Socio-economic rights

Case	Description	Year	Facta
DBS v. SRG	This landmark Supreme Court of Canada case concerns the issue of child support and the entitlement of recipient spouses, predominantly mothers, to increased child support following an increase in the income of payer spouses, who are predominantly fathers...	2006
Smith v. Funk; Amos v. Virk	This case provided an important opportunity to address the meaning of relevance and privacy in the disclosure of documents from third parties. The case was of particular interest because of the impact that the disclosure application has on women, particularly poor and/or disabled...	2003	none
Broomer v. Ontario	This case concerned the constitutionality of the Ontario government's lifetime ban on welfare for those convicted of welfare fraud, under sections 7, 12 and 15 of the Charter...	2003
Torres v. Minto Management	Ms. Torres lived with her husband in an apartment owned by Minto Management. After 15 months, her husband separated from her and moved out of the family home. In order for her and her children to stay in the apartment, Minto Management required that Ms. Torres sign a new tenancy agreement and increased the rent by 41%...	2002
JG v. Minister of Health and Community Services of New Brunswick	The Supreme Court of Canada ruled that New Brunswick's failure to provide legal aid in child wardship cases violate the Charter rights of a poor woman. J.G, a New Brunswick woman, appealed a lower court decision that denied her legal aid when a social services agency applied for an extension to temporary wardship of her three children...	1999
Falkiner et al v. The Queen	The Ontario Court of Appeal struck down the Ontario Government's "spouse in the house" rule for welfare eligibility as discriminatory. At issue was whether amendments to Ontario's social assistance regulations, which significantly change the definition of "spouse" for the purpose of receiving social assistance, violate section 7 (security of the person) and 15 (equality) of the Charter...	1999
The Queen v. Suzanne Thibaudeau	Suzanne Thibaudeau, a divorced mother of two, went to the Supreme Court of Canada to challenge regulations in the Income Tax Act which required her to pay income tax on her child support payments, although her ex-spouse could deduct the payments from his taxable income...	1995
Moge v. Moge	Sophia Moge, 55, was a homemaker during the day and a cleaner in the evening when she separated from her husband of 18 years and took custody of their children. After several years, Mr. Moge said he no longer wanted to pay support to his former wife...	1992
Caron v. Sa Majeste la Reine	A Rimouski woman was convicted of welfare fraud on the basis that she was living as a married rather than a single person...	1991
Albrecht v. Albrecht	After a 35-year marriage ended in divorce, Mrs. Albrecht lost her rights to a division of Canada Pension Plan credits...	1990
Beaudette v. the Ministry of Community and Social Services and A-G of Ontario; Horvath v. the Ministry of Community and Social Services and A-G of Ontario	Sheila Beaudette challenged the regulation of the Ontario Family Benefits Act which stated that family benefits could only be provided to those who are "living as a single person"...	1986