Challenge to DFO decision to Issue Snow Crab Licences based upon Place of Residence

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Canadian Human Rights Act - Challenge to DFO decision to Issue Snow Crab Licences based upon Place of Residence - Judicial Review/Crown Liability

Dobbin v. Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada, 2005 FC 1020

In Fish Cases, Judicial Review/Crown Liability on July 12, 2012 (Updated July 12, 2012)

This case involved a decision by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans to open a new area for the fishing of snow crab to be managed by the Quebec Region with licences issued only to residents of Quebec. Upon challenging the decision under the s. 41(1)(c) of the Canadian Human Rights Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. H-6 the Human Rights Commission …

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