Duty of Fairness

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Date Retrieved: 2024-11-23
CLNP Page ID: 870
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Citation: Duty of Fairness, CLNP 870, <>, retrieved on 2024-11-23
Editor: Sharvey
Last Updated: 2023/05/13

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Harrison v. Orillia Soldiers' Memorial Hospital, 2006 CanLII 33670 (ON SCDC)

[24]In Brown and Evans, supra, at 8-20, the authors conclude that a tribunal will generally only be required “otherwise by law to hold a hearing” if the procedural content of the duty of fairness applicable to the tribunal includes the essential aspects of an adjudicative hearing.

[25] The content of the duty of fairness is variable, as the Supreme Court of Canada stated in Baker v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), 1999 CanLII 699 (SCC), [1999] 2 S.C.R. 817.[1] Its content depends on a number of factors, including the following:

1. the nature of the decision being made;
2. the nature of the statutory scheme;
3. the importance of the decision to the individual or individuals affected;
4. the legitimate expectations of the person challenging the decision; and
5. the choices of procedure made by the agency itself (at paras. 22-27).

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Baker v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), 1999 CanLII 699 (SCC), [1999] 2 SCR 817, <https://canlii.ca/t/1fqlk>, retrieved on 2023-05-13