Administrative Law in Canada

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Introduction

Administrative law in Canada governs the legal framework within which public decision-makers — including ministers, tribunals, boards, commissions, and agencies — exercise statutory powers. It is concerned both with the procedural fairness of administrative processes and the substantive correctness or reasonableness of administrative outcomes. Administrative law operates at the federal level and across all provincial and territorial jurisdictions, reflecting Canada’s constitutional division of powers under ss. 91 and 92 of the Constitution Act, 1867. The field has undergone profound transformation in the past two decades, most notably through the Supreme Court of Canada’s landmark decision in Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v. Vavilov, 2019 SCC 65, which restructured the standard of review framework for judicial review of administrative decisions.

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Administrative Law in Canada

Introduction