Carnation Co v Quebec (Agricultural Marketing Board)

Carnation Co v Quebec (Agricultural Marketing Board)

Supreme Court of Canada

Hearing: June 12–13, 1967
Judgment: January 23, 1968
Full case name Carnation Company Limited v. Quebec Agricultural Marketing Board et al.
Citations [1968] SCR 238
Docket No. 10548
Prior history On appeal from Quebec.
Ruling Appeal dismissed.
Court Membership
Reasons given
Unanimous reasons by Martland J.
Cartwright CJ. and Pigeon J. took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.

Carnation Co v Quebec (Agricultural Marketing Board) [1968] S.C.R. 238 is a leading constitutional decision of the Supreme Court of Canada on the federal authority over trade and commerce under section 91(2) of the Constitution Act, 1867. The Court held that incidental overlap of provincial laws into federal trade and commerce matters does not necessarily invalidate the law.

The issue was whether the Quebec Agricultural Marketing Board, a board created by the province, was ultra vires the authority of the province. The Court held that incidental overlap is allowed where the pith and substance of a law in intra vires the province. The Court found that the pith and substance of the Board was related to contractual rights which is valid provincial subject matter.

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