Ontario (Attorney General) v. G

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 38
Docket Number38585
Date20 November 2020

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    ...(Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse), 2008 SCC 48, [2008] 2 S.C.R. 698; Ontario (Attorney General) v. G, 2020 SCC 38, [2020] 3 S.C.R. 629; R. v. Ferguson, 2008 SCC 6, [2008] 1 S.C.R. Statutes and Regulations Cited Aeronautics Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. A-2. Canada S......
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    ... [2005] 1 S.C.R. 257 ; Mouvement laïque québécois v. Saguenay (City), 2015 SCC 16 , [2015] 2 S.C.R. 3 ; Ontario (Attorney General) v. G, 2020 SCC 38, [2020] 3 S.C.R. 629 ; R. v. Big M Drug Mart Ltd., [1985] 1 S.C.R. 295 ; NLRB v. Kentucky River Community Care, Inc., 532 U.S. 706 (2001);......
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    ... 2004 SCC 73 , [2004] 3 S.C.R. 511 ; Reference re Manitoba Language Rights, [1985] 1 S.C.R. 721 ; Ontario (Attorney General) v. G, 2020 SCC 38; MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. v. Simpson, [1995] 4 S.C.R. 725 ; Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia v. British Columbia (Attorney General), ......
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    ...[1985] 1 S.C.R. 177; R. v. Sharpe, 2001 SCC 2, [2001] 1 S.C.R. 45; R. v. Oakes, [1986] 1 S.C.R. 103; Ontario (Attorney General) v. G, 2020 SCC 38; Toronto Star Newspapers Ltd. v. Canada, 2010 SCC 21, [2010] 1 S.C.R. 721; R. v. Appulonappa, 2015 SCC 59, [2015] 3 S.C.R. 754; Health Services a......
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    • Supreme Court (Canada)
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    ...(Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse), 2008 SCC 48, [2008] 2 S.C.R. 698; Ontario (Attorney General) v. G, 2020 SCC 38, [2020] 3 S.C.R. 629; R. v. Ferguson, 2008 SCC 6, [2008] 1 S.C.R. Statutes and Regulations Cited Aeronautics Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. A-2. Canada S......
  • Société des casinos du Québec inc. v. Association des cadres de la Société des casinos du Québec
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    ... [2005] 1 S.C.R. 257 ; Mouvement laïque québécois v. Saguenay (City), 2015 SCC 16 , [2015] 2 S.C.R. 3 ; Ontario (Attorney General) v. G, 2020 SCC 38, [2020] 3 S.C.R. 629 ; R. v. Big M Drug Mart Ltd., [1985] 1 S.C.R. 295 ; NLRB v. Kentucky River Community Care, Inc., 532 U.S. 706 (2001);......
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    • October 1, 2021
    ... 2004 SCC 73 , [2004] 3 S.C.R. 511 ; Reference re Manitoba Language Rights, [1985] 1 S.C.R. 721 ; Ontario (Attorney General) v. G, 2020 SCC 38; MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. v. Simpson, [1995] 4 S.C.R. 725 ; Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia v. British Columbia (Attorney General), ......
  • R. v. Ndhlovu
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    ...[1985] 1 S.C.R. 177; R. v. Sharpe, 2001 SCC 2, [2001] 1 S.C.R. 45; R. v. Oakes, [1986] 1 S.C.R. 103; Ontario (Attorney General) v. G, 2020 SCC 38; Toronto Star Newspapers Ltd. v. Canada, 2010 SCC 21, [2010] 1 S.C.R. 721; R. v. Appulonappa, 2015 SCC 59, [2015] 3 S.C.R. 754; Health Services a......
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    ...[1995] 3 S.C.R. 199, Little Sisters Book and Art Emporium v. Canada (Minister of Justice), 2000 SCC 69, Ontario (Attorney General) v. G, 2020 SCC 38, Frank v. Canada (Attorney General), 2019 SCC 1, R. v. K.R.J., 2016 SCC 31, Canada (Attorney General) v. Bedford, 4 2013 SCC 72, Carter v. Can......
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    ...Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46, Hillier v. Ontario, 2025 ONCA 259, Schachter v. Canada, [1992] 2 S.C.R. 679, Ontario (Attorney General) v. G, 2020 SCC 38 Paddy-Cannon v. Canada (Attorney General), 2025 ONCA 394 Keywords: Family Law, Child Protection, Crown Wardship, Aboriginal Children, Crown L......
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    ...can – even where it tries to do so – make provincial laws applicable to aboriginal title lands. 3. Ontario (Attorney General) v. G, 2020 SCC 38. 4. For our previous comments on this issue see More Than Meets The Eye: The Legal Implications Of British Columbia's Agreement To Recognize Aborig......
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    .... 91-92 Furlong, R v, 2012 NLCA 29 ................................................ 170 G, Ontario (AG) v, 2020 SCC 38 ....................................... 194, 210-13 Gager, R v, 2012 ONSC 2697 ................................................. 67 Gamble, R v, [1988] 2 SCR 595, 1988 CanL......
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    ...544–45 Ontario (Attorney General) v. G., 2020 SCC 38 ........................................................................................541–42 Ontario (Attorney General) v. Patient, 2005 CanLII 3982 (ON SCDC) .............................................41, 173, 546 Ontario (Public Gua......
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    ...and functions for which its design and expertise are manifestly unsuited” (at para 57). See also Ontario (Attorney General) v G , 2020 SCC 38 at para 280; Canada (Attorney General) v PHS Community Services Society , 2011 SCC 44 at para 145. 198 Manitoba (Attorney General) v Metropolitan Sto......
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    ...632 Omer , R v , 2022 SKCA 147 ......................................................... 79, 517 Ontario (AG) v G , 2020 SCC 38 ........................................................ 286 Ontario (Labour) v Flex-N-Gate Canada Company , 2014 ONCA 53 ............................. 95 Oostenbr......
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