Corbiere v Canada (Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs) | |
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Hearing: October 13, 1998 Judgment: May 20, 1999 | |
Full case name | Her Majesty The Queen as represented by the Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada and the Attorney General of Canada, and Batchewana Indian Band v. John Corbiere, Charlotte Syrette, Claire Robinson and Frank Nolan, each on their own behalf and on behalf of all non-resident members of the Batchewana Band |
Citations | [1999] 2 S.C.R. 203 |
Court membership | |
Chief Justice: Antonio Lamer Puisne Justices: Claire L'Heureux-Dubé, Charles Gonthier, Peter Cory, Beverley McLachlin, Frank Iacobucci, John C. Major, Michel Bastarache, Ian Binnie | |
Reasons given | |
Majority | McLachlin and Bastarache JJ., joined by Lamer C.J., Cory and Major JJ. |
Concurrence | L'Heureux‑Dubé J., joined by Gonthier, Iacobucci and Binnie JJ. |
Laws applied | |
Law v. Canada (Minister of Employment and Immigration), [1999] 1 S.C.R. 497 |
Corbiere v Canada (Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs) [1999] 2 S.C.R. 203, is a leading case from the Supreme Court of Canada where the Court expanded the scope of applicable grounds upon which a section 15(1) Charter claim can be based. This was also the first case to use the framework proposed by Law v. Canada.
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