R. v. Sullivan

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
JudgeWagner, Richard; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell; Rowe, Malcolm; Martin, Sheilah; Kasirer, Nicholas; Jamal, Mahmud
Date13 May 2022
Docket Number39270
Citation2022 SCC 19
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)

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255 practice notes
  • R. v. Bissonnette
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • May 27, 2022
    ...Oakes, [1986] 1 S.C.R. 103; Irwin Toy Ltd. v. Quebec (Attorney General), [1989] 1 S.C.R. 927; R. v. Albashir, 2021 SCC 48; R. v. Sullivan, 2022 SCC 19; Ontario (Attorney General) v. G, 2020 SCC 38; Andrews v. Law Society of British Columbia, [1989] 1 S.C.R. 143; R. v. Sharpe, 2001 SCC 2, [2......
  • R. v. Kirkpatrick
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • July 29, 2022
    ...5, [2015] 1 S.C.R. 331; R. v. Comeau, 2018 SCC 15, [2018] 1 S.C.R. 342; Re Hansard Spruce Mills Ltd., [1954] 4 D.L.R. 590; R. v. Sullivan, 2022 SCC 19; R. v. Neves, 2005 MBCA 112, 201 Man. R. (2d) 44; David Polowin Real Estate Ltd. v. Dominion of Canada General Insurance Co. (2005), 76 O.R.......
  • R. v. Pan
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • April 10, 2025
    ...aff’d 2011 SCC 54, [2011] 3 S.C.R. 505; R. v. Illes, 2008 SCC 57, [2008] 3 S.C.R. 134; R. v. Tayo Tompouba, 2024 SCC 16; R. v. Sullivan, 2022 SCC 19, [2022] 1 S.C.R. 460; R. v. Chol, 2021 BCCA 279, 73 C.R. (7th) 78; R. v. Scheel (1978), 42 C.C.C. (2d) 31; R. v. Kanagasivam, 2016 ONSC 2250, ......
  • R v McGregor
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • February 17, 2023
    ...Kirkpatrick, 2022 SCC 33; Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v. Vavilov, 2019 SCC 65, [2019] 4 S.C.R. 653; R. v. Sullivan, 2022 SCC 19; R. v. Morgentaler, [1993] 1 S.C.R. 462; R. v. Barton, 2019 SCC 33, [2019] 2 S.C.R. 579; J.H. v. Alberta (Minister of Justice and Solicitor Ge......
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194 cases
  • R. v. Bissonnette
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • May 27, 2022
    ...Oakes, [1986] 1 S.C.R. 103; Irwin Toy Ltd. v. Quebec (Attorney General), [1989] 1 S.C.R. 927; R. v. Albashir, 2021 SCC 48; R. v. Sullivan, 2022 SCC 19; Ontario (Attorney General) v. G, 2020 SCC 38; Andrews v. Law Society of British Columbia, [1989] 1 S.C.R. 143; R. v. Sharpe, 2001 SCC 2, [2......
  • R. v. Kirkpatrick
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • July 29, 2022
    ...5, [2015] 1 S.C.R. 331; R. v. Comeau, 2018 SCC 15, [2018] 1 S.C.R. 342; Re Hansard Spruce Mills Ltd., [1954] 4 D.L.R. 590; R. v. Sullivan, 2022 SCC 19; R. v. Neves, 2005 MBCA 112, 201 Man. R. (2d) 44; David Polowin Real Estate Ltd. v. Dominion of Canada General Insurance Co. (2005), 76 O.R.......
  • R. v. Pan
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • April 10, 2025
    ...aff’d 2011 SCC 54, [2011] 3 S.C.R. 505; R. v. Illes, 2008 SCC 57, [2008] 3 S.C.R. 134; R. v. Tayo Tompouba, 2024 SCC 16; R. v. Sullivan, 2022 SCC 19, [2022] 1 S.C.R. 460; R. v. Chol, 2021 BCCA 279, 73 C.R. (7th) 78; R. v. Scheel (1978), 42 C.C.C. (2d) 31; R. v. Kanagasivam, 2016 ONSC 2250, ......
  • R v McGregor
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • February 17, 2023
    ...Kirkpatrick, 2022 SCC 33; Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v. Vavilov, 2019 SCC 65, [2019] 4 S.C.R. 653; R. v. Sullivan, 2022 SCC 19; R. v. Morgentaler, [1993] 1 S.C.R. 462; R. v. Barton, 2019 SCC 33, [2019] 2 S.C.R. 579; J.H. v. Alberta (Minister of Justice and Solicitor Ge......
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13 firm's commentaries
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (April 7-11, 2025)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • April 16, 2025
    ...(2d) 296 (C.A.), Re Ogilvy (1966), 58 D.L.R. (2d) 385 (Ont. H.C.), Tsilhqot'in Nation v. British Columbia, 2014 SCC 44, R. v. Sullivan, 2022 SCC 19, Delta Acceptance Corporation Ltd. v. Redman, [1966] 2 O.R. 37 (C.A.), Toronto Standard Condominium Corporation No. 1628 v. Toronto Standard Co......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (August 28 ' September 1)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • September 5, 2023
    ...2021 ONCA 779, 466 D.L.R. (4th) 1, Cloud and Carvery v. Nova Scotia (Attorney General), 2015 NSSC 199, aff'd 2016 NSCA 21, R. v. Sullivan, 2022 SCC 19, Barker v. Barker, 2022 ONCA 567, Rudolph Wolff & Co. v. Canada, [1990] 1 S.C.R. 695, S.M. v. Ontario (2003), 67 O.R. (3d) 97 (C.A.), Mikise......
  • Does The "Presumption Of Resulting Trust" Apply To Beneficiary Designations?
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • November 1, 2022
    ...Revisiting Hansard Spruce Mills" (2004), 62 Advocate 541) which was recently applied by the Supreme Court of Canada in R. v. Sullivan, 2022 SCC 19. The article refers to the principle of a prior authority being "undermined" by subsequent cases or by changes in legislation. There is a strong......
  • Which Decisions Are Binding On What Court And When? The Impact Of Stare Decisis
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • May 28, 2025
    ...stare decisis Horizontal stare decisis, on the other hand, "applies to courts of coordinate jurisdiction within a province" (R v Sullivan, 2022 SCC 19 at para 65, 472 DLR (4th) 521 [Sullivan]). As the Court acknowledged in Sullivan at para 65, "[w]hile not strictly binding in the same way a......
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16 books & journal articles
  • Consent
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Prosecuting and Defending Sexual Offence Cases. Third edition
    • June 7, 2024
    ...Evidence, for additional discussion of automatism in that context. 195 Supra note 193; R v Bernard , ibid at para 73. 196 R v Sullivan , 2022 SCC 19; R v Brown , 2022 SCC 18. 197 Sansregret v The Queen , supra note 24 at 582. © 2024 Emond Montgomery Publications. All Rights Reserved. Chapte......
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Criminal Appeals - Second edition
    • December 2, 2024
    ...13, 83 Chan , R v , 2024 ABCA 207 ................................................. 96, 97 Chan , R v , 2022 SCC 19 ...................................................... 144 Charles , R v , 2013 ONCA 681 .................................................... 7 Chue , R v , 2011 ONSC 5322 . .......
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Criminal Law. Eighth edition
    • September 1, 2022
    ...29 R v CF, 2010 ONCA 691 ......................................................................................541 R v Chan, 2022 SCC 19 ...................................................................................... 342 CRIMINAL LAW 620 R v Chapin, [1979] 2 SCR 121, 45 CCC (2d) 333,......
  • The 2024 Annotated Mental Health Provisions of the Criminal Code (Part XX.1)
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Archive The 2024 annotated mental health provisions of the criminal code - Part XX.1
    • February 27, 2024
    ...is of no force or efect pursuant to section 52(1) of the Constitution Act, 1982. Note: This appeal is a companion case to R. v. Sullivan , 2022 SCC 19 , a Crown appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada from two diferent cases ( R. v. Chan , 2022 SCC 19 and Sullivan ) heard together where the......
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