Fraser v. Canada (Attorney General)

Judgment Cited authorities (87) Cited in (166) Precedent Map Related
JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
JudgeWagner, Richard; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell; Rowe, Malcolm; Martin, Sheilah; Kasirer, Nicholas
Citation2020 SCC 28
Date16 October 2020
Docket Number38505

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162 practice notes
  • Harjee v. Ontario
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • 13 Diciembre 2022
    ... 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......
  • Dickson v. Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • 28 Marzo 2024
    ... [2012] 3 S.C.R. 726 ; R. v. Sharma, 2022 SCC 39 ; R. v. C.P., 2021 SCC 19 , [2021] 1 S.C.R. 679 ; Fraser v. Canada (Attorney General), 2020 SCC 28, [2020] 3 S.C.R. 113 . By Martin and O’Bonsawin JJ. (dissenting in part)          &#xA0......
  • Ontario (Attorney General) v. G
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • 20 Noviembre 2020
    ...professionnel et technique de la santé et des services sociaux, 2018 SCC 17 , [2018] 1 S.C.R. 464 ; Fraser v. Canada (Attorney General), 2020 SCC 28; Vriend v. Alberta, [1998] 1 S.C.R. 493 ; Withler v. Canada (Attorney General), 2011 SCC 12 , [2011] 1 S.C.R. 396 ; R. v. Kapp, 2008 SCC......
  • Toronto (City) v. Ontario (Attorney General)
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • 1 Octubre 2021
    ...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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123 cases
  • Harjee v. Ontario
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • 13 Diciembre 2022
    ... 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......
  • Dickson v. Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • 28 Marzo 2024
    ... [2012] 3 S.C.R. 726 ; R. v. Sharma, 2022 SCC 39 ; R. v. C.P., 2021 SCC 19 , [2021] 1 S.C.R. 679 ; Fraser v. Canada (Attorney General), 2020 SCC 28, [2020] 3 S.C.R. 113 . By Martin and O’Bonsawin JJ. (dissenting in part)          &#xA0......
  • Ontario (Attorney General) v. G
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • 20 Noviembre 2020
    ...professionnel et technique de la santé et des services sociaux, 2018 SCC 17 , [2018] 1 S.C.R. 464 ; Fraser v. Canada (Attorney General), 2020 SCC 28; Vriend v. Alberta, [1998] 1 S.C.R. 493 ; Withler v. Canada (Attorney General), 2011 SCC 12 , [2011] 1 S.C.R. 396 ; R. v. Kapp, 2008 SCC......
  • Toronto (City) v. Ontario (Attorney General)
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • 1 Octubre 2021
    ...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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22 firm's commentaries
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (June 13 ' 17, 2022)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 21 Junio 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......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (August 11 ' 15, 2025)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 19 Agosto 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), ......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (July 26-30)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 2 Agosto 2021
    ...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),......
  • COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (May 22, 2023 ' May 26, 2023)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 7 Junio 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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17 books & journal articles
  • Limitation of Charter Rights
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Seventh Edition
    • 30 Junio 2021
    ...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......
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Labour and Employment Law in the Federal Public Service - Second Edition Part VI
    • 27 Febrero 2024
    ...21 OR (3d) 75 (CA) ........................................................................... 382 Fraser v Canada (Attorney General), 2020 SCC 28 ..................................... 91 Fraser v Canada (Public Service Staf Relations Board), [1985] 2 SCR 455 .......................... 9......
  • Table of cases, index and about the authors
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Seventh Edition
    • 30 Junio 2021
    ...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......
  • Right to Counsel: Implementational Obligations
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Detention, Arrest and the Right to Counsel
    • 19 Septiembre 2024
    ..., 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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