 Lavoie v Canada

Lavoie v Canada, [2002] 1 SCR 769, 2002 SCC 23 is a leading decision of the Supreme Court of Canada on whether preference on basis of citizenship infringed equality guarantee under section 15(1) of the "Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms".The Court found that the federal "Public Service Employment Act" (PSEA), which gave preference to citizens when referring to departments, was discriminatory.