Fraser v. Canada (Attorney General)
| Jurisdiction | Federal Jurisdiction (Canada) |
| Court | Supreme Court (Canada) |
| Judge | Wagner, Richard; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell; Rowe, Malcolm; Martin, Sheilah; Kasirer, Nicholas |
| Citation | 2020 SCC 28 |
| Date | 16 October 2020 |
| Docket Number | 38505 |
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200 practice notes
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Toronto (City) v. Ontario (Attorney General)
...British Columbia (Attorney General), [1997] 3 S.C.R. 624 ; Vriend v. Alberta, [1998] 1 S.C.R. 493 ; Fraser v. Canada (Attorney General), 2020 SCC 28; Reference re Prov. Electoral Boundaries (Sask.), [1991] 2 S.C.R. 158 ; Reference re Secession of Quebec, [1998] 2 S.C.R. 217 ; Reference ......
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Quebec (Attorney General) v. Kanyinda
...position in society. Cases Cited By Karakatsanis J. Applied: R. v. Oakes, [1986] 1 S.C.R. 103 ; Fraser v. Canada (Attorney General), 2020 SCC 28, [2020] 3 S.C.R. 113 ; R. v. Sharma, 2022 SCC 39 , [2022] 3 S.C.R. 147 ; Ontario (Attorney General) v. G, 2020 SCC 38 , [2020] 3 S.C.R. 629 ......
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Harjee v. Ontario
... 2008 SCC 41 ; Law v. Canada (Minister of Employment and Immigration), [1999] 1 S.C.R. 497 . [59] Fraser v. Canada (Attorney Genera), 2020 SCC 28; Kahkewistahaw First Nation v. Taypotat, 2015 SCC 30 ; Withler v. Canada (Attorney General), 2011 SCC 12 ; R. v. Kapp, 2008 SCC 41 ; R. v. Tu......
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R. v. Sharma
... [1999] 1 S.C.R. 688 ; R. v. Proulx, 2000 SCC 5 , [2000] 1 S.C.R. 61 ; R. v. C.P., 2021 SCC 19 ; Fraser v. Canada (Attorney General), 2020 SCC 28; Kahkewistahaw First Nation v. Taypotat, 2015 SCC 30 , [2015] 2 S.C.R. 548 ; Withler v. Canada (Attorney General), 2011 SCC 12 , [2011] 1 ......
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161 cases
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Toronto (City) v. Ontario (Attorney General)
...British Columbia (Attorney General), [1997] 3 S.C.R. 624 ; Vriend v. Alberta, [1998] 1 S.C.R. 493 ; Fraser v. Canada (Attorney General), 2020 SCC 28; Reference re Prov. Electoral Boundaries (Sask.), [1991] 2 S.C.R. 158 ; Reference re Secession of Quebec, [1998] 2 S.C.R. 217 ; Reference ......
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Quebec (Attorney General) v. Kanyinda
...position in society. Cases Cited By Karakatsanis J. Applied: R. v. Oakes, [1986] 1 S.C.R. 103 ; Fraser v. Canada (Attorney General), 2020 SCC 28, [2020] 3 S.C.R. 113 ; R. v. Sharma, 2022 SCC 39 , [2022] 3 S.C.R. 147 ; Ontario (Attorney General) v. G, 2020 SCC 38 , [2020] 3 S.C.R. 629 ......
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Harjee v. Ontario
... 2008 SCC 41 ; Law v. Canada (Minister of Employment and Immigration), [1999] 1 S.C.R. 497 . [59] Fraser v. Canada (Attorney Genera), 2020 SCC 28; Kahkewistahaw First Nation v. Taypotat, 2015 SCC 30 ; Withler v. Canada (Attorney General), 2011 SCC 12 ; R. v. Kapp, 2008 SCC 41 ; R. v. Tu......
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R. v. Sharma
... [1999] 1 S.C.R. 688 ; R. v. Proulx, 2000 SCC 5 , [2000] 1 S.C.R. 61 ; R. v. C.P., 2021 SCC 19 ; Fraser v. Canada (Attorney General), 2020 SCC 28; Kahkewistahaw First Nation v. Taypotat, 2015 SCC 30 , [2015] 2 S.C.R. 548 ; Withler v. Canada (Attorney General), 2011 SCC 12 , [2011] 1 ......
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22 firm's commentaries
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COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (May 22, 2023 ' May 26, 2023)
...(2000), 50 O.R. (3d) 18 (C.A.), Ont. Human Rights Comm. v. Simpsons-Sears, [1985] 2 S.C.R. 536, Fraser v. Canada (Attorney General), 2020 SCC 28, British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles) v. British Columbia (Council of Human Rights), [1999] 3 S.C.R. 868, Stewart v. Elk Valley Coa......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (June 13 ' 17, 2022)
...Rights Code, RSO 1990, c H.19, Human Rights Code Amendment Act, 2006, SO 2006, c. 30, s. 5, s. 45, Fraser v Canada (Attorney General), 2020 SCC 28, Canadian National Railway Co v Canada (Canadian Human Rights Commission), [1987] 1 SCR 1114, Centrale des syndicats du Québec v Quebec (Attorne......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (July 26-30)
...ONCA 274, Cooper v. Hobart, 2001 SCC 79, Deloitte & Touche v. Livent Inc. (Receiver of), 2017 SCC 63, Fraser v. Canada (Attorney General), 2020 SCC 28, Eldridge v. British Columbia (Attorney General), [1997] 3 S.C.R. 624, Little Sisters Book and Art Emporium v. Canada (Minister of Justice),......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (August 11 ' 15, 2025)
...v. Canada (Attorney General), 2003 SCC 37 , Frank v. Canada (Attorney General), 2019 SCC 1 , Fraser v. Canada (Attorney General), 2020 SCC 28, Haig v. Canada, [1993] 2 S.C.R. 995 , Harper v. Canada, 2004 SCC 33 , Housen v. Nikolaisen, 2002 SCC 33 , Libman v. Quebec (Attorney General), ......
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Table of cases, index and about the authors
...SCR 3 ........................................................................................ 37, 234 Fraser v Canada (Attorney General), 2020 SCC 28......... 77, 96, 221, 396, 424, 425 Fraser v Ontario (Attorney General). See also Ontario (Attorney General) v Fraser Friends of Democracy v......
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Right to Counsel: Implementational Obligations
..., supra note 6 at 193, 194. 323 McKinney v University of Guelph , [1990] 3 SCR 229 at 261, 262, 1990 CanLII 60 ; Fraser v Canada (AG) , 2020 SCC 28 at para 165. 324 Ontario (AG) v Fraser , 2011 SCC 20 at para 72. © 2025 Emond Montgomery Publications. All Rights Reserved. 406 Detention, Arre......
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Table of Cases
...240 Frank , R v , 2012 ONSC 6274 ................................................... 32 Fraser v Canada (AG) , 2020 SCC 28 ......................................... 15, 405 Fraser, Ontario (AG) v , 2011 SCC 20 ............................................ 322 Fraser , R v , 2018 NSPC 35 ..........
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Limitation of Charter Rights
...laws for a safe injection site bearing no relation to the law’s health and safety objectives). 25 Fraser v Canada (Attorney General) , 2020 SCC 28 [ Fraser ]. 26 Harper v Canada (Attorney General) , 2004 SCC 33, [2004] 1 SCR 827 at para 90 [ Harper ]. See also discussion in Section B(2), be......
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