List of Supreme Court of Canada cases

Supreme Court of Canada
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Chief Justice of Canada
  • Richard Wagner

Puisne justices
  • Andromache Karakatsanis
  • Suzanne Côté
  • Malcolm Rowe
  • Sheilah Martin
  • Nicholas Kasirer
  • Mahmud Jamal
  • Michelle O'Bonsawin
  • Mary Moreau
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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 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

See also

External links

  • Summaries
  • entire Judgments
  • Ten most cited cases
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Cases and reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada
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 to 2017)
  • Wagner Court (2017 to date)
Reasons by year
(1982 to date)
Reasons by
justice
Current
Former
Anonymous
Cases and reasons
by type of judgment