Canada (Attorney General) v. B.W.

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtCourt of Appeal (Canada)
Citation2025 FCA 199
Docket NumberA-41-24
Date05 November 2025

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2 practice notes
  • Collins v. Canada (Attorney General)
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • January 8, 2026
    ...[see Pro-Sys, supra at para 137; Voltage Pictures, LLC v Salna, 2025 FCA 131 at paras 126–127; Canada (Attorney General) v BW, 2025 FCA 199 at para [86] Rule 334.16(2) provides that “all relevant matters” shall be considered in determining whether a class proceeding is the preferable proced......
  • Farah v. Toronto Police Services Board
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • January 8, 2026
    ...been found to be discriminatory and to offend against the Charter’s guarantee of equality: Canada (Attorney General) v. B.W., 2025 FCA 199. In the parallel Carding litigation in Quebec, this finding has been made not only at the authorization stage – which is acknowledged to have a low......
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  • Collins v. Canada (Attorney General)
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • January 8, 2026
    ...[see Pro-Sys, supra at para 137; Voltage Pictures, LLC v Salna, 2025 FCA 131 at paras 126–127; Canada (Attorney General) v BW, 2025 FCA 199 at para [86] Rule 334.16(2) provides that “all relevant matters” shall be considered in determining whether a class proceeding is the preferable proced......
  • Farah v. Toronto Police Services Board
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • January 8, 2026
    ...been found to be discriminatory and to offend against the Charter’s guarantee of equality: Canada (Attorney General) v. B.W., 2025 FCA 199. In the parallel Carding litigation in Quebec, this finding has been made not only at the authorization stage – which is acknowledged to have a low......