SUPREME COURT JUSTICE PROFILES OF CANADA & PROSPECTIVE SCC TRENDS SINCE 2024
- Stephen Morris
- May 16
- 25 min read
There are already some very visible trends emerging in the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) since roughly May 2024. Looking at 50 leading cases provided by CanLii A.I., the Court appears to be moving through a transitional era: more institution-protective than the McLachlin Court, but still deeply Charter-conscious; more procedural; more deferential in administrative law; and increasingly focused on Indigenous governance, digital privacy, and systemic fairness in criminal procedure.
The “personality map” of the SCC right now is fascinating because the current Court is not dominated by one ideology. Instead, it is shaped by competing judicial temperaments.
1. The Current Supreme Court “Factions”
The Institutionalists
These judges tend to protect stability, judicial restraint, procedural order, and state institutions.
Richard Wagner
Suzanne Côté
Malcolm Rowe
Their trends:
Strong respect for legislative structure
Skepticism toward expanding Charter remedies
Concern about judicial overreach
Preference for “clear rules”
Often prosecution-friendly in criminal law
Cases showing this:
Canada (Attorney General) v. PowerThe Court limited exposure of governments to Charter damages. This suggests caution about courts becoming “supervisors” of Parliament.
Yatar v. TD Insurance Meloche MonnexReinforced controlled access to judicial review rather than limitless appeals.
R. v. HodgsonEmphasized technical appellate standards in criminal law.
What it means for kids:
Your children are likely growing into a Canada where:
courts may become less activist,
governments retain more operating room,
and procedural rules increasingly matter as much as moral outcomes.
This generation may need stronger civic literacy because “rights” alone are becoming less automatically decisive than in earlier Charter eras.
The Rights-Protective Pragmatists
These judges are strongly Charter-oriented, but practical rather than revolutionary.
Sheilah Martin
Mahmud Jamal
Nicholas Kasirer
Andromache Karakatsanis
Their trends:
Protecting dignity and fairness
Concern about vulnerable people
Strong procedural justice
Modernizing the Charter for technology and institutions
Balancing individual and collective harms
Key examples:
R. v. BykovetsRecognized privacy interests in IP addresses. Huge digital rights case.
York Region District School Board v. Elementary Teachers’ Federation of OntarioExpanded recognition that teachers retain privacy rights even using employer devices.
Canadian Broadcasting Corp. v. Named PersonReaffirmed open court principles and media transparency.
R. v. T.W.W. and R. v. KinamoreContinued protecting complainants in sexual offence trials.
What it means for kids:
This wing of the Court is building:
stronger digital privacy norms,
trauma-informed legal processes,
and broader institutional accountability.
Children growing up online may inherit stronger privacy protections than their parents had.
2. Indigenous Law Is No Longer Peripheral
This is one of the clearest transformations.
Major Indigenous governance cases include:
Reference re An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families
Dickson v. Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation
Ontario (Attorney General) v. Restoule
Shot Both Sides v. Canada
Quebec (Attorney General) v. Pekuakamiulnuatsh Takuhikan
The trend:
The SCC is increasingly recognizing:
Indigenous governments as constitutional actors,
treaty promises as living obligations,
Indigenous child welfare authority,
and Indigenous legal autonomy.
This is not symbolic anymore. It is structural constitutional change.
Most important long-term case:
Reference re An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families
This case effectively confirmed Parliament can legislate to protect Indigenous self-government in child and family services.
What it means for kids:
Canadian children may grow up in a far more plural constitutional system:
provincial law,
federal law,
and Indigenous governance operating side-by-side.
This is likely one of the most historically significant constitutional shifts since the Charter itself.
3. The SCC Is Quietly Building a “Digital Charter”
Several decisions together create a pattern:
R. v. Bykovets
York Region District School Board v. Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario
R. v. Campbell
Ontario (Attorney General) v. Ontario (Information and Privacy Commissioner)
Emerging doctrine:
The Court increasingly believes:
metadata matters,
digital surveillance is deeply invasive,
privacy survives inside institutions,
and state secrecy has limits.
The psychological shift:
Earlier courts treated privacy as physical space.This Court treats privacy as informational identity.
What it means for kids:
Your children’s generation may define liberty less by property ownership and more by:
data control,
informational autonomy,
algorithmic fairness,
and institutional transparency.
4. Criminal Law: Trauma-Informed but Procedure-Heavy
The Court is increasingly trying to protect both:
accused rights,
and complainant dignity.
That balancing act appears in:
R. v. Kruk
R. v. Brunelle
R. v. Charles
R. v. Tayo Tompouba
R. v. Campbell
R. v. Wolfe
Important trend:
The SCC now strongly distrusts:
myths about sexual assault,
“common sense” credibility shortcuts,
and informal judicial reasoning.
But simultaneously:
the Court is very procedural,
very technical,
and increasingly reliant on appellate discipline.
What it means for kids:
Future criminal justice may become:
more evidence-driven,
more trauma-aware,
more digital,
but also more bureaucratic and expert-dependent.
Trials are becoming less intuitive and more specialized.
5. Administrative Law Has Stabilized After the “Vavilov Revolution”
You can see the Court consolidating the post-Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v. Vavilov framework.
Key cases:
Yatar v. TD Insurance Meloche Monnex
Auer v. Auer
TransAlta Generation Partnership v. Alberta
Iris Technologies Inc. v. Canada
Trend:
The SCC now:
accepts strong administrative states,
expects expertise from tribunals,
and discourages endless relitigation.
What it means for kids:
Modern governance increasingly happens through:
regulators,
tribunals,
administrative systems,not traditional courts.
Kids entering adulthood may interact more with algorithmic or bureaucratic decision systems than judges.
6. Which Justices Matter Most Right Now?
Wagner C.J.
The stabilizer.
Trend:
institutional legitimacy,
consensus,
public confidence.
He often tries to prevent ideological fragmentation.
Justice Rowe
Probably the Court’s strongest restraint theorist.
Trend:
constitutional boundaries,
skepticism of expansive unwritten principles,
concern about democratic legitimacy.
Likely influence:Canada may move toward a more text-anchored constitutionalism.
Justice Martin
The Court’s strongest human-impact jurist.
Trend:
trauma,
inequality,
practical justice,
criminal fairness.
Her influence is enormous in sexual assault and criminal process cases.
Justice Jamal
Emerging intellectual center of the Court.
Trend:
elegant Charter reasoning,
institutional accountability,
principled moderation.
He often writes analytically rather than ideologically.
Justice O’Bonsawin
Still developing her long-term judicial signature, but early themes include:
practical reconciliation,
access to justice,
procedural fairness,
institutional sensitivity.
Her future influence could become significant in Indigenous and administrative law.
7. The Big Meta-Trend
The SCC since 2024 appears to be constructing a Canada defined by:
Old Charter Era | Emerging SCC Era |
Individual liberty | Institutional balancing |
Physical privacy | Digital privacy |
Uniform governance | Multi-jurisdiction governance |
Court activism | Procedural restraint |
National identity | Plural constitutional identity |
Simple rights discourse | Systems governance |
Final Thought: “What Does This Mean For Our Kids?”
If these cases continue the direction of Canadian law, your children may inherit:
stronger digital privacy rights,
more recognition of Indigenous sovereignty,
more institutional governance,
more technical legal systems,
more trauma-aware justice,
and a Canada where constitutional identity is increasingly plural rather than singular.
But they may also inherit:
less judicial activism,
greater reliance on bureaucracy,
more complex procedural systems,
and rights that depend increasingly on navigating institutions correctly.
The SCC today seems less interested in dramatic constitutional revolutions than in carefully redesigning how power, privacy, and legitimacy function inside a highly networked modern state.
And that may end up being even more transformative.
Cases Researched (CanLii A.I.)
1.
R. v. Kruk, 2024 SCC 7, Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court of Canada
2024-03-08 | 144 pages | cited by 824 documents
AI-generated
Practice and procedure
Criminal law — Appeals — Ungrounded common‐sense assumptions — Credibility and reliability assessments
[…] SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Citation: R. v. Kruk, 2024 SCC 7 Appeals Heard: May 18, 2023 […] 2024 SCC 7 File Nos.: 40095, 40447. 2023: May 18; 2024: March 8. Present: Wagner C.J. and Côté, Rowe, Martin, Kasirer, Jamal and O’Bonsawin JJ. […]
2.
Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner) v. University of Calgary, 2016 SCC 53, [2016] 2 SCR 555, Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court of Canada
2016-11-25 | 67 pages | cited by 410 documents
AI-generated
Administrative remedies Judicial review
Administrative law — Freedom of information — Solicitor‐client privilege — Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, R.S.A. 2000, c. F‐25, s. 56(3).
3.
R. v. Baldree, 2013 SCC 35, [2013] 2 SCR 520, Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court of Canada
2013-06-19 | 40 pages | cited by 399 documents
AI-generated
Evidence
Criminal law — Evidence — Admissibility — Hearsay — Drug purchase call
4.
R. v. Brunelle, 2024 SCC 3, Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court of Canada
2024-01-26 | 63 pages | cited by 224 documents
AI-generated
Practice and procedure
Constitutional law — Charter of Rights — Abuse of process — Stay of proceedings — Residual category — Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, ss. 7, 24(1).
[…] SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Citation: R. v. Brunelle, 2024 SCC 3 Appeal Heard: February 8, 2023 […] 2024 SCC 3 File No.: 39917. 2023: February 8; 2024: January 26. Present: Wagner C.J. and Karakatsanis, Rowe, Martin, Kasirer, Jamal and O’Bonsawin JJ. […]
5.
Quebec (Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse) v. Directrice de la protection de la jeunesse du CISSS A, 2024 SCC 43, Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court of Canada
2024-12-20 | 87 pages | cited by 174 documents
AI-generated
Family Practice and procedure
Administrative law — Encroachment on rights — Child protection — Youth Protection Act, CQLR, c. P‐34.1, s. 91 para. 4.
[…] SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Citation: Quebec (Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse) v. Directrice de la protection de la jeunesse du CISSS A, 2024 SCC 43 […] 2024 SCC 43 File No.: 40602. 2024: March 19; 2024: December 20. Present: Wagner C.J. and Karakatsanis, Côté, Rowe, Martin, Kasirer, Jamal, O’Bonsawin and Moreau JJ. […]
6.
Yatar v. TD Insurance Meloche Monnex, 2024 SCC 8, Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court of Canada
2024-03-15 | 31 pages | cited by 156 documents
AI-generated
Administrative remedies Judicial review Practice and procedure
Administrative law — Judicial review — Standard of review
Insurance — Automobile insurance
[…] SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Citation: Yatar v. TD Insurance Meloche Monnex, 2024 SCC 8 […] 2024 SCC 8 File No.: 40348. 2023: November 15; 2024: March 15. Present: Wagner C.J. and Karakatsanis, Côté, Rowe, Martin, Kasirer, Jamal, O’Bonsawin and Moreau JJ. […]
7.
Pepa v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 SCC 21, Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court of Canada
2025-06-27 | 100 pages | cited by 141 documents
AI-generated
Citizenship and immigration Practice and procedure
Immigration — Removal orders — Validity — Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, S.C. 2001, c. 27, s. 63(2).
[…] SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Citation: Pepa v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 SCC 21 […] 2025 SCC 21 File No.: 40840. 2024: December 4; 2025: June 27. Present: Wagner C.J. and Karakatsanis, Côté, Rowe, Martin, Kasirer, Jamal, O’Bonsawin and Moreau JJ. […]
8.
R. v. Sheppard, 2025 SCC 29, Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court of Canada
2025-09-26 | 49 pages | cited by 133 documents
AI-generated
Appeal Criminal or statutory infractions Practice and procedure Sentencing
Criminal law — Sentencing — Types of sentence — historical sexual offences against children
Criminal law — Sentencing — Application of s. 724(2)(b) of Criminal Code
[…] SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Citation: R. v. Sheppard, 2025 SCC 29 Appeal Heard and Judgment Rendered: April 23, 2025 […] 3 S.C.R. 668 ; R. v. J.J., 2022 SCC 28 , [2022] 2 S.C.R. 3 ; R. v. Burns, 1994 CanLII 127 (SCC) , [1994] 1 S.C.R. 656 ; R. v. Wright, 2024 ONCA 516 ; R. v. De Flores Bermudez, 2024 ONCA 433 ; R. v. R.D. (1996), 1996 CanLII 4973 (SK CA) , 144 Sask. R. 21 ; R. v. Fones, 2012 MBCA 110 , 288 Man. R. (2d) 86 ; R. v. […]
9.
R. v. Bharwani, 2025 SCC 26, Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court of Canada
2025-07-25 | 96 pages | cited by 130 documents
AI-generated
Criminal or statutory infractions Evidence Practice and procedure
Criminal law — Fitness to stand trial — New evidence — Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46, s. 2 "unfit to stand trial".
[…] SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Citation: R. v. Bharwani, 2025 SCC 26 Appeal Heard: October 10, 2024 […] 2025 SCC 26 File No.: 40781. 2024: October 10; 2025: July 25. Present: Wagner C.J. and Karakatsanis, Côté, Rowe, Martin, Kasirer, Jamal, O’Bonsawin and Moreau JJ. […]
10.
Auer v. Auer, 2024 SCC 36, Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court of Canada
2024-11-08 | 59 pages | cited by 129 documents
AI-generated
Constitution Family Judicial review Support and maintenance
Constitutional law — subordinate legislation — Federal Child Support Guidelines, SOR/97‐175, s. 26.1(1), (2) — Divorce Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. 3 (2nd Supp.), s. 26.1(2)
Administrative law — Judicial review — Standard of review
[…] SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Citation: Auer v. Auer, 2024 SCC 36 Appeal Heard: April 25, 2024 […] 2024 SCC 36 File No.: 40582. 2024: April 25; 2024: November 8. Present: Wagner C.J. and Karakatsanis, Côté, Rowe, Martin, Kasirer, Jamal, O’Bonsawin and Moreau JJ. […]
11.
Piekut v. Canada (National Revenue), 2025 SCC 13, Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court of Canada
2025-04-17 | 79 pages | cited by 118 documents
AI-generated
Bankruptcy and insolvency
Bankruptcy and insolvency — Discharge — Student loans — Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. B-3, s. 178(1)(g)(ii).
[…] 2025 SCC 13 File No.: 40782. 2024: November 5; 2025: April 17. Present: Wagner C.J. and Karakatsanis, Côté, Rowe, Martin, Kasirer, Jamal, O’Bonsawin and Moreau JJ. […] (Syndic de), 2012 QCCA 2014 ; Housen v. Nikolaisen, 2002 SCC 33 , [2002] 2 S.C.R. 235 ; Aquino v. Bondfield Construction Co., 2024 SCC 31 ; Poonian v. British Columbia (Securities Commission), 2024 SCC 28 ; Jerrard v. Peacock (1985), 1985 CanLII 1148 (AB KB) , 37 Alta. L.R. (2d) 197 ; Rizzo & Rizzo Shoes Ltd. (Re), […]
12.
Reference re An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families, 2024 SCC 5, Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court of Canada
2024-02-09 | 91 pages | cited by 122 documents
AI-generated
Constitution Practice and procedure Rights and freedoms
Constitutional law — Aboriginal and treaty rights — Constitution Act, 1867, s. 91(24).
[…] SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Citation: Reference re An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families , 2024 SCC 5 […] 2024 SCC 5 File No.: 40061. 2022: December 7, 8; 2024: February 9. Present: Wagner C.J. and Karakatsanis, Côté, Brown,* Rowe, Martin, Kasirer, Jamal and O’Bonsawin JJ. […]
13.
R. v. Bykovets, 2024 SCC 6, Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court of Canada
2024-03-01 | 73 pages | cited by 119 documents
AI-generated
Constitution Practice and procedure Rights and freedoms Search and seizure
Constitutional law — Charter of Rights — Search and seizure — Privacy — IP addresses — Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, s. 8.
Constitutional law — Charter of Rights — Unreasonable search and seizure — IP addresses — Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, s. 8.
[…] SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Citation: R. v. Bykovets, 2024 SCC 6 Appeal Reheard: December 11, 2023 […] Judgment Rendered: March 1, 2024 Docket: 40269 Between: Andrei Bykovets Appellant and His Majesty The King […]
14.
Ontario (Attorney General) v. Ontario (Information and Privacy Commissioner), 2024 SCC 4, Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court of Canada
2024-02-02 | 51 pages | cited by 109 documents
AI-generated
Access to information and privacy
Access to information — Exemptions — Cabinet documents — Confidentiality — Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. F.31, s. 12(1).
Administrative law — Judicial review — Standard of review
[…] SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Citation: Ontario (Attorney General) v. Ontario (Information and Privacy Commissioner), 2024 SCC 4 […] 2024 SCC 4 File No.: 40078. 2023: April 18; 2024: February 2. Present: Wagner C.J. and Karakatsanis, Côté, Rowe, Martin, Jamal and O’Bonsawin JJ. […]
15.
R. v. Hodgson, 2024 SCC 25, Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court of Canada
2024-07-12 | 45 pages | cited by 105 documents
AI-generated
Criminal or statutory infractions Defences
Criminal law — Appeals — Questions of law alone — Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. 46, s. 676(1)(a).
[…] SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Citation: R. v. Hodgson, 2024 SCC 25 Appeal Heard and Judgment Rendered: February 15, 2024 […] 2024 SCC 25 File No.: 40498. Hearing and judgment: February 15, 2024. […]
16.
Earthco Soil Mixtures Inc. v. Pine Valley Enterprises Inc., 2024 SCC 20, Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court of Canada
2024-05-31 | 116 pages | cited by 99 documents
AI-generated
Contracts Practice and procedure
Contract law — Sale of goods — Contractual Interpretation — Implied conditions — Sale of Goods Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. S.1, ss. 14, 53.
[…] SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Citation: Earthco Soil Mixtures Inc. v. Pine Valley Enterprises Inc., 2024 SCC 20 […] 2024 SCC 20 File No.: 40197. 2023: October 17; 2024: May 31. Present: Wagner C.J. and Côté, Rowe, Martin, Kasirer, Jamal and O’Bonsawin JJ. […]
17.
York Region District School Board v. Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario, 2024 SCC 22, Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court of Canada
2024-06-21 | 60 pages | cited by 91 documents
AI-generated
Access to information and privacy Constitution Practice and procedure Rights and freedoms Search and seizure
Constitutional law — Charter of Rights — Application — Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, s. 32.
Constitutional law — Charter of Rights — Search and seizure — Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, s. 8.
[…] SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Citation: York Region District School Board v. Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario, 2024 SCC 22 […] 2024 SCC 22 File No.: 40360. 2023: October 18; 2024: June 21. Present: Wagner C.J. and Karakatsanis, Côté, Rowe, Martin, Kasirer and Jamal JJ. […]
18.
Société des casinos du Québec inc. v. Association des cadres de la Société des casinos du Québec, 2024 SCC 13, Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court of Canada
2024-04-19 | 117 pages | cited by 91 documents
AI-generated
Constitution Practice and procedure
Constitutional law — Charter of Rights — Freedom of association — Definition of "employee" — Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, s. 2(d) — Labour Code, CQLR, c. C‐27, s. 1(l)(1).
Constitutional law — Charter of Rights — Freedom of expression — Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, s. 2(b) — Labour Code, CQLR, c. C‐27, s. 1(l)(1).
[…] SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Citation: Société des casinos du Québec inc. v. Association des cadres de la Société des casinos du Québec, 2024 SCC 13 […] 2024 SCC 13 File No.: 40123. 2023: April 20; 2024: April 19. Present: Wagner C.J. and Karakatsanis, Côté, Rowe, Kasirer, Jamal and O’Bonsawin JJ. […]
19.
Canadian Broadcasting Corp. v. Named Person, 2024 SCC 21, Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court of Canada
2024-06-07 | 60 pages | cited by 89 documents
AI-generated
Constitution Practice and procedure Rights and freedoms
Criminal law — Courts — In camera hearing — Open court principle
[…] SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Citation: Canadian Broadcasting Corp. v. Named Person, 2024 SCC 21 […] 2024 SCC 21 File No.: 40371. 2023: December 12, 13; 2024: June 7. Present: Wagner C.J. and Karakatsanis, Côté, Rowe, Martin, Kasirer, Jamal, O’Bonsawin and Moreau JJ. […]
20.
R. v. T.W.W., 2024 SCC 19, Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court of Canada
2024-05-24 | 68 pages | cited by 89 documents
AI-generated
Practice and procedure
Criminal law — Evidence — Admissibility — Prior sexual activity — Criminal Code, ss. 276, 278.93, 278.94, 278.95.
[…] SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Citation: R. v. T.W.W., 2024 SCC 19 Appeal Heard: November 10, 2023 […] 2024 SCC 19 File No.: 40406. 2023: November 10; 2024: May 24. Present: Wagner C.J. and Karakatsanis, Côté, Rowe, Martin, Kasirer, Jamal, O’Bonsawin and Moreau JJ. […]
21.
Saskatchewan (Environment) v. Métis Nation – Saskatchewan, 2025 SCC 4, Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court of Canada
2025-02-28 | 28 pages | cited by 82 documents
AI-generated
Constitution Indigenous peoples Practice and procedure Rights and freedoms
Courts — Abuse of process — Multiplicity of proceedings — Aboriginal peoples
[…] SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Citation: Saskatchewan (Environment) v. Métis Nation – Saskatchewan, 2025 SCC 4 […] 2025 SCC 4 File No.: 40740. 2024: November 6; 2025: February 28. Present: Wagner C.J. and Karakatsanis, Côté, Rowe, Martin, Kasirer, Jamal, O’Bonsawin and Moreau JJ. […]
22.
R. v. J.W., 2025 SCC 16, Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court of Canada
2025-05-23 | 44 pages | cited by 84 documents
AI-generated
Criminal or statutory infractions Practice and procedure Sentencing
Criminal law — Sentencing — Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46, ss. 719(3), 719(3.1).
[…] SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Citation: R. v. J.W., 2025 SCC 16 Appeal Heard: December 3, 2024 […] 2025 SCC 16 File No.: 40956. 2024: December 3; 2025: May 23. Present: Wagner C.J. and Karakatsanis, Côté, Rowe, Martin, Kasirer, Jamal, O’Bonsawin and Moreau JJ. […]
23.
R. v. Campbell, 2024 SCC 42, Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court of Canada
2024-12-06 | 168 pages | cited by 85 documents
AI-generated
Constitution Practice and procedure Rights and freedoms Search and seizure
Constitutional law — Charter of Rights — Unreasonable search and seizure — Interception of communications — Admissibility of evidence — Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, s. 8 — Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1996, c. 19, s. 184(1)(a) — Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, S.C. 1996, c. 19, s. 11(7).
Criminal law — Search and seizure — Admissibility of evidence — Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1996, c. 19, ss. 8, 24(2).
[…] SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Citation: R. v. Campbell, 2024 SCC 42 Appeal Heard: March 21, 2024 […] 2024 SCC 42 File No.: 40465. 2024: March 21; 2024: December 6. Present: Wagner C.J. and Karakatsanis, Côté, Rowe, Martin, Kasirer, Jamal, O’Bonsawin and Moreau JJ. […]
24.
Dickson v. Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation, 2024 SCC 10, Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court of Canada
2024-03-28 | 294 pages | cited by 81 documents
AI-generated
Constitution Indigenous peoples Practice and procedure Public administration Rights and freedoms
Constitutional law — Charter of Rights — Equality rights — Residence requirement — Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, ss. 15, 32.
[…] SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Citation: Dickson v. Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation, 2024 SCC 10 […] Kennedy, Gerard J. The Charter of Rights in Litigation: Direction from the Supreme Court of Canada. Toronto: Thomson Reuters, 2007 (loose‐leaf updated March 2024, release 2). […]
25.
R. v. Tayo Tompouba, 2024 SCC 16, Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court of Canada
2024-05-03 | 116 pages | cited by 75 documents
AI-generated
Criminal or statutory infractions Practice and procedure
Criminal law — Trials — Language of accused — Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C‐46, ss. 530(1)(a)(ii), (3), 686(1)(a)(ii).
Criminal law — Appeals — Curative proviso — Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C‐46, s. 686(1)(a)(ii).
[…] SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Citation: R. v. Tayo Tompouba, 2024 SCC 16 Appeal Heard: October 11, 2023 […] 2024 SCC 16 File No.: 40332. 2023: October 11; 2024: May 3. Present: Wagner C.J. and Karakatsanis, Côté, Rowe, Martin, Kasirer and O’Bonsawin JJ. […]
26.
Ontario (Attorney General) v. Restoule, 2024 SCC 27, Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court of Canada
2024-07-26 | 180 pages | cited by 74 documents
AI-generated
Constitution Indigenous peoples Practice and procedure
Indians — Treaty rights — Crown immunity — sure of damages — Aggravation clause — Limitations Act — R.S.O. 1990, c. L.15 — Sattva Capital Corp. v. Creston Moly CORP., 2014 Scc 53
[…] SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Citation: Ontario (Attorney General) v. Restoule, 2024 SCC 27 […] [64] On February 26, 2024, the settlement was finalized and approved by the Ontario Superior Court, which applauded the “historic agreement” and confirmed that the settlement is “to take effect regardless of the outcome of the appeal before the Supreme Court of Canada” (2024 ONSC 1127 , at paras. 10 and 13 (CanLII), per […]
27.
Canada (Attorney General) v. Power, 2024 SCC 26, Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court of Canada
2024-07-19 | 201 pages | cited by 74 documents
AI-generated
Constitution Practice and procedure Rights and freedoms
Constitutional law — Charter of Rights — Damages — Constitutional Act, 1982, ss. 91(27), 92(13), 96, 52(1) — Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, s. 24(1)
[…] SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Citation: Canada (Attorney General) v. Power, 2024 SCC 26 […] 2024 SCC 26 File No.: 40241. 2023: December 7; 2024: July 19. Present: Wagner C.J. and Karakatsanis, Côté, Rowe, Martin, Kasirer, Jamal, O’Bonsawin and Moreau JJ. […]
28.
Quebec (Attorney General) v. Senneville, 2025 SCC 33, Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court of Canada
2025-10-31 | 118 pages | cited by 70 documents
AI-generated
Constitution Practice and procedure Rights and freedoms
Constitutional law — Charter of Rights — Cruel and unusual treatment or punishment — Mandatory minimum sentence — Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, s. 12 — Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46, s. 163.1(4)(a), (4.1)(a).
Constitutional law — Charter of Rights — Fundamental justice — Overbreadth — Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46, ss. 163.1(4)(a), (4.1)(a).
[…] 35 , 373 N.S.R. (2d) 298 ; Courchesne v. R., 2024 QCCA 960 ; R. v. A.L., 2025 ONCA 9 , 100 C.R. (7th) 176 ; R. v. Wesley, 2025 ONCA 51 , 175 O.R. (3d) 166 ; R. v. Habib, 2024 ONCA 830 , 99 C.R. (7th) 110 ; R. v. Proulx, 2000 SCC 5 , [2000] 1 S.C.R. 61 ; Marien Frenette v. R., 2024 QCCA 207 ; Bérubé-Gagnon v. R., 2020 QCCA […] v. Dawson, 2022 ONCJ 540 ; R. v. Potvin-Morin, 2024 QCCQ 6439 ; R. v. A. (S.), 2014 ABCA 191 , 312 C.C.C. (3d) 383; R. v. L. (M.), 2016 ONSC 7082 , 367 C.R.R. (2d) 268; R. v. Brown, 1994 CanLII 29 (SCC) , [1994] 3 S.C.R. 749; Griffith v. R. , 2023 QCCA 301 ; Ménard v. R., 2024 QCCA 1359 ; Bédard v. Directeur des poursuites […]
29.
R. v. Charles, 2024 SCC 29, Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court of Canada
2024-09-25 | 45 pages | cited by 69 documents
AI-generated
Evidence
Criminal law — Evidence — Admissibility — Hearsay — Principled exception to hearsay rule
[…] SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Citation: R. v. Charles, 2024 SCC 29 Appeal Heard: January 18, 2024 […] 2024 SCC 29 File No.: 40319. 2024: January 18; 2024: September 25. Present: Karakatsanis, Côté, Rowe, Martin, Kasirer, Jamal and Moreau JJ. […]
30.
R. v. Wolfe, 2024 SCC 34, Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court of Canada
2024-10-18 | 77 pages | cited by 67 documents
AI-generated
Criminal or statutory infractions Sentencing
Criminal law — Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C‐46, ss. 320.13(4), 662.24(4).
[…] SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Citation: R. v. Wolfe, 2024 SCC 34 Appeal Heard: March 26, 2024 […] 2024 SCC 34 File No.: 40558. 2024: March 26; 2024: October 18. Present: Wagner C.J. and Karakatsanis, Côté, Rowe, Martin, Kasirer, Jamal, O’Bonsawin and Moreau JJ. […]
31.
Poonian v. British Columbia (Securities Commission), 2024 SCC 28, Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court of Canada
2024-07-31 | 72 pages | cited by 63 documents
AI-generated
Bankruptcy and insolvency
Bankruptcy and insolvency — Discharge — Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. B‐3, s. 178(1)(a), (e).
[…] SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Citation: Poonian v. British Columbia (Securities Commission), 2024 SCC 28 […] 2024 SCC 28 File No.: 40396. 2023: December 6; 2024: July 31. Present: Wagner C.J. and Karakatsanis, Côté, Rowe, Martin, Jamal and O’Bonsawin JJ. […]
32.
Telus Communications Inc. v. Federation of Canadian Municipalities, 2025 SCC 15, Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court of Canada
2025-04-25 | 91 pages | cited by 58 documents
AI-generated
Commerce and industry Practice and procedure
Access to information — Interactions — Sections 43 and 44 of the Act not applying in circumstances — trovec and contextual interpretation of ss. 43 and 44 of the Act — Telecommunications Act, S.C. 1993, c. 38, ss. 2(1), 43, 44.
[…] SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Citation: Telus Communications Inc. v. Federation of Canadian Municipalities, 2025 SCC 15 […] 2025 SCC 15 File No.: 40776. 2024: October 16; 2025: April 25. Present: Wagner C.J. and Karakatsanis, Côté, Rowe, Martin, Kasirer, Jamal, O’Bonsawin and Moreau JJ. […]
33.
Quebec (Attorney General) v. Pekuakamiulnuatsh Takuhikan, 2024 SCC 39, Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court of Canada
2024-11-27 | 162 pages | cited by 58 documents
AI-generated
Contracts Indigenous peoples Practice and procedure Professions and occupations
Crown — Contract law — Duty of good faith — Aboriginal law — Indian bands — Civil Code of Québec, arts. 1375, 1376.
[…] SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Citation: Quebec (Attorney General) v. Pekuakamiulnuatsh Takuhikan, 2024 SCC 39 […] 3 F.C.R. 3 ; Reference re An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families, 2024 SCC 5 ; Dickson v. Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation, 2024 SCC 10 ; Waldron v. Canada (Attorney General), 2024 FCA 2 ; Cree Nation of Eeyou Istchee (Grand Council) v. McLean, 2019 FCA 185 ; Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. v. […]
34.
Shot Both Sides v. Canada, 2024 SCC 12, Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court of Canada
2024-04-12 | 45 pages | cited by 57 documents
AI-generated
Constitution Indigenous peoples Practice and procedure
Constitutional law — Aboriginal and treaty rights — Treaty rights — Limitation periods — Constitution Act, 1982, s. 35(1).
[…] SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Citation: Shot Both Sides v. Canada, 2024 SCC 12 Appeal Heard: October 12, 2023 […] 2024 SCC 12 File No.: 40153. 2023: October 12; 2024: April 12. Present: Wagner C.J. and Côté, Rowe, Martin, Kasirer, Jamal and O’Bonsawin JJ. […]
35.
R. v. Kinamore, 2025 SCC 19, Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court of Canada
2025-06-13 | 49 pages | cited by 54 documents
AI-generated
Evidence Practice and procedure
Criminal law — Sexual offences — Evidence — Admissibility — Sexual inactivity — Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C‐46, ss. 276, 278.1, 278.94.
[…] SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Citation: R. v. Kinamore, 2025 SCC 19 Appeal Heard: December 5, 2024 […] 2025 SCC 19 File No.: 40964. 2024: December 5; 2025: June 13. Present: Wagner C.J. and Karakatsanis, Côté, Rowe, Martin, Kasirer, Jamal, O’Bonsawin and Moreau JJ. […]
36.
International Air Transport Association v. Canada (Transportation Agency), 2024 SCC 30, Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court of Canada
2024-10-04 | 52 pages | cited by 53 documents
AI-generated
Commerce and industry Practice and procedure
Maritime law — Carriage by air — Limitation of liability — Article 29 of the Montreal Convention — Carriage by Air Act, S.C. 2001, c. 31, ss. 5 to 8, 10(3), 11, 12(2)(d), 13 to 18, 19, 20, 23 — Air Transportation Regulations, SOR/88-58, ss. 11, 122(c)(ii)
[…] SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Citation: International Air Transport Association v. Canada (Transportation Agency), 2024 SCC 30 […] 2024 SCC 30 File No.: 40614. 2024: March 25; 2024: October 4. Present: Wagner C.J. and Karakatsanis, Côté, Rowe, Martin, Kasirer, Jamal, O’Bonsawin and Moreau JJ. […]
37.
R. v. T.J.F., 2024 SCC 38, Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court of Canada
2024-11-15 | 59 pages | cited by 52 documents
AI-generated
Criminal or statutory infractions Evidence
Criminal law — Offences — Trafficking in persons — Actus reus — Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C‐46, ss. 279.01(1), 279.02, 279. 280.
[…] SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Citation: R. v. T.J.F., 2024 SCC 38 Appeal Heard: March 27, 2024 […] 2024 SCC 38 File No.: 40749. 2024: March 27; 2024: November 15. Present: Wagner C.J. and Karakatsanis, Côté, Rowe, Martin, Kasirer, Jamal, O’Bonsawin and Moreau JJ. […]
38.
Iris Technologies Inc. v. Canada, 2024 SCC 24, Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court of Canada
2024-06-28 | 47 pages | cited by 44 documents
AI-generated
Judicial review Practice and procedure Taxation
Federal Court jurisdiction — Trial Division — Customs and Excise — Excise Tax Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. E‐15, s. 302
Judicial review — Application for judicial review
[…] SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Citation: Iris Technologies Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2024 SCC 24 […] 2024 SCC 24 File No.: 40346. 2023: November 9; 2024: June 28. Present: Karakatsanis, Côté, Rowe, Martin, Kasirer, Jamal and O’Bonsawin JJ. […]
39.
R. v. Varennes, 2025 SCC 22, Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court of Canada
2025-07-11 | 77 pages | cited by 41 documents
AI-generated
Criminal or statutory infractions Practice and procedure Rights and freedoms
Constitutional law — Charter of Rights — Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, ss. 11(b), 24(1) — Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46, s. 473(1).
Criminal law — Trials — Jury trials — Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46, ss. 11(b), 24(1) — Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, ss. 11(b), 24(1).
[…] SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Citation: R. v. Varennes, 2025 SCC 22 Appeal Heard: December 6, 2024 […] Minister) v. Khadr, 2010 SCC 3 , [2010] 1 S.C.R. 44 ; Saskatchewan (Environment) v. Métis Nation – Saskatchewan, 2025 SCC 4 ; R. v. Conway, 1989 CanLII 66 (SCC) , [1989] 1 S.C.R. 1659 ; R. v. Brunelle, 2024 SCC 3 ; R. v. Babos, 2014 SCC 16 , [2014] 1 S.C.R. 309 ; R. v. Mahalingan, 2008 SCC 63 , [2008] 3 S.C.R. 316 ; R. […]
40.
Dow Chemical Canada ULC v. Canada, 2024 SCC 23, Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court of Canada
2024-06-28 | 126 pages | cited by 44 documents
AI-generated
Practice and procedure Taxation
Income tax — Income calculation — Deductions — Income Tax Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. 1 (5th Supp.), ss. 169, 247(1), (10).
[…] SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Citation: Dow Chemical Canada ULC v. Canada, 2024 SCC 23 […] , [2021] G.S.T.C. 5 ; Azzopardi v. The King, 2023 TCC 51 , [2023] 4 C.T.C. 2049 ; Callahan v. The King, 2023 TCC 172 , [2024] 2 C.T.C. 2001 ; Iris Technologies Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2024 SCC 24 ; Canada (Attorney General) v. Iris Technologies Inc., 2022 FCA 101 , [2022] 1 F.C.R. 401 ; Canada v. Consumers’ […]
41.
John Howard Society of Saskatchewan v. Saskatchewan (Attorney General), 2025 SCC 6, Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court of Canada
2025-03-14 | 138 pages | cited by 43 documents
AI-generated
Constitution Evidence
Constitutional law — Charter of Rights — Fundamental justice — Presumption of innocence — Inmate disciplinary offences — Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, ss. 1, 7, 11(d) — The Correctional Services Regulations, 2013, 2013 (SASK.), c. C‐9.2, s. 68.
[…] SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Citation: John Howard Society of Saskatchewan v. Saskatchewan (Attorney General), 2025 SCC 6 […] 2025 SCC 6 File No.: 40608. 2024: October 8, 9; 2025: March 14. Present: Wagner C.J. and Karakatsanis, Côté, Rowe, Martin, Kasirer, Jamal, O’Bonsawin and Moreau JJ. […]
42.
R. v. I.M., 2025 SCC 23, Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court of Canada
2025-07-18 | 149 pages | cited by 39 documents
AI-generated
Criminal or statutory infractions Sentencing Young offenders
Criminal law — Young persons — Sentencing — Constructive first degree murder — Youth Criminal Justice Act, S.C. 2002, c. 1, s. 72(1).
[…] SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Citation: R. v. I.M., 2025 SCC 23 Appeal Heard: October 15, 2024 […] 2025 SCC 23 File No.: 40868. 2024: October 15; 2025: July 18. Present: Wagner C.J. and Karakatsanis, Côté, Rowe, Martin, Kasirer, Jamal, O’Bonsawin and Moreau JJ. […]
43.
R. v. Edwards, 2024 SCC 15, Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court of Canada
2024-04-26 | 106 pages | cited by 42 documents
AI-generated
Constitution Practice and procedure Public administration
Constitutional law — Charter of Rights — Courts martial — Judicial independence — Access to information — Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, s. 11(d) — National Defence Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. N‐5, ss. 110, 165.21, 165.24(2).
Constitutional law — Charter of Rights — Independent and impartial tribunal — military judges — Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, s. 11(d) — National Defence Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. N‐5, ss. 110, 165.21, 165.24(2).
[…] SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Citation: R. v. Edwards, 2024 SCC 15 Appeals Heard: October 16, 2023 […] 2024 SCC 15 File Nos.: 39820, 39822, 40046, 40065, 40103. 2023: October 16; 2024: April 26. […]
44.
TransAlta Generation Partnership v. Alberta, 2024 SCC 37, Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court of Canada
2024-11-08 | 31 pages | cited by 37 documents
AI-generated
Administrative remedies Judicial review Municipalities
Constitutional law — Division of powers — Interprovincial undertakings — Taxation — Property and civil rights — Alberta's Municipal Government Act, R.S.A. 2000, c. M‐26, ss. 322, 322.1 — The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, s. 15(1).
Administrative law — Judicial review — Standard of review
[…] SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Citation: TransAlta Generation Partnership v. Alberta, 2024 SCC 37 […] 2024 SCC 37 File No.: 40570. 2024: April 25; 2024: November 8. Present: Wagner C.J. and Karakatsanis, Côté, Rowe, Martin, Kasirer, Jamal, O’Bonsawin and Moreau JJ. […]
45.
R. v. Archambault, 2024 SCC 35, Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court of Canada
2024-11-01 | 166 pages | cited by 37 documents
AI-generated
Constitution Criminal or statutory infractions Practice and procedure
Criminal law — Preliminary inquiry — Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46, s. 535 — Interpretation Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. I-21, ss. 43, 44.
[…] SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Citation: R. v. Archambault, 2024 SCC 35 Appeal Heard: February 14, 2024 […] “Les procédures précédant le procès en matière criminelle”, in Collection de droit de l’École du Barreau du Québec 2024-2025, vol. 12, Droit pénal - Procédure et preuve. Montréal: Yvon Blais, 2024, 39. […]
46.
R. v. Lozada, 2024 SCC 18, Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court of Canada
2024-05-17 | 27 pages | cited by 35 documents
AI-generated
Criminal or statutory infractions Practice and procedure
Criminal law — Charge to jury — Questions from jury
[…] SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Citation: R. v. Lozada, 2024 SCC 18 Appeals Heard: February 13, 2024 […] 2024 SCC 18 File Nos.: 40701, 40709. 2024: February 13; 2024: May 17. […]
47.
R. v. Di Paola, 2025 SCC 31, Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court of Canada
2025-10-17 | 61 pages | cited by 35 documents
AI-generated
Criminal or statutory infractions Sentencing
Criminal law — Trials — Plea — Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46, s. 725(1)(c).
[…] SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Citation: R. v. Di Paola, 2025 SCC 31 Appeal Heard and Judgment Rendered: February 13, 2025 […] 2025 SCC 31 File No.: 40777. Hearing and judgment: February 13, 2025. […]
48.
R. v. D.F., 2024 SCC 14, Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court of Canada
2024-04-22 | 1 page | cited by 32 documents
AI-generated
Evidence Practice and procedure
Criminal law — Evidence — Witnesses — Children
[…] SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Citation: R. v. D.F., 2024 SCC 14 Appeal Heard: April 22, 2024 […] 2024 SCC 14 File No.: 40941. 2024: April 22. Present: Wagner C.J. and Karakatsanis, Côté, Rowe, Martin, Kasirer, Jamal, O’Bonsawin and Moreau JJ. […]
49.
R. v. Kloubakov, 2025 SCC 25, Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court of Canada
2025-07-24 | 86 pages | cited by 30 documents
AI-generated
Constitution Practice and procedure Rights and freedoms
Constitutional law — Charter of Rights — Fundamental justice — Safety measures — Sexual offences — Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46, ss. 286.2, 286.3 — Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, s. 7.
Statutes — Interpretation — Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act — Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46, s. 286.2.
[…] SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Citation: R. v. Kloubakov, 2025 SCC 25 Appeal Heard: November 12 and 13, 2024 […] 2025 SCC 25 File No.: 41017. 2024: November 12, 13; 2025: July 24. Present: Wagner C.J. and Karakatsanis, Côté, Rowe, Martin, Kasirer, Jamal, O’Bonsawin and Moreau JJ. […]
50.
Scott v. Golden Oaks Enterprises Inc., 2024 SCC 32, Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court of Canada
2024-10-11 | 80 pages | cited by 33 documents
AI-generated
Bankruptcy and insolvency Business Property and trusts
Bankruptcy and insolvency — Limitation periods — Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. B‐3, ss. 95(1)(b), 97(3) — Limitations Act, 2002, S.O. 2002, c. 24, Sch. B, ss. 4, 5, 12 — Limitations Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. L.15, s. 12.
[…] SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Citation: Scott v. Golden Oaks Enterprises Inc., 2024 SCC 32 […] 2024 SCC 32 File No.: 40399. 2023: December 5; 2024: October 11. Present: Wagner C.J. and Karakatsanis, Côté, Rowe, Martin, Jamal and O’Bonsawin JJ. […]
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