Pushpanathan v Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration)
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Pushpanathan v Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) is a leading decision of the Supreme Court of Canada on the standard of review in Canadian administrative law. The Court held that a decision of the Immigration and Refugee Board should be reviewed on the standard of "correctness."
Quick Facts Pushpanathan v Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), Hearing: October 9, 1997 Judgment: June 4, 1998 ...
Pushpanathan v Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) | |
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Hearing: October 9, 1997 Judgment: June 4, 1998 | |
Full case name | Veluppillai Pushpanathan v The Minister of Citizenship and Immigration |
Citations | [1998] 1 SCR 982 |
Ruling | Appeal Allowed. |
Court membership | |
Chief Justice: Antonio Lamer Puisne Justices: Claire L'Heureux-Dubé, John Sopinka, Charles Gonthier, Peter Cory, Beverley McLachlin, Frank Iacobucci, John C. Major, Michel Bastarache | |
Reasons given | |
Majority | Bastarache J (paras 1–77), joined by L'Heureux-Dubé, Gonthier and McLachlin JJ |
Dissent | Cory J (paras. 78–158), joined by Major J |
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