British Columbia (Attorney General) v. Council of Canadians with Disabilities, 2022 SCC 27

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
JudgeWagner, Richard; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell; Rowe, Malcolm; Martin, Sheilah; Kasirer, Nicholas; Jamal, Mahmud
Citation2022 SCC 27
Docket Number39430
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
Date23 June 2022
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58 practice notes
  • Injunctions to Enforce Public Rights
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law of Equitable Remedies - Third edition
    • 18 Noviembre 2023
    ...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......
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law of Equitable Remedies - Third edition
    • 18 Noviembre 2023
    ...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 ....................
  • Royal Bank of Canada v Anderson, 2022 ABQB 525
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • 3 Agosto 2022
    ...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......
  • Democracy Watch v. Canada (Attorney General), 2022 FCA 208
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Canada)
    • 5 Diciembre 2022
    ...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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  • Royal Bank of Canada v Anderson, 2022 ABQB 525
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • 3 Agosto 2022
    ...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......
  • Democracy Watch v. Canada (Attorney General), 2022 FCA 208
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Canada)
    • 5 Diciembre 2022
    ...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......
  • Canadian Frontline Nurses v. Canada (Attorney General),
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • 23 Enero 2024
    ...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......
  • Grandel v Government of Saskatchewan,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Saskatchewan)
    • 15 Mayo 2024
    ...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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2 books & journal articles
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law of Equitable Remedies - Third edition
    • 18 Noviembre 2023
    ...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 ....................
  • Injunctions to Enforce Public Rights
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law of Equitable Remedies - Third edition
    • 18 Noviembre 2023
    ...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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