List of Supreme Court of Canada cases

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 justices. Understanding the background of the cases, their reasons and the authorship can be important and insightful as each judge may have varying beliefs in legal theory and understanding.

List of cases by Court era

List of Supreme Court of Canada cases (Richards Court through Fauteux Court): This list includes cases from the formation of the Court on April 8, 1875, through to the retirement of Gérald Fauteux on December 23, 1973. List of Supreme Court of Canada cases (Laskin Court): This list includes cases from the rise of Bora Laskin through to his death on March 26, 1984. 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. List of Supreme Court of Canada cases (McLachlin Court): This list includes cases from the elevation to Chief Justice of Beverley McLachlin on January 12, 2000, to her retirement on December 15, 2017. List of Supreme Court of Canada cases (Wagner Court) This list includes cases from the elevation to Chief Justice of Richard Wagner on December 18, 2017, to the present.

List of reasons by author

List of reasons given by year

1984 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada

1985 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada

1986 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada

1987 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada

1988 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada

1989 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada

1990 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada

1991 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada

1992 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada

1993 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada

1994 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada

1995 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada

1996 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada

1997 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada

1998 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada

1999 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada

2000 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada

2001 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada

2002 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada

2003 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada

2004 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada

2005 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada

2006 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada

2007 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada

2008 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada

2009 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada

2010 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada

2011 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada

2012 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada

2013 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada

2014 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada

2015 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada

2016 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada

2017 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada

2018 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada

2019 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada

2020 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada

2021 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada

2022 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada

See also

List of Judicial Committee of the Privy Council cases originating in Canada

List of notable Canadian Courts of Appeals cases

List of notable Canadian lower court cases

List of Vancouver court cases

External links

Summaries

entire Judgments

Ten most cited cases

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