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CanLII offers free public access to over 2.4 million documents [2] across more than 300 case law and legislative databases. [3] The official websites of provincial governments, which provide access to primary legislative documents, are linked to CANLII online. [4]
List of Supreme Court of Canada cases (Dickson Court): This list includes cases from the rise of Brian Dickson through to his retirement on June 30, 1990. List of Supreme Court of Canada cases (Lamer Court) : This list includes cases from the elevation to Chief Justice of Antonio Lamer on July 1, 1990, to his retirement on January 6, 2000.
Case name Citation Date Subject January 7, 2000 - Appointment of Beverley McLachlin as Chief Justice of Canada: Arsenault-Cameron v Prince Edward Island [2000] 1 S.C.R. 3, 2000 SCC 1 January 13, 2000 language rights Reference re Firearms Act [2000] 1 S.C.R. 783, 2000 SCC 31 June 15, 2000 Criminal law power Lovelace v Ontario
LexisNexis Quicklaw is a Canadian electronic legal research database that catalogues court decisions, news reports, provincial and federal statutes, journals, and other legal commentary. The database also includes a case citator and case digests. In 2002, Quicklaw was purchased by LexisNexis and is now a subsidiary of LexisNexis Canada. [1]
A select number of decisions from the courts of appeal have proven to be the leading case law in a number of fields and have subsequently been adopted across all provinces, or else they are famous decisions in their own right.
case-by-case privilege. R v Stinchcombe [1991] 3 SCR 326 November 7, 1991 disclosure of evidence R v Goltz [1991] 3 SCR 485 November 14, 1991 cruel and unusual punishment, section 12 R v Broyles [1991] 3 SCR 595 November 28, 1991 Right to silence Canadian Council of Churches v Canada (Minister of Employment and Immigration) [1992] 1 SCR 236
This is a chronological list of notable cases decided by the Supreme Court of Canada from the formation of the Court in 1875 to the retirement of Gérald Fauteux in 1973. Note that the Privy Council heard appeals for criminal cases until 1933 and for civil cases until 1949. Also between 1888 and 1926, no criminal appeals were allowed to the ...
The Supreme Court Reports (S.C.R.) is the official reporter of the Supreme Court of Canada.Since the creation of the Supreme Court, all of its decisions have been published in the Reports, in both English and French.