2004 SCC 78,206 BCAC 1,34 BCLR (4th) 24,124 CRR (2d) 135,[2005] 2 WWR 189,135 ACWS (3d) 66,327 NR 1,[2004] ACS no 71,JE 2004-2158,338 WAC 1,245 DLR (4th) 1,[2004] SCJ No 71 (QL)
Date19 November 2004
Subject MatterGOVERNMENT PROGRAMS,CIVIL RIGHTS,PRACTICE
Docket Number29508
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  • Elder Advocates of Alberta Society et al. v. Alberta et al., 2009 ABCA 403
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • May 27, 2009
    ...309 N.B.R.(2d) 255; 799 A.P.R. 255; 2007 SCC 1, refd to. [para. 63]. Auton et al. v. British Columbia (Minister of Health) et al., [2004] 3 S.C.R. 657; 327 N.R. 1; 206 B.C.A.C. 1; 338 W.A.C. 1; 2004 SCC 78, refd to. [para. Workers' Compensation Board (N.S.) v. Laseur - see Workers' Compensa......
  • Heuman v. Andrews et al., 2005 ABQB 832
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • March 14, 2005
    ...et al. v. British Columbia (Minister of Health) (2002), 173 B.C.A.C. 114; 283 W.A.C. 114; 6 B.C.L.R.(4th) 201; 2002 BCCA 538, revd. [2004] 3 S.C.R. 657; 327 N.R. 1; 206 B.C.A.C. 1; 338 W.A.C. 1; 2004 SCC 78, refd to. [para. Statutes Noticed: Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, 1982, se......
  • Wynberg et al. v. Ontario, (2006) 213 O.A.C. 48 (CA)
    • Canada
    • Ontario Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • July 7, 2006
    ...493; 224 N.R. 1; 212 A.R. 237; 168 W.A.C. 237, refd to. [para. 63]. Auton et al. v. British Columbia (Minister of Health) et al., [2004] 3 S.C.R. 657; 327 N.R. 1; 206 B.C.A.C. 1; 338 W.A.C. 1; 2004 SCC 78, refd to. [para. R. v. Oakes, [1986] 1 S.C.R. 103; 65 N.R. 87; 14 O.A.C. 335, refd to.......
  • Haj Khalil et al. v. Canada, (2007) 317 F.T.R. 32 (FC)
    • Canada
    • Canada (Federal) Federal Court (Canada)
    • September 18, 2007
    ...and Immigration, [1999] 1 S.C.R. 497; 236 N.R. 1, refd to. [para. 322]. Auton et al. v. British Columbia (Minister of Health) et al., [2004] 3 S.C.R. 657; 327 N.R. 1; 206 B.C.A.C. 1; 338 W.A.C. 1, refd to. [para. Auton v. British Columbia (Attorney General) - see Auton et al. v. British Col......
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  • Elder Advocates of Alberta Society et al. v. Alberta et al., 2009 ABCA 403
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • May 27, 2009
    ...309 N.B.R.(2d) 255; 799 A.P.R. 255; 2007 SCC 1, refd to. [para. 63]. Auton et al. v. British Columbia (Minister of Health) et al., [2004] 3 S.C.R. 657; 327 N.R. 1; 206 B.C.A.C. 1; 338 W.A.C. 1; 2004 SCC 78, refd to. [para. Workers' Compensation Board (N.S.) v. Laseur - see Workers' Compensa......
  • Heuman v. Andrews et al., 2005 ABQB 832
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • March 14, 2005
    ...et al. v. British Columbia (Minister of Health) (2002), 173 B.C.A.C. 114; 283 W.A.C. 114; 6 B.C.L.R.(4th) 201; 2002 BCCA 538, revd. [2004] 3 S.C.R. 657; 327 N.R. 1; 206 B.C.A.C. 1; 338 W.A.C. 1; 2004 SCC 78, refd to. [para. Statutes Noticed: Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, 1982, se......
  • Wynberg et al. v. Ontario, (2006) 213 O.A.C. 48 (CA)
    • Canada
    • Ontario Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • July 7, 2006
    ...493; 224 N.R. 1; 212 A.R. 237; 168 W.A.C. 237, refd to. [para. 63]. Auton et al. v. British Columbia (Minister of Health) et al., [2004] 3 S.C.R. 657; 327 N.R. 1; 206 B.C.A.C. 1; 338 W.A.C. 1; 2004 SCC 78, refd to. [para. R. v. Oakes, [1986] 1 S.C.R. 103; 65 N.R. 87; 14 O.A.C. 335, refd to.......
  • Haj Khalil et al. v. Canada, (2007) 317 F.T.R. 32 (FC)
    • Canada
    • Canada (Federal) Federal Court (Canada)
    • September 18, 2007
    ...and Immigration, [1999] 1 S.C.R. 497; 236 N.R. 1, refd to. [para. 322]. Auton et al. v. British Columbia (Minister of Health) et al., [2004] 3 S.C.R. 657; 327 N.R. 1; 206 B.C.A.C. 1; 338 W.A.C. 1, refd to. [para. Auton v. British Columbia (Attorney General) - see Auton et al. v. British Col......
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25 books & journal articles
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Archive The Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Sixth Edition
    • June 22, 2017
    ...ad litem of) v British Columbia (Attorney General), 2001 BCSC 220, 197 DLR (4th) 165, aff’d 2002 BCCA 538, 220 DLR (4th) 411, var’d [2004] 3 SCR 657, 2004 SCC 78 .................................................................................. 379−80, 399 B(R) v Children’s Aid Society of M......
  • International Law as a Strategic Tool for Equality Rights Litigation: A Cautionary Tale
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Making Equality Rights Real Securing Substantive Equality under the Charter Shifting and Blending Paradigms
    • June 21, 2009
    ...(Treasury Board) v. N.A.P.E., [2004] 3 S.C.R. 381 59. Auton (Guardian ad litem of) v. British Columbia (Attorney General), [2004] 3 S.C.R. 657 60. Reference re Same-Sex Marriage, [2004] 3 S.C.R. 698 * Cases where the Court cited international law in relation to section 15(1) of the Charter.......
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    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Seventh Edition
    • June 30, 2021
    ...ad litem of) v British Columbia (Attorney General), 2001 BCSC 220, 197 DLR (4th) 165, aff’d 2002 BCCA 538, 220 DLR (4th) 411, var’d [2004] 3 SCR 657, 2004 SCC 78............ 398−99, 418 B(R) v Children’s Aid Society of Metropolitan Toronto, 1 SCR 315, 122 DLR (4th) 1..............................
  • Equality
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Archive The Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Sixth Edition
    • June 22, 2021
    ...repudiation of a formalistic ‘treat likes alike’ approach,” 85 as well as the need for “a contextual inquiry 81 Ibid at para 21. 82 [2004] 3 SCR 657 [ Auton ]. 83 Ibid at para 55. 84 Ibid . 85 Above note 60 at para 43. THE CHARTER OF RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS 380 into whether the impugned law per......
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