Toronto Electric Commissioners v Snider
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Toronto Electric Commissioners v Snider[1] is a Canadian constitutional decision of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council where the Council struck down the federal Industrial Disputes Investigation Act, precursor to the Canada Labour Code. The Court identified matters in relation to labour to be within the exclusive competence of the province in the property and civil rights power under section 92(13) of the Constitution Act, 1867. This decision is considered one of the high-water marks of the council's interpretation of the Constitution in favour of the provinces.
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Toronto Electric Commissioners v Snider | |
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Court | Judicial Committee of the Privy Council |
Full case name | The Toronto Electric Commissioners v Colin G Snider and others |
Decided | 20 January 1925 |
Citation(s) | [1925] UKPC 2, [1925] AC 396 (P.C.) |
Case history | |
Prior action(s) | Toronto Electric Commissioners v. Snider, 55 O.L.R. 454 |
Appealed from | Ontario Court of Appeal |
Court membership | |
Judges sitting | Viscount Haldane, Lord Dunedin, Lord Atkinson, Lord Wrenbury, Lord Salvesen |
Case opinions | |
Decision by | Viscount Haldane |
Keywords | |
Canadian federalism, Labour relations, Property and civil rights |
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