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List Of Supreme Court Of Canada CasesThis is a chronological list of notable cases decided by the Supreme Court of Canada. Note that the Privy Council heard appeals for criminal cases until 1933 and for civil cases until 1949. 1877 – 1899 1900 – 1939 1940 – 1959 1960 – 1979 1980 – 1999 - Reibel v. Hughes 1980 : Duty to disclose
- R. v. Big M Drug Mart Ltd., [1985] 1 S.C.R. 295 :Lord's Day Act violates Charter
- Re B.C. Motor Vehicle Act 1986 : no jail sentences for Absolute Liability crimes
- Central Trust Company v. Rafuse 1986: Standard of care for lawyers
- R. v. Oakes [1986] 1 S.C.R. 103:Oakes test for applying limitations clause.
- RWDSU v. Dolphin Delivery Ltd. [1986] 2 S.C.R. 573: Scope of the Charter
- Robichaud v. Canada (Treasury Board) [1987] 2 S.C.R. 84: Secondary liability for discrimination
- R. v. Manninen 1987 : right to seek council on arrest
- R. v. Vaillancourt, 1987 2 SCR 636 : mens rea required for all criminal offences
- Crocker v. Sundance Northwest Resorts 1988: exception to Ogopogo rule
- R. v. Morgentaler [1988] 1 S.C.R. 30 : abortion law violates Charter
- Ford v. Quebec (A.G.) [1988] 2 S.C.R. 712: Quebec's Charter of the French Language unconstitutional.
- Andrews v. Law Society of British Columbia, 1989 : Andrews test for Equality under Charter (s.15)
- R. v. Martineau 1990 2 S.C.R. 633: requirements for murder conviction.
- R. v. Wholesale Travel Group Inc. 1991 : Requirements for Strict Liability offences
- R. v. Jobidon 1991 :Defence of culpable homicide by means of consent
- R. v. Butler, 1992 1 SCR 452
- R. v. DeSousa 1992: predicate offence charges, requirement for mens rea
- R. v. Hundal 1993: Standard for Objective Fault.
- R. v. Creighton, 1993 3 SCR 3: Objective Fault offences, major turning point in Criminal law.
- McKinney v. University of Guelph, 1995: Case broadened the scope of the Charter, elaborated use of s.15.
- Egan v. Canada [1995] 2 S.C.R. 513: sexual orientation, ground of discrimination under the Charter.
- Hollis v. Dow Corning Corp. 1995 : Product liability
- Stewart v. Pettie 1995: Duty of Care in social host liability
- R. v. Park [1995] 2 S.C.R. 836 : established the mistaken belief in consent defence
- Hill v. Church of Scientology of Toronto [1995] 2 S.C.R. 1130 : defamation not protected by the Charter.
- Provincial Judges Reference [1997] 3 S.C.R. 3 Reference re Remuneration of Provincial Court Judges
- R. v. R.D.S [1997] 3 S.C.R. 484 : judge's use of personal experiences in deciding cases.
- Delgamuukw v. British Columbia 1997 3 S.C.R. 1010: existance of aboriginal title and right to self-government.
- Reference re Secession of Quebec [1998] 2 S.C.R. 217 : Quebec cannot unilaterally declare independence
- Vriend v. Alberta, [1998] 1 S.C.R. 493 : provincial governments cannot exclude sexual orientation from human rights codes.
- Law v. Canada 1999 1 S.C.R. 497 :Re-articulation of s.15 of the charter analysis with a focus on "human dignity".
- British Columbia (PSERC) v. BCGSEU 1999 3 S.C.R. 3: Known as the Meiorin case, a unified test for Canadian Human Rights Act violations.
- R. v. Marshall [1999] 3 SCR 45 :aboriginal fishing rights.
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