| Case name |
Citation |
Date |
Subject |
| July 1, 1990 – Appointment of Antonio Lamer as Chief Justice of Canada |
| PIPSC v. Northwest Territories |
[1990] 2 S.C.R. 367 |
August 16, 1990 |
freedom of association; section 2(d) |
| Central Alberta Dairy Pool v. Alberta (Human Rights Commission) |
[1990] 2 S.C.R. 489 |
September 13, 1990 |
freedom of religion; employer discrimination |
| R. v. Khan |
[1990] 2 S.C.R. 531 |
September 13, 1990 |
hearsay exception, children as witnesses |
| R. v. Martineau |
[1990] 2 S.C.R. 633 |
September 13, 1990 |
murder |
| R. v. J.(J.T.) |
[1990] 2 S.C.R. 755 |
|
Young offenders |
| Clarke v. Clarke |
[1990] 2 S.C.R. 795 |
October 4, 1990 |
pensions and matrimonial property |
| R. v. Hess; R. v. Nguyen |
[1990] 2 S.C.R. 906 |
October 4, 1990 |
Charter section 7, statutory rape |
| R. v. Askov |
[1990] 2 S.C.R. 1199 |
October 18, 1990 |
Charter right to be "tried within a reasonable time" (s. 11(b)) |
| Steele v. Mountain Institution |
[1990] 2 S.C.R. 1385 |
November 8, 1990 |
Cruel and unusual punishment, indeterminate sentences |
| R. v. Wong |
[1990] 3 S.C.R. 36 |
November 22, 1990 |
Electronic surveillance |
| McKinney v. University of Guelph |
[1990] 3 S.C.R. 229 |
December 6, 1990 |
Case broadened the scope of the Charter, elaborated use of section 15. |
| Stoffman v. Vancouver General Hospital |
[1990] 3 S.C.R. 483 |
December 6, 1990 |
application of the Charter; age discrimination |
| Douglas/Kwantlen Faculty Assn. v. Douglas College |
[1990] 3 S.C.R. 570 |
December 13, 1990 |
Jurisdiction, remedies |
| R. v. Keegstra |
[1990] 3 S.C.R. 697 |
December 13, 1990 |
Hate propaganda |
| R. v. Andrews |
[1990] 3 S.C.R. 870 |
December 13, 1990 |
Freedom of expression |
| Morguard Investments Ltd. v. De Savoye |
[1990] 3 S.C.R. 1077 |
December 20, 1990 |
conflict of laws |
| R. v. Chaulk |
[1990] 3 S.C.R. 1303 |
December 20, 1990 |
mental disorder defence |
| Committee for the Commonwealth of Canada v. Canada |
[1991] 1 S.C.R. 139 |
January 25, 1991 |
Freedom of political expression, reasonable limitations of rights |
| R. v. Sullivan |
[1991] 1 S.C.R. 489 |
March 21, 1991 |
Fetus as a legal person |
| R. v. W.(D.) |
[1991] 1 S.C.R. 742 |
March 28, 1991 |
Charge to juries |
| R. v. Evans |
[1991] 1 S.C.R. 869 |
April 18, 1991 |
Right to counsel |
| R. v. Swain |
[1991] 1 S.C.R. 933 |
May 2, 1991 |
arbitrary detention, Charter section 7 |
| Cuddy Chicks Ltd. v. Ontario (Labour Relations Board) |
[1991] 2 S.C.R. 5 |
June 6, 1991 |
jurisdiction |
| Tetreault-Gadoury v. Canada |
[1991] 2 S.C.R. 22 |
June 6, 1991 |
jurisdiction |
| Reference re Provincial Electoral Boundaries (Sask.) |
[1991] 2 S.C.R. 158 |
June 6, 1991 |
Right to vote, representation |
| Osborne v. Canada (Treasury Board) |
[1991] 2 S.C.R. 69 |
June 6, 1991 |
political neutrality of public service, freedom of expression |
| Lavigne v. Ontario Public Service Employees Union |
[1991] 2 S.C.R. 211 |
June 27, 1991 |
Freedom of association, freedom of expression |
| Reference re Canada Assistance Plan (B.C.) |
[1991] 2 S.C.R. 525 |
August 15, 1991 |
Jurisdiction of section 96 courts. |
| R. v. Seaboyer |
[1991] 2 S.C.R. 577 |
August 22, 1991 |
right to full answer and defence |
| R. v. Jobidon |
[1991] 2 S.C.R. 714 |
September 26, 1991 |
Defence of consent |
| Kindler v. Canada (Minister of Justice) |
[1991] 2 S.C.R. 779 |
September 26, 1991 |
extradition |
| Reference Re Ng Extradition |
[1991] 2 S.C.R. 858 |
September 26, 1991 |
extradition to country with death penalty |
| Pearlman v. Manitoba Law Society Judicial Committee |
[1991] 2 S.C.R. 869 |
September 26, 1991 |
section 7 |
| R. v. McCraw |
[1991] 3 S.C.R. 72 |
|
rape threats |
| R. v. Wholesale Travel Group Inc. |
[1991] 3 S.C.R. 154 |
October 24, 1991 |
Strict liability offences |
| R. v. Gruenke |
[1991] 3 S.C.R. 263 |
October 24, 1991 |
case-by-case privilege. |
| R. v. Stinchcombe |
[1991] 3 S.C.R. 326 |
November 7, 1991 |
disclosure of evidence |
| R. v. Goltz |
[1991] 3 S.C.R. 485 |
November 14, 1991 |
cruel and unusual punishment, section 12 |
| R. v. Broyles |
[1991] 3 S.C.R. 595 |
November 28, 1991 |
Right to silence |
| Canadian Council of Churches v. Canada (Minister of Employment and Immigration) |
[1992] 1 S.C.R. 236 |
January 23, 1992 |
Standing |
| R. v. Genereux |
[1992] 1 S.C.R. 259 |
February 13, 1992 |
constitutionality of being tried by court martial. |
| R. v. Butler |
[1992] 1 S.C.R. 452 |
February 27, 1992 |
pornography and freedom of expression |
| R. v. Wise |
[1992] 1 S.C.R. 527 |
|
Section 8, Electronic Surveillance |
| Canada (Minister of Employment and Immigration) v. Chiarelli |
[1992] 1 S.C.R. 711 |
March 26, 1992 |
Charter rights, deportation for crime |
| R. v. Morin |
[1992] 1 S.C.R. 771 |
March 26, 1992 |
Right to trial within a reasonable time |
| Reference re Milgaard |
[1992] 1 S.C.R. 866 |
|
|
| Canadian National Railway Co. v. Norsk Pacific Steamship Co. |
[1992] 1 S.C.R. 1021 |
|
sets forth categories of recoverable economic loss. |
| Norberg v. Wynrib |
[1992] 2 S.C.R. 224, [1992] 2 S.C.R. 226, [1992] 2 S.C.R. 318 |
|
tort law |
| Reference Re Goods and Services Tax |
[1992] 2 S.C.R. 445 |
|
|
| R. v. Nova Scotia Pharmaceutical Society |
[1992] 2 S.C.R. 606 |
July 9, 1992 |
section 7 |
| Schachter v. Canada |
[1992] 2 S.C.R. 679 |
July 9, 1992 |
remedies of Constitution; section 52; section 24(1) |
| R. v. Zundel |
[1992] 2 S.C.R. 731 |
August 27, 1992 |
Freedom of expression |
| R. v. Smith |
[1992] 2 S.C.R. 915 |
August 27, 1992 |
Hearsay exceptions |
| R. v. Parks |
[1992] 2 S.C.R. 871 |
August 27, 1992 |
defence of automatism |
| R. v. DeSousa |
[1992] 2 S.C.R. 944 |
September 24, 1992 |
predicate offences, requirement for mens rea |
| Central Okanagan School District No. 23 v. Renaud |
[1992] 2 S.C.R. 970 |
September 24, 1992 |
Human Right Act |
| Ciba-Geigy Canada Ltd. v. Apotex Inc. |
[1992] 3 S.C.R. 120 |
|
passing off |
| Haig v. Canada (Chief Electoral Officer) |
[1992] 3 S.C.R. 163 |
September 2, 1993 |
right to vote |
| London Drugs Ltd. v. Kuehne & Nagel International Ltd. |
[1992] 3 S.C.R. 299 |
October 29, 1992 |
privity |
| R. v. Morales |
[1992] 3 S.C.R. 711 |
November 19, 1992 |
right to reasonable bail |
| Moge v. Moge |
[1992] 3 S.C.R. 813 |
December 17, 1992 |
spousal support |
| BG Checo International Ltd. v. British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority |
[1993] 1 S.C.R. 12 |
|
grounds for civil actions |
| New Brunswick Broadcasting Co. v. Nova Scotia (Speaker of the House of Assembly) |
[1993] 1 S.C.R. 319 |
January 21, 1993 |
Parliamentary privileges |
| Rhône (The) v. Peter A.B. Widener (The) |
[1993] 1 S.C.R. 497 |
|
corporate liability |
| R. v. B.(K.G.) |
[1993] 1 S.C.R. 740 |
February 25, 1993 |
prior inconsistent statements |
| Reference re Public Schools Act (Man.) |
[1993] 1 S.C.R. 839 |
|
|
| R. v. Hundal |
[1993] 1 S.C.R. 867 |
March 11, 1993 |
criminal fault standard. |
| Amchem Products Incorporated v. British Columbia (Workers' Compensation Board) |
[1993] 1 S.C.R. 897 |
March 25, 1993 |
conflict of laws, forum selection |
| Canada v. Ward |
[1993] 2 S.C.R. 689 |
June 30, 1993 |
Refugee, persecution |
| Ramsden v. Peterborough (City) |
[1993] 2 S.C.R. 1084 |
September 2, 1993 |
Freedom of expression |
| R. v. Creighton |
[1993] 3 S.C.R. 3 |
September 9, 1993 |
criminal fault standard. |
| R. v. Plant |
[1993] 3 S.C.R. 281 |
September 30, 1993 |
search of computer records; search of perimeter of property |
| Ontario Hydro v. Ontario (Labour Relations Board) |
[1993] 3 S.C.R. 327 |
September 30, 1993 |
federalism, federal declaratory power |
| R. v. Morgentaler |
[1993] 3 S.C.R. 463 |
September 30, 1993 |
The constitutionality of provincial regulations of abortion. |
| Rodriguez v. British Columbia (Attorney General) |
[1993] 3 S.C.R. 519 |
September 30, 1993 |
right to suicide |
| R. v. Dersch |
[1993] 3 S.C.R. 768 |
October 21, 1993 |
|
| R. v. Marquard |
[1993] 4 S.C.R. 223 |
October 21, 1993 |
expert evidence |
| Hunt v. T&N plc |
[1993] 4 S.C.R. 289 |
November 18, 1993 |
conflict of laws |
| Native Women's Association of Canada v. Canada |
[1994] 3 S.C.R. 627 |
October 27, 1994 |
positive obligations on the government under freedom of expression in the Charter. |
| R. v. Finta |
[1994] 1 S.C.R. 701 |
March 24, 1994 |
war crimes and crimes against humanity |
| R. v. Mohan |
[1994] 2 S.C.R. 9 |
May 5, 1994 |
expert testimony |
| R. v. Daviault |
[1994] 3 S.C.R. 63, 1994 SCC 72 |
September 30, 1994 |
defence of intoxication |
| R. v Bartle |
[1994] 3 S.C.R. 173 |
September 29, 1994 |
right to be informed on arrest of duty counsel |
| R. v. Prosper |
[1994] 3 S.C.R. 236 |
September 29, 1994 |
right to retain counsel s.10(b) of Charter |
| R. v. Heywood |
[1994] 3 S.C.R. 761, 1994 SCC 97 |
November 24, 1994 |
Section Seven challenge, Overbreadth |
| Dagenais v. Canadian Broadcasting Corp. |
[1994] 3 S.C.R. 835 |
December 8, 1994 |
publication bans, freedom of expression |
| R. v. Laba |
[1994] 3 S.C.R. 965 |
December 8, 1994 |
presumption of innocence |
| Tolofson v. Jensen |
[1994] 3 S.C.R. 1022 |
December 15, 1994 |
conflict of laws in tort |
| Case name |
Citation |
Date |
Subject |
| Stewart v. Pettie |
[1995] 1 S.C.R. 131 |
January 26, 1995 |
Duty of Care in social host liability |
| R. v. Burlingham |
[1995] 2 S.C.R. 206 |
May 18, 1995 |
Right to counsel |
| Miron v. Trudel |
[1995] 2 S.C.R. 418 |
May 25, 1995 |
section 15 |
| Egan v. Canada |
[1995] 2 S.C.R. 513 |
May 25, 1995 |
sexual orientation, ground of discrimination under the Charter. |
| Thibaudeau v. Canada |
[1995] 2 S.C.R. 627 |
May 25, 1995 |
Charter equality rights; section 7 |
| R. v. Park |
[1995] 2 S.C.R. 836 |
June 22, 1995 |
established the mistaken belief in consent defence |
| Weber v. Ontario Hydro |
[1995] 2 S.C.R. 929 |
June 29, 1995 |
concurrency of court jurisdiction; collective agreements |
| R. v. Hibbert |
[1995] 2 S.C.R. 973 |
February 22, 1996 |
Aiding and abetting, duress |
| Hill v. Church of Scientology of Toronto |
[1995] 2 S.C.R. 1130 |
July 20, 1995 |
defamation; Charter interpretation |
| RJR - MacDonald Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General) |
[1995] 3 S.C.R. 199 |
September 21, 1995 |
tobacco, freedom of speech. |
| Husky Oil Operations Ltd. v. Canada (Minister of Natural Resources) |
[1995] 3 S.C.R. 453 |
October 19, 2005 |
applicability, paramountcy |
| Chan v. Canada (Minister of Employment and Immigration) |
[1995] 3 S.C.R. 593 |
October 19, 1995 |
Convention refugee status |
| R. v. Jorgensen |
[1995] 4 S.C.R. 55 |
November 16, 1995 |
obscenity |
| R. v. O'Connor |
[1995] 4 S.C.R. 411 |
December 14, 1995 |
privilege for doctor's records |
| Hollis v. Dow Corning Corp. |
[1995] 4 S.C.R. 634 |
|
Product liability |
| R. v. Edwards |
[1996] 1 S.C.R. 128 |
|
Test for Reasonable Expectation of Privacy in Section 8 of the Charter |
| Reference re Amendments to the Residential Tenancies Act (N.S.) |
[1996] 1 S.C.R. 186 |
February 22, 1996 |
Jurisdiction of section 96 courts |
| R. v. Badger |
[1996] 1 S.C.R. 771 |
April 3, 1996 |
aboriginal treaty rights |
| Ross v. New Brunswick School District No. 15 |
[1996] 1 S.C.R. 825 |
|
|
| R. v. Van der Peet |
[1996] 2 S.C.R. 507 |
August 21, 1996 |
section 35 aboriginal rights |
| R. v. Gladstone |
[1996] 2 S.C.R. 723 |
August 21, 1996 |
aboriginal fishing rights |
| R .v. Pamajewon |
[1996] 2 S.C.R. 821 |
August 22, 1996 |
aboriginal self-government |
| Adler v. Ontario |
[1996] 3 S.C.R. 609 |
November 21, 1996 |
private denominational education |
| R. v. Latimer |
[1997] 1 S.C.R. 217 |
February 6, 1997 |
arbitrary detention, the right to informed of reasons for arrest or detention, the right to be informed that one may seek counsel |
| R. v. Stillman |
[1997] 1 S.C.R. 607 |
March 20, 1997 |
exclusion of evidence, s.24(2) of the Charter |
| Canada (Director of Investigation and Research) v. Southam Inc. |
[1997] 1 S.C.R. 748 |
March 20, 1997 |
judicial review |
| R. v. Noble |
[1997] 1 S.C.R. 874 |
|
right to silence |
| R. v. Feeney |
[1997] 2 S.C.R. 13 |
May 22, 1997 |
section 8 of the Charter |
| Eldridge v. British Columbia (Attorney General) |
[1997] 2 S.C.R. 624 |
October 9, 1997 |
section 32 and 15 of the Charter |
| Provincial Judges Reference |
[1997] 3 S.C.R. 3 |
September 18, 1997 |
Remuneration of Provincial Court Judges |
| R. v. Hydro-Québec |
[1997] 3 S.C.R. 213 |
September 18, 1997 |
Constitutional criminal law power, peace, order and good government |
| R. v. Lifchus |
[1997] 3 S.C.R. 320 |
September 18, 1997 |
beyond a reasonable doubt standard |
| R. v. Belnavis |
[1997] 3 S.C.R. 341 |
September 25, 1997 |
search and seizure |
| R. v. R.D.S. |
[1997] 3 S.C.R. 484 |
September 26, 1997 |
judge's use of personal experiences in deciding cases. |
| Libman v. Quebec (Attorney General) |
[1997] 3 S.C.R. 569 |
October 9, 1997 |
election law, freedom of expression and association |
| Godbout v. Longueuil (City) |
[1997] 3 S.C.R. 844 |
October 31, 1997 |
section 7; restriction on residence |
| Delgamuukw v. British Columbia |
[1997] 3 S.C.R. 1010 |
December 11, 1997 |
aboriginal title, right to self-government. |
| Re Remuneration of Judges (No. 2) |
[1998] 1 S.C.R. 3 |
February 10, 1998 |
aftermath of Provincial Judges Reference; doctrine of necessity |
| R. v. Lucas |
[1998] 1 S.C.R. 439 |
April 2, 1998 |
defamatory libel, freedom of expression |
| Vriend v. Alberta |
[1998] 1 S.C.R. 493 |
April 2, 1998 |
provincial governments cannot exclude sexual orientation from human rights codes. |
| Aubry v. Éditions Vice-Versa inc. |
[1998] 1 S.C.R. 591 |
April 9, 1998 |
Privacy rights; invasion of privacy |
| Thomson Newspapers Co. v. Canada (Attorney General) |
[1998] 1 S.C.R. 877 |
May 29, 1998 |
Freedom of expression |
| Pushpanathan v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) |
[1998] 1 S.C.R. 982 |
June 4, 1998 |
Refugees, Administrative law |
| Eli Lilly & Co. v. Novopharm Ltd. |
[1998] 2 S.C.R. 129 |
|
patents |
| Reference re Secession of Quebec |
[1998] 2 S.C.R. 217 |
August 20, 1998 |
Constitutionality of unilateral separation of Quebec |
| R. v. Cuerrier |
[1998] 2 S.C.R. 371 |
December 3, 1998 |
criminal law |
| Canadian Egg Marketing Agency v. Richardson |
[1998] 3 S.C.R. 157 |
May 30, 1997 |
Standing |
| Cadbury Schweppes Inc. v. FBI Foods Ltd. |
[1999] 1 S.C.R. 142 |
January 28, 1999 |
Breach of confidence and appropriate remedies |
| R. v. Godoy |
[1999] 1 S.C.R. 311 |
February 4, 1999 |
Rights against police entering private residence. |
| R. v. Ewanchuk |
[1999] 1 S.C.R. 330 |
February 25, 1999 |
consent as defence to sexual assault |
| Law v. Canada |
[1999] 1 S.C.R. 497 |
March 25, 1999 |
section 15 |
| MJB Enterprises Ltd. v. Defence Construction (1951) Ltd. |
[1999] 1 S.C.R. 619 |
|
Tendering contracts |
| R. v. Monney |
[1999] 1 S.C.R. 652 |
|
|
| M. v. H. |
[1999] 2 S.C.R. 3 |
May 20, 1999 |
rights of same-sex couples |
| Corbiere v. Canada (Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs) |
[1999] 2 S.C.R. 203, 1999 SCC 29 |
May 20, 1999 |
Equality rights, right to vote. |
| R. v. Stone |
[1999] 2 S.C.R. 290 |
May 27, 1999 |
mental disorder defence |
| R. v. White |
[1999] 2 S.C.R. 417 |
|
|
| Bazley v Curry |
[1999] 2 S.C.R. 534 |
June 17, 1999 |
vicarious liability |
| Jacobi v. Griffiths |
[1999] 2 S.C.R. 570 |
June 17, 1999 |
vicarious liability |
| Winko v. British Columbia (Forensic Psychiatric Institute) |
[1999] 2 S.C.R. 625 |
June 17, 1999 |
Mental disorder and criminal law; Charter |
| Dobson (Litigation Guardian of) v. Dobson |
[1999] 2 S.C.R. 753 |
July 9, 1999 |
Pregnancy and torts |
| Baker v. Canada |
[1999] 2 S.C.R. 817 |
July 9, 1999 |
Judicial review |
| Delisle v. Canada (Deputy Attorney General) |
[1999] 2 S.C.R. 989 |
September 2, 1999 |
association; expression; equality |
| U.C.F.W., Local 1518 v. KMart Canada |
[1999] 2 S.C.R. 1083 |
September 9, 1999 |
Freedom of expression; picketing |
| British Columbia (PSERC) v. BCGSEU |
[1999] 3 S.C.R. 3 |
September 9, 1999
Human Rights legislation; discrimination
|
| R. v. Marshall |
[1999] 3 SCR 45 |
|
aboriginal fishing rights. |
| New Brunswick (Minister of Health and Community Services) v. G.(J.) |
[1999] 3 S.C.R. 46 |
September 10, 1999 |
access to legal aid |
| Fraser River Pile & Dredge Ltd. v. Can-Dive Services Ltd. |
[1999] 3 S.C.R. 108 |
September 10, 1999 |
privity |
| R. v. Mills |
[1999] 3 S.C.R. 668 |
November 25, 1999 |
privilege, disclosure of evidence |
| British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles) v. British Columbia (Council of Human Rights) |
[1999] 3 S.C.R. 868 |
December 16, 1999 |
discrimination based on disability |
| January 6, 2000 – retirement of Chief Justice Antonio Lamer. |
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