British Columbia (Attorney General) v. Council of Canadians with Disabilities, 2022 SCC 27
| Jurisdiction | Federal Jurisdiction (Canada) |
| Judge | Wagner, Richard; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell; Rowe, Malcolm; Martin, Sheilah; Kasirer, Nicholas; Jamal, Mahmud |
| Citation | 2022 SCC 27 |
| Docket Number | 39430 |
| Court | Supreme Court (Canada) |
| Date | 23 June 2022 |
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58 practice notes
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Injunctions to Enforce Public Rights
...should not be applied in a strict threshold manner. See now British Columbia (Attorney General) v Council of Canadians with Disabilities , 2022 SCC 27 at paras 48–54 [ Council of Canadians with Disabilities ]. See the discussion of these cases in J. Bailey, “Reopening Law’s Gate: Public Int......
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Table of cases
...102 , 14 CCC (3d) 169 (SC) .....................338, 340 British Columbia (Attorney General) v Council of Canadians with Disabilities, 2022 SCC 27 ........................................................... 348, 352 British Columbia (Attorney General) v Malik, 2011 SCC 18 ....................
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Royal Bank of Canada v Anderson, 2022 ABQB 525
...In British Columbia (Attorney General) v Council of Canadians with Disabilities, 2022 SCC 27 at para 1, Wagner CJC for a unanimous Court, explained what “access to justice” Access to justice depends on the efficient and responsible use of court resources. Frivolous lawsuits, e......
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Democracy Watch v. Canada (Attorney General), 2022 FCA 208
...Against Violence Society, 2012 SCC 45, [2012] 2 S.C.R. 524; British Columbia (Attorney General) v. Council of Canadians with Disabilities, 2022 SCC 27. [6] A number of cases have confirmed that the applicant has been given public interest standing in circumstances and in subject-matters sub......
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50 cases
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Royal Bank of Canada v Anderson, 2022 ABQB 525
...In British Columbia (Attorney General) v Council of Canadians with Disabilities, 2022 SCC 27 at para 1, Wagner CJC for a unanimous Court, explained what “access to justice” Access to justice depends on the efficient and responsible use of court resources. Frivolous lawsuits, e......
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Democracy Watch v. Canada (Attorney General), 2022 FCA 208
...Against Violence Society, 2012 SCC 45, [2012] 2 S.C.R. 524; British Columbia (Attorney General) v. Council of Canadians with Disabilities, 2022 SCC 27. [6] A number of cases have confirmed that the applicant has been given public interest standing in circumstances and in subject-matters sub......
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Canadian Frontline Nurses v. Canada (Attorney General),
...Violence Society, 2012 SCC 45 at para 37 [DESW]; see also British Columbia (Attorney General) v Council of Canadians with Disabilities, 2022 SCC 27 [Council of Canadians with Disabilities] which confirmed the DESW test. In exercising the discretion to grant public interest standing, the c......
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Grandel v Government of Saskatchewan,
...and effective means of bringing the case to court ( British Columbia (Attorney General) v Council of Canadians with Disabilities, 2022 SCC 27 at para 28 [ Council of Canadians]; Downtown Eastside at paras 40 A relevant consideration in this calculus is the proper use of scarce judicial reso......
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4 firm's commentaries
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Examinations 2023 ' The Evolution Of Appellate Law In The Post-Pandemic Era
...of constructive expropriation. A WIN FOR ACCESS TO JUSTICE: BRITISH COLUMBIA (ATTORNEY GENERAL) V COUNCIL OF CANADIANS WITH DISABILITIES, 2022 SCC 27 In a June 2022, the SCC released its decision in British Columbia (Attorney General) v Council of Canadians with Disabilities, 2022 SCC 27 an......
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SCC Clarifies Test For Public Interest Standing In British Columbia v. Council Of Canadians With Disabilities
...the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) released its decision in British Columbia (Attorney General) v. Council of Canadians with Disabilities, 2022 SCC 27 (CCD v. BC), which considered the test for public interest standing. BLG acted as agent for the respondent/appellant on cross-appeal, the Cou......
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Public Interest Standing: The Supreme Court Reaffirms Its Canada (Attorney General) v. Downtown Eastside Sex Workers United Against Violence Society Analysis
...1. 12022 SCC 27. 2. 2012 SCC 45 [Downtown Eastside]. 3. British Columbia (Attorney General) v. Council of Canadians with Disabilities, 2022 SCC 27, para. 4. 2012 SCC 45. 5. British Columbia (Attorney General) v. Council of Canadians with Disabilities, 2022 SCC 27, para. 28. 6. Ibid, para. 2......
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Breaking Down Barriers: The Test Of Public Interest Standing Clarified
...society a voice to the betterment of society. Footnotes 1. British Colombia (Attorney General) v. Council of Canadians with Disabilities, 2022 SCC 27 at para 2. Ibid, at para 10. 3. Council of Canadians with Disabilities v. British Columbia (Attorney General), 2020 BCCA 241, at para 4. 4. C......
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Table of cases
...102 , 14 CCC (3d) 169 (SC) .....................338, 340 British Columbia (Attorney General) v Council of Canadians with Disabilities, 2022 SCC 27 ........................................................... 348, 352 British Columbia (Attorney General) v Malik, 2011 SCC 18 ....................
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Injunctions to Enforce Public Rights
...should not be applied in a strict threshold manner. See now British Columbia (Attorney General) v Council of Canadians with Disabilities , 2022 SCC 27 at paras 48–54 [ Council of Canadians with Disabilities ]. See the discussion of these cases in J. Bailey, “Reopening Law’s Gate: Public Int......