British Columbia (Minister of Education) v. Moore et al.

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
JudgeMcLachlin, C.J.C., LeBel, Deschamps, Fish, Abella, Rothstein, Cromwell, Moldaver and Karakatsanis, JJ.
Citation[2012] N.R. TBEd. NO.010,2012 SCC 61
Date09 November 2012
Subject MatterCRIMINAL LAW,ADMINISTRATIVE LAW,CIVIL RIGHTS

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  • R. v. Kokopenace (C.), (2015) 332 O.A.C. 1 (SCC)
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • May 21, 2015
    ...[para. 253]. British Columbia (Minister of Education) v. Moore et al., [2012] 3 S.C.R. 360; 436 N.R. 152; 328 B.C.A.C. 1; 558 W.A.C. 1; 2012 SCC 61, refd to. [para. R. v. W.E.B., [2014] N.R. Uned. 2; [2014] 1 S.C.R. 34; 2014 SCC 2, refd to. [para. 262]. R. v. Clark (D.M.), [2005] 1 S.C.R. 6......
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    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • December 20, 2024
    ...Canadian National Railway Co. v. Canada (Canadian Human Rights Commission), [1987] 1 S.C.R. 1114; Moore v. British Columbia (Education), 2012 SCC 61, [2012] 3 S.C.R. 360; Housen v. Nikolaisen, 2002 SCC 33, [2002] 2 S.C.R. 235; Canada (Transportation Safety Board) v. Carroll-Byrne, 2022 SCC ......
  • R. v. Kokopenace (C.), (2015) 471 N.R. 1 (SCC)
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    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • May 21, 2015
    ...[para. 253]. British Columbia (Minister of Education) v. Moore et al., [2012] 3 S.C.R. 360; 436 N.R. 152; 328 B.C.A.C. 1; 558 W.A.C. 1; 2012 SCC 61, refd to. [para. R. v. W.E.B., [2014] N.R. Uned. 2; [2014] 1 S.C.R. 34; 2014 SCC 2, refd to. [para. 262]. R. v. Clark (D.M.), [2005] 1 S.C.R. 6......
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    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • July 29, 2022
    ...ABCA 219, 309 C.C.C. (3d) 163; 1704604 Ontario Ltd. v. Pointes Protection Association, 2020 SCC 22; Moore v. British Columbia (Education), 2012 SCC 61, [2012] 3 S.C.R. 360; Alberta (Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development) v. Cunningham, 2011 SCC 37, [2011] 2 S.C.R. 670; R. v. D.A.I., 2......
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  • R. v. Kokopenace (C.), (2015) 332 O.A.C. 1 (SCC)
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • May 21, 2015
    ...[para. 253]. British Columbia (Minister of Education) v. Moore et al., [2012] 3 S.C.R. 360; 436 N.R. 152; 328 B.C.A.C. 1; 558 W.A.C. 1; 2012 SCC 61, refd to. [para. R. v. W.E.B., [2014] N.R. Uned. 2; [2014] 1 S.C.R. 34; 2014 SCC 2, refd to. [para. 262]. R. v. Clark (D.M.), [2005] 1 S.C.R. 6......
  • Quebec (Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse) v. Directrice de la protection de la jeunesse du CISSS A
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    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • December 20, 2024
    ...Canadian National Railway Co. v. Canada (Canadian Human Rights Commission), [1987] 1 S.C.R. 1114; Moore v. British Columbia (Education), 2012 SCC 61, [2012] 3 S.C.R. 360; Housen v. Nikolaisen, 2002 SCC 33, [2002] 2 S.C.R. 235; Canada (Transportation Safety Board) v. Carroll-Byrne, 2022 SCC ......
  • R. v. Kokopenace (C.), (2015) 471 N.R. 1 (SCC)
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • May 21, 2015
    ...[para. 253]. British Columbia (Minister of Education) v. Moore et al., [2012] 3 S.C.R. 360; 436 N.R. 152; 328 B.C.A.C. 1; 558 W.A.C. 1; 2012 SCC 61, refd to. [para. R. v. W.E.B., [2014] N.R. Uned. 2; [2014] 1 S.C.R. 34; 2014 SCC 2, refd to. [para. 262]. R. v. Clark (D.M.), [2005] 1 S.C.R. 6......
  • R. v. Kirkpatrick
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • July 29, 2022
    ...ABCA 219, 309 C.C.C. (3d) 163; 1704604 Ontario Ltd. v. Pointes Protection Association, 2020 SCC 22; Moore v. British Columbia (Education), 2012 SCC 61, [2012] 3 S.C.R. 360; Alberta (Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development) v. Cunningham, 2011 SCC 37, [2011] 2 S.C.R. 670; R. v. D.A.I., 2......
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  • COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (May 22, 2023 ' May 26, 2023)
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    • Mondaq Canada
    • June 7, 2023
    ...(Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v. Vavilov, 2019 SCC 65, Shaw v. Phipps, 2012 ONCA 155, Moore v. British Columbia (Education), 2012 SCC 61, Peel Law Association v. Pieters, 2013 ONCA 396, Québec (Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse) v. Bombardier Inc.......
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    • July 23, 2013
    ...that the term "nexus" did not appear in the statements of the test for discrimination found in Moore v. British Columbia (Education), 2012 SCC 61, 351 D.L.R. (4th) 451 or in the Shaw v. Phipps, 2012 ONCA 155, 289 O.A.C 163, Juriansz J.A. held that it is preferable to use the words "connecti......
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    ...test for prima facie discrimination in general, described by the Supreme Court of Canada in Moore v British Columbia (Education), 2012 SCC 61 ("Moore"). The Court thus definitively disapproved of the more-onerous test articulated by the Federal Court of Appeal in Canada (Attorney General) v......
  • Alberta Court Of Appeal Confirms Test For Family Status Discrimination
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    • July 15, 2021
    ...that the Moore test for prima facie discrimination, as set down by the Supreme Court of Canada in Moore v. British Columbia (Education), 2012 SCC 61 ("Moore"), is the appropriate test for determining family status discrimination cases in In our previous post on the issue of family status di......
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  • Class Actions as a Bridge Between Cultures of Dignity and Victimhood
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    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 12-1, December 2016
    • December 1, 2016
    ...of individuals addicted to heroin. 59 Eaton v Brant County Board of Education, [1997] 1 SCR 241; Moore v British Columbia (Education), 2012 SCC 61. 60 R v DAI, 2012 SCC 5, allowing a witness with a mental disability to testify in a sexual assault trial. See also Health Care (Consent) and Ca......
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    • December 1, 2016
    ...of individuals addicted to heroin. 59 Eaton v Brant County Board of Education, [1997] 1 SCR 241; Moore v British Columbia (Education), 2012 SCC 61. 60 R v DAI, 2012 SCC 5, allowing a witness with a mental disability to testify in a sexual assault trial. See also Health Care (Consent) and Ca......
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    • Irwin Books Statutory Interpretation. Third Edition Preliminary Sections
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    ...3 SCR 141, 258 DLR (4th) 595, 2005 SCC 62 .....................................46, 51, 199, 202, 216 Moore v British Columbia (Education), 2012 SCC 61 ....................................... 163 Morgentaler v New Brunswick, 2009 NBCA 26 ................................................ 306 M......
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    • Irwin Books The Canadian Class Action Review No. 12-1, December 2016
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    ...of individuals addicted to heroin. 59 Eaton v Brant County Board of Education, [1997] 1 SCR 241; Moore v British Columbia (Education), 2012 SCC 61. 60 R v DAI, 2012 SCC 5, allowing a witness with a mental disability to testify in a sexual assault trial. See also Health Care (Consent) and Ca......
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