Kindler v Canada (Minister of Justice) [2] was a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of Canada that held that the government policy that allowed for extradition of convicted criminals to a country in which they may face the death penalty was valid under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

After being convicted of murder in Pennsylvania, Joseph Kindler escaped and fled to Canada.

In a four-to-three decision the Court found that there was no violation of section 7 of the Charter (the right to life, liberty and security of person) or section 12 of the Charter (protection against cruel and unusual punishment).

That included the United States, with which Canada shared cultural connections and an easily-crossed border.

On December 8, 2009, the United States Supreme Court ruled in Beard v. Kindler that Kindler's flight from the United States constituted an abandonment of his right to appeal.