Canada (Privacy Commissioner) v. Blood Tribe Department of Health, 2008 SCC 44

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
JudgeMcLachlin, Beverley; Binnie, William Ian Corneil; Deschamps, Marie; Fish, Morris J.; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Charron, Louise; Rothstein, Marshall
Citation2008 SCC 44,[2008] 2 SCR 574,294 DLR (4th) 385,[2008] ACS no 45,JE 2008-1398,67 CPR (4th) 1,EYB 2008-137487,[2008] SCJ No 45 (QL),[2008] CarswellNat 2244,376 NR 327,74 Admin LR (4th) 38
Date17 July 2008
Subject MatterCROWN,PRACTICE,EVIDENCE
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
Docket Number31755
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107 practice notes
  • Harkat, Re, (2014) 458 N.R. 67 (SCC)
    • Canada
    • Canada (Federal) Supreme Court (Canada)
    • May 14, 2014
    ...N.R. 241; 43 O.A.C. 1; 36 Q.A.C. 161, refd to. [para. 128]. Blood Tribe Department of Health v. Privacy Commissioner (Can.) et al., [2008] 2 S.C.R. 574; 376 N.R. 327, refd to. [para. Statutes Noticed: Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, 1982, sect. 7 [para. 28]; sect. 24(1) [para. 77].......
  • Iggillis Holdings Inc. c. Canada (Revenu national),
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • December 7, 2016
    ...v. Revenue & Customs, [2013] UKFTT 596 (T.C.); Canada (Privacy Commissioner) v. Blood Tribe Department of Health, 2008 SCC 44, [2008] 2 S.C.R. 574; Sable Offshore Energy Project v. Ameron International Corporation, 2015 NSCA 8, 354 N.S.R. (2d) 333; Canada (Minister of National Revenue) ......
  • Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner) v. University of Calgary, 2016 SCC 53
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • November 25, 2016
    ...context in Alberta. Cases Cited By Côté J. Applied: Canada (Privacy Commissioner) v. Blood Tribe Department of Health, 2008 SCC 44 , [2008] 2 S.C.R. 574; Dunsmuir v. New Brunswick, 2008 SCC 9 , [2008] 1 S.C.R. 190 ; referred to: R. v. McClure, 2001 SCC 14 , [2001] 1 S.C.R. 445 ; Lavall......
  • Canada (Attorney General) v. Chambre des notaires du Québec, 2016 SCC 20
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • June 3, 2016
    ...1 S.C.R. 860; Smith v. Jones, [1999] 1 S.C.R. 455; Canada (Privacy Commissioner) v. Blood Tribe Department of Health, 2008 SCC 44, [2008] 2 S.C.R. 574; R. v. McClure, 2001 SCC 14, [2001] 1 S.C.R. 445; R. v. National Post, 2010 SCC 16, [2010] 1 S.C.R. 477; R. v. Brown, 2002 SCC 32, [2002] 2 ......
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94 cases
  • Canada (Attorney General) v. Chambre des notaires du Québec, 2016 SCC 20
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • June 3, 2016
    ...1 S.C.R. 860; Smith v. Jones, [1999] 1 S.C.R. 455; Canada (Privacy Commissioner) v. Blood Tribe Department of Health, 2008 SCC 44, [2008] 2 S.C.R. 574; R. v. McClure, 2001 SCC 14, [2001] 1 S.C.R. 445; R. v. National Post, 2010 SCC 16, [2010] 1 S.C.R. 477; R. v. Brown, 2002 SCC 32, [2002] 2 ......
  • Harkat (Re),
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Canada)
    • April 25, 2012
    ...7 W.W.R. 1; Almrei (Re), 2009 FC 314, 342 F.T.R. 1; Canada (Privacy Commissioner) v. Blood Tribe Depart-ment of Health, 2008 SCC 44, [2008] 2 S.C.R. 574, 294 D.L.R. (4th) 385, 74 Admin. L.R. (4th) 38; Charkaoui (Re), 2009 FC 476, [2010] 3 F.C.R. 102, 368 F.T.R. 156, 88 Imm. L.R. (3d) 195; R......
  • Canada (Procureur général) c. Slansky,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Canada)
    • September 9, 2013
    ...R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 194, R. 39.03.CASES CITEDAPPLIED:Canada (Privacy Commissioner) v. Blood Tribe Department of Health, 2008 SCC 44 , [2008] 2 S.C.R. 574; Solosky v. The Queen, [1980] 1 S.C.R. 821 , (1979), 105 D.L.R. (3d) 745.CONSIDERED:Payne v. Ontario Human Rights Commission, 2000 CanLII......
  • Slansky v. Canada (Attorney General) et al., (2013) 449 N.R. 28 (FCA)
    • Canada
    • Canada (Federal) Federal Court of Appeal (Canada)
    • April 16, 2013
    ...357 ; 192 D.L.R.(4th) 315 (C.A.), refd to. [paras. 61, 314]. Blood Tribe Department of Health v. Privacy Commissioner (Can.) et al., [2008] 2 S.C.R. 574; 376 N.R. 327 ; 2008 SCC 44 , refd to. [paras. 66, R. v. McClure (D.E.), [2001] 1 S.C.R. 445 ; 266 N.R. 275 ; 142 O.A.C. 201 ; 200......
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8 firm's commentaries
  • Reinforcing The Primacy Of Privilege
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • September 27, 2017
    ...Privilege, at pp. 315-16. See, for example, Pritchard; Canada (Privacy Commissioner) v. Blood Tribe Department of Health, 2008 SCC 44, [2008] 2 S.C.R. 574. Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, R.S.A. 2000, c. F-25 Alberta IPC, at paras. 19-27 and 130-38 (per Abella J. disse......
  • Solicitor Client Privilege In Tax Matters
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • May 26, 2015
    ...relationship (Descôteaux v Mierzwinski [1982] 1 SCR 860, at para 71; Canada (Privacy Commissioner) v Blood Tribe Department of Health [2008] 2 SCR 574, at para 10 [Blood Tribe] ; Samson Indian Band v Canada, [1995] FCJ No 734, at para 8). However, communications made outside of that framewo......
  • Are You Asking The Right Questions When You Travel With Electronic Devices?
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • November 10, 2017
    ...to the proper functioning of the Canadian legal system. (Blood Tribe Department of Health v. Attorney General of Canada et. Al, [2008] 2 S.C.R. 574. The Supreme Court of Canada has repeatedly emphasized that solicitor-client privilege must remain "as close to absolute as possible and should......
  • Limits On The Inquiry Powers Of The Syndic Of The Chambre De L'assurance De Dommages
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • February 26, 2014
    ...adopted the principles expressed by the Supreme Court of Canada in Canada (Privacy Commissioner) v. Blood Tribe Department of Health, [2008] 2 S.C.R. 574, namely that solicitor-client privilege may only be set aside by a clear and express statutory provision. Since there was no such provisi......
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2 books & journal articles
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law of Evidence. Eighth Edition
    • June 25, 2020
    ...Canada (Privacy Commissioner) v Blood Tribe Department of Health, [2008] 2 SCR 574 ......................................................................................... 305 Canada v Harkat, [2014] 2 SCR 33 ..................................................................... 335 Canadia......
  • Privileges, Protections, and Immunities
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law of Evidence. Eighth Edition
    • June 25, 2020
    ...7 at para 7. 79 Ibid at para 43. 80 Ibid at paras 2 and 71. See also Canada (Privacy Commissioner) v Blood Tribe Department of Health , [2008] 2 SCR 574 (concluding that solicitor-client privilege prevails over the statutory power of access to documents established in the Personal Informati......

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