R. v. Henry

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
JudgeMcLachlin, Beverley; Major, John C.; Bastarache, Michel; Binnie, William Ian Corneil; LeBel, Louis; Deschamps, Marie; Fish, Morris J.; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Charron, Louise
Citation2005 SCC 76,[2005] 3 SCR 609,136 CRR (2d) 121,EYB 2005-98899,49 BCLR (4th) 1,JE 2006-62,[2006] BCWLD 87,342 NR 259,260 DLR (4th) 411,[2006] 4 WWR 605,202 CCC (3d) 449,[2005] ACS no 76,33 CR (6th) 215,376 AR 1,219 BCAC 1,[2005] CarswellBC 2972,67 WCB (2d) 809,360 WAC 1,[2005] SCJ No 76 (QL)
Docket Number29952, 29953
Date15 December 2005
Subject MatterCIVIL RIGHTS,CRIMINAL LAW,EVIDENCE

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283 practice notes
  • R. v. Mallory (R.) et al.
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • December 1, 2006
    ...209 C.C.C.(3d) 250 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 121]. R. v. Henry (D.B.) et al. (2005), 342 N.R. 259; (2005), 219 B.C.A.C. 1 ; 361 W.A.C. 1; 202 C.C.C.(3d) 449 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 171]. R. v. Deom (1981), 64 C.C.C.(2d) 222 (B.C.S.C.), refd to. [para. 175]. R. v. Paonessa and Paquette (1982......
  • McCormick v. Greater Sudbury Police Service
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • November 9, 2009
    ...of Upper Canada v. Neinstein (2007), 222 O.A.C. 286; 85 O.R.(3d) 446 (Div. Ct.), refd to. [para. 102]. R. v. Henry (D.B.) et al., [2005] 3 S.C.R. 609; 342 N.R. 259; 376 A.R. 1; 360 W.A.C. 1; 219 B.C.A.C. 1; 361 W.A.C. 1; 2005 SCC 76, refd to. [para. Galassi v. Hamilton Police Service, [2005......
  • R. v. Kirkpatrick
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • July 29, 2022
    ...1970; R. v. Hutchinson, 2011 NSSC 361, 311 N.S.R. (2d) 1; R. v. Hutchinson, 2013 NSCA 1, 325 N.S.R. (2d) 95; R. v. Henry, 2005 SCC 76, [2005] 3 S.C.R. 609. By Côté, Brown and Rowe JJ. Applied: R. v. Hutchinson, 2014 SCC 19, [2014] 1 S.C.R. 346; considered: R. v. Henry, 2005 SCC 76, [2005] 3......
  • R. v. Nur (H.)
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • November 7, 2014
    ...(Attorney General), [2013] 3 S.C.R. 1101; 452 N.R. 1; 312 O.A.C. 53; 2013 SCC 72, refd to. [para. 59]. R. v. Henry (D.B.) et al., [2005] 3 S.C.R. 609; 342 N.R. 259; 376 A.R. 1; 360 W.A.C. 1; 219 B.C.A.C. 1; 361 W.A.C. 1; 2005 SCC 76, refd to. [para. 59]. R. v. MacDonald (E.), [2014] 1 S.C.R......
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    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • October 31, 2025
    ...of Canada General Insurance Co. (2005), 76 O.R. (3d) 161; Canada (Attorney General) v. Power, 2024 SCC 26; R. v. Henry, 2005 SCC 76, [2005] 3 S.C.R. 609; R. v. Delage, 2019 QCCQ 1125; R. v. X., 2016 CanLII 81303; R. v. M.L., 2020 MBPC 30; R. v. B.M.S., 2016 NSCA 35, 373 N.S.R. (2d) 298; Cou......
  • R. v. Singer
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • March 20, 2026
    ...331; Canada (Attorney General) v. Power, 2024 SCC 26; Canada v. Craig, 2012 SCC 43, [2012] 2 S.C.R. 489; R. v. Henry, 2005 SCC 76, [2005] 3 S.C.R. 609; R. v. Le, 2019 SCC 34, [2019] 2 S.C.R. 692; RWDSU v. Dolphin Delivery Ltd., [1986] 2 S.C.R. 573; B.C.G.E.U. v. British Columbia (Attorney G......
  • R. v. Buyco (O.L.)
    • Canada
    • Provincial Court of Alberta (Canada)
    • January 22, 2010
    ...the accused engage the principle against self-incrimination, one of the cornerstones of our criminal law: R. v. Henry , 2005 SCC 76, [2005] 3 S.C.R. 609, at para. 2. This court in White , at para. 44, per Iacobucci, J., described the principle against self-incrimination as an overarching pr......
  • Teva Canada Ltd. v. TD Canada Trust
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • October 27, 2017
    ...2012 SCC 70, [2012] 3 S.C.R. 609; R. v. Bernard, [1988] 2 S.C.R. 833; R. v. Chaulk, [1990] 3 S.C.R. 1303; R. v. Henry, 2005 SCC 76, [2005] 3 S.C.R. 609; Ontario (Attorney General) v. Fraser, 2011 SCC 20, [2011] 2 S.C.R. 3; Nishi v. Rascal Trucking Ltd., 2013 SCC 33, [2013] 2 S.C.R. 438; Min......
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6 firm's commentaries
  • Top 5 Civil Appeals from the Court of Appeal - Revised Version (December 2012)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • January 3, 2013
    ...become available to the Commissioner, Feldman J.A. noted that pursuant to the Supreme Court's decisions in R. v. Henry, 2005 SCC 76, [2005] 3 S.C.R. 609 and the recent case of R. v. Nedelcu, 2012 SCC 59, the use immunity protection provided by s. 13 of the Charter is reserved for previously......
  • Top 5 Civil Appeals from the Court of Appeal (December 2012)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • December 20, 2012
    ...become available to the Commissioner, Feldman J.A. noted that pursuant to the Supreme Court's decisions in R. v. Henry, 2005 SCC 76, [2005] 3 S.C.R. 609 and the recent case of R. v. Nedelcu, 2012 SCC 59, the use immunity protection provided by s. 13 of the Charter is reserved for previously......
  • 'Stare Decisis' And Constitutional Supremacy: Will Our Charter Past Become An Obstacle To Our Charter Future?
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • October 21, 2013
    ...militate in favour of upholding this past decision. As Binnie J. stated on behalf of a unanimous Court in R. v. Henry, 2005 SCC 76, [2005] 3 S.C.R. 609, "[t]he Court should be particularly careful before reversing a precedent where the effect is to diminish Charter protection" (para. 44). J......
  • R. V. G.T.D.: The Supreme Court Of Canada Decides A Charter Case From The Bench — Again
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • March 6, 2018
    ...appeals from the bench — than it did a decade ago. Is this a problem? Time will tell. As the Court noted in R. v. Henry, 2005 SCC 76, [2005] 3 S.C.R. 609, the Supreme Court of Canada is responsible not just for correcting errors, but also for stewarding the development of jurisprudence: Hen......
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34 books & journal articles
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Archive The Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Fourth Edition
    • August 31, 2009
    ...304 R. v. Hebert, [1990] 2 S.C.R. 151, 57 C.C.C. (3d) 1 ........................................... 265 R. v. Henry, [2005] 3 S.C.R. 609, 2005 SCC 76, 260 D.L.R. (4th) 411 ........ 296 – 97 R. v. Hess, [1990] 2 S.C.R. 906, 59 C.C.C. (3d) 161 .............. 262, 317, 349–50, 390 R. v. Heywoo......
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    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Modern Criminal Evidence
    • May 3, 2021
    ...Henneberry , R v , 2009 NSSC 95 (CanLII), aff ’ d 2009 NSCA 112 (CanLII) ................126 Henry , R v , 2005 SCC 76 (CanLII), [2005] 3 SCR 609 ........................378, 464, 465 Henry , R v , 2010 BCCA 462 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Archive The Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Fifth Edition
    • August 29, 2013
    ....................... 327 R v Hebert, [1990] 2 SCR 151, 57 CCC (3d) 1 ................................................... 283 R v Henry, [2005] 3 SCR 609, 2005 SCC 76, 260 DLR (4th) 411 ...................... 319 R v Hess, [1990] 2 SCR 906, 59 CCC (3d) 161 .................... 277, 341, 376,......
  • The International Constitution
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Constitutional Labour Rights in Canada. Farm Workers and the Fraser Case
    • June 17, 2012
    ...the authority to arrange the constitutional distribution and exercise of sovereign power. 72 70 Above note 4 at para 271. 71 R v Henry , [2005] 3 SCR 609 at paras 45–46, Binnie J. 72 Hans Kelsen, Pure Theory of Law , 2d ed, translated by Max Knight (Clark, NJ: Law-book Exchange, 2005) at 33......
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