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Canada (Attorney General) v. Chambre des notaires du Québec,

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JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
JudgeMcLachlin, C.J.C, Abella, Cromwell, Moldaver, Karakatsanis, Wagner and Gascon, JJ.
Citation[2016] N.R. TBEd. JN.001,2016 SCC 20
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
Date03 June 2016
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94 practice notes
  • Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner) v. University of Calgary, 2016 SCC 53
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • November 25, 2016
    ...2004 SCC 31, [2004] 1 S.C.R. 809; Smith v. Jones, [1999] 1 S.C.R. 455; Canada (Attorney General) v. Chambre des notaires du Québec, 2016 SCC 20, [2016] 1 S.C.R. 336; Descôteaux v. Mierzwinski, [1982] 1 S.C.R. 860; Solosky v. The Queen, [1980] 1 S.C.R. 821; Maranda v. Richer, 2003 SCC 67, [2......
  • Canada (Attorney General) v. Chambre des notaires du Québec, 2016 SCC 20
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • June 3, 2016
    ...data-vids="">5 other sources SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Citation: Canada (Attorney General) v. Chambre des notaires du Québec, 2016 SCC 20, [2016] 1 S.C.R. 336 Appeal heard: November 3, 2015 Judgment rendered: June 3, 2016 Docket: 35892 Between: Attorney General of Canada and Canada Revenue Ag......
  • Ontario (Attorney General) v. G, 2020 SCC 38
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • November 20, 2020
    ...du Québec v. Quebec (Attorney General), 2016 SCC 39, [2016] 2 S.C.R. 116; Canada (Attorney General) v. Chambre des notaires du Québec, 2016 SCC 20, [2016] 1 S.C.R. 336; R. v. Safarzadeh‑Markhali, 2016 SCC 14, [2016] 1 S.C.R. 180; Mounted Police Association of Ontario v. Canada (Attorney Gen......
  • Procedural Fairness as a Principle of Fundamental Justice
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Fundamental Justice: Section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Second Edition
    • June 22, 2019
    ...v Canada (AG) , 2002 SCC 61 at para 21 [ Lavallée, Rackel and Heintz ]; Canada (Attorney General) v Chambre des notaires du Québec , 2016 SCC 20 at para 5 [ Chambre des notaires du Québec ] (referring to professional secrecy in Quebec law); Canada (Attorney General) v Federation of Law Soci......
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53 cases
  • Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner) v. University of Calgary,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • November 25, 2016
    ...2004 SCC 31, [2004] 1 S.C.R. 809; Smith v. Jones, [1999] 1 S.C.R. 455; Canada (Attorney General) v. Chambre des notaires du Québec, 2016 SCC 20, [2016] 1 S.C.R. 336; Descôteaux v. Mierzwinski, [1982] 1 S.C.R. 860; Solosky v. The Queen, [1980] 1 S.C.R. 821; Maranda v. Richer, 2003 SCC 67, [2......
  • Canada (Attorney General) v. Chambre des notaires du Québec,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • June 3, 2016
    ...data-vids="">5 other sources SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Citation: Canada (Attorney General) v. Chambre des notaires du Québec, 2016 SCC 20, [2016] 1 S.C.R. 336 Appeal heard: November 3, 2015 Judgment rendered: June 3, 2016 Docket: 35892 Between: Attorney General of Canada and Canada Revenue Ag......
  • Ontario (Attorney General) v. G,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • November 20, 2020
    ...du Québec v. Quebec (Attorney General), 2016 SCC 39, [2016] 2 S.C.R. 116; Canada (Attorney General) v. Chambre des notaires du Québec, 2016 SCC 20, [2016] 1 S.C.R. 336; R. v. Safarzadeh‑Markhali, 2016 SCC 14, [2016] 1 S.C.R. 180; Mounted Police Association of Ontario v. Canada (Attorney Gen......
  • Canada (National Revenue) v. Thompson,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • June 3, 2016
    ...way are not necessarily equivalent. In light of the Court’s conclusion in Canada (Attorney General) v. Chambre des notaires du Québec, 2016 SCC 20, [2016] 1 S.C.R. 336 , that the purported exception in s. 232(1) and the ITA ’s requirement scheme, insofar as it applies to lawyers and notari......
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21 firm's commentaries
  • Reinforcing The Primacy Of Privilege
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • September 27, 2017
    ...and confirmed the scope and primacy of privilege in different contexts. See Canada (Attorney General) v. Chambre des notaires du Quebec, 2016 SCC 20, [2016] 1 S.C.R. 336 ["Chambre des notaires"]; Canada (National Revenue) v. Thompson, 2016 SCC 21, [2016] 1 S.C.R. 381 M. (A.) v. Ryan, [1997]......
  • Best Practices To Adopt In Reaction To The Unauthorized Communication Or Retrieval Of Privileged Information
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • September 20, 2022
    ...return of privileged documents would most often be applicable. Footnotes 1. Canada (Attorney General) v. Chambre des notaires du Québec, 2016 SCC 20, at para. 2. Descôteaux et al. v. Mierzwinski, [1982] 1 SCR 860; Maranda v. Richer, 2003 SCC 67; Lavallee, Rackel & Heintz v. Canada (Procureu......
  • Internal Investigations And Disclosure Of Sensitive Information: What Protections Can Legal Privileges Offer?
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • May 18, 2020
    ...2015, L'audition des témoins (art. 276-289), EYB2015PPC71, para 1-2268. 11 Canada (Attorney General) v. Chambre des notaires du Québec, 2016 SCC 20, 45. 12 Blank, 8. 13 Sopinka, Lederman & Bryant, The Law of Evidence, 5th Edition, LexisNexisCanada, 2018, '14.216; Saturley v. CIBC World Mark......
  • Looking Back – The 10 Most Important Appeals Of 2016
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • February 14, 2017
    ...Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner) v University of Calgary, 2016 SCC 53, and Canada (AG) v Chambres des notaires du Quebec, 2016 SCC 20. As previously discussed here, here, and here, these decisions reinforce the protection of privilege, which rests at the core of Canada's legal......
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22 books & journal articles
  • Procedural Fairness as a Principle of Fundamental Justice
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Fundamental Justice: Section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Second Edition
    • June 22, 2019
    ...v Canada (AG) , 2002 SCC 61 at para 21 [ Lavallée, Rackel and Heintz ]; Canada (Attorney General) v Chambre des notaires du Québec , 2016 SCC 20 at para 5 [ Chambre des notaires du Québec ] (referring to professional secrecy in Quebec law); Canada (Attorney General) v Federation of Law Soci......
  • Search and Seizure
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Criminal Procedure. Fourth Edition
    • June 23, 2020
    ...to examine the contents of a cellphone or laptop. In addition, the 588 Canada (Attorney General) v Chambre des notaries du Quebec , 2016 SCC 20 [ Canada (Attorney General) ]. The Court concluded that no difference in analysis arose because the notices were served on notaries as opposed to l......
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Fundamental Justice: Section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Second Edition
    • June 22, 2019
    ...166, 167, 168, 169, 182, 183, 184, 185, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 353, 364, 371 Canada (Attorney General) v Chambre des notaires du Québec, 2016 SCC 20 ..................................................................................... 8, 281, 282 Canada (Attorney General) v Federation of ......
  • Stays of Proceedings
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Charter Remedies in Criminal Cases, 2nd Edition
    • May 2, 2022
    ...41-42; Canada (AG) v Federation of Law Societies of Canada , 2015 SCC 7 at paras 57, 84; Canada (AG) v Chambre des notaires du Québec , 2016 SCC 20 at para 5. 183 Canada (Privacy Commissioner) v Blood Tribe Department of Health , 2008 SCC 44 at para 9; Lavallee, Rackel & Heintz v Canada (AG......
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