Lavoie v Canada
Lavoie v Canada, [2002] 1 SCR 769, 2002 SCC 23 is a leading decision of the Supreme Court of Canada on whether preference on basis of citizenship infringed equality guarantee under section 15(1) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The Court found that the federal Public Service Employment Act (PSEA), which gave preference to citizens when referring to departments, was discriminatory. The violation was saved under section 1 of the Charter as a reasonable limitation on equality rights.
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Lavoie v Canada
Lavoie v Canada, [2002] 1 SCR 769, 2002 SCC 23 is a leading decision of the Supreme Court of Canada on whether preference on basis of citizenship infringed equality guarantee under section 15(1) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The Court found that the federal Public Service Employment Act (PSEA), which gave preference to citizens when referring to departments, was discriminatory. The violation was saved under section 1 of the Charter as a reasonable limitation on equality rights.
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Lavoie v Canada, [2002] 1 SCR ...... limitation on equality rights.
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Lavoie v Canada
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Arbour J
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2002-03-08
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McLachlin CJ and L'Heureux‑Dubé J
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2001-06-12
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Law v Canada (Minister of Employment and Immigration), [1999] 1 SCR 497
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Bastarache J
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appeal dismissed
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Lavoie v Canada, [2002] 1 SCR ...... limitation on equality rights.
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