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List of Supreme Court of Canada cases (Dickson Court)
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This is a chronological list of notable cases decided by the Supreme Court of Canada from Brian Dickson's appointment as Chief Justice on April 18, 1984, to his retirement on June 30, 1990.
1984
| Case name | Citation | Date | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 18, 1984 – appointment of Brian Dickson as Chief Justice | |||
| Law Society of Upper Canada v Skapinker | 1 SCR 357 | May 3, 1984 | Mobility rights, practice of law |
| Kamloops (City of) v Nielsen | 2 SCR 2 | July 26, 1984 | Duty of care of municipality for operational decisions; recoverable economic loss; limitation periods |
| Hunter v Southam Inc | 2 SCR 145 | September 17, 1984 | Search and seizure, section 8 |
| R v Guerin | 2 SCR 335 | November 1, 1984 | Aboriginal rights |
1985 – 1989
| Case name | Citation | Date | Subject | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singh v Canada (Minister of Employment and Immigration) | 1 SCR 177 | April 4, 1985 | Section 7 | |
| R v Big M Drug Mart Ltd | 1 SCR 295 | April 24, 1985 | Freedom of religion, section 2(a) | |
| April 17, 1985 - Section 15 of the Charter came into effect | ||||
| Operation Dismantle v R | 1 SCR 441 | May 9, 1985 | Justiciability, section 7 | |
| R v Sansregret | 1 SCR 570 | May 9, 1985 | Elements of rape | |
| R v Therens | 1 SCR 613 | May 23, 1985 | Right to instruct counsel | |
| R v Canadian Dredge & Dock Co | 1 SCR 662 | May 23, 1985 | Corporate liability | |
| Reference Re Manitoba Language Rights | 1 SCR 721 | June 13, 1985 | Language protection under s.52 of Constitution | |
| Reference Re BC Motor Vehicle Act | 2 SCR 486 | December 17, 1985 | Criminal liability; mens rea; section 7 | |
| Ontario (Human Rights Commission) v Simpsons-Sears Ltd | 2 SCR 536 | December 17, 1985 | Workplace discrimination | |
| R v Valente | 2 SCR 673 | December 19, 1985 | Judicial independence | |
| R v Oakes | 1 SCR 103 | February 28, 1986 | Reverse onus; section 1 justification | |
| Clarkson v R | 1 SCR 383 | April 24, 1986 | Right to retain and instruct counsel | |
| Société des Acadiens v Association of Parents | 1 SCR 549 | May 1, 1986 | Minority language rights | |
| Mills v R | 1 SCR 863 | |||
| Beauregard v Canada | 2 SCR 56 | September 16, 1986 | Judicial independence | |
| Central Trust Co v Rafuse | 2 SCR 147 | October 9, 1986 | Standard of care for lawyers; discoverability doctrine | |
| Scowby v Glendinning | 2 SCR 226 | October 9, 1986 | Division of powers | |
| R v Mannion | 2 SCR 272 | |||
| R v Jones | 1986 2 SCR 284 | October 9, 1986 | Charter; freedom of religion; security of person; home schooling | |
| E (Mrs) v Eve | 1986 2 SCR 388 | October 23, 1986 | Forced sterilization | |
| Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, Local 580 v Dolphin Delivery Ltd | 1986 2 SCR 573 | December 18, 1986 | Application of the Charter | |
| R v Edwards Books and Art Ltd | 1986 2 SCR 713 | December 18, 1986 | Sunday closing; freedom of religion; Oakes test | |
| Kosmopoulos v Constitution Insurance Co of Canada | 1987 1 SCR 2 | January 29, 1987 | Lifting the corporate veil | |
| Manitoba (AG) v Metropolitan Stores Ltd | 1987 1 SCR 110 | |||
| R v Collins | 1987 1 SCR 265 | April 9, 1987 | Exclusion of evidence test | |
| Reference Re Public Service Employee Relations Act (Alta) | 1987 1 SCR 313 | April 9, 1987 | Freedom of association | |
| Public Service Alliance of Canada v Canada | 1987 1 SCR 424 | Freedom of association | ||
| Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union v Saskatchewan | 1987 1 SCR 460 | Freedom of association | ||
| Canada v Schmidt | 1987 1 SCR 500 | May 14, 1987 | Extradition and fundamental justice | |
| R v Rahey | 1987 1 SCR 588 | |||
| R v Smith | 1987 1 SCR 1045 | June 25, 1987 | Cruel and unusual punishment | |
| Action Travail des Femmes v Canadian National Railway Co | 1987 1 SCR 1114 | Discrimination; class action | ||
| Reference re Bill 30, An Act to Amend the Education Act (Ont) | 1987 1 SCR 1148 | Division of powers; education | ||
| R v Manninen | 1987 1 SCR 1233 | June 25, 1987 | Right to seek counsel on arrest | |
| Ontario Public Sector Employees' Union v Ontario (AG) | 1987 2 SCR 2 | |||
| Rio Hotel Ltd v New Brunswick (Liquor Licensing Board) | 1987 2 SCR 59 | July 29, 1987 | Criminal law power; federalism | |
| Robichaud v Canada (Treasury Board) | 1987 2 SCR 84 | July 29, 1987 | Secondary liability for discrimination | |
| R v Lyons | 1987 2 SCR 309 | |||
| R v Béland | 1987 2 SCR 398 | October 15, 1987 | Admissibility of polygraph evidence. | |
| R v Wigglesworth | 1987 2 SCR 541 | November 19, 1987 | Charter section 11(h); double jeopardy | |
| R v Vaillancourt | 1987 2 SCR 636 | December 3, 1987 | Mens rea; section 7 | |
| R v Morgentaler | 1988 1 SCR 30 | January 28, 1988 | Abortion | |
| R v Crown Zellerbach Canada Ltd | 1988 1 SCR 401 | March 24, 1988 | Peace, order and good government | |
| R v Corbett | 1988 1 SCR 670 | |||
| R v Stevens | 1988 1 SCR 1153 | June 30, 1988 | Retrospectivity of Charter, mens rea, fundamental justice | |
| Crocker v Sundance Northwest Resorts | 1988 1 SCR 1186 | Exception to Ogopogo rule | ||
| Forget v Quebec (AG) | 1988 2 SCR 90 | Bill 101 | ||
| British Columbia Government Employees' Union v British Columbia (AG) | 1988 2 SCR 214 | October 20, 1988 | Freedom of expression | |
| R v Dyment | 1988 2 SCR 417 | December 8, 1988 | Collection of blood samples, section 8 | |
| Ford v Quebec (AG) | 1988 2 SCR 712 | December 15, 1988 | Quebec's Charter of the French Language | |
| Devine v Quebec (AG) | 1988 2 SCR 790 | December 15, 1988 | Minority language rights | |
| R v Strachan | 1988 2 SCR 980 | December 15, 1988 | Exclusion of evidence | |
| Union des Employes de Service, Local 298 v Bibeault | 1988 2 SCR 1048 | December 22, 1988 | Labour law; judicial review | |
| Sobeys Stores Ltd v Yeomans | 1989 1 SCR 23 | March 2, 1989 | Jurisdiction | |
| R v Genest | 1989 1 SCR 59 | |||
| Andrews v Law Society of British Columbia | 1989 1 SCR 143 | February 2, 1989 | Equality rights; section 15 | |
| Borowski v Canada (AG) | 1989 1 SCR 342 | March 9, 1989 | Abortion | |
| R v Potvin | 1989 1 SCR 525 | |||
| Black v Law Society of Alberta | 1989 1 SCR 591 | April 20, 1989 | Mobility rights and freedom of association; Charter | |
| General Motors of Canada Ltd v City National Leasing | 1989 1 SCR 641 | April 20, 1989 | Federalism | |
| Irwin Toy Ltd v Quebec (AG) | 1989 1 SCR 927 | April 27, 1989 | Freedom of speech | |
| Slaight Communications Inc v Davidson | 1989 1 SCR 1038 | May 4, 1989 | Labour relations; freedom of expression | |
| Brooks v Safeway Canada Ltd | 1989 1 SCR 1219 | May 4, 1989 | Sex discrimination | |
| Janzen v Platy Enterprises Ltd | 1989 1 SCR 1252 | May 4, 1989 | Sexual harassment as discrimination based on sex | |
| R v Turpin | 1989 1 SCR 1296 | May 4, 1989 | Charter right to trial by jury | |
| R v Tutton | 1989 1 SCR 1392 | June 8, 1989 | Criminal negligence | |
| United States v Cotroni, | 1989 1 SCR 1469 | June 8, 1989 | Mobility rights; Charter | |
| Moysa v Alberta (Labour Relations Board) | 1989 1 SCR 1572 | |||
| Tremblay v Daigle | 1989 2 SCR 530 | November 16, 1989 | Foetus as a legal person in Canadian and Quebec law. | |
| Lac Minerals Ltd v International Corona Resources Ltd | 1989 2 SCR 574 | August 11 | Creation of a constructive trust without a fiduciary duty | |
| Mackeigan v Hickman | 1989 2 SCR 796 | October 5, 1989 | Judicial immunity | |
| Tétreault-Gadoury v Canada (Employment and Immigration Commission) | 1989 2 SCR 1110 | November 17, 1989 | ||
| Edmonton Journal v Alberta (AG) | 1989 2 SCR 1326 | December 21, 1989 | Freedom of expression | |