British Columbia Teachers' Federation v. British Columbia

2016 SCC 49 [2016] 2 SCR 407 Court SCC Decision date 2016-11-10 Heard 2016-11-10 Docket 36500 English

PartiesBritish Columbia Teachers’ Federation, on behalf of all members of the Appellant·British Columbia Teachers’ Federation Appellant·Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of British Columbia Respondent·Attorney General of Canada Interveners·Attorney General of Ontario Interveners·Attorney General of Quebec Interveners·Attorney General of Manitoba Interveners·Attorney General of Saskatchewan Interveners·Centrale des syndicats du Québec Interveners·Canadian Labour Congress Interveners·Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers Interveners·National Union of Public and General Employees Interveners·Public Service Alliance of Canada Interveners·Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada Interveners·Association of Canadian Financial Officers Interveners·Association of Justice Counsel Interveners·Canadian Association of Professional Employees Interveners·Coalition of Ontario Teacher Affiliates Interveners

Counsel (11)

Solicitor for the appellant: British Columbia Teachers’ Federation, Vancouver.
Solicitor for the respondent: Attorney General of British Columbia, Vancouver.
Solicitor for the intervener the Attorney General of Ontario: Attorney General of Ontario, Toronto.
Solicitor for the intervener the Attorney General of Saskatchewan: Attorney General of Saskatchewan, Regina.
Solicitors for the intervener Centrale des syndicats du Québec: Barabé Casavant, Montréal.
Solicitors for the intervener the Canadian Labour Congress: Goldblatt Partners, Toronto.
Solicitors for the intervener the Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers: Harris & Company, Vancouver; Gowling WLG (Canada) Inc., Ottawa.
Solicitors for the intervener the National Union of Public and General Employees: Champ and Associates, Ottawa.
Solicitors for the intervener the Public Service Alliance of Canada: Raven, Cameron, Ballantyne & Yazbeck, Ottawa.
Solicitors for the interveners the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada et al.: Goldblatt Partners, Ottawa.
Solicitors for the intervener the Coalition of Ontario Teacher Affiliates: Cavalluzzo Shilton McIntyre Cornish, Toronto.

Judges McLachlin, Beverley; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Wagner, Richard; Gascon, Clément; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell; Rowe, Malcolm

Delivered by McLachlin C.J. (Abella, Moldaver, Karakatsanis, Wagner, Gascon, Côté, Brown and Rowe JJ. concurring)

On appeal from British Columbia

Contents

Reasons for Judgment — McLachlin C.J. (Abella, Moldaver, Karakatsanis, Wagner, Gascon, Côté, Brown and Rowe JJ. concurring)

The Chief Justice — The majority of the Court would allow the appeal, substantially for the reasons of Justice Donald. Justices Côté and Brown would dissent and dismiss the appeal, substantially for the reasons of the majority in the Court of Appeal.