Ward v. Quebec (Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse)

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
JudgeWagner, Richard; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell; Rowe, Malcolm; Martin, Sheilah; Kasirer, Nicholas
Neutral Citation2021 SCC 43
Citation2021 SCC 43
Date29 October 2021
Docket Number39041

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28 practice notes
  • Hansman v. Neufeld
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • May 19, 2023
    ...Whitney v. California, 274 U.S. 357 (1927); Ward v. Quebec (Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse), 2021 SCC 43; R. v. Keegstra, [1990] 3 S.C.R. 697; Hill v. Church of Scientology of Toronto, [1995] 2 S.C.R. 1130; Bou Malhab v. Diffusion Métromédia CMR inc., 2011......
  • Dr Ignacio Tan III v. Alberta Veterinary Medical Association
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • April 8, 2025
    ...v. Nikolaisen, 2002 SCC 33, [2002] 2 S.C.R. 235; Ward v. Quebec (Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse), 2021 SCC 43, at paras. [31] Under the overall appellate review architecture in Canada, exercises of discretion “may only be interfered with if there is a lega......
  • International Air Transport Association v. Canadian Transportation Agency
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Canada)
    • December 6, 2022
    ...2019 SCC 66, [2019] 4 S.C.R. 845 at para. 35; Ward v. Québec (Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse), 2021 SCC 43, 463 D.L.R. (4th) 567 at para. 24; Canadian Pacific Railway Company v. Canada (Transportation Agency), 2021 FCA 69, [2021] CarswellNat 947 at para. 4......
  • Law Society of Saskatchewan v. Abrametz
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • July 8, 2022
    ...v. Nikolaisen, 2002 SCC 33, [2002] 2 S.C.R. 235; Ward v. Quebec (Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse), 2021 SCC 43; Toronto (City) v. C.U.P.E., Local 79, 2003 SCC 63, [2003] 3 S.C.R. 77; Behn v. Moulton Contracting Ltd., 2013 SCC 26, [2013] 2 S.C.R. 227; R. v. ......
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29 cases
  • Law Society of Saskatchewan v. Abrametz
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • July 8, 2022
    ...v. Nikolaisen, 2002 SCC 33, [2002] 2 S.C.R. 235; Ward v. Quebec (Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse), 2021 SCC 43; Toronto (City) v. C.U.P.E., Local 79, 2003 SCC 63, [2003] 3 S.C.R. 77; Behn v. Moulton Contracting Ltd., 2013 SCC 26, [2013] 2 S.C.R. 227; R. v. ......
  • R. v. Bissonnette
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • May 27, 2022
    ...Rights Commission), 2000 SCC 44, [2000] 2 S.C.R. 307; Ward v. Quebec (Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse), 2021 SCC 43; Quebec (Public Curator) v. Syndicat national des employés de l’hôpital St‑Ferdinand, [1996] 3 S.C.R. 211; R. v. Smith, [1987] 1 S.C.R. 1045;......
  • Ahluwalia v. Ahluwalia
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • May 15, 2026
    ...QCCS 1429; Droit de la famille — 24915, 2024 QCCA 767; Ward v. Quebec (Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse), 2021 SCC 43, [2021] 3 S.C.R. 176; Quebec (Public Curator) v. Syndicat national des employés de l’hôpital St-Ferdinand, [1996] 3 S.C.R. 211; R. v. Kapp, ......
  • Hansman v. Neufeld
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • May 19, 2023
    ...Whitney v. California, 274 U.S. 357 (1927); Ward v. Quebec (Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse), 2021 SCC 43; R. v. Keegstra, [1990] 3 S.C.R. 697; Hill v. Church of Scientology of Toronto, [1995] 2 S.C.R. 1130; Bou Malhab v. Diffusion Métromédia CMR inc., 2011......
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1 books & journal articles
  • Pinpointing Parliament: Supreme Court Citation of Parliamentary Evidence, 2010-2020.
    • Canada
    • Canadian Parliamentary Review Vol. 45 No. 4, December 2022
    • December 22, 2022
    ...as part of Sessional Paper No. 8532-402-57 but in Ward v. Quebec (Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse), 2021 SCC 43 the Court (quite understandably) cites to the treaty as part of the Canada Treaty (32) As a present to the punctilious pendants and to provide fu......