396 is a famous constitutional decision of the Supreme Court of Canada.The Court upheld a provincial Act, which provided that anyone who was convicted of an impaired driving offence under the Criminal Code will have their licence suspended, on the basis that the law was in relation to the regulation of highway safety which is a valid provincial subject.
Case 396 is a landmark decision by the Supreme Court of Canada concerning provincial jurisdiction over highway safety and its connection to driver's license suspension for impaired driving offenses under the Criminal Code.