JH v Alberta (Minister of Justice and Solicitor General), 2020 ABCA 317

JudgeThe Honourable Madam Justice Sheila Greckol,The Honourable Madam Justice Elizabeth Hughes,The Honourable Madam Justice Jolaine Antonio
Citation2020 ABCA 317
Date11 September 2020
CourtCourt of Appeal (Alberta)
Docket Number1901-0249-AC

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4 practice notes
  • R. v. Berry
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • November 23, 2022
    ...to the objective of Alberta’s mental health scheme as articulated in J.H. v. Alberta (Minister of Justice and Solicitor General), 2020 ABCA 317, the purpose of the MHA is “to permit the state to restrict the liberty of individuals with significant mental health disorders where......
  • Alberta (Justice and Solicitor General) v Bassett
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • August 31, 2022
    ...On this point, the Minister relies on JH v Alberta (Minister of Justice and Solicitor General), 2020 ABCA 317 at para 44: The trial judge decided two separate matters: the appeal of the Review Panel decision, and an originating notice seeking declarations that the Act violated JH’s&#......
  • JH v Alberta (Minister of Justice and Solicitor General of Alberta)
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • September 23, 2020
    ...gaps in the review panel procedures left the Act constitutionally deficient: JH v Alberta (Minister of Justice and Solicitor General), 2020 ABCA 317. [4]               On June 4, 2020, Bill 17 to amend the Mental Health A......
  • A.A. v Lions Gate Hospital (Director)
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • March 20, 2024
    ...falls within the definition of “treatment” in s. 1 of the MHA. 67 In J.H. v. Alberta (Minister of Justice and Solicitor General), 2020 ABCA 317 at paras. 82–83, the Alberta Court of Appeal found that, based on the purposes of the province's Mental Health Act, R.S.A. 2000, c M-13 [ Alberta M......
4 cases
  • R. v. Berry
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • November 23, 2022
    ...to the objective of Alberta’s mental health scheme as articulated in J.H. v. Alberta (Minister of Justice and Solicitor General), 2020 ABCA 317, the purpose of the MHA is “to permit the state to restrict the liberty of individuals with significant mental health disorders where......
  • Alberta (Justice and Solicitor General) v Bassett, 2022 ABCA 280
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • August 31, 2022
    ...On this point, the Minister relies on JH v Alberta (Minister of Justice and Solicitor General), 2020 ABCA 317 at para 44: The trial judge decided two separate matters: the appeal of the Review Panel decision, and an originating notice seeking declarations that the Act violated JH’s&#......
  • JH v Alberta (Minister of Justice and Solicitor General of Alberta), 2020 ABCA 339
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • September 23, 2020
    ...gaps in the review panel procedures left the Act constitutionally deficient: JH v Alberta (Minister of Justice and Solicitor General), 2020 ABCA 317. [4]               On June 4, 2020, Bill 17 to amend the Mental Health A......
  • A.A. v Lions Gate Hospital (Director)
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • March 20, 2024
    ...falls within the definition of “treatment” in s. 1 of the MHA. 67 In J.H. v. Alberta (Minister of Justice and Solicitor General), 2020 ABCA 317 at paras. 82–83, the Alberta Court of Appeal found that, based on the purposes of the province's Mental Health Act, R.S.A. 2000, c M-13 [ Alberta M......