R. v. Nahanee

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
JudgeWagner, Richard; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell; Rowe, Malcolm; Martin, Sheilah; Kasirer, Nicholas; Jamal, Mahmud
Date27 October 2022
Docket Number39599
Citation2022 SCC 37
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)

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  • R. v. Bouvette, 2025 SCC 18
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • June 6, 2025
    ...SCC 27, [2016] 1 S.C.R. 631; La Presse inc. v. Quebec, 2023 SCC 22; R. v. Anthony-Cook, 2016 SCC 43, [2016] 2 S.C.R. 204; R. v. Nahanee, 2022 SCC 37; R. v. Hanemaayer, 2008 ONCA 580, 234 C.C.C. (3d) 3; Brouillard v. The Queen, [1985] 1 S.C.R. 39; R. v. Karuranga, 2021 SKCA 90, 488 C.R.R. (2......
  • R v Bouvette
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • June 6, 2025
    ...SCC 27, [2016] 1 S.C.R. 631; La Presse inc. v. Quebec, 2023 SCC 22; R. v. Anthony-Cook, 2016 SCC 43, [2016] 2 S.C.R. 204; R. v. Nahanee, 2022 SCC 37; R. v. Hanemaayer, 2008 ONCA 580, 234 C.C.C. (3d) 3; Brouillard v. The Queen, [1985] 1 S.C.R. 39; R. v. Karuranga, 2021 SKCA 90, 488 C.R.R. (2......
  • R v Sheppard
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • September 26, 2025
    ...2023 ABCA 64; R. v. S.L.W., 2018 ABCA 235, 72 Alta. L.R. (6th) 63; R. v. Proulx, 2000 SCC 5, [2000] 1 S.C.R. 61; R. v. Nahanee, 2022 SCC 37; R. v. M. (C.A.), [1996] 1 S.C.R. 500; R. v. Ramage, 2010 ONCA 488, 257 C.C.C. (3d) 261; R. v. J.W., 2025 SCC 16; R. v. V. (W.), 2023 ONCA 655, 169 O.R......
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Sentencing: Principles and Practice, 2nd Edition
    • May 3, 2024
    ...210, 212 Nay , R v , 2013 BCCA 419 ............................................................. 191 Nahanee , R v , 2022 SCC 37 ........................................... 55, 84-86, 103, 105, 496 Nahnybida , R v , 2018 SKCA 72 ..................................................... 134, 607......
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  • R. v. Bouvette, 2025 SCC 18
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • June 6, 2025
    ...SCC 27, [2016] 1 S.C.R. 631; La Presse inc. v. Quebec, 2023 SCC 22; R. v. Anthony-Cook, 2016 SCC 43, [2016] 2 S.C.R. 204; R. v. Nahanee, 2022 SCC 37; R. v. Hanemaayer, 2008 ONCA 580, 234 C.C.C. (3d) 3; Brouillard v. The Queen, [1985] 1 S.C.R. 39; R. v. Karuranga, 2021 SKCA 90, 488 C.R.R. (2......
  • R v Sheppard
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • September 26, 2025
    ...2023 ABCA 64; R. v. S.L.W., 2018 ABCA 235, 72 Alta. L.R. (6th) 63; R. v. Proulx, 2000 SCC 5, [2000] 1 S.C.R. 61; R. v. Nahanee, 2022 SCC 37; R. v. M. (C.A.), [1996] 1 S.C.R. 500; R. v. Ramage, 2010 ONCA 488, 257 C.C.C. (3d) 261; R. v. J.W., 2025 SCC 16; R. v. V. (W.), 2023 ONCA 655, 169 O.R......
  • R v Bouvette
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • June 6, 2025
    ...SCC 27, [2016] 1 S.C.R. 631; La Presse inc. v. Quebec, 2023 SCC 22; R. v. Anthony-Cook, 2016 SCC 43, [2016] 2 S.C.R. 204; R. v. Nahanee, 2022 SCC 37; R. v. Hanemaayer, 2008 ONCA 580, 234 C.C.C. (3d) 3; Brouillard v. The Queen, [1985] 1 S.C.R. 39; R. v. Karuranga, 2021 SKCA 90, 488 C.R.R. (2......
  • R v Littlewolfe
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Saskatchewan)
    • September 25, 2025
    ...may be found to bring the administration of justice into disrepute or be contrary to the public interest. 101 That said, R v Nahanee, 2022 SCC 37, 474 DLR (4th) 34, confirmed the high threshold for intervention by saying that judges should only reject a joint submission “where the proposed ......
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  • Determination of Income; Disclosure of Income
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Child Support Guidelines in Canada, 2024
    • Invalid date
    ...less than complete, as long as it is enough to permit the court to exercise its discretion in rendering a decision. Balanco v. Grummett, 2022 SCC 37 at paras 96, 99 and 121.519 Problems of proof may arise when an alleged lack of earning capacity is attributed to ill health. Even if medical ......
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Sentencing: Principles and Practice, 2nd Edition
    • May 3, 2024
    ...210, 212 Nay , R v , 2013 BCCA 419 ............................................................. 191 Nahanee , R v , 2022 SCC 37 ........................................... 55, 84-86, 103, 105, 496 Nahnybida , R v , 2018 SKCA 72 ..................................................... 134, 607......
  • The Sentencing Hearing
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Sentencing: Principles and Practice, 2nd Edition
    • May 3, 2024
    ...on some but not all aspects of the sentence, “be it the length or type of 115 R v Anthony-Cook, 2016 SCC 43 at paras 5, 32; R v Nahanee, 2022 SCC 37 at para 1. 116 Anthony-Cook, supra note 115 at para 33. 117 Ibid at para 33. 118 Ibid at para 40; Nahanee, supra note 115 at paras 2, 25, 26. ......
  • Resolution Discussion and Process
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Sentencing: Principles and Practice, 2nd Edition
    • May 3, 2024
    ...over vexing issues. We encourage each of you to seek advice when you need it and ofer it when asked. 93 Ibid at para 56. 94 R v Nahanee , 2022 SCC 37 at para 49. Copyright © 2024 Emond Montgomery Publications. All Rights Reserved. 56 Sentencing: Principles and Practice Appendix 2.1 Sample G......
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