List of notable Canadian Courts of Appeal cases
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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. Most frequently the decisions were never appealed or were denied leave to the Supreme Court of Canada. The notable decisions of these courts are listed in chronological order by province.
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[edit] Federal Court of Appeal
- Tele-Direct (Publications) Inc. v. American Business Informations Inc. (1997) 76 CPR (3d) 296
- Englander v. Telus Communications Inc., 2004 FCA 387: privacy, PIPEDA
- BMG Canada Inc. v. Doe 2005 FCA 193 privacy rights of filesharers
[edit] British Columbia Court of Appeal
- Vancouver Rape Relief Society v. Nixon, 2005 BCCA 601: protection of women's equality right to determine membership in equality-seeking organization
[edit] Ontario Court of Appeal
- Tilden Rent-A-Car Co. v. Clendenning (1978), 83 DLR (3d) 400, 18 OR (2d) 601 (Ont. C.A.)
- R. v. Buzzanga and Durocher, (1979), 25 OR (2d) 705 (C.A.) : criminal culpability
- Blainey v. Ontario Hockey Association, (1986), 14 O.A.C. 194: Human Rights
- Zylberberg v. Sudbury Board of Education, (1988)
- R. v. Church of Scientology of Toronto 1996 CanLII 1650
- R. v. Pintar, (1996), 2 CR (5th) 151 (CA Ont.)
- Gould Estate v. Stoddart Publishing Co. Ltd. 1998 CanLII 5513 (Ont. C.A.): copyright
- General Accident Assurance Co. v. Chrusz (1999), 180 D.L.R. (4th) 241 (Ont. C.A.): solicitor client privilege
- Chippewas of Sarnia Band v. Canada (Attorney General) (2000), 51 O.R. (3d) 641, 195 D.L.R. (4th) 135 (Ont. C.A.): aboriginal title
- Halpern v. Canada (Attorney General) [2003] O.J. No. 2268: same sex marriage
- Hitzig v. Canada (2003)
- Freeman-Maloy v. Marsden, 2006
