Notable Cases
Every case is important to us.
Whether we are arguing an appeal before the Supreme Court of Canada, presenting a grievance before an arbitrator, or negotiating an individual contract or a collective agreement, we go to bat for our clients and we get results.
Some of our notable cases can be found using the search tools below.
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Exclusion of agricultural workers from labour relations regime breaches Charter
Supreme Court of Canada holds that the exclusion of agricultural workers from a labour relations regime violates s. 2(d) of the Charter.
Picketing laws cannot ban peaceful consumer leafleting, Supreme Court holds
Supreme Court of Canada holds that preventing union members from consumer leafleting violates their freedom of expression guarantee under the Charter.
Opposite-sex definition of spouse in the Income Tax Act violates the Charter
The Ontario Court of Appeal has held that the opposite-sex definition of spouse in the Income Tax Act violates the Charter.
Sexual orientation “read into” Alberta’s human rights legislation
Supreme Court of Canada holds that the exclusion of sexual orientation from Alberta's human rights statute violates s. 15 of the Charter.
Sexual orientation recognized as a ground of discrimination under the Charter
The Supreme Court of Canada holds that sexual orientation is an analogous ground of discrimination under the equality rights provision of the Charter.
Supreme Court of Canada rejects challenge to Rand Formula
Supreme Court of Canada holds that the mandatory check off of union dues does not violate the Charter.