R. v. I.M.

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 Date18 July 2025
Citation2025 SCC 23
Docket Number40868
Date18 July 2025

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11 practice notes
  • R. v. Wilson
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • October 24, 2025
    ...2014 SCC 77, [2014] 3 S.C.R. 621; R. v. Stairs, 2022 SCC 11, [2022] 1 S.C.R. 169; R. v. Le, 2019 SCC 34, [2019] 2 S.C.R. 692; R. v. I.M., 2025 SCC 23; R. v. Khill, 2021 SCC 37, [2021] 2 S.C.R. 948; R. v. Morgentaler, [1993] 3 S.C.R. 463; 1704604 Ontario Ltd. v. Pointes Protection Associatio......
  • R. v. Hussein
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • January 23, 2026
    ...v. Duke, 123 A.2d 745 (N.H. 1956); R. v. Williams, [1998] 1 S.C.R. 1128; R. v. Ipeelee, 2012 SCC 13, [2012] 1 S.C.R. 433; R. v. I.M., 2025 SCC 23; R. v. Jordan, 2016 SCC 27, [2016] 1 S.C.R. 631; R. v. Gladue, [1999] 1 S.C.R. 688; R. v. I.T., 2024 ONSC 6176; R. v. Morris, 2021 ONCA 680, 159 ......
  • R. v. S.B.
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • July 18, 2025
    ...determine when a young person should be sentenced as an adult pursuant to s. 72 of the YCJA are set out in the companion case, R. v. I.M., 2025 SCC 23. B’s case is governed by that same framework. The Court of Appeal erred in law when sentencing afresh by failing to apply the constitutional......
  • Chief Electoral Officer of Alberta v. Sylvestre
    • Canada
    • Court of King's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • December 5, 2025
    ...Morris International, Inc, 2018 SCC 36 at para 17. To do this, a court must consider the text, context, and purpose of a statute: R v IM, 2025 SCC 23 at para 82. A court must start its analysis by looking to the words that the Legislative Assembly used: R v Wolfe, 2024 SCC 34 at para 32. Wh......
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  • R. v. Hussein
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • January 23, 2026
    ...v. Duke, 123 A.2d 745 (N.H. 1956); R. v. Williams, [1998] 1 S.C.R. 1128; R. v. Ipeelee, 2012 SCC 13, [2012] 1 S.C.R. 433; R. v. I.M., 2025 SCC 23; R. v. Jordan, 2016 SCC 27, [2016] 1 S.C.R. 631; R. v. Gladue, [1999] 1 S.C.R. 688; R. v. I.T., 2024 ONSC 6176; R. v. Morris, 2021 ONCA 680, 159 ......
  • R. v. Wilson
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • October 24, 2025
    ...2014 SCC 77, [2014] 3 S.C.R. 621; R. v. Stairs, 2022 SCC 11, [2022] 1 S.C.R. 169; R. v. Le, 2019 SCC 34, [2019] 2 S.C.R. 692; R. v. I.M., 2025 SCC 23; R. v. Khill, 2021 SCC 37, [2021] 2 S.C.R. 948; R. v. Morgentaler, [1993] 3 S.C.R. 463; 1704604 Ontario Ltd. v. Pointes Protection Associatio......
  • R. v. S.B.
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • July 18, 2025
    ...determine when a young person should be sentenced as an adult pursuant to s. 72 of the YCJA are set out in the companion case, R. v. I.M., 2025 SCC 23. B’s case is governed by that same framework. The Court of Appeal erred in law when sentencing afresh by failing to apply the constitutional......
  • Resler v. Anglin
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • June 19, 2026
    ...6; Piekut v. Canada (National Revenue), 2025 SCC 13; TELUS Communications Inc. v. Wellman, 2019 SCC 19, [2019] 2 S.C.R. 144; R. v. I.M., 2025 SCC 23; Ahluwalia v. Ahluwalia, 2026 SCC 16; Friedmann Equity Developments Inc. v. Final Note Ltd., 2000 SCC 34, [2000] 1 S.C.R. 842; Law v. Canada (......
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