R. v. Bouvette

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
JudgeRichard Wagner; Andromache Karakatsanis; Suzanne Côté; Malcolm Rowe; Sheilah Martin; Nicholas Kasirer; Mahmud Jamal; Michelle O’Bonsawin; Mary Moreau
Judgment Date06 June 2025
Citation2025 SCC 18
Docket Number40780
Date06 June 2025

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16 practice notes
  • Ahluwalia v. Ahluwalia
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • May 15, 2026
    ...O.R. (3d) 241; Borowski v. Canada (Attorney General), [1989] 1 S.C.R. 342; R. v. Smith, 2004 SCC 14, [2004] 1 S.C.R. 385; R. v. Bouvette, 2025 SCC 18; Phillips v. Nova Scotia (Commission of Inquiry into the Westray Mine Tragedy), [1995] 2 S.C.R. 97; Scott v. Golden Oaks Enterprises Inc., 20......
  • R. v. Nguyen
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • April 17, 2026
    ...W.W.R. 595; Further Detention of Things Seized (Re), 2024 BCSC 297; Further Detention of Things Seized (Re), 2024 BCSC 93; R. v. Bouvette, 2025 SCC 18; R. v. R.V., 2021 SCC 10, [2021] 1 S.C.R. 131; R. v. Mahalingan, 2008 SCC 63, [2008] 3 S.C.R. 316; R. v. Punko, 2012 SCC 39, [2012] 2 S.C.R.......
  • Resler v. Anglin
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • June 19, 2026
    ...Forest Products Ltd., 2004 SCC 38, [2004] 2 S.C.R. 74; referred to: R. v. McGregor, 2023 SCC 4, [2023] 1 S.C.R. 198; R. v. Bouvette, 2025 SCC 18; R. v. Mian, 2014 SCC 54, [2014] 2 S.C.R. 689; Guindon v. Canada, 2015 SCC 41, [2015] 3 S.C.R. 3; John Howard Society of Saskatchewan v. Saskatche......
  • R v. Qiyuk et al.
    • Canada
    • Nunavut Court of Appeal (Canada)
    • July 23, 2025
    ...the legal debate, but difference between the parties as to the route, and as to as to the limits or standards of relevance: R v Bouvette, 2025 SCC 18, [2025] SCJ No 18 (QL). To be clear, I do not question the position of either party merely because in the end I disagree with both positions,......
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16 cases
  • Ahluwalia v. Ahluwalia
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • May 15, 2026
    ...O.R. (3d) 241; Borowski v. Canada (Attorney General), [1989] 1 S.C.R. 342; R. v. Smith, 2004 SCC 14, [2004] 1 S.C.R. 385; R. v. Bouvette, 2025 SCC 18; Phillips v. Nova Scotia (Commission of Inquiry into the Westray Mine Tragedy), [1995] 2 S.C.R. 97; Scott v. Golden Oaks Enterprises Inc., 20......
  • R. v. Nguyen
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • April 17, 2026
    ...W.W.R. 595; Further Detention of Things Seized (Re), 2024 BCSC 297; Further Detention of Things Seized (Re), 2024 BCSC 93; R. v. Bouvette, 2025 SCC 18; R. v. R.V., 2021 SCC 10, [2021] 1 S.C.R. 131; R. v. Mahalingan, 2008 SCC 63, [2008] 3 S.C.R. 316; R. v. Punko, 2012 SCC 39, [2012] 2 S.C.R.......
  • Resler v. Anglin
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • June 19, 2026
    ...Forest Products Ltd., 2004 SCC 38, [2004] 2 S.C.R. 74; referred to: R. v. McGregor, 2023 SCC 4, [2023] 1 S.C.R. 198; R. v. Bouvette, 2025 SCC 18; R. v. Mian, 2014 SCC 54, [2014] 2 S.C.R. 689; Guindon v. Canada, 2015 SCC 41, [2015] 3 S.C.R. 3; John Howard Society of Saskatchewan v. Saskatche......
  • R v. Qiyuk et al.
    • Canada
    • Nunavut Court of Appeal (Canada)
    • July 23, 2025
    ...the legal debate, but difference between the parties as to the route, and as to as to the limits or standards of relevance: R v Bouvette, 2025 SCC 18, [2025] SCJ No 18 (QL). To be clear, I do not question the position of either party merely because in the end I disagree with both positions,......
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