Oral reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada

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Certain cases heard by the Supreme Court of Canada can be decided without significant deliberation or justification. In such situtations the court will give their reasons for judgment orally after the parties have finished making their submission.

The following is a list of the published reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada that were given orally.

[edit] 2003

Case name Author Subject
R. v. Wise, [2003] 1 S.C.R. 3; 2003 SCC 1
R. v. Pelletier, [2003] 1 S.C.R. 4; 2003 SCC 2
R. v. R.R., [2003] 1 S.C.R. 37; 2003 SCC 4
R. v. Harriott, [2003] 1 S.C.R. 39; 2003 SCC 5
R. v. Feeley, [2003] 1 S.C.R. 64; 2003 SCC 7
Reference re Earth Future Lottery, [2003] 1 S.C.R. 123; 2003 SCC 10
R. v. M.S., [2003] 1 S.C.R. 125; 2003 SCC 11
R. v. Willis, [2003] 1 S.C.R. 127; 2003 SCC 12
R. v. Knight; R. v. Hay, [2003] 1 S.C.R. 156; 2003 SCC 15
R. v. Allen, [2003] 1 S.C.R. 223; 2003 SCC 18
R. v. P.A., [2003] 1 S.C.R. 275; 2003 SCC 21
R. v. Larue, [2003] 1 S.C.R. 277; 2003 SCC 22
R. v. Bédard, [2003] 2 S.C.R. 621; 2003 SCC 56
R. v. Phillips, [2003] 2 S.C.R. 623; 2003 SCC 57
Vann Niagara Ltd. v. Oakville (Town), [2003] 3 S.C.R. 158; 2003 SCC 65

[edit] 2004

Case name Author Subject
R. v. Cheddesingh, [2004] 1 S.C.R. 433; 2004 SCC 16
9050-3400 Québec Inc. v. Riverin, Girard & Associés Inc., [2004] 1 S.C.R. 301; 2004 SCC 8
Nutribec Ltée v. Quebec (Commission d'appel en matière de lésions professionnelles), [2004] 1 S.C.R. 824; 2004 SCC 32
R. v. Rémillard, [2004] 2 S.C.R. 246; 2004 SCC 41
R. v. Saunders, [2004] 3 S.C.R. 505; 2004 SCC 70
R. v. Smith, [2004] 3 S.C.R. 507; 2004 SCC 71
R. v. Zurowski, [2004] 3 S.C.R. 509; 2004 SCC 72
R. v. Lohrer, [2004] 3 S.C.R. 732; 2004 SCC 80

[edit] 2005

Case name Author Subject
British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority v. British Columbia (Environmental Appeal Board), [2005] 1 S.C.R. 3; 2005 SCC 1
UL Canada Inc. v. Quebec (Attorney General), [2005] 1 S.C.R. 143; 2005 SCC 10
R. v. P.E.C., [2005] 1 S.C.R. 290; 2005 SCC 19
R. v. Dionne, [2005] 1 S.C.R. 665; 2005 SCC 29
R. v. Stender, [2005] 1 S.C.R. 914; 2005 SCC 36
Moufarrège v. Quebec (Deputy Minister of Revenue), [2005] 2 S.C.R. 598; 2005 SCC 53
R. v. Rodrigue, [2005] 3 S.C.R. 384; 2005 SCC 67
R. v. Escobar-Benavidez, [2005] 3 S.C.R. 386; 2005 SCC 68
R. v. MacKay, [2005] 3 S.C.R. 607; 2005 SCC 75
Notable cases by era:

Richards through Fauteux Court (1875 - 1973)
Laskin Court (1973 - 1984) | Dickson Court (1984 - 1990)
Lamer Court (1990 - 2000) | McLachlin Court (2000 - present)

Reasons by year:

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Reasons by Justice:

Current: McLachlin Bastarache Binnie LeBel Deschamps Fish Abella Charron Rothstein
Past: Lamer L'Heureux-Dubé Cory Gonthier Iacobucci Major Arbour

Cases and Reasons by judgment type:

Oral reasons | "By the Court" reasons