R. v. Awashish,

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
JudgeWagner, Richard; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Gascon, Clément; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell; Rowe, Malcolm; Martin, Sheilah
Citation2018 SCC 45
Docket Number37207
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
Date26 October 2018

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82 practice notes
  • R. v. J.J.
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • June 30, 2022
    ...(Radio‑television and Telecommunications Commission), [1995] 2 S.C.R. 781; A. (L.L.) v. B. (A.), [1995] 4 S.C.R. 536; R. v. Awashish, 2018 SCC 45, [2018] 3 S.C.R. 87; Thomson Newspapers Ltd. v. Canada (Director of Investigation and Research, Restrictive Trade Practices Commission), [1990] 1......
  • R. v. Varennes, 2025 SCC 22
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • July 11, 2025
    ...referred to: R. v. O’Connor, [1995] 4 S.C.R. 411; R. v. Lufiau, 2022 QCCA 508, 82 C.R. (7th) 167, rev’g 2019 QCCS 1630; R. v. Awashish, 2018 SCC 45, [2018] 3 S.C.R. 87; R. v. DeSousa, [1992] 2 S.C.R. 944; Dagenais v. Canadian Broadcasting Corp., [1994] 3 S.C.R. 835; Sanders v. The Queen, [1......
  • Bessette v. British Columbia (Attorney General)
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • May 16, 2019
    ...1997; Skogman v. The Queen, [1984] 2 S.C.R. 93; R. v. Johnson (1991), 3 O.R. (3d) 49; R. v. Beaulac, [1999] 1 S.C.R. 768; R. v. Awashish, 2018 SCC 45, [2018] 3 S.C.R. 87; R. v. Plummer, 2018 BCSC 513, 25 M.V.R. (7th) 117; Doyle v. The Queen, [1977] 1 S.C.R. 597; R. v. Deschamplain, 2004 SCC......
  • R. v. Gubbins
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • October 26, 2018
    ...497 A.R. 16; R. v. Worden, 2014 SKPC 143, 68 M.V.R. (6th) 141; R. v. Mills, [1999] 3 S.C.R. 668; R. v. Lam, 2014 ONCJ 247; R. v. Awashish, 2018 SCC 45. By Côté J. (dissenting) R. v. Stinchcombe, [1991] 3 S.C.R. 326; R. v. O’Connor, [1995] 4 S.C.R. 411; R. v. St‑Onge Lamoureux, 2012 SCC 57, ......
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67 cases
  • R v Varennes,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • July 11, 2025
    ...referred to: R. v. O'Connor, [1995] 4 S.C.R. 411; R. v. Lufiau, 2022 QCCA 508, 82 C.R. (7th) 167, rev'g 2019 QCCS 1630; R. v. Awashish, 2018 SCC 45, [2018] 3 S.C.R. 87; R. v. DeSousa, [1992] 2 S.C.R. 944; Dagenais v. Canadian Broadcasting Corp., [1994] 3 S.C.R. 835; Sanders v. The Queen, [1......
  • R. v. J.J.,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • June 30, 2022
    ...(Radio‑television and Telecommunications Commission), [1995] 2 S.C.R. 781; A. (L.L.) v. B. (A.), [1995] 4 S.C.R. 536; R. v. Awashish, 2018 SCC 45, [2018] 3 S.C.R. 87; Thomson Newspapers Ltd. v. Canada (Director of Investigation and Research, Restrictive Trade Practices Commission), [1990] 1......
  • Bessette v. British Columbia (Attorney General),
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • May 16, 2019
    ...1997; Skogman v. The Queen, [1984] 2 S.C.R. 93; R. v. Johnson (1991), 3 O.R. (3d) 49; R. v. Beaulac, [1999] 1 S.C.R. 768; R. v. Awashish, 2018 SCC 45, [2018] 3 S.C.R. 87; R. v. Plummer, 2018 BCSC 513, 25 M.V.R. (7th) 117; Doyle v. The Queen, [1977] 1 S.C.R. 597; R. v. Deschamplain, 2004 SCC......
  • R. v. Gubbins,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • October 26, 2018
    ...497 A.R. 16; R. v. Worden, 2014 SKPC 143, 68 M.V.R. (6th) 141; R. v. Mills, [1999] 3 S.C.R. 668; R. v. Lam, 2014 ONCJ 247; R. v. Awashish, 2018 SCC 45. By Côté J. (dissenting) R. v. Stinchcombe, [1991] 3 S.C.R. 326; R. v. O’Connor, [1995] 4 S.C.R. 411; R. v. St‑Onge Lamoureux, 2012 SCC 57, ......
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4 firm's commentaries
  • Ontario Court Of Appeal Summaries (December 17 – 21, 2018)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • January 4, 2019
    ...(2004), 73 OR (3d) 758 (CA), R v Johnson (1991), 3 OR (3d) 49 (CA), R v 1353837 Ontario Inc (2005), 74 OR (3d) 401 (CA), R v Awashish, 2018 SCC 45, York (Municipality) v Irwin, 2017 ONCA 906, R v Gubbins, 2018 SCC 44, R v Stinchcombe, [1991] 1 SCR 326, R v McNeil, 2009 SCC 3, R v Quesnelle,......
  • Ontario Court Of Appeal Summaries (February 11 – 15, 2019)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • February 22, 2019
    ...Provincial Offences, Speeding, Certiorari, Provincial Offences Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.33., s. 140(1) and s. 140(3), R. v. Awashish, 2018 SCC 45, York (Regional Municipality) v. McGuigan, 2018 ONCA 1062 ONTARIO REVIEW BOARD Halat (Re), 2019 ONCA 112 [Feldman, Lauwers and Nordheimer JJ.A] Cou......
  • Blaney's Appeals: Ontario Court Of Appeal Summaries (November 19 – 23, 2018) Mr John Polyzogopoulos
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • November 28, 2018
    ...Keywords:Criminal Law, Trafficking, Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking, Jurisdiction, Certiorari, Procedendo, R v Awashish, 2018 SCC 45 R v J.D., 2018 ONCA 947 [Doherty, Rouleau and van Rensburg JJ.A.] Dann, for the moving party Middelkamp, for the responding party Keywords:Criminal ......
  • Ontario Court Of Appeal Summaries (January 7 – 11, 2019)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • January 18, 2019
    ...Interpretation, R. v. Stinchcombe, [1991] 3 SCR 326, R. v. O'Connor, [1995] 4 SCR 411, R. v. Gubbins, 2018 SCC 44, R. v. Awashish, 2018 SCC 45, s. 258(1) of the Criminal Code R. v. Soltan, 2019 ONCA 8 [Watt, van Rensburg and Brown JJ.A.] Counsel: D. C. Santoro and Z. Shariff, for the appell......
7 books & journal articles
  • Appeals
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Criminal Procedure. Fourth Edition
    • June 23, 2020
    ...the 2 R v Douglas , 2016 MBCA 81. With regard to the availability of certiorari in criminal proceedings generally, see R v Awashish , 2018 SCC 45. 3 RSC 1985, c S-26. 4 The phrase used in section 40 is that the question is “by reason of its public importance or the importance of any issue o......
  • Other Remedies
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Charter Remedies in Criminal Cases, 2nd Edition
    • May 2, 2022
    ...75-76; R v Tingley , 2015 NBCA 51 at paras 98, 140-43. See the discussion of this issue in Chapter 3, Section III.D.11. 58 R v Awashish , 2018 SCC 45 ; York (Regional Municipality) v McGuigan , 2018 ONCA 1062 . However a third party, such as a police service, has more permissive access to c......
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Criminal Procedure. Fourth Edition
    • June 23, 2020
    ...529 R v Aviles, 2017 ONCA 629 ................................................................................ 124 R v Awashish, 2018 SCC 45, [2018] 3 SCR 87 .................................... 350, 384, 562 R v Awasis, 2009 BCCA 134 ..............................................................
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Charter Remedies in Criminal Cases, 2nd Edition
    • May 2, 2022
    .... 46-47 Au-Yeung, R v, 2010 ONSC 2292 .............................................. 60 Awashish, R v, 2018 SCC 45 .................................................. 231 B ( J), R v, 2016 ONSC 939 ................................................... 136 BC Freedom of Information and Privacy ......
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