Sentences with phrase «under the charter of»

After courts in B.C. and Ontario ruled that same - sex marriages should be recognized under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Harper charged the Liberals «wanted to introduce this through back channels.

The Saskatchewan Catholic School Boards Association states: «Their argument is that per student grants paid to a Catholic school division for non-Catholic students is discriminatory against public schools under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Under the Charter of the United Nations the Security Council is the organ conferred with primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security.

The National Academy of Engineering was established in 1964, under the charter of the National Academy of Sciences, as a parallel organization of outstanding engineers.

Agreements may be made in respect to any matter except to the extent that the agreement conflicts with the rules of international law incorporating basic standards of international conduct or the obligations of a member state under the Charter of the United Nations.

At trial, Ontario Court Justice James Crawford convicted Mughal for refusing to provide a breath sample after rejecting most of his allegations of breaches of his rights under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

The sex - trade workers in this case argued that the restrictions on their work activities violated their rights under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms to security of the person and freedom of expression.

The cases also include a selection of complex court applications for remedies under the Charter of Rights involving unreasonable search and seizure, the right to counsel and evidence suppression motions.

Any Contracting Party may call upon the competent organs of the United Nations to take such action under the Charter of the United Nations as they consider appropriate for the prevention and suppression of acts of genocide or any of the other acts enumerated in Article 3.

Also, the police often violate the driver's rights under the Charter of Rights in obtaining the sample.

The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has held that they do not have the power to order damages to an individual who was discriminated against by a government policy, because of cases decided under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Seeing an increase in the presence of trademarks in a language other than French displayed on outdoor signage all over the province, the Québec Minister of Culture and Communications and Minister Responsible for the Protection and Promotion of the French Language, Hélène David, tabled proposed amendments to regulations under the Charter of the French Language (Loi 101).

On November 16, 2011, the commission tabled a legal opinion (in French) demanding that Revenu Québec amend section 1029.8.116.16 of the Taxation Act to eliminate the obligation to register for direct deposit as a condition to obtain the solidarity tax credit, as this measure is discriminatory and infringes the right to equality under the Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms.

This is a violation on both the grounds of religion and sex under the Charters of Rights and Freedoms of Canada and Quebec.

Fay Faraday, «Access to Social Programs: Substantive Equality Under the Charter of Rights» (2006) 21 N.J.C.L. 111 at p. 124

The case, launched in April 2017, alleges that BC has a constitutional responsibility under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms to ensure access to the justice system for women who are fleeing violent relationships or facing ongoing abuse from ex-spouses.

Canadian courts have held that, absent lawful authority, compelling persons to provide fingerprints may violate their rights under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

At issue in this case is whether these provisions compelling public registration on election issues violates the right to freedom of expression and privacy under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

The Court of Appeal upheld the trial judge's ruling that the gathering of the evidence that formed the grounds of the search warrant violated Mr. White's Section 8 rights under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms («Charter»), and the evidence was excluded pursuant to section 24 (2) of the Charter.

He is appealing his revocation to Divisional Court, arguing that it violates his rights under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Meeting the case for the Crown includes applications under the Charter of Rights.

Under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms (section 2), everyone has the following fundamental freedoms:

Freedom of conscience is protected under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

As such, the requirement to adhere and promote such values engages the freedoms of lawyers under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Agreements may be made in respect to any matter except to the extent that the agreement conflicts with the rules of legal malpractice law incorporating basic standards of legal malpractice conduct or the obligations of a member state under the Charter of the United Nations.

At trial, Vancouver Criminal Defence Lawyer Emmet J. Duncan challenged the admission of the fingerprint match, on the basis that the original fingerprints, which police had taken from Client three years earlier when Client was a youth, were taken in violation of his rights under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

The circumstances of Gionni's birth — drastically different than women who are not incarcerated — brings to mind various causes of action in tort and under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms against OCDC.

In light of the statutory duty owed to children under the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009, s 55 and the obligation owed by member states under the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, art 24.2 her Ladyship opined:

In its decision, Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner) v. United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 401, 2013 SCC 62, the Supreme Court weighed the collective rights of a union's freedom of expression under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms against the rights of individuals whose personal information was collected, used and disclosed without consent by the... [more]

During this time, Canada was interested in exploring the scope of human rights, especially in light of our new constitutional rights under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

In the federal government's factum, Rupar suggests the 2001 decision had already dealt with the issue of reconciling competing rights under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in the context of TWU's community covenant that's at the heart of the current case.

Increasing awareness and clarity among health practitioners about patient rights to access and practice religious and cultural beliefs under the Charter of Rights, Ontario's Human Rights Code, and various professional practice directives

«What's not in the judgment is my concern: a comedian comes under attack, claims protection under the Charter of Rights, and there's no adjudication on whether this is protected speech or whether discrimination is a reasonable limit on the expression of a comedian on stage,» Millar said in an interview.

From a legal perspective racial discrimination is prohibited under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the Canadian Human Rights Act, and provincial and territorial legislation.

Under the Charter of the Ministerial Taskforce, a key element will be «testing Indigenous people's aspirations: where do they want their communities (their children, grandchildren and older people) to be in 20 - 30 years time?

Not exact matches

The US Navy has extended its contract with shipbuilder Austal for the charter of its WestPac Express vessel, under a deal potentially worth about $ US29.9 million.

Charter Communications, which offers cable service under the Spectrum brand, announced on Friday that it lost 122,000 TV customers in the first quarter of 2018.

Under the agreement TORM will defer a substantial portion of its bank debt and also avail new liquidity and savings from its restructured time charter book.

In any event, the point isn't whether the requirement to complete the long - form census form violates the charter, I don't think it does because it's probably either a violation «in accordance with the principles of fundamental justice» (under section 7) or a violation which is «reasonable and demonstrably justifiable in a free and democratic society» (the test under section 1), but that it does nevertheless violate the right to privacy which is one of our fundamental rights.

As described under «Committees of the Board,» each of the Board's committees is responsible for oversight of specific risks as outlined in each of its charters.

When a corporate charter is alleged to contain a restriction on the fundamental electoral rights of stockholders under default provisions of law ---- such as the right of a majority of the shares to elect new directors or enact a charter amendment — it has been said that the restriction must be «clear and unambiguous» to be enforceable.

In bold and sweeping Reasons for Judgment on behalf of a 5 - 2 majority, Justice Rosalie Abella overturned the Court's previous jurisprudence and recognized a constitutionally protected right to strike under section 2 (d) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

The Committee shall have the authority, in its sole discretion, to retain and obtain the advice and assistance of outside legal counsel and such other advisors as it deems necessary to fulfill its duties and responsibilities under this Charter.

Or, almost no one: «The license is not required for merchants or consumers that utilize Virtual Currency solely for the purchase or sale of goods or services; or those firms chartered under the New York Banking Law to conduct exchange services and are approved by DFS to engage in Virtual Currency business activity.»

For purposes of this Charter, an «independent director» means a director who (1) is «independent» in accordance with the provisions of Rule 10c - 1 (b)(i) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the «Exchange Act»), and (2) meets the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. definition of «independent director» as determined by the Board.

Under these rules, a company of which more than 50 % of the voting power is held by an individual, a group or another company is a «controlled company» and may elect not to comply with certain corporate governance requirements of the, including (1) the requirement that a majority of the board of directors consist of independent directors, (2) the requirement that we have a nominating and corporate governance committee that is composed entirely of independent directors with a written charter addressing the committee's purpose and responsibilities and (3) the requirement that we have a compensation committee that is composed entirely of independent directors with a written charter addressing the committee's purpose and responsibilities.

Under its charter, the AEC must have a minimum of three members.

In regard to primary and secondary education, initiatives include imposing caps on class sizes; ensuring schools have the necessary support staff; funding full - day kindergarten and half - day junior kindergarten for vulnerable children; eliminating fees and fundraising for learning essentials, such as computers; phasing out private schools and bringing charter schools under the jurisdiction of school boards; and providing breakfast and lunch programs.

The group compliance functions operate under a Group Compliance and AML Charter and Policy, which sets out the vision and mission of the compliance functions and furthermore describes the reporting structure and obligations.

reviewing and approving the linkage of corporate goals and objectives to the compensation of our CEO, evaluating the CEO's performance in light of those goals and objectives, and (either as a committee or together with the other independent Directors who satisfy the independence, «non-employee» and «outside director» requirements under the Talent and Compensation Committee Charter) determining and approving the compensation of the CEO based on such evaluation;