title: Schachter v. Canada, 7 June 1988.
abstract: The plaintiff, the father of a newborn child, was denied benefits under Section 30 of the Canadian Unemployment Insurance Act, which provides up to 15 weeks of benefits for the mother, but not the father, of a newborn child.  He claimed that, since Section 32 of the Act gives benefits to a claimant of either sex in the case of newly adopted children, the denial of benefits to him under Section 30 contravened Section 15 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which mandates equality of treatment.  The Court upheld his claim and ruled that, as long as Section 32 remains in its current form, both mothers and fathers of newborns should be entitled to benefits under Section 30.
mesh_terms: D000300:Adoption; D000569:Americas; D001519:Behavior; D002170:Canada; D002668:Child Rearing; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005195:Family Relations; D005220:Fathers; D007603:Jurisprudence; D009656:North America; D010290:Parents; D011287:Prejudice; D012940:Social Problems
keywords: Adoption; Americas; Behavior; Canada; Child Rearing; Court Decision; Developed Countries; Economic Factors; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Family Relationships; Fathers; Maternity Benefits--legal aspects; Microeconomic Factors; North America; Northern America; Parents; Sex Discrimination; Social Discrimination; Social Problems