Figueroa v Canada (AG)

Figueroa v Canada (AG)
Supreme Court of Canada
Hearing: November 5, 2002 Judgment: June 27, 2003
Full case name	Miguel Figueroa v. Attorney General of Canada
Citations	[2003] 1 S.C.R. 912, 2003 SCC 37
Ruling	Figueroa appeal allowed
Court membership
Reasons given
Majority	Iacobucci J., joined by McLachlin C.J. and Major, Bastarache, Binnie and Arbour JJ.
Concurrence	LeBel J., joined by Gonthier and Deschamps JJ.

Figueroa v Canada (AG), [2003] 1 S.C.R. 912 is a leading Supreme Court of Canada decision on the right to participate in a federal election under section 3 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The Court struck down a provision requiring a political party to nominate 50 candidates before receiving certain benefits.