Bruker v. Marcovitz, [2007] 3 SCR 607

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
JudgeMcLachlin, Beverley; Bastarache, Michel; Binnie, William Ian Corneil; LeBel, Louis; Deschamps, Marie; Fish, Morris J.; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Charron, Louise; Rothstein, Marshall
Citation[2007] 3 SCR 607,2007 SCC 54,[2008] RDF 1,288 DLR (4th) 257,166 CRR (2d) 36,46 RFL (6th) 1,370 NR 1
Date14 December 2007
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
Docket Number31212
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  • R. v. N.S. et al.,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • 20 Diciembre 2012
    ...R. v. Creighton (D.J.) and Crawford (C.), [1995] 1 S.C.R. 858; 179 N.R. 161; 81 O.A.C. 359, refd to. [para. 62]. Bruker v. Marcovitz, [2007] 3 S.C.R. 607; 270 N.R. 1; 2007 SCC 54, refd to. [para. Reference Re Secession of Quebec, [1998] 2 S.C.R. 217; 228 N.R. 203, refd to. [para. 74]. Refer......
  • Ward v. Quebec (Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse),
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • 29 Octubre 2021
    ...Ltd., [1985] 2 S.C.R. 536 ; Ford v. Quebec (Attorney General), [1988] 2 S.C.R. 712 ; Bruker v. Marcovitz, 2007 SCC 54 , [2007] 3 S.C.R. 607; Health Services and Support — Facilities Subsector Bargaining Assn. v. British Columbia, 2007 SCC 27 , [2007] 2 S.C.R. 391 ; Quebec (Publi......
  • Highwood Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses (Judicial Committee) v. Wall,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • 31 Mayo 2018
    ...Witnesses (1988), 87 A.R. 229; Mott-Trille v. Steed, [1998] O.J. No. 3583, rev’d 1999 CanLII 2618; Bruker v. Marcovitz, 2007 SCC 54, [2007] 3 S.C.R. 607; Syndicat Northcrest v. Amselem, 2004 SCC 47, [2004] 2 S.C.R. 551; Demiris v. Hellenic Community of Vancouver, 2000 BCSC 733; RWDSU v. Dol......
  • R. v. N.S.,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • 20 Diciembre 2012
    ...4 S.C.R. 475; Alberta v. Hutterian Brethren of Wilson Colony, 2009 SCC 37, [2009] 2 S.C.R. 567; Bruker v. Marcovitz, 2007 SCC 54, [2007] 3 S.C.R. 607; R. v. Oakes, [1986] 1 S.C.R. 103; Reference re Secession of Quebec, [1998] 2 S.C.R. 217; Reference re Remuneration of Judges of the Provinci......
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  • R. v. N.S., 2012 SCC 72
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • 20 Diciembre 2012
    ...4 S.C.R. 475; Alberta v. Hutterian Brethren of Wilson Colony, 2009 SCC 37, [2009] 2 S.C.R. 567; Bruker v. Marcovitz, 2007 SCC 54, [2007] 3 S.C.R. 607; R. v. Oakes, [1986] 1 S.C.R. 103; Reference re Secession of Quebec, [1998] 2 S.C.R. 217; Reference re Remuneration of Judges of the Provinci......
  • R. v. N.S. et al., (2012) 297 O.A.C. 200 (SCC)
    • Canada
    • Canada (Federal) Supreme Court of Canada
    • 20 Diciembre 2012
    ...R. v. Creighton (D.J.) and Crawford (C.), [1995] 1 S.C.R. 858; 179 N.R. 161; 81 O.A.C. 359, refd to. [para. 62]. Bruker v. Marcovitz, [2007] 3 S.C.R. 607; 270 N.R. 1; 2007 SCC 54, refd to. [para. Reference Re Secession of Quebec, [1998] 2 S.C.R. 217; 228 N.R. 203, refd to. [para. 74]. Refer......
  • Ward v. Quebec (Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse), 2021 SCC 43
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • 29 Octubre 2021
    ...Ltd., [1985] 2 S.C.R. 536 ; Ford v. Quebec (Attorney General), [1988] 2 S.C.R. 712 ; Bruker v. Marcovitz, 2007 SCC 54 , [2007] 3 S.C.R. 607; Health Services and Support — Facilities Subsector Bargaining Assn. v. British Columbia, 2007 SCC 27 , [2007] 2 S.C.R. 391 ; Quebec (Publi......
  • Highwood Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses (Judicial Committee) v. Wall, 2018 SCC 26
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • 31 Mayo 2018
    ...Witnesses (1988), 87 A.R. 229; Mott-Trille v. Steed, [1998] O.J. No. 3583, rev’d 1999 CanLII 2618; Bruker v. Marcovitz, 2007 SCC 54, [2007] 3 S.C.R. 607; Syndicat Northcrest v. Amselem, 2004 SCC 47, [2004] 2 S.C.R. 551; Demiris v. Hellenic Community of Vancouver, 2000 BCSC 733; RWDSU v. Dol......
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  • Divorce: Jurisdiction; Judgments; Foreign Divorces; Grounds for Divorce; Bars
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Canadian Family Law - Ninth edition
    • 25 Julio 2022
    ...substantive relief under federal and provincial legislation where she withdrew her earlier refusal of consent to receive a get). 216 [2007] 3 SCR 607. As to whether a Canadian court is able to force a spouse to grant a religious divorce, see Kariminia v Nasser, 2018 BCSC Chapter 7: Divorce:......
  • Divorce: Jurisdiction; Judgments; Foreign Divorces; Grounds for Divorce; Bars
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Archive Canadian Family Law. Seventh Edition
    • 29 Agosto 2017
    ...substantive relief under federal and provincial legislation where she withdrew her earlier refusal of consent to receive get ). 229 [2007] 3 SCR 607. 230 Civil Code of Québec , CQLR c CCQ-1991. Chapter 7: Divorce: Jurisdiction; Judgments; Foreign Divorces; Grounds for Divorce; Bars 221 unde......
  • Policy on Competing Human Rights
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Balancing Competing Human Rights Claims in a Diverse Society. Institutions, Policy, Principles Part 1
    • 19 Junio 2012
    ...were fundamental values in Canadian society. 54 The judges noted that the husband had “little to put on the 52 Bruker v Marcovitz , [2007] 3 S.C.R. 607. 53 A get is a Jewish divorce that would release a wife from marriage and allow her to remarry within the faith. Only a husband can give a ......
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    • Canada
    • Irwin Books In your face. Law, Justice, and Niqab-Wearing Women in Canada
    • 4 Agosto 2020
    ...v NS was written by McLachlin CJ (as she then was) with Deschamps, Fish, and Cromwell JJ concurring. 44 Bruker v Marcovitz, 2007 SCC 54, [2007] 3 SCR 607 at paras 1–2. 45 Bill C-6, An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (visual identiication of voters) , 2nd Sess, 39th Parl, 2008 [ Visual......
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