2014 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada

The table below lists the decisions (known as reasons) delivered from the bench by the Supreme Court of Canada during 2014. The table illustrates what reasons were filed by each justice in each case, and which justices joined each reason. This list, however, does not include reasons on motions.

Reasons

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  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
  • 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 name Argued Decided McLachlin LeBel Fish Abella Rothstein Cromwell Moldaver Karakatsanis Wagner Gascon Côté
Vivendi Canada Inc v Dell'Aniello, 2014 SCC 1 [1] April 24, 2013 January 16, 2014
R v WEB, 2014 SCC 2 [2] January 16, 2014 January 16, 2014 V
R v MacDonald, 2014 SCC 3 [3] May 23, 2013 January 17, 2014
R v Davis, 2014 SCC 4 [4] January 17, 2014 January 17, 2014 V
R v James, 2014 SCC 5 [5] January 17, 2014 January 17, 2014 V
R v Auclair, 2014 SCC 6 [6] January 21, 2014 January 21, 2014 V
R v Koczab, 2014 SCC 9 [7] January 22, 2014 January 22, 2014 V
R v Yelle, 2014 SCC 10 [8] January 22, 2014 January 22, 2014 V
Hryniak v Mauldin, 2014 SCC 7 [9] March 26, 2013 January 23, 2014
Bruno Appliance and Furniture, Inc v Hryniak, 2014 SCC 8 [10] March 26, 2013 January 23, 2014
Case name Argued Decided McLachlin LeBel Fish Abella Rothstein Cromwell Moldaver Karakatsanis Wagner Gascon Côté
R v Clarke, 2014 SCC 28 [11] January 24, 2014 January 24, 2014[1]
Telecommunications Employees Association of Manitoba Inc v Manitoba Telecom Services Inc, 2014 SCC 11 [12] May 16, 2013 January 30, 2014
AI Enterprises Ltd v Bram Enterprises Ltd, 2014 SCC 12 [13] May 22, 2013 January 31, 2014
Bernard v Canada (AG), 2014 SCC 13 [14] November 4, 2013 February 7, 2014
R v Flaviano, 2014 SCC 14 [15] February 17, 2014 February 17, 2014 V
R v Sekhon, 2014 SCC 15 [16] November 8, 2013 February 20, 2014
R v Babos, 2014 SCC 16 [17] October 9, 2013 February 21, 2014
R v Waite, 2014 SCC 17 [18] February 21, 2014 February 21, 2014 V
R v Hogg, 2014 SCC 18 [19] February 21, 2014 February 21, 2014 V
R v Hutchinson, 2014 SCC 19 [20] November 8, 2013 March 7, 2014
Case name Argued Decided McLachlin LeBel Fish Abella Rothstein Cromwell Moldaver Karakatsanis Wagner Gascon Côté
Canada (AG) v Whaling, 2014 SCC 20 [21] October 15, 2013 March 20, 2014
Reference Re Supreme Court Act, ss 5 and 6, 2014 SCC 21 [22] January 15, 2014 March 21, 2014
R v Vokurka, 2014 SCC 22 [23] March 21, 2014 March 21, 2014 V
R v Leinen, 2014 SCC 23 [24] March 21, 2014 March 21, 2014 V
Mission Institution v Khela, 2014 SCC 24 [25] October 16, 2013 March 27, 2014
Martin v Alberta (Workers' Compensation Board), 2014 SCC 25 [26] December 10, 2013 March 28, 2014
R v Summers, 2014 SCC 26 [27] January 23, 2014 April 11, 2014
R v Carvery, 2014 SCC 27 [28] January 23, 2014 April 11, 2014
Peracomo Inc v TELUS Communications Co, 2014 SCC 29 [29] November 15, 2013 April 23, 2014
R v Jackson 2014 SCC 30 [30] April 23, 2014 April 23, 2014 V
Case name Argued Decided McLachlin LeBel Fish Abella Rothstein Cromwell Moldaver Karakatsanis Wagner Gascon Côté
Ontario (Community Safety and Correctional Services) v Ontario (Information and Privacy Commissioner), 2014 SCC 31 [31] December 5, 2013 April 24, 2014
Reference Re Senate Reform, 2014 SCC 32 [32] November 14, 2013 April 25, 2014
Dionne v Commission scolaire des Patriotes, 2014 SCC 33 [33] January 13, 2014 May 1, 2014
Immeubles Jacques Robitaille Inc v City of Quebec, 2014 SCC 34 [34] February 20, 2014 May 2, 2014
Union Carbide Canada Inc v Bombardier Inc, 2014 SCC 35 [35] December 11, 2013 May 8, 2014
John Doe v Ontario (Finance), 2014 SCC 36 [36] November 6, 2013 May 9, 2014
Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) v Harkat, 2014 SCC 37 [37] October 11, 2013 May 14, 2014
Canadian Artists' Representation v National Gallery of Canada, 2014 SCC 42 [38] May 15, 2014 May 15, 2014[2]
McCormick v Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, 2014 SCC 39 [39] December 13, 2013 May 22, 2014
Canadian National Railway Co v Canada (AG), 2014 SCC 40 [40] January 14, 2014 May 23, 2014
Case name Argued Decided McLachlin LeBel Fish Abella Rothstein Cromwell Moldaver Karakatsanis Wagner Gascon Côté
R v Anderson, 2014 SCC 41 [41] March 19, 2014 June 6, 2014
R v Spencer, 2014 SCC 43 [42] December 9, 2013 June 13, 2014
Tsilhqot'in Nation v British Columbia, 2014 SCC 44 [43] November 7, 2013 June 26, 2014
United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 503 v Wal‑Mart Canada Corp, 2014 SCC 45 [44] December 6, 2013 June 27, 2014
R v Quesnelle, 2014 SCC 46 [45] March 20, 2014 July 9, 2014
R v Sipos, 2014 SCC 47 [46] April 15, 2014 July 10, 2014
Grassy Narrows First Nation v Ontario (Natural Resources), 2014 SCC 48 [47] May 15, 2014 July 11, 2014
Canada (AG) v Confédération des syndicats nationaux, 2014 SCC 49 [48] January 20, 2014 July 17, 2014
R v Taylor, 2014 SCC 50 [49] April 23, 2014 July 18, 2014
Quebec (Commission des normes du travail) v Asphalte Desjardins inc, 2014 SCC 51 [50] March 28, 2014 July 25, 2014
Case name Argued Decided McLachlin LeBel Fish Abella Rothstein Cromwell Moldaver Karakatsanis Wagner Gascon Côté
R v Hart, 2014 SCC 52 [51] December 3, 2013 July 31, 2014 1 2
Sattva Capital Corp v Creston Moly Corp, 2014 SCC 53 [52] December 12, 2013 August 1, 2014
R v Mian, 2014 SCC 54 [53] April 15, 2014 September 12, 2014
Bank of Montreal v Marcotte, 2014 SCC 55 [54] February 13, 2014 September 19, 2014
Amex Bank of Canada v Adams, 2014 SCC 56 [55] February 13, 2014 September 19, 2014
Marcotte v Fédération des caisses Desjardins du Québec, 2014 SCC 57 [56] February 13, 2014 September 19, 2014
R v Mack, 2014 SCC 58 [57] December 3, 2013 September 26, 2014
Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia v British Columbia (AG), 2014 SCC 59 [58] April 14, 2014 October 2, 2014
R v Conception, 2014 SCC 60 [59] October 17, 2013[3] October 3, 2014
R v Steele, 2014 SCC 61 [60] April 17, 2014 October 9, 2014
Case name Argued Decided McLachlin LeBel Fish Abella Rothstein Cromwell Moldaver Karakatsanis Wagner Gascon Côté
Kazemi Estate v Islamic Republic of Iran, 2014 SCC 62 [61] March 18, 2014 October 10, 2014
R v Mohamed, 2014 SCC 63 [62] October 10, 2014 October 10, 2014 V
R v Bouchard, 2014 SCC 64 [63] October 16, 2014 October 16, 2014 V
R v Lepine, 2014 SCC 65 [64] October 16, 2014 October 16, 2014 V
Imperial Oil v Jacques, 2014 SCC 66 [65] April 24, 2014 October 17, 2014
Thibodeau v Air Canada, 2014 SCC 67 [66] March 26, 2014 October 28, 2014
Febles v Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2014 SCC 68 [67] March 25, 2014 October 30, 2014
R v Dunn, 2014 SCC 69 [68] November 5, 2014 November 5, 2014 V
British Columbia Teachers' Federation v British Columbia Public School Employers' Association, 2014 SCC 70 [69] November 12, 2014 November 12, 2014 V
Bhasin v Hrynew, 2014 SCC 71 [70] February 12, 2014 November 13, 2014
Case name Argued Decided McLachlin LeBel Fish Abella Rothstein Cromwell Moldaver Karakatsanis Wagner Gascon Côté
Wakeling v United States of America, 2014 SCC 72 [71] April 22, 2014 November 14, 2014 *
R v Wills, 2014 SCC 73 [72] November 14, 2014 November 20, 2014 V
R v Day, 2014 SCC 74 [73] December 8, 2014 December 8, 2014 V
R v Wilcox, 2014 SCC 75 [74] December 8, 2014 December 8, 2014 V
R v MacLeod, 2014 SCC 76 [75] December 10, 2014 December 10, 2014 V
R v Fearon, 2014 SCC 77 [76] May 23, 2014 December 11, 2014
Case name Argued Decided McLachlin LeBel Fish Abella Rothstein Cromwell Moldaver Karakatsanis Wagner Gascon Côté

2014 statistics

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Justice Reasons written % Majority
Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin
14

2

0

0

Total=16
59 of 60 (98.3%)
Puisne Justice Louis LeBel
10

0

0

1

Total=11
55 of 57 (96.5%)
Puisne Justice Morris Fish
0

0

0

0

Total=0
3 of 3 (100%)
Pusine Justice Rosalie Abella
8

1

1

5

Total=15
55 of 63 (87.3%)
Pusine Justice Marshall Rothstein
11

0

1

0

Total=12
59 of 62 (95.2%)
Pusine Justice Thomas Cromwell
16

2

1

0

Total=19
58 of 62 (93.5%)
Pusine Justice Michael Moldaver
9

2

0

1

Total=12
61 of 63 (96.8%)
Pusine Justice Andromache Karakatsanis
9

2

0

2

Total=13
58 of 61 (95.1%)
Pusine Justice Richard Wagner
13

1

1

1

Total=16
62 of 65 (95.4%)
Puisne Justice Clément Gascon
0

0

0

0

Total=0
8 of 8 (100%)
Puisne Justice Suzanne Côté
0

0

0

0

Total=0
0 of 0 (N/A)

Notes on statistics:

  • A justice is only included in the majority if they have joined or concurred in the Court's judgment in full. Percentages are based only on the cases in which a justice participated, and are rounded to the nearest decimal.


References

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  1. ^ Reasons subsequently issued on April 11, 2014.
  2. ^ Reasons subsequently issued on June 12, 2014.
  3. ^ Upon consent of the parties, a re-hearing took place on September 2, 2014 by way of review of all written materials and video of the original hearing.
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