Lesiuk v. Canada (2003)

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This case dealt with the constitutionality of eligibility criteria for employment benefits available under the federal Employment Insurance Act that effectively prevent part time workers from receiving employment insurance; part time workers who are predominantly female. LEAF argued that the criteria do not take into account the working situation, needs and circumstances of female workers, and that they are therefore inherently gendered. The Federal Court of Appeal rejected this position.

Leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada was denied.

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Federal Court of Appeal decision (2003)