B. v. Ontario (Human Rights Commission)

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
JudgeMcLachlin, Beverley; L'Heureux-Dubé, Claire; Gonthier, Charles Doherty; Iacobucci, Frank; Major, John C.; Bastarache, Michel; Binnie, William Ian Corneil; Arbour, Louise; LeBel, Louis
Citation[2002] 3 SCR 403,2002 SCC 66,294 NR 140,166 OAC 1,44 CHRR 1,[2002] SCJ No 67 (QL),99 CRR (2d) 65,219 DLR (4th) 701,22 CCEL (3d) 153
Docket Number28383
Date31 October 2002
Subject MatterCIVIL RIGHTS,CRIMINAL LAW

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  • British Columbia (Minister of Education) v. Moore et al.
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    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • October 29, 2010
    ...90]. B. v. Human Rights Commission (Ont.) - see Human Rights Commission (Ont.) v. A et al. Human Rights Commission (Ont.) v. A et al., [2002] 3 S.C.R. 403; 294 N.R. 140; 166 O.A.C. 1; 2002 SCC 66, refd to. [para. 90]. Human Rights Commission (Ont.) and Bates v. Zurich Insurance Co., [1992] ......
  • Canada (Attorney General) v. Johnstone et al., (2014) 459 N.R. 82 (FCA)
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    ...(Ville) et al., [2000] 1 S.C.R. 665; 253 N.R. 107; 2000 SCC 27, refd to. [para. 62]. Human Rights Commission (Ont.) v. A et al. , [2002] 3 S.C.R. 403; 294 N.R. 140; 166 O.A.C. 1; 2002 SCC 66, refd to. [para. R. v. Peterson (D.) (2005), 203 O.A.C. 364; 34 C.R.(6th) 120; 201 C.C.C.(3d) 220 (C......
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    ...(C.A.) ................................................................................. 44 B. v. Ontario (Human Rights Commission), [2002] 3 S.C.R. 403, 22 C.C.E.L. (3d) 153, 2002 SCC 66 ............................................................ 216 Backman v. Hyundai Auto Canada Inc. (1......
  • Standing apart: separate concurrence and the modern Supreme Court of Canada, 1984-2006.
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    • March 22, 2008
    ...at para. 66. (46) 2003 SCC 63, [2003] 3 S.C.R. 77, 68 O.R. (3d) 799, 232 D.L.R. (4th) 385. (47) Ibid. at para. 61. (48) 2002 SCC 66, [2002] 3 S.C.R. 403, 219 D.L.R. (4th) 701. (49) Ibid. at para. 1. (50) [1993] 4 S.C.R. 199, 85 C.C.C. (3d) 248 [cited to S.C.R.]. (51) Ibid. at 209. (52) [199......
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  • British Columbia (Minister of Education) v. Moore et al.
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • October 29, 2010
    ...90]. B. v. Human Rights Commission (Ont.) - see Human Rights Commission (Ont.) v. A et al. Human Rights Commission (Ont.) v. A et al., [2002] 3 S.C.R. 403; 294 N.R. 140; 166 O.A.C. 1; 2002 SCC 66, refd to. [para. 90]. Human Rights Commission (Ont.) and Bates v. Zurich Insurance Co., [1992] ......
  • Canada (Attorney General) v. Johnstone et al., (2014) 459 N.R. 82 (FCA)
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Canada)
    • March 11, 2014
    ...(Ville) et al., [2000] 1 S.C.R. 665; 253 N.R. 107; 2000 SCC 27, refd to. [para. 62]. Human Rights Commission (Ont.) v. A et al. , [2002] 3 S.C.R. 403; 294 N.R. 140; 166 O.A.C. 1; 2002 SCC 66, refd to. [para. R. v. Peterson (D.) (2005), 203 O.A.C. 364; 34 C.R.(6th) 120; 201 C.C.C.(3d) 220 (C......
  • Ontario (Attorney General) et al. v. Human Rights Commission (Ont.) et al.
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    • Ontario Superior Court of Justice
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    ...30]. B. v. Human Rights Commission (Ont.) - see Human Rights Commission (Ont.) v. A et al. Human Rights Commission (Ont.) v. A et al., [2002] 3 S.C.R. 403; 294 N.R. 140; 166 O.A.C. 1; 2002 SCC 66, refd to. [para. Faber v. Québec (Procureur général) et Québec (Ministre de la Justice) et autr......
  • Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse (Qué.) v. Maksteel Québec Inc., (2003) 311 N.R. 313 (SCC)
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    ...[1988] 2 S.C.R. 279; 88 N.R. 321; 18 Q.A.C. 164; 53 D.L.R.(4th) 609, refd to. [para. 43]. Human Rights Commission (Ont.) v. A et al., [2002] 3 S.C.R. 403; 294 N.R. 140; 166 O.A.C. 1, refd to. [para. B v. Ontario (Human Rights Commission) - see Human Rights Commission (Ont.) v. A et al. Huma......
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  • Table of Cases
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    • Irwin Books Individual Employment Law. Second Edition
    • June 16, 2008
    ...(C.A.) ................................................................................. 44 B. v. Ontario (Human Rights Commission), [2002] 3 S.C.R. 403, 22 C.C.E.L. (3d) 153, 2002 SCC 66 ............................................................ 216 Backman v. Hyundai Auto Canada Inc. (1......
  • Standing apart: separate concurrence and the modern Supreme Court of Canada, 1984-2006.
    • Canada
    • McGill Law Journal Vol. 53 No. 1, March 2008
    • March 22, 2008
    ...at para. 66. (46) 2003 SCC 63, [2003] 3 S.C.R. 77, 68 O.R. (3d) 799, 232 D.L.R. (4th) 385. (47) Ibid. at para. 61. (48) 2002 SCC 66, [2002] 3 S.C.R. 403, 219 D.L.R. (4th) 701. (49) Ibid. at para. 1. (50) [1993] 4 S.C.R. 199, 85 C.C.C. (3d) 248 [cited to S.C.R.]. (51) Ibid. at 209. (52) [199......
  • Time to regroup: rethinking section 15 of the Charter.
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    ...Denise G. Reaume, "Of Pigeonholes and Principles: A Reconsideration of Discrimination Law" (2002) 40 Osgoode Hall L.J. 113. (35) (2002), 219 D.L.R. (4th) 701, (sub nom. Ontario (Human Rights Commission) v. A.) 166 O.A.C. 1, 2002 SCC 66 [B. v. Ontario]. (36) R.S.O. 1990, c. H.19, ss. 5(1), 1......
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    ...to her death. 12 his is precisely the approach taken by the Supreme Court in cases such as B v. Ontario (Human Rights Commission), [2002] 3 S.C.R. 403 [B] and British Columbia (P.S.E.R.C.) v. BCGSEU, [1999] 3 S.C.R. 3 [Meiorin]. 13 Andrews v. Law Society of British Columbia, [1989] 1 S.C.R.......
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