Quebec (Attorney General) v. Kanyinda
| Jurisdiction | Federal Jurisdiction (Canada) |
| Court | Supreme Court (Canada) |
| Judge | Richard Wagner; Andromache Karakatsanis; Suzanne Côté; Malcolm Rowe; Sheilah Martin; Nicholas Kasirer; Mahmud Jamal; Michelle O’Bonsawin; Mary Moreau |
| Citation | 2026 SCC 7 |
| Docket Number | 41210 |
| Date | 06 March 2026 |
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12 practice notes
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COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (May 4-May 8)
...(Attorney General), 2015 SCC 5, Tanase v. College of Dental Hygienists of Ontario, 2021 ONCA 482, Quebec (Attorney General) v. Kanyinda, 2026 SCC 7, Lewis v Alberta Health Services, 2022 ABCA 359, Corbiere v. Canada (Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs), [1999] 2 S.C.R. 203, Gratton-Mas......
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Chalifour-Racine v. Canada (Attorney General)
...submissions, the applicants submit that the recent decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in Quebec (Attorney General) v. Kanyinda, 2026 SCC 7 [Kanyinda] reinforces their position and highlights the errors made by the Appeal Division in its analysis. More specifically, they say that Kanyin......
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Dorceus v. Ontario
...claim also fails. Section 15 (1) prohibits discrimination based on enumerated or analogous grounds: Quebec (Attorney General) v. Kanyinda, 2026 SCC 7, 511 D.L.R. (4th) 201, at para. 48. Vaccination status is neither. It is not enumerated because 15(1) does not list it, and it is not analogo......
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The Regional Municipality of Waterloo v. Named Respondents and Persons Unknown
...There are also new issues before the Court. The first is how the Supreme Court’s decision in Quebec (Attorney General) v Kanyinda, 2026 SCC 7 (“Kanyinda”), issued March 6, 2026, impacts s. 15 equality rights arguments that Valente J. rejected in Persons Unknown 2023. The impacts of th......
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8 cases
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Chalifour-Racine v. Canada (Attorney General)
...submissions, the applicants submit that the recent decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in Quebec (Attorney General) v. Kanyinda, 2026 SCC 7 [Kanyinda] reinforces their position and highlights the errors made by the Appeal Division in its analysis. More specifically, they say that Kanyin......
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Dorceus v. Ontario
...claim also fails. Section 15 (1) prohibits discrimination based on enumerated or analogous grounds: Quebec (Attorney General) v. Kanyinda, 2026 SCC 7, 511 D.L.R. (4th) 201, at para. 48. Vaccination status is neither. It is not enumerated because 15(1) does not list it, and it is not analogo......
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The Regional Municipality of Waterloo v. Named Respondents and Persons Unknown
...There are also new issues before the Court. The first is how the Supreme Court’s decision in Quebec (Attorney General) v Kanyinda, 2026 SCC 7 (“Kanyinda”), issued March 6, 2026, impacts s. 15 equality rights arguments that Valente J. rejected in Persons Unknown 2023. The impacts of th......
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Whitley v. Korvemaker
...Mr. Whitley argues that a rehearing should be granted because the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in Quebec (A.G.) v Kanyinda, 2026 SCC 7 [Kanyinda], which was rendered after the Decision, might affect the outcome. [20] This argument must be reje......
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2 firm's commentaries
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COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (May 4-May 8)
...(Attorney General), 2015 SCC 5, Tanase v. College of Dental Hygienists of Ontario, 2021 ONCA 482, Quebec (Attorney General) v. Kanyinda, 2026 SCC 7, Lewis v Alberta Health Services, 2022 ABCA 359, Corbiere v. Canada (Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs), [1999] 2 S.C.R. 203, Gratton-Mas......
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Project Delivery Meets Constitutional Scrutiny: Court Recognizes Homelessness As A New Ground Of Charter Discrimination
...applies its own prior decisions when deciding subsequent cases involving similar legal issues. 4. Québec (Attorney General) v. Kanyinda, 2026 SCC 7. 5. The Ontario Court of Appeal's forthcoming decision in Heegsma v. Hamilton (City), 2024 ONSC 7154, which will address homeless encampments i......
