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The table below lists the decisions (known as reasons) delivered from the bench by the Supreme Court of Canada during 2018. The table illustrates what reasons were filed by each justice in each case, and which justices joined each reason.
Delivered the Court's reason | Joined the Court's reason | Filed a concurrence | Joined a concurrence |
Filed a dissent | Joined a dissent | Filed a concurrence/dissent | Joined a concurrence/dissent |
Did not participate in the judgment | Did not participate in the final disposition of the judgment | Not a member of the Court at the time of hearing or delivering | |
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Case name | Argued | Decided | McLachlin | Wagner | Abella | Moldaver | Karakatsanis | Gascon | Côté | Brown | Rowe | Martin |
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R v Seipp, 2018 SCC 1 [1] | January 16, 2018 | January 16, 2018 | V | |||||||||
Delta Air Lines Inc v Lukács, 2018 SCC 2 [2] | October 4, 2017 | January 19, 2018 | ||||||||||
Quebec (Commission des normes, de l'équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail) v Caron, 2018 SCC 3 [3] | March 30, 2017 | February 1, 2018 | ||||||||||
Williams Lake Indian Band v Canada (Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development), 2018 SCC 4 [4] | April 26, 2017 | February 2, 2018 | ||||||||||
R v Canadian Broadcasting Corp., 2018 SCC 5 [5] | November 1, 2017 | February 9, 2018 | ||||||||||
R v A.R.J.D., 2018 SCC 6 [6] | February 9, 2018 | February 9, 2018 | V | |||||||||
R v G.T.D., 2018 SCC 7 [7] | February 14, 2018 | February 14, 2018 | V | |||||||||
Valard Construction Ltd v Bird Construction Co, 2018 SCC 8 [8] | November 7, 2017 | February 15, 2018 | ||||||||||
R. v. A.G.W., 2018 SCC 9 [9] | February 16, 2018 | February 16, 2018 | V | |||||||||
R. v. Black, 2018 SCC 10 [10] | March 13, 2018 | March 13, 2018 | V | |||||||||
Case name | Argued | Decided | McLachlin | Wagner | Abella | Moldaver | Karakatsanis | Gascon | Côté | Brown | Rowe | Martin |
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 773 v Lawrence, 2018 SCC 11 [11] | March 20, 2018 | March 20, 2018 | V | |||||||||
R v Carson, 2018 SCC 12 [12] | November 3, 2017 | March 23, 2018 | ||||||||||
R.A. v. Her Majesty The Queen, 2018 SCC 13 [13] | March 23, 2018 | March 23, 2018 | V | |||||||||
R. v. Magoon, 2018 SCC 14 [14] | November 27, 2017 | April 13, 2018 | ||||||||||
R v Comeau , 2018 SCC 15 [15] | December 6, 2017 | April 19, 2018 | ||||||||||
Office of the Children's Lawyer v. Balev, 2018 SCC 16 [16] | November 9, 2017 | April 20, 2018 | ||||||||||
Quebec (Attorney General) v. Alliance du personnel professionnel et technique de la santé et des services sociaux, 2018 SCC 17 [17] | October 31, 2017 | May 10, 2018 | ||||||||||
Centrale des syndicats du Québec v. Quebec (Attorney General), 2018 SCC 18 [18] | October 31, 2017 | May 10, 2018 | * | |||||||||
Rankin (Rankin's Garage & Sales) v. J.J., 2018 SCC 19 [19] | October 20, 2017 | May 11, 2018 | ||||||||||
R. v. Cain, 2018 SCC 20 [20] | May 14, 2018 | May 14, 2018 | V | |||||||||
Case name | Argued | Decided | McLachlin | Wagner | Abella | Moldaver | Karakatsanis | Gascon | Côté | Brown | Rowe | Martin |
R. v. Stephan, 2018 SCC 21 [21] [22] | May 15, 2018 | May 15, 2018 | V | |||||||||
West Fraser Mills Ltd. v. British Columbia (Workers' Compensation Appeal Tribunal), 2018 SCC 22 [23] | December 4, 2017 | May 18, 2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
R. v. Colling, 2018 SCC 23 [24] | May 18, 2018 | May 18, 2018 | V | |||||||||
R. v. Gulliver, 2018 SCC 24 [25] | May 18, 2018 | May 18, 2018 | V | |||||||||
R v Wong, 2018 SCC 25 [26] | November 10, 2017 | May 25, 2018 | ||||||||||
Highwood Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses (Judicial Committee) v. Wall, 2018 SCC 26 [27] | November 2, 2017 | May 31, 2018 | ||||||||||
Groia v Law Society of Upper Canada, 2018 SCC 27 [28] | November 6, 2017 | June 1, 2018 | ||||||||||
Haaretz.com v. Goldhar, 2018 SCC 28 [29] | November 29, 2017 | June 6, 2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 | * | ||||||
Montréal (City) v. Lonardi, 2018 SCC 29 [30] | October 3, 2017 | June 8, 2018 | ||||||||||
Ewert v. Canada, 2018 SCC 30 [31] | October 12, 2017 | June 13, 2018 | ||||||||||
Case name | Argued | Decided | McLachlin | Wagner | Abella | Moldaver | Karakatsanis | Gascon | Côté | Brown | Rowe | Martin |
Canada (Canadian Human Rights Commission) v. Canada (Attorney General), 2018 SCC 31 [32] | November 28, 2017 | June 14, 2018 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
Law Society of British Columbia v. Trinity Western University, 2018 SCC 32 [33] | November 30, 2017 | June 15, 2018 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
Trinity Western University v. Law Society of Upper Canada, 2018 SCC 33 [34] | November 30, 2017 | June 15, 2018 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
R v Suter, 2018 SCC 34 [35] | October 11, 2017 | June 29, 2018 | ||||||||||
Lorraine (Ville) v. 2646-8926 Québec inc., 2018 SCC 35 [36] | January 9, 2018 | July 6, 2018 | ||||||||||
British Columbia v. Philip Morris International, Inc., 2018 SCC 36 [37] | January 17, 2018 | July 13, 2018 | ||||||||||
R v Brassington, 2018 SCC 37 [38] | March 14, 2018 | July 20, 2018 | ||||||||||
Rogers Communications Inc. v Voltage Pictures LLC, 2018 SCC 38 [39] | April 26, 2018 | September 14, 2018 | ||||||||||
Chagnon v Syndicat de la fonction publique et parapublique du Québec, 2018 SCC 39 [40] | March 15, 2018 | October 5, 2018 | ||||||||||
Mikisew Cree First Nation v. Canada (Governor General in Council), 2018 SCC 40 [41] | January 15, 2018 | October 11, 2018 | 1 | 3 | * | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |||
Case name | Argued | Decided | McLachlin | Wagner | Abella | Moldaver | Karakatsanis | Gascon | Côté | Brown | Rowe | Martin |
R v Cyr-Langlois, 2018 SCC 54 [42] | October 15, 2018 | October 15, 2018 [43] | ||||||||||
R v Gagnon, 2018 SCC 41 [44] | October 16, 2018 | October 16, 2018 | V | |||||||||
R v Normore, 2018 SCC 42 [45] | October 17, 2018 | October 17, 2018 | V | |||||||||
3091‑5177 Québec inc. (Éconolodge Aéroport) v. Lombard General Insurance Co. of Canada, 2018 SCC 43 [46] | January 10, 2018 | October 19, 2018 | ||||||||||
R v Gubbins, 2018 SCC 44 [47] | February 6, 2018 | October 26, 2018 | ||||||||||
R v Awashish, 2018 SCC 45 [48] | February 7, 2018 | October 26, 2018 | ||||||||||
Churchill Falls (Labrador) Corporation Limited v. Hydro-Québec, 2018 SCC 46 [49] | December 5, 2017 | November 2, 2018 | ||||||||||
Callidus Capital Corp. v. Canada, 2018 SCC 47 [50] | November 8, 2018 | November 8, 2018 | V | |||||||||
Reference re Pan‑Canadian Securities Regulation , 2018 SCC 48 [51] | March 22, 2018 | November 9, 2018 | ||||||||||
R. v. Youssef, 2018 SCC 49 [52] | November 9, 2018 | November 9, 2018 | V | |||||||||
Case name | Argued | Decided | McLachlin | Wagner | Abella | Moldaver | Karakatsanis | Gascon | Côté | Brown | Rowe | Martin |
Mazraani v. Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc., 2018 SCC 50 [53] | May 16, 2018 | November 16, 2018 | ||||||||||
R v Ajise, 2018 SCC 51 [54] | November 16, 2018 | November 16, 2018 | V | |||||||||
Moore v. Sweet, 2018 SCC 52 [55] | February 8, 2018 | November 23, 2018 | ||||||||||
R v Vice Media Canada Inc., 2018 SCC 53 [56] | May 23, 2018 | November 30, 2018 | ||||||||||
Brunette v. Legault Joly Thiffault, s.e.n.c.r.l., 2018 SCC 55 [57] | April 23, 2018 | December 7, 2018 | ||||||||||
R v Reeves, 2018 SCC 56 [58] | May 17, 2018 | December 13, 2018 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
R v Culotta, 2018 SCC 57 [59] | December 13, 2018 | December 13, 2018 | V | |||||||||
R v Boudreault, 2018 SCC 58 [60] | April 17, 2018 | December 14, 2018 | ||||||||||
R v Quartey, 2018 SCC 59 [61] | December 14, 2018 | December 14, 2018 | V | |||||||||
Case name | Argued | Decided | McLachlin | Wagner | Abella | Moldaver | Karakatsanis | Gascon | Côté | Brown | Rowe | Martin |
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