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Judicial review in Canada has its roots in the English common law system, where there are two sources of judicial review: the prerogative writs of certiorari and mandamus, and actions for damages. [3] The British colonies that now form Canada were subject to administrative law from their very beginnings.
Baker v Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), [1999] 2 SCR 817 is a leading Canadian administrative law decision of the Supreme Court of Canada. The Court provided guidance on the standard of judicial review of administrative decisions. The issue was what standard of procedural fairness should be applied when considering the ...
The Board is a quasi-judicial board that administers and enforces the Surface Rights Act. It is responsible for resolving land access and development disputes between oil and gas development proponents and surface rights holders. Tax Appeals Commission [28] taxes Manitoba Finance
Patented Medicine Prices Review Board office in Ottawa. Bill C-22, which was passed in 1987, established a compulsory licensing system under which drug patent holders were required to allow competing drug manufacturers to import their patented drug in exchange for a very modest 4% royalty, which resulted in an increase in the market share of generic drugs.
Tribunals in Canada are subject to judicial review, where a superior court can quash a tribunal's decision if the tribunal exceeds the limits of its statutory authority. [4] In Ontario, decisions by provincial tribunals are subject to review by the Divisional Court branch of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice to determine they are fair ...
The Canadian Judicial Council (CJC; French: Conseil canadien de la magistrature) is the national council of the judiciary of Canada, overseeing the country's federal judges. The Council has 44 members, composed of chief justices and associate chief justices. It is chaired by the Chief Justice of Canada, currently Justice Richard Wagner. [1]
The Health Professions Appeal and Review Board was created in 1998 under the Ministry of Health Appeal and Review Boards Act, 1998. The Board was an amalgamation of the Health Professions Board and the Hospital Appeal Board. [2] It is made up of at least 12 members, each appointed by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario on the advice of a ...
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