Kanthasamy v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)
| Jurisdiction | Federal Jurisdiction (Canada) |
| Court | Supreme Court (Canada) |
| Judge | McLachlin, Beverley; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Cromwell, Thomas Albert; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Wagner, Richard; Gascon, Clément |
| Citation | [2015] 3 SCR 909,2015 SCC 61,[2015] SCJ No 61 (QL),[2015] ACS no 61,391 DLR (4th) 644 |
| Docket Number | 35990 |
| Date | 10 December 2015 |
| Subject Matter | IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE,ADMINISTRATIVE LAW,CRIMINAL LAW,CIVIL RIGHTS |
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201 practice notes
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Canada (Canadian Human Rights Commission) v. Canada (Attorney General)
...of Health Care Professionals, 2011 SCC 59, [2011] 3 S.C.R. 616; Kanthasamy v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2015 SCC 61, [2015] 3 S.C.R. 909; Commission scolaire de Laval v. Syndicat de l’enseignement de la région de Laval, 2016 SCC 8, [2016] 1 S.C.R. 29; Barreau du Québec v. Quebec......
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Mason v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)
...Union of Postal Workers, 2019 SCC 67 , [2019] 4 S.C.R. 900 ; Kanthasamy v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2015 SCC 61 , [2015] 3 S.C.R. 909; Baker v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), [1999] 2 S.C.R. 817 ; Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) v. Galindo Camayo, 2......
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Canadian Council for Refugees v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)
...(Citizenship and Immigration), 2019 FCA 262, [2020] 2 F.C.R. 355; Kanthasamy v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2015 SCC 61, [2015] 3 S.C.R. 909; Reference as to the Validity of the Regulations in relation to Chemicals, [1943] S.C.R. 1; The Zamora, [1916] 2 A.C. 77; Katz Group Canada ......
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R.J. v. P.J.
...v. G.S.U., 2015 ABQB 6, [2015] A.J. No. 70 (QL), at para. 76). In Kanthasamy v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2015 SCC 61, [2015] 3 S.C.R. 909, Abella J. writes: “The ‘best interests’ principle is ‘highly contextual’ because of the ‘multitude of factors that may impinge on the child......
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193 cases
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Canada (Canadian Human Rights Commission) v. Canada (Attorney General)
...of Health Care Professionals, 2011 SCC 59, [2011] 3 S.C.R. 616; Kanthasamy v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2015 SCC 61, [2015] 3 S.C.R. 909; Commission scolaire de Laval v. Syndicat de l’enseignement de la région de Laval, 2016 SCC 8, [2016] 1 S.C.R. 29; Barreau du Québec v. Quebec......
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Mason v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)
...Union of Postal Workers, 2019 SCC 67 , [2019] 4 S.C.R. 900 ; Kanthasamy v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2015 SCC 61 , [2015] 3 S.C.R. 909; Baker v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), [1999] 2 S.C.R. 817 ; Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) v. Galindo Camayo, 2......
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Canadian Council for Refugees v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)
...(Citizenship and Immigration), 2019 FCA 262, [2020] 2 F.C.R. 355; Kanthasamy v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2015 SCC 61, [2015] 3 S.C.R. 909; Reference as to the Validity of the Regulations in relation to Chemicals, [1943] S.C.R. 1; The Zamora, [1916] 2 A.C. 77; Katz Group Canada ......
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R.J. v. P.J.
...v. G.S.U., 2015 ABQB 6, [2015] A.J. No. 70 (QL), at para. 76). In Kanthasamy v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2015 SCC 61, [2015] 3 S.C.R. 909, Abella J. writes: “The ‘best interests’ principle is ‘highly contextual’ because of the ‘multitude of factors that may impinge on the child......
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8 books & journal articles
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RENOVATING JUDICIAL REVIEW.
...20013 Inc, 2015 SCC 57, [2015] 3 SCR 615 [Canadian Broadcasting Corp], Kanthasamy v Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2015 SCC 61, [2015] 3 SCR 909 [Kanthasamy], Canada (Human Rights Commission) v Canada (AG), 2016 FCA 200, 402 DLR (4th) 160 [Canada (Human Rights Commission)]; Gitxaala ......
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Profile of the Judiciary
...(City) v Canadian Transit Co , 2016 SCC 54, [2016] 2 SCR 617. 30 Kanthasamy v Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) , 2015 SCC 61, [2015] 3 SCR 909. 31 Reference re Supreme Court Act, ss 5 and 6 , 2014 SCC 21, [2014] 1 SCR 433 [ Nadon ]. 32 Newfoundland and Labrador Nurses’ Union v Newfoundl......
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Engagement with Human Rights by Administrative Decision-Makers: A Transformative Opportunity to Build a More Grassroots Human Rights Culture.
...CRC, supra note 49 and Declaration, supra note 50. (52) Kanthasamy v Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2015 SCC 61 at paras 37-41, [2015] 3 SCR 909 citing CRC, supra note 49, art 3(1) and UNHCR, Guidelines on International Protection No. 8: Child Asylum Claims under Articles 1(A)2 and 1......
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Struggling towards coherence in Canadian administrative law? Recent cases on standard of review and reasonableness.
...1. (81) See Tervita, supra note 44 at para 39. (82) See Kanthasamy v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2015 SCC 61 at para 44, [2015] 3 SCR 909, affirming Baker v Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), [1999] 2 SCR 817 at para 62, 174 DLR (4th) 193. See also Bell Canada v Be......
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