| Robichaud v Canada (Treasury Board) | |
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| Hearing: May 6, 1987 Judgment: July 29, 1987 | |
| Citations | [1987] 2 SCR 84, 1987 CanLII 73 (SCC) |
| Docket No. | 19326 [1] |
| Holding | |
| A corporation can be held liable for the discriminatory conduct of its employees acting "in the course of their employment" and that the employer is in the best position to remedy such conduct. | |
| Court membership | |
| Chief Justice: Brian Dickson Puisne Justices: Jean Beetz, Willard Estey, William McIntyre, Antonio Lamer, Bertha Wilson, Gerald Le Dain, Gérard La Forest, Claire L'Heureux-Dubé | |
| Reasons given | |
| Majority | La Forest J., joined by Dickson C.J. and McIntyre, Lamer, Wilson, and L'Heureux‑Dubé JJ |
| Concurrence | Le Dain J. |
Robichaud v Canada (Treasury Board), [1987] 2 S.C.R. 84 is a leading case decided by the Supreme Court of Canada on sexual harassment under the Canadian Human Rights Act. The Court found that a corporation can be found liable for the discriminatory conduct of its employees who are acting "in the course of their employment." It also found it necessary to impose liability, as the employer is the only one that is in the position to remedy the discriminatory conduct.
