Tétreault-Gadoury v. Canada (Employment and Immigration Commission)
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Tétreault-Gadoury v. Canada (Employment and Immigration Commission), [1989] 2 S.C.R. 1110 is a leading Supreme Court of Canada
decision on the jurisdiction of tribunals to hear Charter challenges. The Court held that the board of referees under unemployment insurance legislation was able to hear an equality rights challenge for benefits that were denied to the claimant who was over the age of sixty-five.
Supreme Court of Canada
The Supreme Court of Canada is the highest court of Canada and is the final court of appeals in the Canadian justice system. The court grants permission to between 40 and 75 litigants each year to appeal decisions rendered by provincial, territorial and federal appellate courts, and its decisions...
decision on the jurisdiction of tribunals to hear Charter challenges. The Court held that the board of referees under unemployment insurance legislation was able to hear an equality rights challenge for benefits that were denied to the claimant who was over the age of sixty-five.
See also
- List of Supreme Court of Canada cases (Dickson Court)
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