Robichaud v Canada (Treasury Board)

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.

Robichaud v Canada (Treasury Board)
Supreme Court of Canada
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.

See also

• Human rights in Canada
• Strathclyde Regional Council v Porcelli