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

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
JudgeMcLachlin, C.J.C, Abella, Cromwell, Moldaver, Karakatsanis, Wagner and Gascon, JJ.
Citation[2016] N.R. TBEd. JN.001,2016 SCC 20
Date03 June 2016
Subject MatterBARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS,CIVIL RIGHTS,INCOME TAX,EVIDENCE,CRIMINAL LAW

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96 practice notes
  • 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......
  • 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......
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Modern Criminal Evidence
    • May 3, 2021
    ...General) v Canada Revenue Agency , 2018 NSSC 51 .................325 Canada (Attorney General) v Chambre des notaires du Québec , 2016 SCC 20 .............................................. 486, 487, 491, 497, 508 Canada (Attorney General) v Federation of Law Societies of Canada , 2015 SCC 7......
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  • 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......
  • R. v. Fox
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • February 6, 2026
    ...263; Canada (National Revenue) v. Thompson, 2016 SCC 21, [2016] 1 S.C.R. 381; Canada (Attorney General) v. Chambre des notaires du Québec, 2016 SCC 20, [2016] 1 S.C.R. 336; Canada (Attorney General) v. Federation of Law Societies of Canada, 2015 SCC 7, [2015] 1 S.C.R. 401; Maranda v. Richer......
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22 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
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Modern Criminal Evidence
    • May 3, 2021
    ...General) v Canada Revenue Agency , 2018 NSSC 51 .................325 Canada (Attorney General) v Chambre des notaires du Québec , 2016 SCC 20 .............................................. 486, 487, 491, 497, 508 Canada (Attorney General) v Federation of Law Societies of Canada , 2015 SCC 7......
  • 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......
  • Regulatory Search and Seizures
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Search and Seizure
    • May 3, 2021
    ...in part because the search implicated third-party interests and professional privileges. 28 Canada (PG) c Chambre des notaires du Québec , 2016 SCC 20 at paras 32-33. © [2021] Emond Montgomery Publications. All Rights Reserved. 300 Search and Seizure particularly careful … [and] special con......
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Archive Criminal Procedure. Fourth Edition
    • June 23, 2020
    ...2 SCR 206, 7 CCC (3d) 449, [1983] SCJ No 73 ....................30, 31, 457 Canada (Attorney General) v Chambre des notaires du Québec, 2016 SCC 20, [2016] 1 SCR 336........................................................... 203, 204 Canada (Attorney General) v Khawaja, 2007 FCA 342 .............
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