Stewart v. Elk Valley Coal Corp., 2017 SCC 30
| Jurisdiction | Federal Jurisdiction (Canada) |
| Judge | McLachlin, Beverley; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Wagner, Richard; Gascon, Clément; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell; Rowe, Malcolm |
| Citation | 2017 SCC 30,[2017] 1 SCR 591,411 DLR (4th) 1,39 CCEL (4th) 1 |
| Docket Number | 36636 |
| Court | Supreme Court (Canada) |
| Date | 15 June 2017 |
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106 practice notes
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Quebec (Commission des normes, de l’équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail) v. Caron, 2018 SCC 3
...Hospital) v. Syndicat des employés de l’Hôpital général de Montréal, 2007 SCC 4, [2007] 1 S.C.R. 161; Stewart v. Elk Valley Coal Corp., 2017 SCC 30, [2017] 1 S.C.R. 591; Quebec (Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse) v. Bombardier Inc. (Bombardier Aerospace Train......
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British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal v. Schrenk, 2017 SCC 62
...Board), [1987] 2 S.C.R. 84; Moore v. British Columbia (Education), 2012 SCC 61, [2012] 3 S.C.R. 360; Stewart v. Elk Valley Coal Corp., 2017 SCC 30, [2017] 1 S.C.R. 591; Janzen v. Platy Enterprises Ltd., [1989] 1 S.C.R. By McLachlin C.J. (dissenting) Rizzo & Rizzo Shoes Ltd. (Re), [1998]......
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Table of Cases
...The Globe and Mail (1996), 28 OR (3d) 481 (CA) ...................................................... 1061 Stewart v Elk Valley Coal Corp, 2017 SCC 30 ................................................................................1167 Stratford v Lindley, [1965] AC 269 (HL) .....................
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Digest: Saskatchewan General Employees' Union v Saskatchewan (Environment), 2018 SKCA 48
...2011 SCC 7, [2011] 1 SCR 160 Stewart v Elk Valley Coal Corp., 2015 ABCA 225, [2015] 9 WWR 1, 602 AR 210 Stewart v Elk Valley Coal Corp., 2017 SCC 30, [2017] 1 SCR 591 St. James�Assiniboia Teachers� Association No. 2 v St. James�Assiniboia School Division No. 2 (2002), [2003] 6 WWR 193, 222 ......
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65 cases
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Quebec (Commission des normes, de l’équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail) v. Caron, 2018 SCC 3
...Hospital) v. Syndicat des employés de l’Hôpital général de Montréal, 2007 SCC 4, [2007] 1 S.C.R. 161; Stewart v. Elk Valley Coal Corp., 2017 SCC 30, [2017] 1 S.C.R. 591; Quebec (Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse) v. Bombardier Inc. (Bombardier Aerospace Train......
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British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal v. Schrenk, 2017 SCC 62
...Board), [1987] 2 S.C.R. 84; Moore v. British Columbia (Education), 2012 SCC 61, [2012] 3 S.C.R. 360; Stewart v. Elk Valley Coal Corp., 2017 SCC 30, [2017] 1 S.C.R. 591; Janzen v. Platy Enterprises Ltd., [1989] 1 S.C.R. By McLachlin C.J. (dissenting) Rizzo & Rizzo Shoes Ltd. (Re), [1998]......
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MacLaren v. British Columbia (Attorney General), 2018 BCSC 1753
...519. (d) CCD intervened in Battlefords and District Co-operative Ltd v. Gibbs, [1996] 3 S.C.R. 566 and Stewart v. Elk Valley Coal Corp., 2017 SCC 30, two cases about discrimination against employees with mental disabilities (specifically mental health-related and addiction disabilities). CC......
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Lethbridge and District Pro-Life Association v Lethbridge (City), 2020 ABQB 654
...advertising cases, RJR-MacDonald Inc v Canada (Attorney General), [1995] 3 SCR 199, and Canada (Attorney General) v JTI-Macdonald Corp, 2017 SCC 30, Slatter JA observed that limits based on advertising content can also be justified. However, he cautioned that: “[N]evertheless, this is a sli......
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34 firm's commentaries
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COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (May 22, 2023 ' May 26, 2023)
...(Superintendent of Motor Vehicles) v. British Columbia (Council of Human Rights), [1999] 3 S.C.R. 868, Stewart v. Elk Valley Coal Corp., 2017 SCC 30, Canada (Minister of Finance) v. Finlay, [1986] 2 S.C.R. 607, Bedford v. Canada, 2010 ONSC 4264, Carroll v. Toronto-Dominion Bank, 2021 ONCA 3......
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Top 10 Canadian Labour & Employment Law Developments of 2017
...policy requiring proactive disclosure of drug addiction is appropriate in certain circumstances. In Stewart v. Elk Valley Coal Corp, 2017 SCC 30, the Supreme Court of Canada upheld a decision of the Alberta Human Rights Tribunal in which a worker who tested positive for drugs following a wo......
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Arbitrator Upholds Discharge Of Employee With Tobacco Addiction For Smoking At Work
...In upholding the grievor's discharge from employment, the arbitrator confirmed the principles set out in Stewart v. Elk Valley Coal, 2017 SCC 30 and British Columbia (Public Service Agency) v. BCGEU, 2008 BCCA 357 (also known as the Gooding The arbitrator held that an employer should not be......
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SCC In Stewart V. Elk Valley, Upholds Employer's 'No Free Accident' Alcohol And Drug Policy
...June 15, 2017, the Supreme Court of Canada released a landmark decision in Stewart v Elk Valley Coal Corp. (2017 SCC 30), reinforcing the right of employers to take proactive risk mitigation and management measures through the adoption of alcohol and drug policies to ensure workplace In thi......
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5 books & journal articles
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Table of Cases
...The Globe and Mail (1996), 28 OR (3d) 481 (CA) ...................................................... 1061 Stewart v Elk Valley Coal Corp, 2017 SCC 30 ................................................................................1167 Stratford v Lindley, [1965] AC 269 (HL) .....................
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Digest: Saskatchewan General Employees' Union v Saskatchewan (Environment), 2018 SKCA 48
...2011 SCC 7, [2011] 1 SCR 160 Stewart v Elk Valley Coal Corp., 2015 ABCA 225, [2015] 9 WWR 1, 602 AR 210 Stewart v Elk Valley Coal Corp., 2017 SCC 30, [2017] 1 SCR 591 St. James�Assiniboia Teachers� Association No. 2 v St. James�Assiniboia School Division No. 2 (2002), [2003] 6 WWR 193, 222 ......
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Equality and Human Rights in Employment
...reinstatement and reassignment cannot, therefore, be justiied as BFORs. In its recent decision in Stewart v Elk Valley Coal Corp, 2017 SCC 30, the Supreme Court upheld the termination of a cocaine-addicted employee who worked in a safety-sensitive job. The majority of justices found that he......
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HUMAN RIGHTS AND PRECARIOUS WORKPLACES: A COMMENT ON BRITISH COLUMBIA HUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL V. SCHRENK.
...Columbia (Education), 2012 SCC 61. This test was affirmed in the employment context most recently in Stewart v Elk Valley Coal Corp, 2017 SCC 30. (74) Schrenk, supra note 1 at para (75) The respondent relied upon these hallmarks also in argument, citing McCormick v Fasken Martineau DuMoulin......
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