What is the standard of review of an issue of jurisdiction?

Nova Scotia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Nova Scotia Teachers’ Union v. Nova Scotia (Education), 2011 NSSC 426 (CanLII):

The parties agree that, pursuant to Dunsmuir v. New Brunswick, 2008 SCC 9, the standard of review of an issue of jurisdiction is correctness. I agree. Analysis

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