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Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v. Vavilov
January 9, 2020
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On December 19, 2019, in Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v. Vavilov, the Supreme Court of Canada redefined the nature and scope of judicial oversight of administrative action. The Vavilov decision, and its companion Bell Canada v. Canada (Attorney General) are a continuation of the Court’s work in developing an overarching or unifying theory for review of the substantive decisions of all manner of statutory and prerogative decision makers.
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