Chalifour-Racine v. Canada (Attorney General)

canada, canadian, case law, court opinion, canlii, fca, 2026fca145, 2026 fca 145 (canlii), 2026, fca, 145, (canlii), a-56-24, 2026, constitution, charter of rights and freedoms, section 15(1) equality, employment insurance act, subsections 8(2), 8(5), 10(2), 10(10), 12(6), paragraph 10(8)(a), whether impugned provisions create a sex, based distinction in impact on claimants receiving maternity and parental benefits, disproportionate impact on women established, application for judicial review allowed, constitution, charter of rights and freedoms, section 15(1) equality, whether denial of regular ei benefits to those receiving maternity and parental benefits reinforces, perpetuates, or exacerbates disadvantage, substantive equality and adverse effects discrimination, legislative context considered without conflating s. 1, section 15 breach found, appeal division decision set aside, constitution, charter of rights and freedoms, section 1, oakes test, whether infringement of s. 15 is a reasonable limit prescribed by law, pressing and substantial objective and rational connection assumed, minimal impairment not shown on evidentiary record, infringement not justified, declaration of no force or effect granted, constitution, remedies, constitution act, 1982, s. 52(1), appropriate remedy for unjustified s. 15 infringement, declaration of no force or effect “to the extent” benefits access denied, suspension for one year, remittal for redetermination and charter s. 24 relief guidance, declaration suspended and matter remitted