Frank v. Canada (Attorney General)

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
JudgeWagner, Richard; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Gascon, Clément; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell; Rowe, Malcolm
Citation2019 SCC 1
Docket Number36645
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
Date11 January 2019

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  • Quebec (Attorney General) v. 9147-0732 Québec inc.,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • November 5, 2020
    ...Communications Inc. v. Davidson, [1989] 1 S.C.R. 1038; Re B.C. Motor Vehicle Act, [1985] 2 S.C.R. 486; Frank v. Canada (Attorney General), 2019 SCC 1, [2019] 1 S.C.R. 3; Canadian Egg Marketing Agency v. Richardson, [1998] 3 S.C.R. 157; R. v. Oakes, [1986] 1 S.C.R. 103; R. v. Smith (Edward D......
  • Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie‑Britannique v. British Columbia,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • June 12, 2020
    ...Nguyen, 2009 SCC 47 , [2009] 3 S.C.R. 208 ; Ford v. Quebec (Attorney General), [1988] 2 S.C.R. 712 ; Frank v. Canada (Attorney General), 2019 SCC 1, [2019] 1 S.C.R. 3 ; Sauvé v. Canada (Chief Electoral Officer), 2002 SCC 68 , [2002] 3 S.C.R. 519 ; Newfoundland (Treasury Board) v. N.A.......
  • Ontario (Attorney General) v. G,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • November 20, 2020
    ...v. Attorney‑General for Canada, [1947] A.C. 503 ; R. v. Hall, 2002 SCC 64 , [2002] 3 S.C.R. 309 ; Frank v. Canada (Attorney General), 2019 SCC 1, [2019] 1 S.C.R. 3 ; R. v. K.R.J., 2016 SCC 31 , [2016] 1 S.C.R. 906 ; Canada (Attorney General) v. Federation of Law Societies of Canada, ......
  • Feher c. Canada (Sécurité publique et Protection civile),
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • March 20, 2019
    ...396 ; R. v. Oakes, [1986] 1 S.C.R. 103, (1986), 26 D.L.R. (4th) 200 , [1986] S.C.J. No. 7 (QL); Frank v. Canada (Attorney General), 2019 SCC 1, [2019] 1 S.C.R. 3 , 428 D.L.R. (4th) 451 ; Schachter v. Canada, [1992] 2 S.C.R. 679 , (1992), 93 D.L.R. (4th) 1 ; Lunyamila v. Canada (Publi......
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17 cases
  • Quebec (Attorney General) v. 9147-0732 Québec inc.,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • November 5, 2020
    ...Communications Inc. v. Davidson, [1989] 1 S.C.R. 1038; Re B.C. Motor Vehicle Act, [1985] 2 S.C.R. 486; Frank v. Canada (Attorney General), 2019 SCC 1, [2019] 1 S.C.R. 3; Canadian Egg Marketing Agency v. Richardson, [1998] 3 S.C.R. 157; R. v. Oakes, [1986] 1 S.C.R. 103; R. v. Smith (Edward D......
  • Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie‑Britannique v. British Columbia,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • June 12, 2020
    ...Nguyen, 2009 SCC 47 , [2009] 3 S.C.R. 208 ; Ford v. Quebec (Attorney General), [1988] 2 S.C.R. 712 ; Frank v. Canada (Attorney General), 2019 SCC 1, [2019] 1 S.C.R. 3 ; Sauvé v. Canada (Chief Electoral Officer), 2002 SCC 68 , [2002] 3 S.C.R. 519 ; Newfoundland (Treasury Board) v. N.A.......
  • Ontario (Attorney General) v. G,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • November 20, 2020
    ...v. Attorney‑General for Canada, [1947] A.C. 503 ; R. v. Hall, 2002 SCC 64 , [2002] 3 S.C.R. 309 ; Frank v. Canada (Attorney General), 2019 SCC 1, [2019] 1 S.C.R. 3 ; R. v. K.R.J., 2016 SCC 31 , [2016] 1 S.C.R. 906 ; Canada (Attorney General) v. Federation of Law Societies of Canada, ......
  • Feher c. Canada (Sécurité publique et Protection civile),
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • March 20, 2019
    ...396 ; R. v. Oakes, [1986] 1 S.C.R. 103, (1986), 26 D.L.R. (4th) 200 , [1986] S.C.J. No. 7 (QL); Frank v. Canada (Attorney General), 2019 SCC 1, [2019] 1 S.C.R. 3 , 428 D.L.R. (4th) 451 ; Schachter v. Canada, [1992] 2 S.C.R. 679 , (1992), 93 D.L.R. (4th) 1 ; Lunyamila v. Canada (Publi......
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2 firm's commentaries
  • 2019 Year In Review At The Supreme Court Of Canada
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • June 1, 2020
    ...Read McCarthy Tétrault's post on the Trilogy here. Read the full decisions (Vavilov) here and (Bell/NFL) here. 2. Frank v. Canada (AG), 2019 SCC 1 (Ontario, civil [constitutional] by leave): The right to vote goes to the very heart of Canadian democracy. The Court took the opportunity in Fr......
  • Supreme Court Of Canada Releases Its Decision On The Right To Vote Of Canadians Living Abroad
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • January 23, 2019
    ...Supreme Court of Canada has removed the restriction on voting for Canadian citizens living abroad. In Frank v. Canada (Attorney General), 2019 SCC 1, plaintiffs Gillian Frank and Jamie Duong challenged the constitutionality of ss. 11(d) and 222 of the Canada Elections Act ("CEA") on the gro......
11 books & journal articles
  • Table of cases, index and about the authors
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Seventh Edition
    • June 30, 2021
    ...2 SCR 712 , 54 DLR (4th) 577 ........................ 82, 102, 103, 178, 179, 181, 182, 183, 434–35 Frank v Canada (Attorney General), 2019 SCC 1, [2019] 1 SCR 3 ........................................................................................ 37, 234 Fraser v Canada (Attorney Gene......
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Sovereignty, Restraint, & Guidance. Canadian Criminal Law in the 21st Century
    • June 25, 2019
    ...v Dept of Labour, [1984] 2 NZLR 396 (CA) ...................................................325, 326 Frank v Canada (Attorney General), 2019 SCC 1 ................................................................64 Frey v Fedoruk (1949), 95 CCC 206 (BCCA), rev’d [1950] SCR 517 ....................
  • Mostly Sovereign
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Sovereignty, Restraint, & Guidance. Canadian Criminal Law in the 21st Century
    • June 25, 2019
    ...which the majority suggested that the impugned legislation might fail the rational connection test, see Frank v Canada (Attorney General) , 2019 SCC 1. 106 Hutterian Brethren, above note 90. Mostly Sovereign legislative objective is — i.e., assuming that the least rights-impairing means pos......
  • Table cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Anatomy of an Election. Canada’s Federal General Election of 2019 Through the Lens of Political Law Appendices
    • June 15, 2020
    ...Minister of Indigenous and Northern Afairs Canada), 2019 CHRT 39 ................................... 280 Frank v Canada (Attorney General), 2019 SCC 1 ........................................85, 315, 735–36 Friesen v Hamell, 2000 BCSC 1185, (2000) 190 DLR (4th) 210 ...............................
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