Supreme Court of Canada (Canadian Caselaw)

[1]                             Women in Canada have seen gains in their ability to access economic opportunities and to participate in community and public life. But despite progress in reducing barriers to the workplace, and increased participation in...

[1]                              Mobility rights sit at the heart of what it means to be a free person. The ability to move freely throughout one’s country, without restriction or need for government authorization, often differentiates a liberal...

General rules for the interpretation of bilingual statutes. Mobility rights. Interprovincial travel simpliciter. Permanent residents

[1]                             The main issue on this appeal is whether a lawyer charged with a criminal offence can invoke the “innocence at stake” exception to solicitor-client privilege recognized in R. v. McClure, 2001 SCC 14, [2001] 1 S.C.R. 445, and R.

Privileged communication. Right to a fair trial. Wiretap authorization. Stake exception. Administration of justice. Reasonable doubt

[1]                             In this appeal, this Court is asked to provide guidance on the proper application of the interpretive framework for standard form insurance contracts. This case presents an opportunity to clarify when the language of an...

Compliance cost exclusion. Insurance contract. General rules of contractual interpretation. Base policy

[1]                             The common law has long recognized that a criminal trial is not a forum to pass judgment on the general character of the accused. It upholds this principle by treating Crown-led evidence of an accused’s bad character as...

Trial judges. Criminal record. Character evidence. Prejudicial effect. Probative value. Trier of fact

Appeal from the judgment

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[1]                              B.F., her 19-month-old daughter, E., and her mother, I.F., were found unconscious in their family apartment. All three had been injected with large doses of insulin. All three survived, with B.F. and I.F. making a full...

Dismiss the appeal. Sexual exploitation of a person. New trial. Following judgment

Punishment of a particular criminal offence. Legal causation standard for culpable homicide. Jury instructions. Aggravated assault. Insulin pens

Dismiss the appeal. Appeal from the judgment. Reasons of the majority

[1]                             This appeal requires the Court to address what has been described as “perhaps the most difficult area of securities law” — the distinction between a “material fact” and a “material change” under the Ontario Securities Act, R.S.O

[1]                             Over the past four decades, this Court has been resolute in its application of habeas corpus to the modern carceral context. Long revered as the great writ of liberty, habeas corpus review remains an essential safeguard against

General law of judicial review. Deprivation of liberty. Habeas corpus application. Security reclassification decisions within the federal correctional system

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[1]                              Like its companion case, R. v. Rousselle, 2025 SCC 35, this appeal relates to the interpretation of s. 320.31(1)(a) of the Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46. The provision forms part of the evidentiary scheme for...