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The Supreme Court of Canada is the court of last resort and final appeal in Canada. Cases that are successfully appealed to the Court are generally of national importance. Once a case is decided the Court will publish written reasons for the decision that consist of one or more reasons from any number of the nine justice
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
Other websites will often use CanLII as their primary source when referring to Canadian case law, [13] and as of the 10th Edition of the Canadian Guide to Uniform Legal Citation, is the designated preferred citation, in the absence of official court-issued neutral citations. [14] [15]
Pearlman v Manitoba Law Society Judicial Committee [1991] 2 SCR 869 September 26, 1991 section 7 R v McCraw [1991] 3 SCR 72 rape threats R v Wholesale Travel Group Inc [1991] 3 SCR 154 October 24, 1991 Strict liability offences R v Gruenke [1991] 3 SCR 263 October 24, 1991 case-by-case privilege. R v Stinchcombe [1991] 3 SCR 326 November 7, 1991
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.
Written by leading practitioners, jurists and academics, Halsbury’s Laws of Canada is an authoritative exposition of Canadian statutes, regulations and case law. It provides definitive information about black-letter law, without opinion or commentary, and without archival cases or outdated statutory references (except where necessary). [1]
Other cases were appeals to courts besides the provincial Court of Appeal or the Supreme Court of Canada. The decisions are listed in chronological order. Abortion trial of Emily Stowe (1879) R. v. Jim (1915) : Aboriginal hunting rights; Canadian Admiral Corporation Ltd. v. Rediffusion Inc., [1954] Ex. CR 382, 20 CPR 75: copyright
Canadian federalism case law (99 P) R. Supreme Court of Canada reference question cases (36 P) Pages in category "Canadian constitutional case law"