Figueroa v Canada (AG)
| Figueroa v Canada (AG) | |
|---|---|
| Hearing: November 5, 2002 Judgment: June 27, 2003 | |
| Full case name | Miguel Figueroa v. Attorney General of Canada |
| Citations | [2003] 1 S.C.R. 912, 2003 SCC 37 |
| Ruling | Figueroa appeal allowed |
| Court membership | |
| Chief Justice: Beverley McLachlin Puisne Justices: Charles Gonthier, Frank Iacobucci, John C. Major, Michel Bastarache, Ian Binnie, Louise Arbour, Louis LeBel, Marie Deschamps | |
| Reasons given | |
| Majority | Iacobucci J., joined by McLachlin C.J. and Major, Bastarache, Binnie and Arbour JJ. |
| Concurrence | LeBel J., joined by Gonthier and Deschamps JJ. |
Figueroa v Canada (AG) [2003] 1 S.C.R. 912, 2003 SCC 37 is a leading Supreme Court of Canada decision on the right to participate in a federal election under section 3 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The Court struck down provisions requiring a political party to nominate 50 candidates before receiving certain benefits.