Reference re Code of Civil Procedure (Que.), art. 35

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
JudgeWagner, Richard; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Côté, Suzanne; Rowe, Malcolm; Martin, Sheilah
Neutral Citation2021 SCC 27
Citation2021 SCC 27
Docket Number38837
Date30 June 2021

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  • Democracy Watch v. Canada (Attorney General)
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • July 30, 2026
    ...v. Canada (Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources), [1989] 2 S.C.R. 49 ; Reference re Code of Civil Procedure (Que.), art. 35 , 2021 SCC 27, [2021] 2 S.C.R. 291 ; MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. v. Simpson, [1995] 4 S.C.R. 725 ; Toronto (City) v. Ontario (Attorney General), 2021 SCC 34 , [202......
  • R. v. Varennes
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • July 11, 2025
    ...(Village), [1991] 1 S.C.R. 326; Roncarelli v. Duplessis, [1959] S.C.R. 121; Reference re Code of Civil Procedure (Que.), art. 35, 2021 SCC 27, [2021] 2 S.C.R. 291; R. v. Rahey, [1987] 1 S.C.R. 588; Law Society of Saskatchewan v. Abrametz, 2022 SCC 29, [2022] 2 S.C.R. 220; Operation Dismantl......
  • Saskatchewan (Minister of Education) v. UR Pride Centre for Sexuality and Gender Diversity
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Saskatchewan)
    • August 11, 2025
    ...of the essential core [jurisdiction]”. [134] The majority of the Supreme Court in Reference re Code of Civil Procedure (Que.), art. 35 , 2021 SCC 27, [2021] 2 SCR 291 , said the following on the issue of core jurisdiction: [63] The core jurisdiction test aims to do more than simply protec......
  • R. v. Vrbanic
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • May 29, 2026
    ...2005 SCC 56, [2005] 2 S.C.R. 669; R. v. Comeau, 2018 SCC 15, [2018] 1 S.C.R. 342; Reference re Code of Civil Procedure (Que.), art. 35, 2021 SCC 27, [2021] 2 S.C.R. 291; R. v. Jones, 2017 SCC 60, [2017] 2 S.C.R. 696; R. v. Labelle, 2019 ONCA 557, 379 C.C.C. (3d) 270; R. v. Marakah, 2017 SCC......
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  • Saskatchewan (Minister of Education) v. UR Pride Centre for Sexuality and Gender Diversity
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Saskatchewan)
    • August 11, 2025
    ...of the essential core [jurisdiction]”. [134] The majority of the Supreme Court in Reference re Code of Civil Procedure (Que.), art. 35 , 2021 SCC 27, [2021] 2 SCR 291 , said the following on the issue of core jurisdiction: [63] The core jurisdiction test aims to do more than simply protec......
  • R. v. Varennes
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • July 11, 2025
    ...(Village), [1991] 1 S.C.R. 326; Roncarelli v. Duplessis, [1959] S.C.R. 121; Reference re Code of Civil Procedure (Que.), art. 35, 2021 SCC 27, [2021] 2 S.C.R. 291; R. v. Rahey, [1987] 1 S.C.R. 588; Law Society of Saskatchewan v. Abrametz, 2022 SCC 29, [2022] 2 S.C.R. 220; Operation Dismantl......
  • R. v. Vrbanic
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • May 29, 2026
    ...2005 SCC 56, [2005] 2 S.C.R. 669; R. v. Comeau, 2018 SCC 15, [2018] 1 S.C.R. 342; Reference re Code of Civil Procedure (Que.), art. 35, 2021 SCC 27, [2021] 2 S.C.R. 291; R. v. Jones, 2017 SCC 60, [2017] 2 S.C.R. 696; R. v. Labelle, 2019 ONCA 557, 379 C.C.C. (3d) 270; R. v. Marakah, 2017 SCC......
  • H.M.B. Holdings Ltd. v. Antigua and Barbuda
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • November 4, 2021
    ...Mauldin, 2014 SCC 7, [2014] 1 S.C.R. 87; C.M. Callow Inc. v. Zollinger, 2020 SCC 45; Reference re Code of Civil Procedure (Que.), art. 35, 2021 SCC 27; MediaQMI inc. v. Kamel, 2021 SCC 23; Michel v. Graydon, 2020 SCC 24; Solehdin v. Stern Estate, 2014 BCCA 482, 364 B.C.A.C. 128; Agraira v. ......
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  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (March 10-14, 2025)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • March 19, 2025
    ...re Amendments to the Residential Tenancies Act (N.S.), [1996] 1 S.C.R. 186, Reference re Code of Civil Procedure (Que.), art. 35, 2021 SCC 27, Crevier v. A.G. (Québec) et al., [1981] 2 S.C.R. 220, Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v. Vavilov, 2019 SCC 65, Just v. British Colu......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (December 8 ' 12, 2025)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • December 18, 2025
    ...Insurance Co. v. Dubreuil Brothers Employees Assn. (2000), 49 O.R. (3d) 766 (C.A.), Reference re Code of Civil Procedure (Que.), art. 35, 2021 SCC 27, Berardinelli v. Ontario Housing Corp., [1979] 1 S.C.R. 275, O'Leary v. New Brunswick, [1995] 2 S.C.R. 967, Bohemier v. Centra Gas Manitoba I......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (November 10 ' 14, 2025)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • November 20, 2025
    ...Local 773 v. Lawrence, 2018 SCC 11, Callidus Capital Corp. v. Canada, 2018 SCC 47, Reference re Code of Civil Procedure (Que.), art. 35, 2021 SCC 27, Williams v. Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness), 2017 FCA 252, Canadian Security Intelligence Services Act (CA) (Re), 2021 FCA ......
  • Changes Made To Québec's Code Of Civil Procedure By Bill 8
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • April 12, 2023
    ...members of the Barreau du Québec. Footnotes 1. https://www.assnat.qc.ca/en/travaux-parlementaires/projets-loi/projet-loi-8-43-1.html 2. 2021 SCC 27 3. 4. See in this regard section 7 of Bill 8 and new articles 535.1 to 535.15 C.C.P. Read the original article on GowlingWLG.com. The content o......
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  • Judicially Licensed Unconstitutionality.
    • Canada
    • University of British Columbia Law Review Vol. 55 No. 2, November 2022
    • November 1, 2022
    ...being Schedule B to the Canada Act 1982 (UK), 1982, c 11 [Charter]. (14) 2020 SCC 38 [Ontario v G]. (15) See ibid at paras 84-99. (16) 2021 SCC 27. (17) See e.g. David Dyzenhaus, "Schmitt V Dicey: Are States of Emergency Inside or Outside the Legal Order?" (2006) 27 Cardozo L Rev (18) See e......