Symes v. Canada, [1993] 4 SCR 695

Symes v. Canada, [1993] 4 SCR 695

Canada, tax law, Canadian women, equality rights

This case involves a challenge by Beth Symes against the Canadian Revenue Agency. Symes, a female Canadian lawyer, brought the suit against the Canadian Revenue Agency after it retroactively disallowed her ability to deduct childcare costs from her personal income tax return. Symes had however originally been allowed to deduct the costs as a business expense. Symes argued that the CRA had violated the equality provisions of the Charter of RIghts and Freedom by disallowing the deductions for child care expenses.

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Symes v. Canada, [1993] 4 SCR 695. via Lexum at: https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/1093/index.do

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