ash iro ▁were ▁merged ▁with ▁the ▁old ▁cities ▁of ▁G ush ik awa ▁and ▁I sh ik awa ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁new ▁city ▁of ▁U rum a . ▁ ▁Category : D istrict s ▁in ▁Ok ina wa ▁Pref ect ure <0x0A> </s> ▁Law ▁v ▁Canada ▁( Min ister ▁of ▁Emp loyment ▁and ▁Im m igration ), ▁[ 1 9 9 9 ] ▁ 1 ▁S CR ▁ 4 9 7 ▁is ▁a ▁leading ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁Canada ▁decision . ▁The ▁r uling ▁is ▁notable ▁because ▁the ▁court ▁created ▁the ▁Law ▁test , ▁a ▁significant ▁new ▁tool ▁that ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁used ▁by ▁Canadian ▁courts ▁for ▁determ ining ▁the ▁valid ity ▁of ▁equality ▁right ▁claims ▁under ▁section ▁ 1 5 ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Char ter ▁of ▁Rights ▁and ▁Fre ed oms . ▁However , ▁the ▁Law ▁test ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁dis cred ited ▁by ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court . ▁ ▁Background ▁The ▁case ▁involved ▁Nancy ▁Law , ▁a ▁ 3 0 - year - old ▁seeking ▁surv iv or ▁benefits ▁under ▁the ▁Canada ▁P ension ▁Plan ▁( CP P ) ▁which ▁are ▁limited ▁only ▁to ▁people ▁over ▁age ▁ 3 5 , ▁disabled ▁or ▁with ▁depend ants ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁dece ased ' s ▁death . ▁Otherwise , ▁the ▁surv iv or ▁claim ant ▁is ▁not ▁entitled ▁to ▁benefits ▁until ▁he ▁or ▁she ▁reaches ▁age ▁ 6 5 . ▁ ▁She ▁appe aled ▁to ▁the ▁P ension ▁Plan ▁Review ▁Trib unal ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁the ▁age ▁requirement ▁was ▁in ▁viol ation ▁of