| 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 |
[2000] 1 S.C.R. 950, 2000 SCC 37 |
July 20, 2000 |
Aboriginal gaming |
| R. v. Oickle |
[2000] 2 S.C.R. 3, 2000 SCC 38 |
September 29, 2000 |
common law rule of confessions |
| R. v. Darrach |
[2000] 2 S.C.R. 443, 2000 SCC 46 |
October 12, 2000 |
rape shield law |
| R. v. Morrisey |
[2000] 2 S.C.R. 90, 2000 SCC 39 |
September 29, 2000 |
Cruel and unusual punishment |
| R. v. Starr |
[2000] 2 S.C.R. 144, 2000 SCC 40 |
September 29, 2000 |
hearsay exception |
| Blencoe v. British Columbia (Human Rights Commission) |
[2000] 2 S.C.R. 307, 2000 SCC 44 |
October 5, 2000 |
Human Rights Commission |
| Free World Trust v. Électro Santé Inc. |
[2000] 2 S.C.R. 1024, 2000 SCC 66 |
December 15, 2000 |
Patent claim construction |
| Little Sisters Book and Art Emporium v. Canada (Minister of Justice) |
[2000] 2 S.C.R. 1120, 2000 SCC 69 |
December 15, 2000 |
obscenity |
| R. v. Latimer |
[2001] 1 S.C.R. 3, 2001 SCC 1 |
January 18, 2001 |
assisted suicide |
| R. v. Sharpe |
[2001] 1 S.C.R. 45, 2001 SCC 2 |
January 26, 2001 |
Freedom of expression |
| United States v. Burns |
[2001] 1 S.C.R. 283, 2001 SCC 7 |
February 15, 2001 |
Extradition, death penalty, section 7, section 12 |
| R. v. Ruzic |
[2001] 1 S.C.R. 687, 2001 SCC 24 |
April 20, 2001 |
defence of duress |
| Trinity Western University v. British Columbia College of Teachers |
[2001] 1 S.C.R. 772, 2001 SCC 31 |
May 17, 2001 |
religion in schools; judicial review |
| Mitchell v. M.N.R. |
[2001] 1 S.C.R. 911, 2001 SCC 33 |
May 24, 2001 |
aboriginal rights |
| Therrien (Re) |
[2001] 2 S.C.R. 3, 2001 SCC 35 |
June 7, 2001 |
judicial independence |
| R. v. Pan; R. v. Sawyer |
[2001] 2 S.C.R. 344, 2001 SCC 42 |
June 29, 2001 |
section 7, juries, disclosure |
| Law Society of British Columbia v. Mangat |
[2001] 3 S.C.R. 113, 2001 SCC 67 |
October 18, 2001 |
paramountcy doctrine; practice of law |
| R. v. Nette |
[2001] 3 S.C.R. 488, 2001 SCC 78 |
November 15, 2001 |
criminal causation |
| Cooper v. Hobart |
[2001] 3 S.C.R. 537, 2001 SCC 79 |
November 16, 2001 |
duty of care in torts |
| Dunmore v. Ontario (Attorney General) |
[2001] 3 S.C.R. 1016, 2001 SCC 94 |
December 20, 2001 |
freedom of association |
| Suresh v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) |
[2002] 1 S.C.R. 3, 2002 SCC 1 |
January 11, 2002 |
Constitutional challenge of deportation |
| Pepsi-Cola Canada Beverages v. RWDSU |
[2002] 1 S.C.R. 156, 2002 SCC 8 |
January 24, 2002 |
freedom of expression; secondary picketing |
| Ward v. Canada (Attorney General) |
[2002] 1 S.C.R. 569, 2002 SCC 17 |
February 22, 2002 |
division of powers |
| Théberge v. Galerie d'Art du Petit Champlain Inc. |
[2002] 2 S.C.R. 336, 2002 SCC 34 |
March 28, 2002 |
copyright |
| R. v. Handy |
[2002] 2 S.C.R. 908, 2002 SCC 56 |
June 21, 2002 |
similar fact evidence rule |
| R. v. Hall |
[2002] 3 S.C.R. 309, 2002 SCC 64 |
October 10, 2002 |
bail, section 11(e) |
| Sauvé v. Canada (Chief Electoral Officer) |
[2002] 3 S.C.R. 519, 2002 SCC 68 |
October 31, 2002 |
Right to vote for prisoners |
| Harvard College v. Canada (Commissioner of Patents) |
[2002] 4 S.C.R. 45, 2002 SCC 76 |
December 5, 2002 |
Harvard mouse, patenting higher lifeforms |
| Apotex Inc. v. Wellcome Foundation Ltd. |
[2002] 4 S.C.R. 153, 2002 SCC 77 |
December 5, 2002 |
Patents |
| Nova Scotia (Attorney General) v. Walsh |
[2002] 4 S.C.R. 325, 2002 SCC 83 |
December 19, 2002 |
Marital status and equality rights |
| Gosselin v. Quebec (Attorney General) |
[2002] 4 S.C.R. 429, 2002 SCC 84 |
December 19, 2002 |
Constitutional entitlement to social assistance. |
| Chamberlain v. Surrey School District No. 36 |
[2002] 4 S.C.R. 710, 2002 SCC 86 |
December 20, 2002 |
religion in schools; school board book selections |
| Siemens v. Manitoba |
[2003] 1 S.C.R. 6, 2003 SCC 3 |
January 30, 2003 |
criminal law power; constitutionality of VLT ban |
| Dr. Q v. College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia |
[2003] 1 S.C.R. 226, 2003 SCC 19 |
April 3, 2003 |
Judicial review |
| Miglin v. Miglin |
[2003] 1 S.C.R. 303, 2003 SCC 24 |
April 17, 2003 |
separation agreements |
| R. v. Buhay |
[2003] 1 S.C.R. 631, 2003 SCC 30 |
June 5, 2003 |
exclusion of evidence, search and seizure. |
| Starson v. Swayze |
[2003] 1 S.C.R. 722, 2003 SCC 32 |
June 6, 2003 |
capacity to consent to medical treatment |
| Trociuk v. British Columbia |
[2003] 1 S.C.R. 835, 2003 SCC 34 |
June 6, 2003 |
section 15 equality rights |
| Figueroa v. Canada (Attorney General) |
[2003] 1 S.C.R. 912, 2003 SCC 37 |
June 27, 2003 |
right to run for office |
| R. v. Asante-Mensah |
[2003] 2 S.C.R. 3, 2003 SCC 38 |
July 11, 2003 |
citizen's powers of arrest |
| N.S. v. Martin; N.S. v. Laseur |
[2003] 2 S.C.R. 504, 2003 SCC 54 |
October 3, 2003 |
constitution and tribunals |
| Doucet-Boudreau v. Nova Scotia (Minister of Education) |
[2003] 3 S.C.R. 3, 2003 SCC 62 |
November 6, 2003 |
the scope of section 24(1) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. |
| Beals v. Saldanha |
[2003] 3 S.C.R. 416, 2003 SCC 72 |
December 18, 2003 |
conflict of laws |
| R. v. Malmo-Levine; R. v. Caine |
[2003] 3 S.C.R. 571, 2003 SCC 74 |
December 23, 2003 |
possession of marijuana Charter challenge |
| R. v. Clay |
[2003] 3 S.C.R. 735, 2003 SCC 75 |
December 23, 2003 |
possession of marijuana Charter challenge (second) |
| Canadian Foundation for Children, Youth and the Law v. Canada (A.G.) |
[2004] 1 S.C.R. 76, 2004 SCC 4 |
January 30, 2004 |
spanking allowed under Charter |
| CCH Canadian Ltd. v. Law Society of Upper Canada |
[2004] 1 S.C.R. 39, 2004 SCC 13 |
March 4, 2004 |
copyright infringement, fair dealing |
| Monsanto Canada Inc. v. Schmeiser |
[2004] 1 S.C.R. 902, 2004 SCC 34 |
May 21, 2004 |
patents |
| Harper v. Canada (Attorney General) |
[2004] 1 S.C.R. 827, 2004 SCC 33 |
May 18, 2004 |
freedom of speech, federal elections |
| SOCAN v. CAIP |
[2004] 2 S.C.R. 427, 2004 SCC 44 |
June 30, 2004 |
internet service providers as common carriers. Status of caches |
| Syndicat Northcrest v. Amselem |
[2004] 2 S.C.R. 551, 2004 SCC 47 |
June 30, 2004 |
Freedom of religion |
| R. v. Mann |
[2004] 3 S.C.R. 59, 2004 SCC 52 |
July 23, 2004 |
Section 8 search and seizure |
| Hodge v. Canada (Minister of Human Resources Development) |
[2004] 3 S.C.R. 357, 2004 SCC 65 |
October 28, 2004 |
Equality rights and comparator groups |
| Newfoundland (Treasury Board) v. N.A.P.E. |
[2004] 3 S.C.R. 381, 2004 SCC 66 |
October 28, 2004 |
equality, gender discrimination |
| R. v. Tessling |
[2004] 3 S.C.R. 432, 2004 SCC 67 |
October 29, 2004 |
privacy rights, section 8, thermal imaging |
| Peoples Department Stores Inc. (Trustee of) v. Wise |
[2004] 3 S.C.R. 461, 2004 SCC 68 |
October 29, 2004 |
director liability |
| Auton (Guardian ad litem of) v. British Columbia (Attorney General) |
[2004] 3 S.C.R. 657, 2004 SCC 78 |
November 19, 2004 |
Non-core services medical services not guaranteed under Charter |
| Reference Re Same-Sex Marriage |
[2004] 3 S.C.R. 698, 2004 SCC 79 |
December 9, 2004 |
extension of civil marriage to same-sex couples |
| Case name |
Citation |
Date |
Subject |
| R. v. Krymowski |
[2005] 1 S.C.R. 101, 2005 SCC 7 |
February 24, 2005 |
Hate speech |
| Gosselin (Tutor of) v. Quebec (Attorney General) |
[2005] 1 S.C.R. 238 , 2005 SCC 15 |
March 31, 2005 |
language rights |
| Casimir v. Quebec (Attorney General) |
[2005] 1 S.C.R. 257, 2005 SCC 16 |
March 31, 2005 |
Language rights |
| Canada (House of Commons) v. Vaid |
[2005] 1 S.C.R. 667 , 2005 SCC 30 |
May 20, 2005 |
Parliamentary privilege |
| Chaoulli v. Quebec (Attorney General) |
[2005] 1 S.C.R. 791, 2005 SCC 35 |
June 9, 2005 |
private health insurance; section 7. |
| Mugesera v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) |
[2005] 2 S.C.R. 100, 2005 SCC 40 |
June 28, 2005 |
Crimes against humanity; removal; judicial review |
| R. v. Marshall; R. v. Bernard |
[2005] 2 S.C.R. 220 , 2005 SCC 43 |
July 20, 2005 |
aboriginal logging rights |
| Provincial Court Judges' Assn. of New Brunswick v. New Brunswick (Minister of Justice) |
[2005] 2 S.C.R. 286, 2005 SCC 44 |
July 22, 2005 |
judicial independence |
| Imperial Tobacco v. British Columbia |
[2005] 2 S.C.R. 473 , 2005 SCC 49 |
September 29, 2005 |
gov't actions against tobacco companies |
| R. v. Turcotte |
[2005] 2 S.C.R. 519 , 2005 SCC 50 |
September 30, 2005 |
right to silence |
| E.B. v. Order of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate in the Province of British Columbia |
[2005] 3 S.C.R. 45 , 2005 SCC 60 |
October 28, 2005 |
vicarious liability |
| Montreal (City) v. 2952-1366 Québec Inc. |
[2005] 3 S.C.R. 141 , 2005 SCC 62 |
November 3, 2005 |
freedom of expression |
| Kirkbi AG v. Ritvik Holdings Inc. |
[2005] 3 S.C.R. 302 , 2005 SCC 65 |
November 17, 2005 |
trade-marks |
| Charlebois v. Saint John (City) |
[2005] 3 S.C.R. 563 , 2005 SCC 74 |
December 15, 2005 |
minority language rights in New Brunswick |
| R. v. Labaye |
[2005] 3 S.C.R. 728, 2005 SCC 80 |
December 21, 2005 |
defining "indecent" in Criminal Code |
| R. v. Kouri |
[2005] 3 S.C.R. 789 , 2005 SCC 81 |
December 21, 2005 |
sister case to R. v. Labaye |
| Multani v. Commission scolaire Marguerite‑Bourgeoys |
[2006] 1 S.C.R. 256 , 2006 SCC 6 |
March 2, 2006 |
freedom of religion; banning kirpans in school |
| R. v. Rodgers |
[2006] 1 S.C.R. 554 , 2006 SCC 15 |
April 27, 2006 |
DNA collection |
| Childs v. Desormeaux |
[2006] 1 S.C.R. 643 , 2006 SCC 18 |
May 5, 2006 |
Social host liability |
| Mattel, Inc. v. 3894207 Canada Inc. |
[2006] 1 S.C.R. 722, 2006 SCC 22 |
June 2, 2006 |
Registered trademark infringement |
| Robertson v. Thomson Corp. |
[2006] 2 S.C.R. 363, 2006 SCC 43 |
October 12 , 2006 |
Copyright in database content |
| Pro Swing Inc. v. Elta Golf Inc. |
[2006] 2 S.C.R. 612, 2006 SCC 52 |
November 17, 2006 |
Conflict of laws, enforcement of foreign judgment |
| R. v. Khelawon |
[2006] 2 S.C.R. 787, 2006 SCC 57 |
December 14, 2006 |
Hearsay evidence |
| Charkaoui v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) |
[2007] 1 S.C.R. 350, 2007 SCC 9 |
February 23, 2007 |
security certificates of terror suspect |
| Canada (Attorney General) v. Hislop |
[2007] 1 S.C.R. 429 , 2007 SCC 10 |
March 1, 2007 |
Charter; section 15 equality rights |
| R. v. Bryan |
[2007] 1 S.C.R. 527 , 2007 SCC 12 |
March 15, 2007 |
Publishing early election results |
| R. v. Hape |
[2007] 2 S.C.R. 292, 2007 SCC 26 |
June 7, 2007 |
extraterritoriality; cross-border crime; section 8 of the Charter |
| Kerr v. Danier Leather Inc. |
[2007] 3 S.C.R. 331 , 2007 SCC 44 |
October 12, 2007 |
business judgment rule |
| R. v. Kang-Brown |
[2008] 1 S.C.R. 456 , 2008 SCC 18 |
April 25, 2008 |
Section 8, constitutionality of sniffer dog, informational privacy |
| R. v. A.M. |
[2008] 1 S.C.R. 569 , 2008 SCC 19 |
April 25, 2008 |
Section 8, constitutionality of sniffer dog, informational privacy |
| R. v. D.B. |
[2008] 2 S.C.R. 3 , 2008 SCC 25 |
May 16, 2008 |
section 7 of the Charter; presumptive youth offences |
| R. v. Patrick |
[2009] 1 S.C.R. 579 , 2009 SCC 17 |
April 9, 2009 |
section 8 of the Charter; search and seizure, reasonable expectation of privacy, informational privacy |
| R. v. Grant |
[2009] _ S.C.R. _, 2009 SCC 32 |
June 17, 2009 |
definition of detention; analytical framework for section 24(2) of the Charter |
| R. v. Harrison |
[2009] _ S.C.R. _, 2009 SCC 34 |
June 17, 2009 |
application of section 24(2) of the Charter to egregious police conduct |
| Miazga v. Kvello Estate |
[2009] _ S.C.R. _, 2009 SCC 51 |
November 6, 2009 |
tort of malicious prosecution |
| Grant v. Torstar Corp. |
[2009] _ S.C.R. _, 2009 SCC 61 |
December 22, 2009 |
tort of defamation, defence of responsible communication |
| R. v. J.A. |
[2011] _ S.C.R. _, 2011 SCC 28 |
May 27, 2011 |
advance consent to perform sexual acts while unconscious |
| Canada (Attorney General) v. PHS Community Services Society |
[2011] _ S.C.R. _, 2011 SCC 44 |
September 30, 2011 |
safe injection site, constitutional law, section 7 of the Charter |
| Copthorne Holdings Ltd. v. Canada |
[2011] _ S.C.R. _, 2011 SCC 63 |
December 16, 2011 |
Income Tax Act, General Anti-Avoidance Rule (GAAR), statutory interpretation |
| Reference re Securities Act |
[2011] S.C.R. , 2011 SCC 66 |
December 22, 2011 |
Constitutionality of the Parliament of Canada being able to regulate the issue and trade of securities of publicly-owned companies |