2020 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada

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The table below lists the decisions (known as reasons) delivered from the bench by the Supreme Court of Canada during 2020. The table illustrates what reasons were filed by each justice in each case, and which justices joined each reason.

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Reasons

  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
  Not a member of the Court at the time of hearing or delivering
  • Decisions that do not note a Justice delivering the Court's reason are per coram.
  • Multiple concurrences and dissents within a case are numbered, with joining votes numbered accordingly. Justices occasionally join multiple reasons in a single case; each vote is subdivided accordingly.
  • Multiple unnumbered reasons are jointly written or delivered.
  • Decisions that are given orally from the bench are denoted by a "V"; per coram decisions delivered orally from the bench only note a "V" on the most senior justice on the panel.
  • An asterisk ( * ) in the Court's opinion denotes that it was only a majority in part or a plurality.
Case nameArguedDecided Wagner Abella Moldaver Karakatsanis Gascon Côté Brown Rowe Martin Kasirer
Reference re Environmental Management Act, 2020 SCC 1 January 16, 2020January 16, 2020V
9354-9186 Québec inc. v. Callidus Capital Corp., 2020 SCC 10 January 23, 2020January 23, 2020
R v Doonanco, 2020 SCC 2 February 18, 2020February 18, 2020V
R v S.H., 2020 SCC 3 February 19, 2020February 19, 2020VV
Newfoundland and Labrador (Attorney General) v Uashaunnuat (Innu of Uashat and of Mani-Utenam), 2020 SCC 4 April 24, 2019February 21, 2020
Nevsun Resources Ltd v Araya , 2020 SCC 5 January 23, 2019February 28, 2020
MacDonald v. Canada, 2020 SCC 6 October 17, 2019March 13, 2020
R v K.G.K., 2020 SCC 7 September 25, 2019March 20, 2020
R v Chung, 2020 SCC 8 January 17, 2020March 27, 2020
R v Friesen , 2020 SCC 9 October 16, 2019April 2, 2020
Case nameArguedDecided Wagner Abella Moldaver Karakatsanis Gascon Côté Brown Rowe Martin Kasirer
R v Ahmad, 2020 SCC 11 October 11, 2019May 29, 2020
R v Li, 2020 SCC 12 June 11, 2020June 11, 2020V
Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique v. British Columbia, 2020 SCC 13 September 26, 2019June 12, 2020
R v Zora , 2020 SCC 14 December 4, 2019June 18, 2020
Uber Technologies Inc v Heller , 2020 SCC 16 November 6, 2019June 26, 2020
Reference re Genetic Non‑Discrimination Act, SCC 2020 17 October 10, 2019July 10, 2020*
R v Thanabalasingham, 2020 SCC 18 June 10, 2020July 17, 2020
Atlantic Lottery Corporation Inc. v Babstock, 2020 SCC 19 December 3, 2019July 24, 2020
British Columbia (Attorney General) v Provincial Court Judges' Association of British Columbia, 2020 SCC 20 December 9, 2019July 31, 2020
Nova Scotia (Attorney General) v Judges of the Provincial Court and Family Court of Nova Scotia, 2020 SCC 21 December 9, 2019July 31, 2020
Case nameArguedDecided Wagner Abella Moldaver Karakatsanis Gascon Côté Brown Rowe Martin Kasirer
1704604 Ontario Ltd. v Pointes Protection Association, 2020 SCC 22 November 12, 2019September 10, 2020
Bent v Platnick, 2020 SCC 23 November 12, 2019September 10, 2020
Chandos Construction Ltd v Deloitte Restructuring Inc , 2020 SCC 25 January 20, 2020October 2, 2020
R v Esseghaier, 2021 SCC 9 October 7, 2020October 7, 2020 [1]
R v Chouhan, 2021 SCC 26 October 7, 2020October 7, 2020 [2] *1*211
Matthews v Ocean Nutrition Canada Ltd., 2020 SCC 26 October 8, 2019October 9, 2020
R v Reilly, 2020 SCC 27 October 13, 2020October 13, 2020V
Fraser v Canada (Attorney General), 2020 SCC 28 December 12, 2019October 16, 2020122
Owners, Strata Plan LMS 3905 v. Crystal Square Parking Corp., 2020 SCC 29 June 9, 2020October 23, 2020
Desjardins Financial Services Firm Inc. v Asselin, 2020 SCC 30 December 5, 2019October 30, 2020
Case nameArguedDecided Wagner Abella Moldaver Karakatsanis Gascon Côté Brown Rowe Martin Kasirer
R v Riley, 2020 SCC 31 November 3, 2020November 3, 2020V
Quebec (Attorney General) v 9147-0732 Québec inc., 2020 SCC 32 January 22, 2020November 5, 20201112
R v Langan, 2020 SCC 33 November 5, 2020November 5, 2020V
R v Kishayinew, 2020 SCC 34 November 5, 2020November 5, 2020V
1688782 Ontario Inc. v Maple Leaf Foods Inc., 2020 SCC 35 October 15, 2019November 6, 2020
R v Slatter, 2020 SCC 36 November 6, 2020November 6, 2020V
Hydro-Québec v. Matta, 2020 SCC 37 December 10, 2019November 13, 2020
Ontario (Attorney General) v G, 2020 SCC 38 February 20, 2020November 20, 2020
R v Delmas, 2020 SCC 39 December 2, 2020December 2, 2020V
R v Mehari, 2020 SCC 40 December 4, 2020December 4, 2020V
Case nameArguedDecided Wagner Abella Moldaver Karakatsanis Gascon Côté Brown Rowe Martin Kasirer
Co-Operators General Insurance Co. v. Sollio Groupe Coopératif, 2020 SCC 41 December 7, 2020December 7, 2020V
R v W.M., 2020 SCC 42 December 10, 2020December 10, 2020V
Resolute FP Canada Inc. v Hydro‑Québec, 2020 SCC 43 January 21, 2020December 11, 2020
R v Cortes Rivera, 2020 SCC 44 December 11, 2020December 11, 2020V
C.M. Callow Inc. v. Zollinger, 2020 SCC 45 December 6, 2019December 18, 2020
Case nameArguedDecided Wagner Abella Moldaver Karakatsanis Gascon Côté Brown Rowe Martin Kasirer

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References

  1. Reasons issued March 5, 2021.
  2. Reasons issued June 25, 2021.