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 Supreme Court of Canada (SCC; , ) is the highest court in the judicial system of Canada. It comprises nine justices, whose decisions are the ultimate application of Canadian law, and grants permission to between 40 and 75 litigants eac ...
. The notable decisions of these courts are listed in chronological order by province.
Federal Court of Appeal
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Tele-Direct (Publications) Inc. v. American Business Informations Inc.'' (1997) 76 CPR (3d) 296
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Englander v. Telus Communications Inc.'', 2004 FCA 387 - privacy, PIPEDA
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BMG Canada Inc. v. Doe'', 2005 FCA 193 - privacy rights of filesharers
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Hinzman v. Canada'' (2006) - refugee protection for deserters of a war that began without
UN approval
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Church of Atheism of Central Canada v Canada (National Revenue)''
British Columbia Court of Appeal
The British Columbia Court of Appeal (BCCA) is the highest appellate court in the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of British Columbia, Canada. It was established in 1910 following the 1907 Court of Appeal Act.
Jurisdiction
The ...
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Vancouver Rape Relief Society v. Nixon'', 2005 BCCA 601 - protection of women's equality right to determine membership in equality-seeking organization
Court of Appeal for Ontario
The Court of Appeal for Ontario (frequently mistakenly referred to as the Ontario Court of Appeal) (ONCA is the abbreviation for its neutral citation) is the appellate court for the province of Ontario, Canada. The seat of the court is Osgoode Ha ...
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Tilden Rent-A-Car Co. v. Clendenning'' (1978), 83 DLR (3d) 400, 18 OR (2d) 601 (Ont CA) -
contracts of adhesion
A standard form contract (sometimes referred to as a ''contract of adhesion,'' a ''leonine contract'', a ''take-it-or-leave-it contract'', or a ''boilerplate text, boilerplate contract'') is a contract between two parties, where the terms and con ...
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R. v. Buzzanga and Durocher'' (1979), 25 OR (2d) 705 (CA) - criminal culpability
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Blainey v. Ontario Hockey Association'' (1986), 14 OAC 194 - Human Rights
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Zylberberg v. Sudbury Board of Education'', (1988)
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R. v. Church of Scientology of Toronto'' (1996), 33 OR (3d) 65, 116 CCC (3d) 1
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R. v. Pintar'', (1996), 2 CR (5th) 151 (Ont CA)
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Gould Estate v. Stoddart Publishing Co. Ltd.'' (1998), 39 OR 555, 161 DLR (4th) 321 - copyright
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General Accident Assurance Co. v. Chrusz'' (1999), 180 DLR (4th) 241 (Ont CA) - solicitor client privilege
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Chippewas of Sarnia Band v. Canada (Attorney General)'' (2000), 51 OR (3d) 641, 195 DLR (4th) 135 (Ont CA) - aboriginal title
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Halpern v. Canada (Attorney General)
''Halpern v Canada (AG)'', 003O.J. No. 2268 is a June 10, 2003 decision of the Court of Appeal for Ontario in which the Court found that the common law definition of marriage, which defined marriage as between one man and one woman, violated ...
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003OJ No 2268 - same sex marriage
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Hitzig v. Canada'' (2003) 231 DLR (4th) 104, 177 CCC (3d) 449
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Freeman-Maloy v. Marsden'' (2006), 79 OR (3d) 401, 267 DLR (4th) 37
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Indalex Limited (Re)'', 2011 ONCA 265 - priority of claims of pension fund in a company bankruptcy; leave to appeal granted by the Supreme Court of Canada, December 1, 2011.
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Bedford v. Canada'', 2012 ONCA 186 - challenge of prostitution laws under the ''Charter''
See also
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List of Supreme Court of Canada cases
The Supreme Court of Canada is the court of last resort and final appeal in Canada. Cases successfully appealed to the Court are generally of national importance. Once a case is decided, the Court publishes written reasons for the decision, that ...
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List of notable Canadian lower court cases
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List of Vancouver court cases
References
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External links
Top Ten Cited Canadian Court Cases
Courts of Appeal cases
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