Significant Supreme Court of Canada Appeals

Aboriginal Rights

Dickson v. Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation, 2024 SCC 10
Reference re An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families, 2024 SCC 5
Mikisew Cree First Nation v. Canada (Governor General in Council), 2018 SCC 40
Ktunaxa Nation v. British Columbia (Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations), 2017 SCC 54

Access to Information & Privacy

Canada (Transportation Safety Board) v. Carroll-Byrne, 2022 SCC 48
British Columbia v. Philip Morris International, Inc., 2018 SCC 36
Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner) v. University of Calgary, 2016 SCC 53
Goodis v. Ontario (Ministry of Correctional Services), [2006] 2 SCR 32

Administrative

Yatar v. TD Insurance Meloche Monnex, 2024 SCC 8
Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v. Vavilov, 2019 SCC 65
Highwood Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses (Judicial Committee) v. Wall, 2018 SCC 26
Canada (Attorney General) v. Mossop, [1993] 1 SCR 554

Bankruptcy & Debt

Montréal (City) v. Deloitte Restructuring Inc., 2021 SCC 53
Chandos Construction Ltd. v. Deloitte Restructuring Inc., 2020 SCC 25
Toronto Dominion Bank v. Young, 2020 SCC 15
9354-9186 Québec inc. v. Callidus Capital Corp., 2020 SCC 10
Quebec (Revenue) v. Caisse populaire Desjardins de Montmagny, [2009] 3 SCR 286
Banque nationale de Paris (Canada) v. 165836 Canada Inc., [2004] 2 SCR 45
CIBC Mortgage Corp. v. Vasquez, [2002] 3 SCR 168
National Bank of Canada v. Atomic Slipper Co., [1991] 1 SCR 1059

Charter of Rights

Canada (Attorney General) v. Power, 2024 SCC 26
York Region District School Board v. Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario, 2024 SCC 22
Canadian Council for Refugees v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2023 SCC 17 (CanLII)
Toronto (City) v. Ontario (Attorney General), 2021 SCC 34
Quebec (Attorney General) v. 9147-0732 Québec inc., 2020 SCC 32
Fleming v. Ontario, 2019 SCC 45
Guindon v. Canada, [2015] 3 SCR 3
Canada (A.G.) v. Bedford, [2013] 3 SCR 1101

Class Actions

Atlantic Lottery Corp. Inc. v. Babstock, 2020 SCC 19
TELUS Communications Inc. v. Wellman, 2019 SCC 19
Green v. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, 2015 SCC 60
Endean v. British Columbia, 2016 SCC 42
Vivendi Canada Inc. v. Dell’Aniello, [2014] 1 SCR 3

Communications

Bell Canada v. Canada (Attorney General), 2019 SCC 66
Reference re Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2010-167 and Broadcasting Order CRTC 2010-168,
[2012] 3 SCR 489

Competition

Pro-Sys Consultants Ltd. v. Microsoft Corporation, [2013] 3 SCR 477

Constitutional

Reference re Impact Assessment Act, 2023 SCC 23
Murray Hall v. Quebec (Attorney General), 2023 SCC 10
Ontario (Attorney General) v. G, 2020 SCC 38
Nova Scotia (Attorney General) v. Judges of the Provincial Court and Family Court of Nova Scotia, 2020
SCC 21
British Columbia (Attorney General) v. Provincial Court Judges’ Association of British Columbia, 2020 SCC
20
Canada (Attorney General) v. PHS Community Services Society, [2011] 3 SCR 134
Provincial Court Judges' Assn. of New Brunswick v. New Brunswick (Minister of Justice), [2005] 2 SCR 286
Ordon Estate v. Grail, [1998] 3 SCR 437

Construction and Real Estate

St. John’s (City) v. Lynch, 2024 SCC 17
Annapolis Group Inc. v. Halifax Regional Municipality, 2022 SCC 36
Soulos v. Korkontzilas, [1997] 2 SCR 217

Contracts

Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church of Canada St. Mary Cathedral v. Aga, 2021 SCC 22
C.M. Callow Inc. v. Zollinger, 2020 SCC 45
Canada (A.G.) v. Fairmont Hotels Inc., 2016 SCC 56
Bhasin v. Hrynew, [2014] 3 SCR 494
Sattva Capital Corp. v. Creston Moly Corp., [2014] 2 SCR 633
Guarantee Co. of North America v. Gordon Capital Corp., [1999] 3 SCR 423

Corporate Law

Verdun v. Toronto‑Dominion Bank, [1996] 3 SCR 550

Criminal

R. v. Tayo Tompouba, 2024 SCC 16
R. v. Haevischer, 2023 SCC 11
R. v. Sharma, 2022 SCC 39
R. v. Sullivan, 2022 SCC 19
R. v. Jarvis, 2019 SCC 10
R. v. Marakah, 2017 SCC No. 59
R. v. Jones, 2017 SCC No. 60
R. v. Peers, 2017 SCC No 13
R. v. Aitkens, 2017 SCC No. 14
R. v. K.R.J., 2016 SCC 31
R. v. Nur, [2015] 1 SCR 773
Wakeling v. United States of America, [2014] 3 SCR 549
R. v. MacKenzie, [2013] 3 SCR 250
R. v. Chehil, [2013] 3 SCR 220
R. v. Mabior, [2012] 2 SCR 584
R v. Tse, [2012] 1 SCR 531
R. v. McCrimmon, [2010] 2 SCR 402
R. v. Sinclair, [2010] 2 SCR 310
R. v. Willier, [2010] 2 SCR 429

Energy

Westcoast Energy Inc. v. Canada (National Energy Board), [1998] 1 SCR 322

Financial Services

Desjardins Financial Services Firm Inc. v. Asselin, 2020 SCC 30
Teva Canada Ltd. v. TD Canada Trust, [2017] SCC No. 51
Canada Trustco Mortgage Co. v. Canada, [2011] 2 SCR 635
Bank of Nova Scotia v. Thibault, [2004] 1 SCR 758
Bank Canadian National v. Gingras, [1977] 2 SCR 554

Health

Cuthbertson v. Rasouli, [2013] 3 SCR 341

Intellectual Property

Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada v. Entertainment Software Association,
2022 SCC 30
Keatley Surveying Ltd. v. Teranet Inc., 2019 SCC 43
Canadian Broadcasting Corp. v. SODRAC 2003 Inc., [2015] 3 SCR 615
Cinar Corporation v. Robinson, [2013] 3 SCR 1168
Alberta (Education) v. Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (Access Copyright), [2012] 2 SCR 345
Entertainment Software Association v. Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada,
[2012] 2 SCR 231
Robertson v. Thomson Corp., [2006] 2 SCR 363
Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada v. Canadian Assn. of Internet Providers,
[2004] 2 SCR 427
CCH Canadian Ltd. v. Law Society of Upper Canada, [2004] 1 SCR 339

Labour & Employment

Société des casinos du Québec inc. v. Association des cadres de la Société des casinos du Québec, 2024
SCC 13
Matthews v. Ocean Nutrition Canada Ltd., 2020 SCC 26
Saskatchewan Federation of Labour v. Saskatchewan, [2015] 1 SCR 245
Bernard v. Canada (A.G.), 2014 SCC 13
Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada, Local 30 v. Irving Pulp & Paper Ltd., [2013] 2
SCR 458

Manufacturing

R. v. Imperial Tobacco Ltd., [2011] 3 SCR 45

Media

Canadian Broadcasting Corp. v. Named Person, 2024 SCC 21
La Presse inc. v. Quebec, 2023 SCC 22
Sherman Estate v. Donovan, 2021 SCC 25
Canadian Broadcasting Corp. v. Canada (Attorney General), [2011] 1 SCR 19
Canadian Broadcasting Corp. v. The Queen, [2011] 1 SCR 65
Named Person v. Vancouver Sun, [2007] 3 SCR 253

Procedure

Hansman v. Neufeld, 2023 SCC 14
British Columbia (Attorney General) v. Council of Canadians with Disabilities, 2022 SCC 27
1704604 Ontario Ltd. v. Pointes Protection Association, 2020 SCC 22
Bent v. Platnick, 2020 SCC 23
Google v Equustek, [2017] SCC No. 34
Hryniak v. Mauldin, [2014] 1 SCR 87
Canada (A.G.) v. Downtown Eastside Sex Workers United Against Violence Society, [2012] 2 SCR 524

Professions

Groia v. Law Society of Upper Canada, 2018 SCC 27
Green v. Law Society of Manitoba, [2017] SCC No. 20
Canada (Attorney General) v. Federation of Law Societies of Canada, [2015] 1 SCR 401
R. v. Cunningham, [2010] 1 SCR 331

Tax

Canada (National Revenue) v. Thompson, [2016] 1 SCR 381
Dunne v. Quebec (Deputy Minister of Revenue), [2007] 1 SCR 853
Moufarrège v. Quebec (Deputy Minister of Revenue), [2005] 2 SCR 598

Torts

Rankin (Rankin’s Garage & Sales) v. J.J., [2018] 1 SCR 587, 2018 SCC 19
Bruno Appliance and Furniture, Inc. v. Hryniak, [2014] 1 SCR 126
Hercules Managements Ltd. v. Ernst & Young, [1997] 2 SCR 165