Wilson v. British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles)

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
JudgeMcLachlin, Beverley; Cromwell, Thomas Albert; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Wagner, Richard; Gascon, Clément; Côté, Suzanne
Citation2015 SCC 47,[2015] 3 SCR 300,476 NR 60,[2015] SCJ No 47 (QL)
Date16 October 2015
Docket Number35959
Subject MatterADMINISTRATIVE LAW,CRIMINAL LAW,CIVIL RIGHTS,STATUTES,MOTOR VEHICLES

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36 practice notes
  • Piekut v. Canada (National Revenue)
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • April 17, 2025
    ...and Immigration), 2005 SCC 51, [2005] 2 S.C.R. 539; Wilson v. British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles), 2015 SCC 47, [2015] 3 S.C.R. 300; R. v. Moriarity, 2015 SCC 55, [2015] 3 S.C.R. 485; Québec (Procureur général) v. Paulin, 2007 QCCA 1716, [2008] R.J.Q. 16; Procureure générale......
  • R. v. Greater Sudbury (City)
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • November 10, 2023
    ...R. v. Wholesale Travel Group Inc., [1991] 3 S.C.R. 154; Wilson v. British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles), 2015 SCC 47, [2015] 3 S.C.R. 300; La Souveraine, Compagnie d’assurance générale v. Autorité des marchés financiers, 2013 SCC 63, [2013] 3 S.C.R. 756; R. v. Grant Forest Pro......
  • Quebec (Attorney General) v. Guérin
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • July 27, 2017
    ...of Competition), 2015 SCC 3, [2015] 1 S.C.R. 161; Wilson v. British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles), 2015 SCC 47, [2015] 3 S.C.R. 300; Canadian Merchant Service Guild v. Teamsters, Local Union 847, 2012 FCA 210, 433 N.R. 200; Wilson v. Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd., 2016 SCC 29, ......
  • Goodwin v. British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles)
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • October 16, 2015
    ...; R. v. Golden, 2001 SCC 83 , [2001] 3 S.C.R. 679 ; Wilson v. British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles), 2015 SCC 47 , [2015] 3 S.C.R. 300; R. v. Conway, 2010 SCC 22 , [2010] 1 S.C.R. Statutes and Regulations Cited Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms , ss. 1 , 7 , 8 , 10 ......
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  • Piekut v. Canada (National Revenue)
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • April 17, 2025
    ...and Immigration), 2005 SCC 51, [2005] 2 S.C.R. 539; Wilson v. British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles), 2015 SCC 47, [2015] 3 S.C.R. 300; R. v. Moriarity, 2015 SCC 55, [2015] 3 S.C.R. 485; Québec (Procureur général) v. Paulin, 2007 QCCA 1716, [2008] R.J.Q. 16; Procureure générale......
  • R. v. Greater Sudbury (City)
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • November 10, 2023
    ...R. v. Wholesale Travel Group Inc., [1991] 3 S.C.R. 154; Wilson v. British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles), 2015 SCC 47, [2015] 3 S.C.R. 300; La Souveraine, Compagnie d’assurance générale v. Autorité des marchés financiers, 2013 SCC 63, [2013] 3 S.C.R. 756; R. v. Grant Forest Pro......
  • Quebec (Attorney General) v. Guérin
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • July 27, 2017
    ...of Competition), 2015 SCC 3, [2015] 1 S.C.R. 161; Wilson v. British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles), 2015 SCC 47, [2015] 3 S.C.R. 300; Canadian Merchant Service Guild v. Teamsters, Local Union 847, 2012 FCA 210, 433 N.R. 200; Wilson v. Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd., 2016 SCC 29, ......
  • Goodwin v. British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles)
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • October 16, 2015
    ...; R. v. Golden, 2001 SCC 83 , [2001] 3 S.C.R. 679 ; Wilson v. British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles), 2015 SCC 47 , [2015] 3 S.C.R. 300; R. v. Conway, 2010 SCC 22 , [2010] 1 S.C.R. Statutes and Regulations Cited Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms , ss. 1 , 7 , 8 , 10 ......
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1 firm's commentaries
  • The Newest Word In Regulatory Offences (R. v. City Of Greater Sudbury)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • January 3, 2025
    ...Group Inc., [1991] 3 S.C.R. 154, at p. 219; see also Wilson v. British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles), 2015 SCC 47, [2015] 3 S.C.R. 300, at para. 33; La Souveraine, Compagnie d'assurance générale v. Autorité des marchés financiers, 2013 SCC 63, [2013] 3 S.C.R. 756, at para. In ......
9 books & journal articles
  • Table of cases, index and about the authors
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Archive The Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Seventh Edition
    • June 30, 2021
    ...to SCC refused, [1988] SCCA No 352......................... 254, 302 Wilson v British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles), [2015] 3 SCR 300, 2015 SCC 47................................................................... 119 Winko v British Columbia (Forensic Psychiatric [1999] 2 SCR......
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Archive The Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Sixth Edition
    • June 22, 2017
    ...refused, [1988] SCCA No 352 .....................................240, 288 Wilson v British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles), [2015] 3 SCR 300, 2015 SCC 47 .................................................................. 112 Winko v British Columbia (Forensic Institution), [1999......
  • Notes
    • Canada
    • Understanding Canada Drafting, Interpreting, and Applying Legislation Part Two. Interpreting and Applying Legislation
    • August 22, 2023
    ...v Rex , [2002] SCC 42 at para 62. 37 See Wilson v British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles) , 2015 SCC 47 at para 20, [2015] 3 SCR 300. See also JM Keyes & C Diamond, “Constitutional Inconsistency in Legislation — Interpretation and the Ambiguous Role of Ambiguity” (2017), 48 Ott ......
  • Application
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Archive The Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Seventh Edition
    • June 30, 2021
    ...45 R v Clarke , 2014 SCC 28, [2014] 1 SCR 612 at para 1. 46 Wilson v British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles) , 2015 SCC 47, [2015] 3 SCR 300 at para 25. THE CH ARTER OF RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS 120 which recognizes the capacity of Parliament and the legislatures to justify limits on ......
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