Mounted Police Association of Ontario et al. v. Canada (Attorney General)

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JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
JudgeMcLachlin, C.J.C., LeBel, Abella, Rothstein, Cromwell, Karakatsanis and Wagner, JJ.
Citation[2015] N.R. TBEd. JA.004,2015 SCC 1,[2015] 1 SCR 3,380 DLR (4th) 1
Date16 January 2015
Subject MatterCIVIL RIGHTS,CONSTITUTIONAL LAW,LABOUR LAW

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    • Court of Appeal (Saskatchewan)
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    ...of the s. 15(1) equality right. As Rothstein J. wrote (in dissent) in Mounted Police Association of Ontario v Canada (Attorney General), [2015] 1 SCR 3, “Fairness and certainty require that where settled law exists, courts must apply it to determine the result in a particular case. They may......
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    • Court of Appeal (Saskatchewan)
    • May 21, 2025
    ...falls within a range of reasonable alternatives” (Goodwin at para 82; Mounted Police Association of Ontario v Canada (Attorney General), 2015 SCC 1 at para 149, [2015] 1 SCR 3; Irwin Toy Ltd. v Quebec (Attorney General), [1989] 1 SCR 927 at para 89 (WL)). A law may fail at the minimal impai......
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    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • May 19, 2015
    ...S.C.R. 103; 65 N.R. 87; 14 O.A.C. 335, refd to. [para. 79]. Mounted Police Association of Ontario et al. v. Canada (Attorney General), [2015] 1 S.C.R. 3; 466 N.R. 199; 328 O.A.C. 1; 2015 SCC 1, refd to. [para. 82]. Chaussure Brown's Inc. et al. v. Québec (Procureur général), [1988] 2 S.C.R.......
  • Y.Z. et al. v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) et al., 2015 FC 892
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    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • July 23, 2015
    ...refd to. [para. 161]. Mounted Police Association of Ontario et al. v. Canada (Attorney General) (2015), 466 N.R. 199 ; 328 O.A.C. 1 ; 380 D.L.R.(4th) 1; 2015 SCC 1 , refd to. [para. Schachter v. Canada et al., [1992] 2 S.C.R. 679 ; 139 N.R. 1 ; 93 D.L.R.(4th) 1 , refd to. [para. 175].......
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    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • November 20, 2020
    ...336 ; R. v. Safarzadeh‑Markhali, 2016 SCC 14 , [2016] 1 S.C.R. 180 ; Mounted Police Association of Ontario v. Canada (Attorney General), 2015 SCC 1, [2015] 1 S.C.R. 3 ; Canada (Attorney General) v. Whaling, 2014 SCC 20 , [2014] 1 S.C.R. 392 ; R. v. Tse, 2012 SCC 16 , [2012] 1 S.C.R. ......
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    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • July 21, 2016
    ... 2000 SCC 2 , [2000] 1 S.C.R. 44 ; M. v. H., [1999] 2 S.C.R. 3 ; Mounted Police Association of Ontario v. Canada (Attorney General), 2015 SCC 1, [2015] 1 S.C.R. 3 ; Harper v. Canada (Attorney General), 2004 SCC 33 , [2004] 1 S.C.R. 827 ; R. v. Butler, [1992] 1 S.C.R. 452 ; Thomson New......
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    • May 19, 2015
    ...S.C.R. 103; 65 N.R. 87; 14 O.A.C. 335, refd to. [para. 79]. Mounted Police Association of Ontario et al. v. Canada (Attorney General), [2015] 1 S.C.R. 3; 466 N.R. 199; 328 O.A.C. 1; 2015 SCC 1, refd to. [para. 82]. Chaussure Brown's Inc. et al. v. Québec (Procureur général), [1988] 2 S.C.R.......
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    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • July 29, 2022
    ...[2009] 2 S.C.R. 567; R. v. Khawaja, 2012 SCC 69, [2012] 3 S.C.R. 555; Mounted Police Association of Ontario v. Canada (Attorney General), 2015 SCC 1, [2015] 1 S.C.R. 3; R. v. Nur, 2015 SCC 15, [2015] 1 S.C.R. 773; McLean v. British Columbia (Securities Commission), 2013 SCC 67, [2013] 3 S.C......
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    • Mondaq Canada
    • April 16, 2025
    ...103, Alberta v. Hutterian Brethren of Wilson Colony, 2009 SCC 37, Mounted Police Association of Ontario v. Canada (Attorney General), 2015 SCC 1, Dunmore v. Ontario (Attorney General), 3 2001 SCC 94, R. v. Butler, [1992] 1 S.C.R. 452, Montréal (City) v. 2952-1366 Québec Inc., 2005 SCC 62, F......
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    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • February 13, 2026
    ...15, s. 17(2), Labour Relations Act , 1995, S.O. 1995, c. 1, Sched. A, Mounted Police Association of Ontario v. Canada (Attorney General), 2015 SCC 1, Meredith v. Canada (Attorney General), 2015 SCC 2 , Saskatchewan Federation of Labour v. Saskatchewan, 2015 SCC 4 , Gordon v. Canada (Atto......
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    • Canada
    • LexBlog Canada
    • February 8, 2026
    ...15, s. 17(2), Labour Relations Act , 1995, S.O. 1995, c. 1, Sched. A, Mounted Police Association of Ontario v. Canada (Attorney General), 2015 SCC 1, Meredith v. Canada (Attorney General), 2015 SCC 2 , Saskatchewan Federation of Labour v. Saskatchewan, 2015 SCC 4 , Gordon v. Canada (Atto......
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    • Mondaq Canada
    • May 12, 2017
    ...of paramountcy. Footnotes 1 2007 ONCA 301. 2 Ibid. at para. 65. 3 Mounted Police Association of Ontario v. Canada (Attorney General), 2015 SCC 1; Meredith v. Canada (Attorney General), 2015 SCC 2; Saskatchewan Federation of Labour v. Saskatchewan, 2015 SCC 4. 4 2016 ONSC 1802 www.lerners.ca......
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    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Labour and Employment Law. Cases, Materials, and Commentary. Ninth Edition
    • June 24, 2018
    ...General) v Fraser, 2011 SCC 20 [Fraser] 2015: the third trilogy • Mounted Police Association of Ontario v Canada (Attorney General), 2015 SCC 1 [MPAO] • Meredith v Canada (Attorney General), 2015 SCC 2 [Meredith] • Saskatchewan Federation of Labour v Saskatchewan (Attorney General), 20......
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    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Archive The Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Sixth Edition
    • June 22, 2021
    ...2 SCR 295 at para 76. 41 R v Smith, [2015] 2 SCR 602 at para 29. 42 Mounted Police Association of Ontario v Canada (Attorney General) , 2015 SCC 1 at para 145 [ Mounted Police ]. 43 See Figueroa v Canada (Attorney General) , [2003] 1 SCR 912 [ Figueroa ]. 44 [2005] 1 SCR 791 [ Chaoulli ]. 4......
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    • Irwin Books Labour and Employment Law. Cases, Materials, and Commentary. Ninth Edition
    • June 24, 2018
    ...Mounted Police Association of Ontario v Canada (Attorney General) , 2015 SCC 1 .................................................................................................................695, 871, 947 National Automobile, Aerospace Transportation and General Workers Union of Canada (CA......
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    • Irwin Books Archive The Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Seventh Edition
    • June 30, 2021
    ...Smith , 2015 SCC 34, [2015] 2 SCR 602 at para 32. 116 See, for example, Mounted Police Association of Ontario v Canada (Attorney General) , 2015 SCC 1, [2015] 1 SCR 3 at paras 154–56; Saskatchewan Federation of Labour v Saskatchewan , 2015 SCC 4, [2015] 1 SCR 245 at para 103; Canada (Attorn......
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