What is the standard of review for a constitutional question?

Alberta, Canada


The following excerpt is from Alberta Union of Provincial Employees v Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, 2018 ABQB 236 (CanLII):

The standard of review in respect to constitutional questions is that of correctness: Dunsmuir v. New Brunswick, 2008 SCC 9 at para 58. None of the parties takes issue with this.

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