Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness) v. Chhina,

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
JudgeWagner C.J. and Abella, Moldaver, Karakatsanis, Gascon, Côté and Brown JJ.
Citation2019 SCC 29
Docket Number37770
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
Date10 May 2019

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73 practice notes
  • Dorsey v. Canada (Attorney General),
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • November 21, 2025
    ...Cardinal v. Director of Kent Institution, [1985] 2 S.C.R. 643 ; referred to: Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness) v. Chhina, 2019 SCC 29, [2019] 2 S.C.R. 467 ; May v. Ferndale Institution, 2005 SCC 82 , [2005] 3 S.C.R. 809 ; Jones v. Cunningham, 371 U.S. 236 (1962); John Ho......
  • John Howard Society of Saskatchewan v. Saskatchewan (Attorney General), 2025 SCC 6
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • March 14, 2025
    ...Institute, [1986] 2 S.C.R. 459 ; Jones v. Cunningham, 371 U.S. 236 (1962); Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness) v. Chhina, 2019 SCC 29, [2019] 2 S.C.R. 467 ; Cunningham v. Canada, [1993] 2 S.C.R. 143 ; Canada (Attorney General) v. Whaling, 2014 SCC 20 , [2014] 1 S.C.R. 392......
  • John Howard Society of Saskatchewan v Saskatchewan (Attorney General),
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • March 14, 2025
    ...Institute, [1986] 2 S.C.R. 459 ; Jones v. Cunningham, 371 U.S. 236 (1962); Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness) v. Chhina, 2019 SCC 29, [2019] 2 S.C.R. 467 ; Cunningham v. Canada, [1993] 2 S.C.R. 143 ; Canada (Attorney General) v. Whaling, 2014 SCC 20 , [2014] 1 S.C.R. 392......
  • Dorsey v Canada (Attorney General),
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • November 21, 2025
    ...Cardinal v. Director of Kent Institution, [1985] 2 S.C.R. 643 ; referred to: Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness) v. Chhina, 2019 SCC 29, [2019] 2 S.C.R. 467 ; May v. Ferndale Institution, 2005 SCC 82 , [2005] 3 S.C.R. 809 ; Jones v. Cunningham, 371 U.S. 236 (1962); John Ho......
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  • John Howard Society of Saskatchewan v Saskatchewan (Attorney General),
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • March 14, 2025
    ...Institute, [1986] 2 S.C.R. 459 ; Jones v. Cunningham, 371 U.S. 236 (1962); Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness) v. Chhina, 2019 SCC 29, [2019] 2 S.C.R. 467 ; Cunningham v. Canada, [1993] 2 S.C.R. 143 ; Canada (Attorney General) v. Whaling, 2014 SCC 20 , [2014] 1 S.C.R. 392......
  • John Howard Society of Saskatchewan v. Saskatchewan (Attorney General), 2025 SCC 6
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • March 14, 2025
    ...Institute, [1986] 2 S.C.R. 459 ; Jones v. Cunningham, 371 U.S. 236 (1962); Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness) v. Chhina, 2019 SCC 29, [2019] 2 S.C.R. 467 ; Cunningham v. Canada, [1993] 2 S.C.R. 143 ; Canada (Attorney General) v. Whaling, 2014 SCC 20 , [2014] 1 S.C.R. 392......
  • Dorsey v. Canada (Attorney General),
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • November 21, 2025
    ...Cardinal v. Director of Kent Institution, [1985] 2 S.C.R. 643 ; referred to: Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness) v. Chhina, 2019 SCC 29, [2019] 2 S.C.R. 467 ; May v. Ferndale Institution, 2005 SCC 82 , [2005] 3 S.C.R. 809 ; Jones v. Cunningham, 371 U.S. 236 (1962); John Ho......
  • Brown et al. v. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration and Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Canada)
    • August 7, 2020
    ...and 12. [26] The second observation relates to the Supreme Court decision in Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness) v. Chhina, 2019 SCC 29, 433 D.L.R. (4th) 381 (Chhina), rendered while this appeal was under reserve and on which the parties made additional written submissions. A ......
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  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (January 23 ' 27, 2023)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • January 31, 2023
    ...(AG), 2022 ONCA 755, Reference re Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, 2019 ONCA 29, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness) v. Chhina, 2019 SCC 29, Foster v. West, 2021 ONCA 263, Jones v. Tsige (2011), 106 O.R. (3d) 721 (C.A.), Huang v. Fraser Hillary's Limited, 2018 ONCA 277, R. v. Doe......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (April 17, 2023 ' April 21, 2023)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • May 5, 2023
    ...(Minister of Employment and Immigration) (1989), 69 O.R.(2d) 253 (C.A.), Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness) v. Chhina, 2019 SCC 29, May v. Ferndale Institution, 2005 SCC 82, Mission Institution v. Khela, 2014 SCC 24, R. v. Graham, 2011 ONCA 138, R. v. Sarson, [1996] 2 S.C.R. ......
  • 2019 Year In Review At The Supreme Court Of Canada
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • June 1, 2020
    ...important step towards achieving that goal. Read the full decision here. 11. Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness) v. Chhina, 2019 SCC 29 (Alberta, civil by leave): In Chhina, the Court confirmed immigration detainees are entitled to apply for a writ of habeas corpus to challeng......
  • Supreme Court Of Canada Affirms Access To Habeas Corpus For Immigration Detainees
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • June 5, 2019
    ...of immigration detention that it was intended to provide".22 Footnote 1 Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness) v. Chhina, 2019 SCC 29 2 S.C. 2001, c.27. 3 See Peiroo v. Canada (Minister of Employment and Immigration) (1989), 69 O.R. (2d) 253 (C.A.) ["Peiroo"]. 4 Chhina, at para. ......
13 books & journal articles
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Detention, Arrest and the Right to Counsel
    • September 19, 2024
    ...(AG) v Elofer , 2023 ONSC 2474 ......................................... 243 Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness) v Chhina , 2019 SCC 29 .............. 9 Canary , R v , 2018 ONCA 304 ................................................. 283 Canavan , R v , 2019 ONCA 567 .................
  • Threshold Matters
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Charter Remedies in Criminal Cases, 2nd Edition
    • May 2, 2022
    ...Guindon v Canada , supra note 62 at paras 19-33. 67 Ibid at para 23. See also Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness) v Chhina , 2019 SCC 29 at para 16, n 1, where the Court refused to hear a Charter argument raised on appeal without the claimant having served the requisite notice......
  • Rights in the Criminal Process
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Seventh Edition
    • June 30, 2021
    ...para 44. 262 Mission Institution v Khela, 2014 SCC 24, [2014] 1 SCR 502. 263 Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness) v Chhina, 2019 SCC 29; Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, SC 2001, c 27. 264 May v Ferndale Institute, 2005 SCC 82, [2005] 3 SCR 809 at para 21. THE CHARTER OF......
  • Table of cases, index and about the authors
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Seventh Edition
    • June 30, 2021
    ...300, 301, 502 Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness) v Chhina, 2019 SCC 29.................................................................................................. 369 Canadian Broadcasting Corp v Canada (Attorney [2011] 1 SCR 19, 2011 SCC 2....................................
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