Reference re Impact Assessment Act,
| Jurisdiction | Federal Jurisdiction (Canada) |
| Judge | Wagner, Richard; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Côté, Suzanne; Rowe, Malcolm; Martin, Sheilah; Kasirer, Nicholas; Jamal, Mahmud |
| Docket Number | 40195 |
| Date | 13 October 2023 |
| Court | Supreme Court (Canada) |
| Citation | 2023 SCC 23 |
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42 practice notes
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R v Archambault,
...Marchand, 2023 SCC 26; R. v. D.A.I., 2012 SCC 5, [2012] 1 S.C.R. 149; R. v. McColman, 2023 SCC 8; Reference re Impact Assessment Act, 2023 SCC 23; MediaQMI inc. v. Kamel, 2021 SCC 23, [2021] 1 S.C.R. 899; Sun Indalex Finance, LLC v. United Steelworkers, 2013 SCC 6, [2013] 1 S.C.R. 271; R. v......
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Sanis Health Inc. v British Columbia,
... 2023 SCC 10 ; Reference re Genetic Non-Discrimination Act, 2020 SCC 17 , [2020] 2 S.C.R. 283 ; Reference re Impact Assessment Act , 2023 SCC 23; Kitkatla Band v. British Columbia (Minister of Small Business, Tourism and Culture), 2002 SCC 31 , [2002] 2 S.C.R. 146 ; Goodwin v. British ......
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R. v. Archambault,
...Marchand, 2023 SCC 26; R. v. D.A.I., 2012 SCC 5, [2012] 1 S.C.R. 149; R. v. McColman, 2023 SCC 8; Reference re Impact Assessment Act, 2023 SCC 23; MediaQMI inc. v. Kamel, 2021 SCC 23, [2021] 1 S.C.R. 899; Sun Indalex Finance, LLC v. United Steelworkers, 2013 SCC 6, [2013] 1 S.C.R. 271;......
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Auer v. Auer,
...2022 SCC 33; References re Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, 2021 SCC 11, [2021] 1 S.C.R. 175; Reference re Impact Assessment Act, 2023 SCC 23; Canadian Council for Refugees v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2023 SCC 17; La Rose v. Canada, 2023 FCA 241, 488 D.L.R. (4th) 340; Port......
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33 cases
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R v Archambault,
...Marchand, 2023 SCC 26; R. v. D.A.I., 2012 SCC 5, [2012] 1 S.C.R. 149; R. v. McColman, 2023 SCC 8; Reference re Impact Assessment Act, 2023 SCC 23; MediaQMI inc. v. Kamel, 2021 SCC 23, [2021] 1 S.C.R. 899; Sun Indalex Finance, LLC v. United Steelworkers, 2013 SCC 6, [2013] 1 S.C.R. 271; R. v......
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Sanis Health Inc. v British Columbia,
... 2023 SCC 10 ; Reference re Genetic Non-Discrimination Act, 2020 SCC 17 , [2020] 2 S.C.R. 283 ; Reference re Impact Assessment Act , 2023 SCC 23; Kitkatla Band v. British Columbia (Minister of Small Business, Tourism and Culture), 2002 SCC 31 , [2002] 2 S.C.R. 146 ; Goodwin v. British ......
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R. v. Archambault,
...Marchand, 2023 SCC 26; R. v. D.A.I., 2012 SCC 5, [2012] 1 S.C.R. 149; R. v. McColman, 2023 SCC 8; Reference re Impact Assessment Act, 2023 SCC 23; MediaQMI inc. v. Kamel, 2021 SCC 23, [2021] 1 S.C.R. 899; Sun Indalex Finance, LLC v. United Steelworkers, 2013 SCC 6, [2013] 1 S.C.R. 271;......
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Auer v. Auer,
...2022 SCC 33; References re Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, 2021 SCC 11, [2021] 1 S.C.R. 175; Reference re Impact Assessment Act, 2023 SCC 23; Canadian Council for Refugees v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2023 SCC 17; La Rose v. Canada, 2023 FCA 241, 488 D.L.R. (4th) 340; Port......
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Impact Assessment Unconstitutional: Supreme Court Of Canada Finds Legislation To Be Overbroad And Outside The Jurisdiction Of Parliament
...13, 2023, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in re Impact Assessment Act, 2023 SCC 23, which considered whether the Impact Assessment Act (IAA) was constitutional or whether the legislation exceeded, or went beyond, the scope of the federal government's legislative authority.......
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Federal Impact Assessment In Flux: The Implications Of The Supreme Court's Decision In The Reference Re Impact Assessment Act
...Impact Assessment Registry).11 As always, we will keep you posted as developments arise. Footnotes 1. Reference re Impact Assessment Act, 2023 SCC 23. 2. Impact Assessment Act, SC 2019, c 28, s 3. Reference re Impact Assessment Act, 2022 ABCA 165 at para 24. 4. Reference re Impact Assessmen......
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The Uncertain Future Of Federal Impact Assessments
...re Impact Assessment Act, 2023 SCC 23, five out of seven Canadian Supreme Court justices found that the new environmental Impact Assessment Act ("IAA") is too broad in its purported authority over environmental impacts, and ruled that it is partially unconstitutional. This decision has nega......
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Supreme Court Of Canada Finds That Federal Impact Assessment Legislation Oversteps Parliament's Jurisdiction
...The specific circumstances of each project will inform the decision's implications. Footnotes 1. Reference re Impact Assessment Act, 2023 SCC 23; Chief Justice Wagner wrote the majority decision (for five justices). Two justices 2. Reference re Impact Assessment Act, 2022 ABCA 165. 3. Para.......
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