Goodwin v. British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles)

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
JudgeMcLachlin, Beverley; Cromwell, Thomas Albert; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Wagner, Richard; Gascon, Clément; Côté, Suzanne
Citation[2015] 3 SCR 250,2015 SCC 46,JE 2015-1617,AZ-51222477,[2015] EXP 2931
Docket Number35864
Date16 October 2015
Subject MatterCRIMINAL LAW,STATUTES,CONSTITUTIONAL LAW,CIVIL RIGHTS

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49 practice notes
  • Wilson v. British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles)
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • October 16, 2015
    ...Travel Group Inc., [1991] 3 S.C.R. 154; referred to: Goodwin v. British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles), 2015 SCC 46, [2015] 3 S.C.R. 250; McLean v. British Columbia (Securities Commission), 2013 SCC 67, [2013] 3 S.C.R. 895; Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner) v. Albe......
  • Reference re Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • March 25, 2021
    ...(Attorney General), 2015 SCC 14, [2015] 1 S.C.R. 693; Goodwin v. British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles), 2015 SCC 46, [2015] 3 S.C.R. 250; Reference re Firearms Act (Can.), 2000 SCC 31, [2000] 1 S.C.R. 783; Reference re Employment Insurance Act (Can.), ss. 22 and 23, 2005 SCC 5......
  • Sanis Health Inc. v. British Columbia
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • November 29, 2024
    ...and Culture), 2002 SCC 31 , [2002] 2 S.C.R. 146 ; Goodwin v. British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles), 2015 SCC 46 , [2015] 3 S.C.R. 250; OPSEU v. Ontario (Attorney General), [1987] 2 S.C.R. 2 ; Attorney General of Quebec v. Labrecque, [1980] 2 S.C.R. 1057 ; Verreault (J.E.)......
  • R v. Wright
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Saskatchewan)
    • May 21, 2025
    ...within the meaning of s. 8 of the Charter (Goodwin v British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles), 2015 SCC 46 at para 50, [2015] 3 SCR 250 [Goodwin]). Because it is conducted without a warrant, such a seizure is presumed to violate s. 8 unless the state can establish that: (a) the......
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38 cases
  • Wilson v. British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles)
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • October 16, 2015
    ...Travel Group Inc., [1991] 3 S.C.R. 154; referred to: Goodwin v. British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles), 2015 SCC 46, [2015] 3 S.C.R. 250; McLean v. British Columbia (Securities Commission), 2013 SCC 67, [2013] 3 S.C.R. 895; Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner) v. Albe......
  • Reference re Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • March 25, 2021
    ...(Attorney General), 2015 SCC 14, [2015] 1 S.C.R. 693; Goodwin v. British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles), 2015 SCC 46, [2015] 3 S.C.R. 250; Reference re Firearms Act (Can.), 2000 SCC 31, [2000] 1 S.C.R. 783; Reference re Employment Insurance Act (Can.), ss. 22 and 23, 2005 SCC 5......
  • Sanis Health Inc. v. British Columbia
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • November 29, 2024
    ...and Culture), 2002 SCC 31 , [2002] 2 S.C.R. 146 ; Goodwin v. British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles), 2015 SCC 46 , [2015] 3 S.C.R. 250; OPSEU v. Ontario (Attorney General), [1987] 2 S.C.R. 2 ; Attorney General of Quebec v. Labrecque, [1980] 2 S.C.R. 1057 ; Verreault (J.E.)......
  • R v. Wright
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Saskatchewan)
    • May 21, 2025
    ...within the meaning of s. 8 of the Charter (Goodwin v British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles), 2015 SCC 46 at para 50, [2015] 3 SCR 250 [Goodwin]). Because it is conducted without a warrant, such a seizure is presumed to violate s. 8 unless the state can establish that: (a) the......
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11 books & journal articles
  • Table of cases, index and about the authors
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Archive The Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Seventh Edition
    • June 30, 2021
    ...[1997] 3 SCR 844, 152 DLR (4th) 577.............................. 264 Goodwin v British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles), [2015] 3 SCR 250, 2015 SCC 46......................................................94, 333, 341 Gosselin v Quebec (Attorney General), [2002] 4 SCR 2002 SCC 84......
  • Self-Incrimination
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law of Evidence. Eighth Edition
    • June 25, 2020
    ...being against Martineau. 92 85 R v Wigglesworth , [1987] 2 SCR 541. 86 Goodwin v British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles) , [2015] 3 SCR 250. 87 R v Shubley , [1990] 1 SCR 3 at 18–19. 88 Martineau , above note 84. 89 Ibid at para 68. 90 See the discussion in Section 5.4, “The ‘Co......
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Archive Criminal Procedure. Fourth Edition
    • June 23, 2020
    ...57 Goodwin v British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles), 2015 SCC 46, [2015] 3 SCR 250 ..................................................191, 192–193 Grabowski v the Queen, [1985] 2 SCR 434, 22 CCC (3d) 449, [1985] SCJ No 66 ...............................................................
  • Rights in the Criminal Process
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Archive The Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Sixth Edition
    • June 22, 2021
    ...Ltd , [1990] 1 SCR 627, 55 CCC (3d) 530. 99 [2002] 2 SCR 757. 100 Goodwin v British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles) , [2015] 3 SCR 250 [ Goodwin ]. 101 R v M(MR) , [1998] 3 SCR 393, 129 CCC (3d) 361. 102 Lavallee, Rackel and Heintz v Canada , [2002] 3 SCR 209; Maranda v Richer ,......
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