Canada (Attorney General) v. Power

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
Neutral Citation2024 SCC 26
Citation2024 SCC 26
Docket Number40241
Date19 July 2024

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38 practice notes
  • Quebec (Attorney General) v. Senneville
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • October 31, 2025
    ...David Polowin Real Estate Ltd. v. Dominion of Canada General Insurance Co. (2005), 76 O.R. (3d) 161; Canada (Attorney General) v. Power, 2024 SCC 26; R. v. Henry, 2005 SCC 76, [2005] 3 S.C.R. 609; R. v. Delage, 2019 QCCQ 1125; R. v. X., 2016 CanLII 81303; R. v. M.L., 2020 MBPC 30; R. v. B.M......
  • Saskatchewan (Minister of Education) v. UR Pride Centre for Sexuality and Gender Diversity
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Saskatchewan)
    • August 11, 2025
    ...(Attorney General), 2021 SCC 34 at para 53, [2021] 2 SCR 845 [Toronto (City)]). Even more recently, in Canada (Attorney General) v Power, 2024 SCC 26 at para 25, 494 DLR (4th) 191 [Power], Wagner C.J.C. and Karakatsanis J. summarized the “proper approach to Charter interpretation”, as follo......
  • R. v. Singer
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • March 20, 2026
    ...SCC 15, [2018] 1 S.C.R. 342; Carter v. Canada (Attorney General), 2015 SCC 5, [2015] 1 S.C.R. 331; Canada (Attorney General) v. Power, 2024 SCC 26; Canada v. Craig, 2012 SCC 43, [2012] 2 S.C.R. 489; R. v. Henry, 2005 SCC 76, [2005] 3 S.C.R. 609; R. v. Le, 2019 SCC 34, [2019] 2 S.C.R. 692; R......
  • Alford v. Canada (Attorney General)
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • May 1, 2026
    ...A.C. 321; Hamilton v. Al Fayed, [2000] 2 All E.R. 224; Stopforth v. Goyer (1979), 23 O.R. (2d) 696 ; Canada (Attorney General) v. Power, 2024 SCC 26; R. v. Chaytor, [2010] UKSC 52, [2011] 1 A.C. 684; Stockdale v. Hansard (1839), 9 Ad. & E. 1, 112 E.R. 1112; Reference re Resolution to a......
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  • Quebec (Attorney General) v. Senneville
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • October 31, 2025
    ...David Polowin Real Estate Ltd. v. Dominion of Canada General Insurance Co. (2005), 76 O.R. (3d) 161; Canada (Attorney General) v. Power, 2024 SCC 26; R. v. Henry, 2005 SCC 76, [2005] 3 S.C.R. 609; R. v. Delage, 2019 QCCQ 1125; R. v. X., 2016 CanLII 81303; R. v. M.L., 2020 MBPC 30; R. v. B.M......
  • Saskatchewan (Minister of Education) v. UR Pride Centre for Sexuality and Gender Diversity
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Saskatchewan)
    • August 11, 2025
    ...(Attorney General), 2021 SCC 34 at para 53, [2021] 2 SCR 845 [Toronto (City)]). Even more recently, in Canada (Attorney General) v Power, 2024 SCC 26 at para 25, 494 DLR (4th) 191 [Power], Wagner C.J.C. and Karakatsanis J. summarized the “proper approach to Charter interpretation”, as follo......
  • R. v. Singer
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • March 20, 2026
    ...SCC 15, [2018] 1 S.C.R. 342; Carter v. Canada (Attorney General), 2015 SCC 5, [2015] 1 S.C.R. 331; Canada (Attorney General) v. Power, 2024 SCC 26; Canada v. Craig, 2012 SCC 43, [2012] 2 S.C.R. 489; R. v. Henry, 2005 SCC 76, [2005] 3 S.C.R. 609; R. v. Le, 2019 SCC 34, [2019] 2 S.C.R. 692; R......
  • Alford v. Canada (Attorney General)
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • May 1, 2026
    ...A.C. 321; Hamilton v. Al Fayed, [2000] 2 All E.R. 224; Stopforth v. Goyer (1979), 23 O.R. (2d) 696 ; Canada (Attorney General) v. Power, 2024 SCC 26; R. v. Chaytor, [2010] UKSC 52, [2011] 1 A.C. 684; Stockdale v. Hansard (1839), 9 Ad. & E. 1, 112 E.R. 1112; Reference re Resolution to a......
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