Barreau du Québec v. Quebec (Attorney General)

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
JudgeMcLachlin, Beverley; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Wagner, Richard; Gascon, Clément; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell; Rowe, Malcolm
Citation2017 SCC 56,[2017] 2 SCR 488,AZ-51440728,[2017] SCJ No 56 (QL),[2017] ACS no 56,[2017] EXP 3097
Date10 November 2017
Docket Number37034

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    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • June 14, 2018
    ...v. Syndicat de l’enseignement de la région de Laval, 2016 SCC 8 , [2016] 1 S.C.R. 29 ; Barreau du Québec v. Quebec (Attorney General), 2017 SCC 56, [2017] 2 S.C.R. 488 ; Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) v. Khosa, 2009 SCC 12 , [2009] 1 S.C.R. 339 ; Domtar Inc. v. Quebec (Commission......
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    • Court of Appeal (Canada)
    • December 6, 2022
    ...so as to avoid conflict wherever this is possible: Thibodeau at paras. 89, 93 and 99; Barreau du Québec v. Quebec (Attorney General), 2017 SCC 56, 404 D.L.R. (4th) 201 at para. 73; Friends of the Oldman River Society v. Canada (Minister of Transport), [1992] 1 S.C.R. 3, 88 D.L.R. (4th) 1 at......
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    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • December 19, 2019
    ...of Canada, Local 30 v. Irving Pulp & Paper, Ltd., 2013 SCC 34, [2013] 2 S.C.R. 458; Barreau du Québec v. Quebec (Attorney General), 2017 SCC 56, [2017] 2 S.C.R. 488; Nor‑Man Regional Health Authority Inc. v. Manitoba Association of Health Care Professionals, 2011 SCC 59, [2011] 3 S.C.R.......
  • HOSSEINI v. THE COLLEGE OF DENTAL SURGEONS OF SASKATCHEWAN
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    • January 12, 2022
    ...2013 SCC 34, [2013] 2 S.C.R. 458, at para. 66; McLean [2013 SCC 67], at para. 28; Barreau du Québec v. Quebec (Attorney General), 2017 SCC 56, [2017] 2 S.C.R. 488, at para. 18. The case law reveals many examples of questions this Court has concluded are not general questions of law of ......
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    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • December 19, 2019
    ...of Canada, Local 30 v. Irving Pulp & Paper, Ltd., 2013 SCC 34, [2013] 2 S.C.R. 458; Barreau du Québec v. Quebec (Attorney General), 2017 SCC 56, [2017] 2 S.C.R. 488; Nor‑Man Regional Health Authority Inc. v. Manitoba Association of Health Care Professionals, 2011 SCC 59, [2011] 3 S.C.R.......
  • Canada (Canadian Human Rights Commission) v. Canada (Attorney General)
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • June 14, 2018
    ...v. Syndicat de l’enseignement de la région de Laval, 2016 SCC 8 , [2016] 1 S.C.R. 29 ; Barreau du Québec v. Quebec (Attorney General), 2017 SCC 56, [2017] 2 S.C.R. 488 ; Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) v. Khosa, 2009 SCC 12 , [2009] 1 S.C.R. 339 ; Domtar Inc. v. Quebec (Commission......
  • International Air Transport Association v. Canadian Transportation Agency
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Canada)
    • December 6, 2022
    ...so as to avoid conflict wherever this is possible: Thibodeau at paras. 89, 93 and 99; Barreau du Québec v. Quebec (Attorney General), 2017 SCC 56, 404 D.L.R. (4th) 201 at para. 73; Friends of the Oldman River Society v. Canada (Minister of Transport), [1992] 1 S.C.R. 3, 88 D.L.R. (4th) 1 at......
  • HOSSEINI v. THE COLLEGE OF DENTAL SURGEONS OF SASKATCHEWAN
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Saskatchewan (Canada)
    • January 12, 2022
    ...2013 SCC 34, [2013] 2 S.C.R. 458, at para. 66; McLean [2013 SCC 67], at para. 28; Barreau du Québec v. Quebec (Attorney General), 2017 SCC 56, [2017] 2 S.C.R. 488, at para. 18. The case law reveals many examples of questions this Court has concluded are not general questions of law of ......
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