Tran v. Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness)

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
JudgeMcLachlin, Beverley; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Wagner, Richard; Gascon, Clément; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell; Rowe, Malcolm
Citation2017 SCC 50,[2017] 2 SCR 289,[2017] SCJ No 50 (QL)
Docket Number36784
Date19 October 2017

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  • R. v. Poulin
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • October 11, 2019
    ...R. v. Boudreault, 2018 SCC 58; R. v. Johnson, 2003 SCC 46, [2003] 2 S.C.R. 357; Tran v. Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness), 2017 SCC 50, [2017] 1 S.C.R. 289; R. v. R.A.R., 2000 SCC 8, [2000] 1 S.C.R. 163; Canada (Attorney General) v. Lewis, 2015 ONCA 379, 126 O.R. (3d) 289; N......
  • R. v. Sharma
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • February 20, 2018
    ...very likely have translated to reformatory custody of shorter duration – see Tran v. Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness), [2017] SCC 50, at para. 27 respecting the “dissymmetry” between the length of jail and conditional sentences of imprisonment; R. v. Proulx, [2000] 1 S.C.R.......
  • R. v. Albashir
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • November 19, 2021
    ...Drilling (1964) Ltd. v. Minister of National Revenue, [1977] 1 S.C.R. 271; Tran v. Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness), 2017 SCC 50, [2017] 2 S.C.R. 289; Reference re ss. 193 and 195.1(1)(c) of the Criminal Code (Man.), [1990] 1 S.C.R. 1123; Campbell v. Campbell (1995), 1......
  • R. v. Suter
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • June 29, 2018
    ...Bunn (1997), 118 Man. R. (2d) 300; R. v. Bunn, 2000 SCC 9, [2000] 1 S.C.R. 183; Tran v. Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness), 2017 SCC 50, [2017] 2 S.C.R. 289; R. v. MacFarlane, 2012 ONCA 82, 288 O.A.C. 114; R. v. Folino, 2005 ONCA 258, 77 O.R. (3d) 641; R. v. Anderson, 2014 ON......
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  • R. v. Chouhan
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • June 25, 2021
    ...509 ; Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, 438 U.S. 265 (1978); Tran v. Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness), 2017 SCC 50, [2017] 2 S.C.R. 289 ; Application under s. 83.28 of the Criminal Code (Re), 2004 SCC 42 , [2004] 2 S.C.R. 248 ; Wildman v. The Queen, [1......
  • Mason v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • September 27, 2023
    ...v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2015 SCC 61 , [2015] 3 S.C.R. 909 ; Tran v. Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness), 2017 SCC 50, [2017] 2 S.C.R. 289 ; Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) v. Galindo Camayo, 2022 FCA 50 , 468 D.L.R. (4th) 358 ; X (Re), 2017 CanLII 14......
  • R v. Wright
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Saskatchewan)
    • May 21, 2025
    ...v Rex, 2002 SCC 42 at para 26, [2002] 2 SCR 559 [Bell ExpressVu]; and Tran v Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness), 2017 SCC 50 at para 23, [2017] 2 SCR 289, all quoting from E.A. Driedger, Construction of Statutes, 2nd ed (Toronto: Butterworths, 1983) at [121] Under the modern ......
  • R. v. Archambault
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • November 1, 2024
    ...Quebec (Attorney General), 2005 SCC 73 , [2005] 3 S.C.R. 530 ; distinguished: Tran v. Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness), 2017 SCC 50, [2017] 2 S.C.R. 289 ; considered: R. v. Dineley, 2012 SCC 58 , [2012] 3 S.C.R. 272 ; R. v. Puskas, [1998] 1 S.C.R. 1207 ; R. v. Windeba......
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  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (May 9, 2022 ' May 13, 2022)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • May 16, 2022
    ...Alberta Securities Commission, [1989] 1 S.C.R. 301, R. v. Bengy, 2015 ONCA 397, Tran v. Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness), 2017 SCC 50, Elmer A. Driedger, "Statutes: Retroactive Retrospective Reflections" (1978), 56 Can. Bar. Rev. 264, Ruth Sullivan, Statutory Interpretation......
  • Ontario Court Of Appeal Summaries (October 1 - 5, 2018)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • October 9, 2018
    ...Jury Charge R. v. Marshall, 2018 ONCA 794 Keywords: Criminal Law, Fraud over $5,000, Sentencing, Conditional Sentence, R. v. Tran, 2017 SCC 50 R. v. Kizir, 2018 ONCA 781 Keywords: Criminal Law, Conspiracy to Traffic Illegal Substances, Dangerous Possession of Weapons, Conspiracy to Assault,......
  • Tougher Impaired Driving Penalties To Significantly Impact Permanent Residents And Foreign Nationals
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • January 17, 2019
    ...of the offence consistent with the Supreme Court of Canada's decision in Tran v. Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness), 2017 SCC 50. As a consequence, an offence of impaired driving that was considered "simple criminality" and occurred before the new penalties came into force wi......
  • Recent Changes To Impaired Driving Offenses And Their Effect On Canada's Immigration Laws
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • July 20, 2018
    ...C-46 should only affect offences committed on or after December 18, 2018. In Tran v. Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness), [2017] 2 SCR 289, the Supreme Court of Canada concluded that the relevant date for assessing serious criminality under IRPA 36(1)(a) is the date of the com......
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23 books & journal articles
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Immigration Law Series Inadmissibility and Remedies
    • April 30, 2022
    ...Safety and Emergency Preparedness) v , 2015 FCA 237 ...................... 20 Tran v Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness) , 2017 SCC 50 ................................................ 19, 20, 21, 125, 179, 278, 509 © [2022] Emond Montgomery Publications. All Rights Reserved.......
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Modern Criminal Evidence
    • May 3, 2021
    ...© 2022 Emond Montgomery Publications. All Rights Reserved. Table of Cases 745 Tran v Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness) , [2017] 2 SCR 289, 2017 SCC 50 (CanLII) ........................................................ 690 Tran , R v , [1994] 2 SCR 951 ..............................
  • Notes
    • Canada
    • Understanding Canada Drafting, Interpreting, and Applying Legislation Part Two. Interpreting and Applying Legislation
    • August 22, 2023
    ...21, Sched F, Part VI, s 22(2) and Regulations Act , CQLR c R-18.1, s 19. 38 See Tran v Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness) , 2017 SCC 50 at para 44 [ Tran ]. 39 See British Columbia v Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd , 2005 SCC 49 at para 69 and Canadian Charter of Rights and Freed......
  • Discipline
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Prosecuting and Defending Professional Regulation Cases
    • May 3, 2019
    ...to the expanded grounds for mandatory revocation for sexual abuse: As in Tran [ v Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness) , 2017 SCC 50], while it is clear that the purpose of the provisions is to protect the public, there is no indication in the statute that the Legislature turne......
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