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A Legal Rights Guide for Canadian Children and Teens, Second Edition: Appendix D. Legislation, Conventions, Charters, and Court Cases

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Appendix D. Legislation, Conventions, Charters, and Court Cases
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  1. Cover
  2. Foreword
  3. Preface
  4. Acknowledgements
  5. 1. Introduction to the Law and Your Rights
  6. 2. Being a Minor
  7. 3. Being Your Parents’ Child
  8. 4. Going to School
  9. 5. Going to Work
  10. 6. Love, Sex, and Marriage
  11. 7. Child and Family Services
  12. 8. Being in Conflict with the Law
  13. 9. Fighting for Your Rights
  14. Appendix A. Glossary of Legal Terms
  15. Appendix B. How a Bill Becomes Law
  16. Appendix C. Links to Useful Resources
  17. Appendix D. Legislation, Conventions, Charters, and Court Cases

Appendix D. Legislation, Conventions, Charters, and Court Cases | A Legal Rights Guide for Canadian Children and Teens, Second Edition | AU Press—Digital Publications

APPENDIX DLEGISLATION, CONVENTIONS, CHARTERS, AND COURT CASES

International Conventions, Declarations, and Legislation

  • Children Act (Norway)—HTTPS://WWW.REGJERINGEN.NO/EN/DOKUMENTER/THE-CHILDREN-ACT/ID448389/

  • Convention on the Rights of the Child—HTTP://WWW.OHCHR.ORG/EN/PROFESSIONALINTEREST/PAGES/CRC.ASPX

  • United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples—HTTPS://WWW.UN.ORG/ESA/SOCDEV/UNPFII/DOCUMENTS/DRIPS_EN.PDF

  • Universal Declaration of Human Rights—HTTPS://WWW.UN.ORG/EN/ABOUT-US/UNIVERSAL-DECLARATION-OF-HUMAN-RIGHTS

National Legislation

  • An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families—HTTPS://WWW.CANLII.ORG/EN/CA/LAWS/ASTAT/SC-2019-C-24/LATEST/SC-2019-C-24.HTML?RESULTINDEX=2

  • Canada Business Corporations Act —HTTPS://LAWS-LOIS.JUSTICE.GC.CA/ENG/ACTS/C-44/

  • Canada Labour Code—HTTPS://LAWS.JUSTICE.GC.CA/ENG/ACTS/L-2/INDEX.HTML

  • Canadian Human Rights Act—HTTPS://LAWS-LOIS.JUSTICE.GC.CA/ENG/ACTS/H-6/

  • Cannabis Act—HTTPS://LAWS-LOIS.JUSTICE.GC.CA/ENG/ACTS/C-24.5/

  • Charter of Rights and Freedoms—HTTPS://LAWS-LOIS.JUSTICE.GC.CA/ENG/CONST/PAGE-15.HTML

  • Civil Marriage Act—HTTPS://LAWS-LOIS.JUSTICE.GC.CA/ENG/ACTS/C-31.5/PAGE-1.HTML

  • Constitution—HTTPS://LAWS-LOIS.JUSTICE.GC.CA/ENG/CONST/

  • Controlled Drugs and Substances Act—HTTPS://LAWS-LOIS.JUSTICE.GC.CA/ENG/ACTS/C-38.8/

  • Criminal Code—HTTPS://LAWS-LOIS.JUSTICE.GC.CA/ENG/ACTS/C-46/

  • Firearms Act—HTTPS://LAWS-LOIS.JUSTICE.GC.CA/ENG/ACTS/F-11.6/

  • First Nations Elections Act— HTTPS://WWW.CANLII.ORG/EN/CA/LAWS/STAT/SC-2014-C-5/LATEST/SC-2014-C-5.HTML*

  • Indian Act—HTTPS://LAWS-LOIS.JUSTICE.GC.CA/ENG/ACTS/I-5/

  • National Defence Act—HTTPS://LAWS-LOIS.JUSTICE.GC.CA/ENG/ACTS/N-5/

  • Youth Criminal Justice Act—HTTPS://LAWS.JUSTICE.GC.CA/ENG/ACTS/Y-1.5/INDEX.HTML

Provincial Legislation

Alberta

  • Child, Youth and Family Enhancement A—HTTPS://WWW.QP.ALBERTA.CA/1266.CFM?PAGE=C12.CFM&LEG_TYPE=ACTS&ISBNCLN=9780779802050&DISPLAY=HTML

  • Employment Standards Code—HTTPS://WWW.QP.ALBERTA.CA/1266.CFM?PAGE=E09.CFM&LEG_TYPE=ACTS&ISBNCLN=9780779804856&DISPLAY=HTML

  • Employment Standards Regulation—HTTPS://WWW.QP.ALBERTA.CA/1266.CFM?PAGE=1997_014.CFM&LEG_TYPE=REGS&ISBNCLN=9780779800216&DISPLAY=HTML

  • Family Law Act—HTTPS://WWW.QP.ALBERTA.CA/1266.CFM?PAGE=F04P5.CFM&LEG_TYPE=ACTS&ISBNCLN=9780779798124&DISPLAY=HTML

British Columbia

  • BC Reg 169/2009: Supreme Court Family Rules—HTTPS://WWW.BCLAWS.GOV.BC.CA/CIVIX/DOCUMENT/ID/COMPLETE/STATREG/169_2009_03#RULE20-2

  • Child, Family and Community Service Act—HTTPS://WWW.BCLAWS.GOV.BC.CA/CIVIX/DOCUMENT/ID/COMPLETE/STATREG/96046_01

  • Employment Standards Act—HTTP://WWW.BCLAWS.CA/RECON/DOCUMENT/ID/FREESIDE/00_96113_01

  • Employment Standards Regulation—HTTPS://WWW.BCLAWS.GOV.BC.CA/CIVIX/DOCUMENT/ID/COMPLETE/STATREG/00_96113_01

  • Family Law Act—HTTPS://WWW.BCLAWS.GOV.BC.CA/CIVIX/DOCUMENT/ID/LC/STATREG/11025_01

  • Infants Act—HTTPS://WWW.BCLAWS.GOV.BC.CA/CIVIX/DOCUMENT/ID/COMPLETE/STATREG/96223_01

Manitoba

  • Child and Family Services Act—HTTPS://WEB2.GOV.MB.CA/LAWS/STATUTES/CCSM/C080E.PHP

  • Employment Standards Code—HTTPS://WEB2.GOV.MB.CA/LAWS/STATUTES/CCSM/E110E.PHP

  • Family Maintenance Act—HTTPS://WEB2.GOV.MB.CA/LAWS/STATUTES/CCSM/F020E.PHP

New Brunswick

  • Employment Standards Act—HTTPS://LAWS.GNB.CA/EN/SHOWTDM/CS/E-7.2/

  • Family Law Act—HTTPS://WWW.CANLII.ORG/EN/NB/LAWS/STAT/SNB-2020-C-23/LATEST/SNB-2020-C-23.HTML

  • Family Services Act—HTTPS://LAWS.GNB.CA/EN/SHOWTDM/CS/F-2.2/

Newfoundland and Labrador

  • Children’s Law Act—HTTPS://WWW.ASSEMBLY.NL.CA/LEGISLATION/SR/STATUTES/C13.HTM

  • Family Law Act—HTTPS://WWW.ASSEMBLY.NL.CA/LEGISLATION/SR/STATUTES/F02.HTM

  • Labour Standards Act—HTTPS://WWW.ASSEMBLY.NL.CA/LEGISLATION/SR/STATUTES/L02.HTM

  • Wills Act—HTTPS://WWW.ASSEMBLY.NL.CA/LEGISLATION/SR/STATUTES/W10.HTM

Northwest Territories

  • Children’s Law Act—HTTPS://WWW.JUSTICE.GOV.NT.CA/EN/LEGISLATION/#GN-FILEBROWSE-0:/C/CHILDRENS-LAW/

  • Employment Standards Act—HTTPS://WWW.JUSTICE.GOV.NT.CA/EN/LEGISLATION/#GN-FILEBROWSE-0:/E/EMPLOYMENT-STANDARDS/

Nova Scotia

  • Children and Family Services Act—HTTPS://WWW.CANLII.ORG/EN/NS/LAWS/STAT/SNS-1990-C-5/LATEST/SNS-1990-C-5.HTML

  • Labour Standards Code—HTTPS://WWW.CANLII.ORG/EN/NS/LAWS/STAT/RSNS-1989-C-246/LATEST/RSNS-1989-C-246.HTML

  • Parenting and Support Act (formerly the Maintenance and Custody Act)—HTTPS://WWW.CANLII.ORG/EN/NS/LAWS/STAT/RSNS-1989-C-160/LATEST/RSNS-1989-C-160.HTML

Nunavut

  • Children’s Law Act—HTTPS://WWW.CANLII.ORG/EN/NU/LAWS/STAT/SNWT-NU-1997-C-14/LATEST/SNWT-NU-1997-C-14.HTML

  • Employment of Young Persons Regulations—HTTPS://WWW.CANLII.ORG/EN/NU/LAWS/REGU/RRNWT-NU-1990-C-L-3/LATEST/RRNWT-NU-1990-C-L-3.HTML

Ontario

  • Age of Majority and Accountability Act—HTTPS://WWW.ONTARIO.CA/LAWS/STATUTE/90A07

  • Child, Youth, and Family Services Act, 2017—HTTPS://WWW.ONTARIO.CA/LAWS/STATUTE/17C14

  • Children’s Law Reform Act—HTTPS://WWW.ONTARIO.CA/LAWS/STATUTE/90C12#BK33

  • Education Act—HTTPS://WWW.ONTARIO.CA/LAWS/STATUTE/90E02#BK564

  • Family Law Act—HTTPS://WWW.ONTARIO.CA/LAWS/STATUTE/90F03

  • Health Care Consent Act, 1996—HTTPS://WWW.CANLII.ORG/EN/ON/LAWS/STAT/SO-1996-C-2-SCH-A/LATEST/SO-1996-C-2-SCH-A.HTML

  • Human Rights Code—HTTPS://WWW.ONTARIO.CA/LAWS/STATUTE/90H19

  • Marriage Act—HTTPS://WWW.ONTARIO.CA/LAWS/STATUTE/90M03

  • Occupational Health and Safety Act—HTTPS://WWW.ONTARIO.CA/LAWS/STATUTE/90O01

  • Ontario College of Teachers Act, 1996—HTTPS://WWW.ONTARIO.CA/LAWS/STATUTE/96O12

  • Parental Responsibility Act, 2000—HTTPS://WWW.ONTARIO.CA/LAWS/STATUTE/00P04

  • Protecting Child Performers Act, 2015—HTTPS://WWW.ONTARIO.CA/LAWS/STATUTE/S15002

  • Provincial Offences Act—HTTPS://WWW.ONTARIO.CA/LAWS/STATUTE/90P33

  • Regulation 194: Rules of Civil Procedure—HTTPS://WWW.ONTARIO.CA/LAWS/REGULATION/900194

  • Regulation 258/98: Rules of the Small Claims Court—HTTPS://WWW.ONTARIO.CA/LAWS/REGULATION/980258

  • Regulation 440/20: Suspension of Elementary School Pupils—HTTPS://WWW.CANLII.ORG/EN/ON/LAWS/REGU/O-REG-440-20/LATEST/O-REG-440-20.HTML

Prince Edward Island

  • Child Protection Act—HTTPS://WWW.CANLII.ORG/EN/PE/LAWS/STAT/RSPEI-1988-C-C-5.1/LATEST/RSPEI-1988-C-C-5.1.HTML

  • Children’s Law Act—HTTPS://WWW.CANLII.ORG/EN/PE/LAWS/STAT/RSPEI-1988-C-C-6.1/LATEST/RSPEI-1988-C-C-6.1.HTML

  • Family Law Act—HTTPS://WWW.CANLII.ORG/EN/PE/LAWS/STAT/RSPEI-1988-C-F-2.1/LATEST/RSPEI-1988-C-F-2.1.HTML

  • Youth Employment Act—HTTPS://WWW.PRINCEEDWARDISLAND.CA/EN/LEGISLATION/YOUTH-EMPLOYMENT-ACT

Québec

  • Act Respecting Labour Standards—HTTPS://WWW.LEGISQUEBEC.GOUV.QC.CA/EN/DOCUMENT/CS/N-1.1

  • Civil Code—HTTPS://WWW.LEGISQUEBEC.GOUV.QC.CA/EN/DOCUMENT/CS/CCQ-1991

  • Education Act—HTTPS://WWW.LEGISQUEBEC.GOUV.QC.CA/EN/DOCUMENT/CS/I-13.3

Saskatchewan

  • Child and Family Services Act—HTTPS://PUBLICATIONS.SASKATCHEWAN.CA/#/PRODUCTS/460

  • Children’s Law Act, 2020—HTTPS://WWW.CANLII.ORG/EN/SK/LAWS/STAT/SS-2020-C-2/LATEST/SS-2020-C-2.HTML

  • Conditions of Employment Regulations—HTTPS://PUBLICATIONS.SASKATCHEWAN.CA/#/PRODUCTS/10423

  • Family Maintenance Act, 1997—HTTPS://PUBLICATIONS.SASKATCHEWAN.CA/#/PRODUCTS/534

Yukon

  • Child and Family Services Act—HTTPS://WWW.CANLII.ORG/EN/YK/LAWS/STAT/SY-2008-C-1/LATEST/SY-2008-C-1.HTML

  • Employment Standards Act—HTTPS://WWW.CANLII.ORG/EN/YK/LAWS/STAT/RSY-2002-C-72/LATEST/RSY-2002-C-72.HTML

Court Cases

  • A.B. v. C.D. and E. F., 2019 BSCS 254 (CanLII)—HTTPS://WWW.CANLII.ORG/EN/BC/BCSC/DOC/2019/2019BCSC254/2019BCSC254.HTML
  • A.B. v. C.D., 2020 BCCA 11 (CanLII)—HTTPS://WWW.CANLII.ORG/EN/BC/BCCA/DOC/2020/2020BCCA11/2020BCCA11.HTML?RESULTINDEX=2
  • A.C. v. L.L., 2021 ONSC 6530 (CanLII)—HTTPS://WWW.CANLII.ORG/EN/ON/ONSC/DOC/2021/2021ONSC6530/2021ONSC6530.HTML?RESULTINDEX=1
  • A.C. v. Manitoba (Director of Child and Family Services), 2009 SCC 30 (CanLII)—HTTPS://WWW.CANLII.ORG/EN/CA/SCC/DOC/2009/2009SCC30/2009SCC30.HTML
  • Antrobus v. Antrobus, 2009 BCSC 1341 (CanLII)—HTTPS://WWW.CANLII.ORG/EN/BC/BCSC/DOC/2009/2009BCSC1341/2009BCSC1341.HTML
  • B. (R.) v. Children’s Aid Society of Metropolitan Toronto, 1995 CanLII 115 (SCC)—HTTPS://WWW.CANLII.ORG/EN/CA/SCC/DOC/1995/1995CANLII115/1995CANLII115.HTML
  • Bruni v. Bruni, 2010 ONSC 6568 (CanLII)—HTTPS://WWW.CANLII.ORG/EN/ON/ONSC/DOC/2010/2010ONSC6568/2010ONSC6568.HTML
  • Canadian Foundation for Children, Youth and the Law v. Canada (Attorney General), 2004 SCC 4 (CanLII)—HTTPS://WWW.CANLII.ORG/EN/CA/SCC/DOC/2004/2004SCC4/2004SCC4.HTML
  • Coates v. Watson, 2017 ONCJ 454 (CanLII)—HTTPS://WWW.CANLII.ORG/EN/ON/ONCJ/DOC/2017/2017ONCJ454/2017ONCJ454.HTML
  • Coates v. Watson, 2018 ONCJ 605 (CanLII)—HTTPS://WWW.CANLII.ORG/EN/ON/ONCJ/DOC/2018/2018ONCJ605/2018ONCJ605.HTML
  • Droit de la famille 081485, 2008 QCCS 2709 (CanLII)—HTTPS://WWW.CANLII.ORG/FR/QC/QCCS/DOC/2008/2008QCCS2709/2008QCCS2709.HTML
  • Eaton v. Brant County Board of Education, 1997 CanLII 366 (SCC)—HTTPS://WWW.CANLII.ORG/EN/CA/SCC/DOC/1997/1997CANLII366/1997CANLII366.HTML
  • Erazo v. Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board, 2014 ONSC 2072 (CanLII)—HTTPS://WWW.CANLII.ORG/EN/ON/ONSC/DOC/2014/2014ONSC2072/2014ONSC2072.HTML
  • Gareau v. B.C. (Supt. of Fam. & Child Services), 1986 CanLII 1046 (BCSC)—HTTPS://WWW.CANLII.ORG/EN/BC/BCSC/DOC/1986/1986CANLII1046/1986CANLII1046.HTML
  • Gillick v. West Norfolk & Wisbech Area Health Authority, [1985] 3 All E.R. 402 (H.L.)—HTTP://WWW.CIRP.ORG/LIBRARY/LEGAL/UKLAW/GILLICKVWESTNORFOLK1985/
  • Haas v. Nyholm, 1923 CanLII 300 (SKQB)—HTTPS://WWW.CANLII.ORG/EN/SK/SKQB/DOC/1923/1923CANLII300/1923CANLII300.HTML
  • J.S.C. v. Wren, 1986 ABCA 249 (CanLII)—HTTPS://WWW.CANLII.ORG/EN/AB/ABCA/DOC/1986/1986ABCA249/1986ABCA249.HTML
  • L. (N.) v. M. (R.R.), 2016 ONSC 809 (CanLII)—HTTPS://WWW.CANLII.ORG/EN/ON/ONSC/DOC/2016/2016ONSC809/2016ONSC809.HTML
  • Lavigne c. Beaucaire, 1996 CanLII 4381 (QC CS)—HTTPS://WWW.CANLII.ORG/FR/QC/QCCS/DOC/1996/1996CANLII4381/1996CANLII4381.HTML?RESULTINDEX=1
  • MacKinnon v. Harrison, 2011 ABCA 283 (CanLII)—HTTPS://WWW.CANLII.ORG/EN/AB/ABCA/DOC/2011/2011ABCA283/2011ABCA283.HTML
  • McDonald v. McDonald, 2017 BCCA 255 (CanLII)—HTTPS://WWW.CANLII.ORG/EN/BC/BCCA/DOC/2017/2017BCCA255/2017BCCA255.HTML
  • Multani v. Commission scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys, 2006 SCC 6 (CanLII)—HTTPS://WWW.CANLII.ORG/EN/CA/SCC/DOC/2006/2006SCC6/2006SCC6.HTML
  • Québec (Procureur général) c. Comeau, 2006 QCCS 5252 (CanLII)—HTTPS://WWW.CANLII.ORG/FR/QC/QCCS/DOC/2006/2006QCCS5252/2006QCCS5252.HTML?SEARCHURLHASH=AAAAAQAHQ2FYZXNZZQAAAAAB&RESULTINDEX=8
  • O.G. v. R.G., 2017 ONCJ 153 (CanLII)—HTTPS://WWW.CANLII.ORG/EN/ON/ONCJ/DOC/2017/2017ONCJ153/2017ONCJ153.HTML
  • R. v. Barabash, 2015 SCC 29 (CanLII)—HTTPS://WWW.CANLII.ORG/EN/CA/SCC/DOC/2015/2015SCC29/2015SCC29.HTML
  • R. v. Blake, 2003 BCCA 525 (CanLII)—HTTPS://WWW.CANLII.ORG/EN/BC/BCCA/DOC/2003/2003BCCA525/2003BCCA525.HTML
  • R. v. C.M., 1995 Can LII 8924 (OCCA)—HTTPS://WWW.CANLII.ORG/EN/ON/ONCA/DOC/1995/1995CANLII8924/1995CANLII8924.HTML
  • R. v. M. (M.R.), 1998 CanLII 770 (SCC)—HTTPS://WWW.CANLII.ORG/EN/CA/SCC/DOC/1998/1998CANLII770/1998CANLII770.HTML
  • R. v. Morgentaler, 1988 CanLII 90 (SCC)—HTTPS://WWW.CANLII.ORG/EN/CA/SCC/DOC/1988/1988CANLII90/1988CANLII90.HTML
  • R. v. R.D., 2005 ABPC 54 (CanLII)—HTTPS://WWW.CANLII.ORG/EN/AB/ABPC/DOC/2005/2005ABPC54/2005ABPC54.HTML
  • R. v. Roth, 2002 ABQB 145 (CanLII)—HTTPS://WWW.CANLII.ORG/EN/AB/ABQB/DOC/2002/2002ABQB145/2002ABQB145.HTML
  • R. c. Roy, 1998 CanLII 12775 (QCCA)—HTTPS://WWW.CANLII.ORG/FR/QC/QCCA/DOC/1998/1998CANLII12775/1998CANLII12775.HTML
  • R. v. Sharpe, 2001 SCC 2 (CanLII)—HTTPS://WWW.CANLII.ORG/EN/CA/SCC/DOC/2001/2001SCC2/2001SCC2.HTML
  • R. v. T.C.F., 2006 NSCA 42 (CanLII)—HTTPS://WWW.CANLII.ORG/EN/NS/NSCA/DOC/2006/2006NSCA42/2006NSCA42.HTML
  • R.G. v. K.G., 2017 ONCA 108 (CanLII)—HTTPS://WWW.CANLII.ORG/EN/ON/ONCA/DOC/2017/2017ONCA108/2017ONCA108.HTML
  • S.L. v. Commission scolaire des Chênes, 2012 SCC 7 (CanLII)—HTTPS://WWW.CANLII.ORG/EN/CA/SCC/DOC/2012/2012SCC7/2012SCC7.HTML
  • Starson v. Swayze, 2003 SCC 32 (CanLII)—HTTPS://WWW.CANLII.ORG/EN/CA/SCC/DOC/2003/2003SCC32/2003SCC32.HTML?RESULTINDEX=1
  • Young v. Young, 1993 CanLII 34 (SCC)—HTTPS://WWW.CANLII.ORG/EN/CA/SCC/DOC/1993/1993CANLII34/1993CANLII34.HTML
  • Zylberberg v. Sudbury Board of Education (Director), 1988 CanLII 189 (ONCA)—HTTPS://WWW.CANLII.ORG/EN/ON/ONCA/DOC/1988/1988CANLII189/1988CANLII189.HTML

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