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 Joseph Honoré Gérald Fauteux (October 22, 1900 – September 14, 1980) was the 13th Chief Justice of Canada from 1970 to 1973. Born in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, the son of Homère Fauteux and Héva Mercier, he studied at the Université de ...

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 is a chronological list of notable cases decided by the Supreme Court of Canada The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC; french: Cour suprême du Canada, CSC) is the Supreme court, highest court in the Court system of Canada, judicial system of ...

: This list includes cases from the rise of

Brian Dickson Robert George Brian Dickson (May 25, 1916 – October 17, 1998) was a Canadian lawyer, military officer and judge. He was appointed a puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Canada on March 26, 1973, and subsequently appointed the 15th Chief Ju ...

through to his retirement on June 30, 1990. *

List of Supreme Court of Canada cases (Lamer Court) This is a chronological list of notable cases decided by the Supreme Court of Canada The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC; french: Cour suprême du Canada, CSC) is the Supreme court, highest court in the Court system of Canada, judicial system of ...

: This list includes cases from the elevation to Chief Justice of

Antonio Lamer Joseph Antonio Charles Lamer (July 8, 1933 – November 24, 2007) was a Canadian lawyer, jurist and the 16th Chief Justice of Canada. Career Lamer practised in partnership at the firm of Cutler, Lamer, Bellemare and Associates and was a full ...

on July 1, 1990, to his retirement on January 6, 2000. *

List of Supreme Court of Canada cases (McLachlin Court) This is a chronological list of notable cases decided by the Supreme Court of Canada from the appointment of Beverley McLachlin as Chief Justice of Canada The chief justice of Canada (french: juge en chef du Canada) is the presiding judge of ...

: This list includes cases from the elevation to Chief Justice of

Beverley McLachlin Beverley Marian McLachlin (born September 7, 1943) is a Canadian jurist and author who served as the 17th chief justice of Canada from 2000 to 2017. She is the longest-serving chief justice in Canadian history and the first woman to hold the p ...

on January 12, 2000, to her retirement on December 15, 2017. *

List of Supreme Court of Canada cases (Wagner Court) This is a chronological List of Supreme Court of Canada cases, list of notable cases decided by the Supreme Court of Canada from the appointment of Richard Wagner (judge), Richard Wagner as Chief Justice of Canada in 2017 to the present. 2018 - ...

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 The list below consists of the reasons delivered from the bench by the Supreme Court of Canada The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC; french: Cour suprême du Canada, CSC) is the Supreme court, highest court in the Court system of Canada, judicial sy ...

* 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 The list below consists of the reasons delivered from the bench by the Supreme Court of Canada The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC; french: Cour suprême du Canada, CSC) is the Supreme court, highest court in the Court system of Canada, judicial sy ...

1993 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada The list below consists of the reasons delivered from the bench by the Supreme Court of Canada The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC; french: Cour suprême du Canada, CSC) is the Supreme court, highest court in the Court system of Canada, judicial sy ...

1994 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada The list below consists of the reasons delivered from the bench by the Supreme Court of Canada The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC; french: Cour suprême du Canada, CSC) is the Supreme court, highest court in the Court system of Canada, judicial sy ...

1995 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada The list below consists of the reasons delivered from the bench by the Supreme Court of Canada The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC; french: Cour suprême du Canada, CSC) is the Supreme court, highest court in the Court system of Canada, judicial sy ...

1996 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada The list below consists of the reasons delivered from the bench by the Supreme Court of Canada The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC; french: Cour suprême du Canada, CSC) is the Supreme court, highest court in the Court system of Canada, judicial s ...

1997 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada The table below lists the reasons delivered from the bench by the Supreme Court of Canada during 1997. The table illustrates what reasons were filed by each justice in each case, and which justices joined each reason. This list, however, does not in ...

1998 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada The table below lists the reasons delivered from the bench by the Supreme Court of Canada during 1998. The table illustrates what reasons were filed by each justice in each case, and which justices joined each reason. This list, however, does not in ...

1999 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada The table below lists the reasons delivered from the bench by the Supreme Court of Canada during 1999. The table illustrates what reasons were filed by each justice in each case, and which justices joined each reason. This list, however, does not in ...

2000 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada The table below lists the reasons delivered from the bench by the Supreme Court of Canada during 2000. The table illustrates what reasons were filed by each justice in each case, and which justices joined each reason. This list, however, does not in ...

2001 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada The table below lists the reasons delivered from the bench by the Supreme Court of Canada during 2001. The table illustrates what reasons were filed by each justice in each case, and which justices joined each reason. This list, however, does not i ...

* 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 The table below lists the decisions (known as reasons) delivered from the bench by the Supreme Court of Canada The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC; french: Cour suprême du Canada, CSC) is the Supreme court, highest court in the Court system of Ca ...

* 2013 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada * 2014 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada *

2015 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada The table below lists the decisions (known as reasons) delivered from the bench by the Supreme Court of Canada The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC; french: Cour suprême du Canada, CSC) is the Supreme court, highest court in the Court system of C ...

* 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

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List of cases by Court era

List of reasons by author

List of reasons given by year

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