Godbout v Longueuil (City of)
| Godbout v Longueuil (City of) | |
|---|---|
| Hearing: May 28, 1997 Judgment: October 31, 1997 | |
| Full case name | City of Longueuil v. Michèle Godbout |
| Citations | [1997] 3 S.C.R. 844, 152 D.L.R. (4th) 577, C.R.R. (2d) 1 |
| Docket No. | 24990 |
| Prior history | ruled in favor of respondent, [1989] R.J.Q. 1511 (QC.C.S.), 48 M.P.L.R. 307, 12 C.H.R.R. D/141; repealed on appeal, [1995] R.J.Q. 2561 (QC.C.A.), 31 M.P.L.R. (2d) 130, [1995] Q.J. Nos. 686 and 874 (QL), 1995 CanLII 4750 |
| Ruling | For Godbout. Appeal and cross-appeal dismissed. |
| Court membership | |
| Chief Justice: Antonio Lamer Puisne Justices: Gérard La Forest, Claire L'Heureux-Dubé, John Sopinka, Charles Gonthier, Peter Cory, Beverley McLachlin, Frank Iacobucci, John C. Major | |
| Reasons given | |
| Majority | La Forest J. (paras. 15-111), joined by L’Heureux-Dubé and McLachlin JJ. |
| Concurrence | Major J. (paras. 1-14), joined by Lamer C.J. and Sopinka J. |
| Concurrence | Cory J. (paras. 112-119), joined by Gonthier and Iacobucci J. |
| Laws applied | |
| Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms; Brasserie Labatt ltée v. Villa, [1995] R.J.Q. 73 | |
Godbout v Longueuil (City of), [1997] 3 S.C.R. 844 is a leading Supreme Court of Canada decision where the Court found that the city of Longueuil's requirement that all permanent employees of the city must reside within the municipality was in violation of the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms.