Corbiere v Canada (Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs) [1999] 2 S.C.R.

Members of the Batchewana Indian Band, on behalf of themselves and all other non-resident members of the band, sought a declaration that section 77(1) of the Indian Act violates section 15(1) of the Charter.

The section of the Indian Act states that only band members "ordinary resident" on the reserve be permitted in order to vote in the band elections even though only one third of the registered members live on the reserve.

The majority opinion was written by McLachlin and Bastarache JJ.

The minority opinion was given by L'Heureux-Dubé with Gonthier, Iacobucci and Binnie JJ.