Hon Ian Binnie, CC, KC
Practice Overview
One of Canada's most respected advocates, the Honourable Ian Binnie served for nearly 14 years as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. When he retired in 2011 he was described by The Globe and Mail as "arguably the country's premier judge" and by La Presse as "peut-être le juge le plus influent au Canada dans la dernière décennie."
During his time on the country's top court (as only the third modern Justice appointed directly from the bar) Ian authored more than 170 opinions, including in landmark cases involving corporate and commercial disputes, issues of patent interpretation and validity, protection of trade-marks, media law, punitive damages, expert evidence and many aspects of constitutional, criminal and administrative law.
Professional Background
- January 2012 to present: Arbitrator, Arbitration Place
- January 2012 to present: Counsel, Lenczner Slaght
- April 2013 to present: Chair, Internal Justice Council of the United Nations
- January 1998 to October 2011: Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
Appointed: January 8, 1998
Retired: October 20, 2011 - September 1986 to January 1998: General litigation practice before all levels of court and administrative tribunals, including a number of leading civil and constitutional cases before the Supreme Court of Canada and international tribunals.
- Legal Counsel to the Joint Committee of the Senate and House of Commons on the Meech Lake Accord 1987, retained by federal government to defend constitutional validity of the Free Trade Agreement; of counsel for Canada before the International Court of Arbitration against France in the St. Pierre and Miquelon boundary dispute; acted for Canadian Pacific against government legislation. regulating Western Canadian grain rates; frequently retained by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in libel and free press issues; retained by governments of Canada, Ontario, Newfoundland, New Brunswick and Yukon on various public law and aboriginal rights matters; major patent litigation for Imperial Oil, Unilever pLc, and other major clients; regulatory litigation for pharmaceutical drug issues for Merck Frosst Canada Inc. and Merck & Co., Inc.; represented major clients (American Airlines, Purolator Courier Ltd., Onex Corporation) in various proceedings before the National Transportation Agency; land use litigation for City of Hamilton, City of Toronto, and private developers such as First City Developments; retained on judicial review matters by Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario, Ontario Securities Commission, Dryden Air Crash Inquiry; several constitutional cases as counsel for the Senate of Canada, including litigation in the Supreme Court of Canada in respect of the conflict between Parliamentary privilege and freedom of the press; legal counsel to the House of Commons Charest Committee on the Constitution, 1990; Interesting cases include the Parker Commission of Inquiry into conflicts of interest in the federal Cabinet (1986).
- September 1982 to August 1986: Associate Deputy Minister of Justice for Canada; responsibilities included all litigation for and against Her Majesty in right of Canada except tax cases and Quebec civil litigation; constitutional advisor to the government of Canada including Charter and Aboriginal rights issues; member of Canada’s legal counsel at the International Court of Justice at the Hague against the United States in the Gulf of Maine boundary dispute; work with the Department of Justice required frequent argument in the Supreme Court of Canada, advice on proposed legislation (e.g. amendments to Combines Investigation Act, Kent Commission on the Press, Federal Court Act amendments, Aboriginal self-government proposals) and general work in legal policy areas (e. g. native rights, administrative law reform).
- Prior to September 1982: Private practice in Toronto with Wright & McTaggart and successor firms; prominent law cases included a successful challenge in the Supreme Court of Canada to Marshall Crowe sitting as Chairman of the National Energy Board on the McKenzie Valley Pipe Line, [19781 1 S.C.R. 369; a successful lawsuit against Burroughs Computers that was (at that time) the second most protracted civil trial in Ontario history, (1977) 15 O.R. (2d) 750; counsel to the City of Hamilton in litigation respecting federal/provincial dispute in land use jurisdiction against the Hamilton Harbour Commission and the Attorney General of Canada, (1979) 21 O.R. (2d) 459. Retained by Department of Justice (Ottawa) to advise regarding competition law implications of various mergers including Hudsons Bay Company bid for Simpson’s, and Thomson bid for Hudsons Bay Company. Frequently appeared before Ontario Municipal Board in matters involving land development (Metro Centre – Toronto railway lands), shopping centres (Sudbury, Val Est, North Bay); Ontario Labour Relations Board, etc.
General Background
- 1970-1971 Legal Advisor to the Ministry of Finance, Government of Tanzania
- 1973-1975 Elected by Toronto City Council to City of Toronto Planning Board (part-time)
- 1975-1979 Part-time lecturer in law, Osgoode Hall Law School
- 1979 Named Queen’s Counsel (Ontario)
- 1977-1980 Chairman of the Constitutional and International Law Section (Ontario) and member of the Ontario Council of the Canadian Bar Association
- 1980-1987 Canadian Bar Association Executive International Law and Constitutional Law sections
- 1992 Elected Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, Member of Regional Committee (Canada) – 1998, became Judicial Fellow
- 2003 Elected a Commissioner of the International Commission of Jurists based in Geneva, Switzerland
As Counsel, Supreme Court of Canada
As Counsel, Supreme Court of Canada reported cases include:
- Florence Realty Co. v, Canada, [1968] S.C.R. 42
- One Hundred Simcoe Street Lid. v. Frank Burger Contractors Ltd. et al., (1969), 2 D.L.R. (3d) 735
- MacDonald v. MacDonald, [1976] 2 S.C.R. 259
- Committee for Justice and Liberty v. Canada (National Energy Board), [1978] 1 S.C.R. 369
- Canada (Minister of Justice) v. Borowski, [1981] 2 S.C.R. 575
- Pan American World Airways Inc, v. Canada (Minister of Transport), [1981] 2 S.C.R. 565
- Moore v. Johnson, [1982] 1 S.C.R. 115
- Bryden v. Canada Employment and Immigration Commission, [1982] 1 S.C.R. 443
- Reference re Family Relations Act (B.C.), [1982] 1 S.C.R. 62
- Canada (Attorney General) v. Law Society of British Columbia, [1982] 2 S.C.R. 307
- R. v. Canadian Broadcasting Corp., [1983] 1 S.C.R. 339
- Guerin v. Canada, [1984] 2 S.C.R. 335
- Operation Dismantle v. The Queen, [1985] I S.C.R. 441
- Beauregard v. Canada, [1986] 2 S.C.R. 56
- Paul v. Canadian Pacific Ltd, [1988] 2 S.C.R. 654
- Canada (Auditor Gen.) v, Canada (Min. of Energy, Mines & Resources) (Petrofina Cabinet papers case), [1989] 2 S.C.R. 49
- Reference Re Canada Assistance Plan (B.C.), [1991] 2 S.C.R. 525
- Ontario (Attorney General) v. Bear Island Foundation, [1991] 2 S.C.R. 570
- Re Wholesale Travel, [1991] 3 S.C.R. 154
- New Brunswick Broadcasting Co. v. Nova Scotia (Speaker of the House of Assembly), [1993] 1 S.C.R. 319
- Attorney General of C:anada v, Mossop, [1993] 1 S.C.R. 554
- RJR-Macdonald Inc. v. Canada (A.G.), [1994] 1 S.C.R. 311
- Bank of Nova Scotia v. Dunphy Leasing Enterprises Ltd., [1994] 1 S.C.R. 552
- Dagenais v. Canadian Broadcasting Corp., [1994] 3 S.C.R. 835
- Apotex Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General), [1994] 3 S.C.R. 1100
- Walker v. Prince Edward Island, [1995] 2 S.C.R. 407
- Miron v, Trudel, [1995] 2 S.C.R. 418
- Eaton v. Brant County Board of Education, [1997] 1 S.C.R. 241
- Hercules Management v. Ernst & Young, [1997] 2 S.C.R. 165
- Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v. Tobiass, [1997] 3 S.C.R. 391
- Bow Valley Husky (Bermuda) Ltd. v. Saint John Shipbuilding Ltd, [1997] 3 S.C.R. 1210
- Thomson Newspapers Co. v. Canada (Attorney General), [1998] 1 S.C.R. 877
- Westcoast Energy Inc. v. Canada (National Energy Board), [1998] 1 S.C.R. 322 (B.C. Gas)
Judgement published in Supreme Court Reports
- M & D Farm Limited v. Manitoba Agricultural Credit Corp., [1998] 1 S.C.R. 1074 (Chambers Motion)
- Union of New Brunswick Indians v. New Brunswick (Minister of Finance), [1998] 1 S.C.R. 1161
- Consortium Developments (Clearwater) Ltd. v. Sarnia (City), [1998] 3 S.C.R. 3
- Eurig Estate (Re), [1998] 2 S.C.R. 565
- R. v. Rose, [1998] 3 S.C.R. 262
- Cadbury Schweppes Mc. v. FBI Foods Ltd., [1999] 1 S.C.R. 142
- Sail Labrador Ltd. v. Challenge One (The), [1999] 1 S.C.R. 265
- H (D.) v M (H), [1999] 1 S.C.R. 328
- Quebec (Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeuness) v. Montreal (City); Quebec (Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la feunesse) v. Boisbriand (City), [1999] 1 S.C.R. 381 (Chambers Motion)
- R. v. Campbell, [1991] 1 S.C.R. 565
- R. v. Beaulac, [1999] 1 S.C.R. 768 (Joint reasons of Binnie J. and Chief Justice Lamer)
- R. v. Stone, [1999] 2 S.C.R. 290
- Jacobi v. Griffiths, [1999] 2 S.C.R. 570
- M& D Farm Ltd. v. Manitoba Agricultural Credit Corp., [1999] 2 S.C.R. 961
- Winters v. Legal Services Society, [1999] 3 S.C.R. 160
- R. v. Marshall, [1999] 3 S.C.R. 456
- Des Champs v. Conseil des ecoles separees catholiques de longue francaise de Prescott-Russell, [1999] 3 S,C.R. 281
- Abouchar v. Ottawa-Carleton French-language School Board Public Sector, [1999] 3 S.C.R. 343
- Shell Canada Ltd. v. Canada, [1999] 3 S.C.R. 616 (Chambers Motion)
- Public School Boards Assn. of Alberta v. Alberta (Attorney General), [1999] 3 S.C.R. 845 (Chambers Motion)
- R. v. Brooks, [2000] 1 S.C.R. 237
- Granovsky v. Canada (Minister of Employment and Immigration), [2000] 1 S.C.R. 703
- R. c. Jolivet, [2000] 1 S.C.R. 751
- FN. (Re), [2000] 1 S.C.R. 880
- Will-Kare Paving & Contracting Ltd v. Canada, [2000] 1 S.C.R. 915
- R. v. J.-L.J., [2000] 2 S.C.R. 600
- Free World Trust v. Electro Sante Inc., [2000] 2 S.C.R. 1024
- Whirlpool Corp. v. Cameo Inc., [2000] 2 S.C.R. (2000 SCC 67)
- Whirlpool Corp. v, Maytag Corp., [2000] 2 S.C.R. 116, (2000 SCC 68)
- Little Sisters Book and Art Emporium v. Canada (Minister of Justice), [2000] 2 S.C.R. 1120 (2000 SCC 69)
- R. v. Parrott, [2001] 1 S.C.R. 178 (2001 SCC 3)
- Ellis-Don Ltd. v. Ontario (Labour Relations Board), [2001] 1 S.C.R. 221 (2001 SCC 4)
- Mitchell v. M.N.R., [2001] 1 S.C.R. 911 (2001 SCC 33)
- Mount Sinai Hospital Center v. Quebec (Minister of Health and Social Services), [2001] 2 S.C.R. 281 (2001 SCC 41)
- Danyluk v. Ainsworth Technologies Inc., [2001] 2 S.C.R, 460 (2001 SCC 44)
- Ville de Saint-Romuald c. Olivier, et al, [2001] 2 S.C.R. 898 (2001 SCC 57)
- Ellis-Don Construction Ltd. v. Naylor Group Inc., [2001] 2 S.C.R. 943 (2001 SCC 58)
- R. v. Proulx, [2001] 3 S.C.R. 9 (jointly with Iacobucci J.), [2001] SCC 66
- Holt Cargo Systems Inc. v. ABC Containerline N. V (Trustees of), [2001] 3 S.C.R. 907 (2001 SCC 90), released Dec. 20, 2001
- Antwerp Bulkcarriers, N. V. (Re), [2001] 3 S.C.R. 951 (2001 SCC 91), released Dec. 20, 2001
- Sam Levy & Associés Inc. v. Azco Mining Inc., [2001] 3 S.C.R. 978 (2001 SCC 92), released Dec. 20, 2001
- R. v. Regan (2002 SCC 12), released Feb. 14, 2002
- Mackin v. New Brunswick (Minister of Finance); Rice v. New Brunswick (2002 SCC 13), released Feb. 14, 2002
- R. v. Hiss (2002 SCC 16), released Feb. 21, 2002
- Whiten v. Pilot Insurance Co. (2002 SCC 18), released Feb. 22, 2002
- Performance Industries Ltd. v. Sylvan Lake Golf & Tennis Club Ltd. (2002 SCC 19), released Feb, 22, 2002
- R. v. Sheppard (2002 SCC 26), released Mar. 21, 2002
- R. v. Braich (2002 SCC 27), released Mar. 21, 2002
- R. v. Cinous (2002 SCC 29), released Mar. 21, 2002
- Théberge v. Galerie d’Art du Petit Champlain Inc, (2002 SCC 34), released March 28, 2002
- R. v. Handy (2002 SCC 56), released June 21, 2002
- R. v. Shearing (2002 SCC 58), released July 18, 2002
- Somersall v. Friedman (2002 SCC 59), released Aug. 8, 2002 [Scottish & York]
- R. v. Neil, [2002] 3 S.C.R. 631 (2002 SCC 70)
- Harvard College v. Canada (Commissioner of Patents), [2002] 4 S.C.R. 45 (2002 SCC 76)
- Apotex Inc. v. Wellcome Foundation Ltd., [2002] 4 S.C.R. 153 (2002 SCC 77), (Novopharm)
- Wewaykum Indian Band v. Canada, [2002] 4 S.C.R. 245, (2002 SCC 79) (Dick)
- Goudie v. Ottawa (City), [2003] 1 S.C.R. 141 2003 SCC 14
- C.U.P.E. v. Ontario (Minister of Labour), [2003] 1 S.C.R. 539, 2003 SCC 29
- R. v. Owen, [2003] 1 S.C.R. 779, 2003 SCC 33
- R. v. Asante-Mensah, [2003] 2 S.C.R. 3, 2003 SCC 38
- Unifund Assurance Co. v. Insurance Corp. of British Columbia, [2003] 2 S.C.R. 63, 2003 SCC 40
- R. v. Williams, [2003] 2 S.C.R.134, 2003 SCC 41
- Beals v. Saldanha, [2003] 3 S.C.R. 416, 2003 SCC 72
- R. v. Wu 2003 SCC 73
- R. v. Malmo-Levine; R. v. Caine, [2003] 3 S.C.R. 571, 2003 SCC 74
- R. v. Clay, [2003] 3 S.C.R. 735, 2003 SCC 75
- Canadian Foundation for Children, Youth and the Law v. Canada (Attorney General), [2004] 1 S.C.R. 76; 2004 SCC 4
- R. v. Smith, [2004] 1 S.C.R. 385, 2004 SCC 14
- Penetanguishene Mental Health Centre v. Ontario (Attorney General) [Tulikorpi], [2004] 1 S.C.R. 498; 2004 SCC 20
- Pinet v. St. Thomas Psychiatric Hospital, [2004] 1 S.C.R. 528; 2004 SCC 21
- Quebec (Attorney General) v. Quebec (Human Rights Tribunal), [2004] 2 S.C.R. 223; 2004 SCC 40 [Charette]
- British Columbia v. Canadian Forest Products Ltd., [2004] 2 S.C.R. 74; 2004 SCC 38
- Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada v. Canadian Association of Internet Providers, [2004] 2 S.C.R. 427; 2004 SCC 45
- Application under s. 83,28 of the Criminal Code (Re), [2004] 2 S.C.R. 248; 2004 SCC 4
- R. v. Kerr, [2004] 2 S.C.R. 371; 2004 SCC 44
- Syndicat Northcrest v, Amselem, [2004] 2 S.C.R. 551; 2004 SCC 47
- Gilles E. Neron Communication Marketing Inc., v. Chambre des notaires du Quebec, [2004] 3 S.C.R. 95; 2004 SCC 53
- Hodge v. Canada (Minister of Human Resources Development), [2004] 3 S.C.R. 357; 2004 SCC 65
- R. v. Tessling, [2004] 3 S.C.R. 432; 2004 SCC 67
- Newfoundland (Treasury Board) v. N.A.P.E., [2004] 3 S.C.R. 381; 2004 SCC 66
- Pacific National Investments Ltd, v. Victoria (City), [2004] 3 S.C.R. 575; 2004 SCC 75
- R. v. Deschamplain, [2004] 3 S.C.R. 601; 2004 SCC 76 (in dissent)
- Allan Wayne Lohrer v. Her Majesty the Queen, [2004] 3 S.C.R. 732; 2004 SCC 80 (oral judgment rendered from the Bench on December 20, 2004)
- Gosselin (Tutor of) v. Quebec (Attorney General), [2005] 1 S.C.R. 238, 2005 SCC 15
- Vaughan v. Canada, [2005] 1 S.C.R. 146, 2005 SCC 11
- Bristol-Myers Squibb Co, v. Canada (Attorney General), [2005j 1 S.C.R. 533, 2005 SCC 26
- Canada (House of Commons) v. Vaid, [2005] 1 S.C.R. 667, 2005 SCC 30
- Chaoulli v. Quebec (Attorney General), [2005] 1 S.C.R. 791, 2005 SCC 35
- Montreal (City) v. 2952-1366 Quebec Inc., [2005] 3 S.C,R. 141, 2005 SCC 62
- E.B. v. Order of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate in the Province of British Columbia, [2005] 3 S.C.R. 45, 2005 SCC 60
- R. v. G.R., [2005] 2 S.C.R. 371, 2005 SCC 45 [Ritchie]
- Merk v. International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers, Local 771, [2005] 3 S.C.R. 425, 2005 SCC 70
- Mikisew Cree First Nation v. Canada (Minister of Canadian Heritage), [2005]3 S.C.R. 388, 2005 SCC 69
- R. v. Spence, [2005] 3 S.C.R. 458, 2005 SCC 71
- R. v. Henry, [2005] 3 S.C.R. 609, 2005 SCC 76
- Young v, Bella, [2006] 1 S.C.R. 108, 2006 SCC 3
- ATCO Gas & Pipelines Ltd. v. Alberta (Energy & Utilities Board), [2006] 1 S.C.R. 140, 2006 SCC 4
- Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin v. Boutiques Cliquot Ltee, [2006] 1 S.C.R. 824, 2006 SCC 23
- Mattel, Inc. c. 3894207 Canada Inc., [2006] 1 S.C.R. 772, 2006 SCC 22
- Canada 3000 Inc., Re; Inter-Canadian, [2006] 1 S.C.R. 865, 2006 SCC 24
- Leskun v. Leskun, [2006] 1 S.C.R. 920, 2006 SCC 25
- Celanese Canada Inc. v. Murray Demolition Corp., [2006] 2 S.C.R. 189, 2006 SCC 36
- Imperial Oil Ltd. v. Canada; Inco Ltd. v. Canada, [2006] 2 S.C.R. 447, 2006 SCC 46
- AstraZeneca Canada Inc. v. Canada (Minister of Health), [2006] 2 S.C.R. 560, 2006 SCC 49
- R. v. Sappier; R. v. Gray, [2006] 2 S.C.R. 686, 2006 SCC 54
- McDiarmid Lumber Ltd. v. God’s Lake First Nation [2006] 2 S.C.R. 846, 2006 SCC 58
- Little Sisters Book and Art Emporium v. Commissioner of Customs and Revenue, et al., [2007] 1 S.C.R. 38, 2007 SCC 2
- Alain Beaudry c. Sa Majeste La Reine [2007] 1 S.C.R. 190, 2007 SCC 5
- Canadian Western Bank v. Alberta, [2007] 2 S.C.R. 3, 2007 SCC 22
- British Columbia (Attorney General) v. Lafarge Canada Inc., [2007] 2 S.C.R. 86, 2007 SCC 23
- Strother v. 3464920 Canada Inc., [2007] x S.C.R. xxx, 2007 SCC 24
- R. v. Hape, [2007] 2 S.C.R. 292, 2007 SCC 26
- R. v. Clayton, [2007] 2 S.C.R. 725, 2007 SCC 32
- Kerr v. Danier Leather Inc., [2007] 3 S.C.R. 331, 2007 SCC 44
- Citadel General Assurance Co. v. Vytlingam, [2007] 3 S.C.R. 373, 2007 SCC 46
- Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co, v. Herbison, [2007] 3 S.C.R. 393, 2007 SCC 47
- Juman v. Doucette, [2008] 1 S.C.R. 157, 2008 SCC 8
- Dunsmuir v. New Brunswick, [2008] 1 S.C.R. 190, 2008 SCC 9
- R. v. Kang-Brown, [2008] 1 S.C.R. 456, 2008 SCC 18
- R. v. A.M., [2008] 1 S.C.R. 569, 2008 SCC 19
- R. v, J.H.S., [2008] 2 S.C.R. 152, 2008 SCC 30
- R. v. Walker, [2008] 2 S.C.R. 245, 2008 SCC 34
- WIC Radio Ltd. v. Simpson, [2008] 2 S.C.R. 420, 2008 SCC 40
- (Canada)Privacy Commissioner v. Blood Tribe Department of Health, [2008] 2 S.C.R. 574, 2008 SCC 44
- Saulnier v. Royal Bank of Canada, [2008] 3 S.C.R. 166, 2008 SCC 58
- R. v. Pritchard, 2008 SCC 59, [2008] 3 S.C.R. 195
- Canadian National Railway Co. v. Royal and Sun Alliance Insurance Co. of Canada, 2008 SCC 66, [2008] 3 S.C.R. 453
- Lipson v. Canada, 2009 SCC 1, [2009] 1 S.C.R. 3
- Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) v. Khoss, 2009 SCC 12, [2009] 1 S.C.R. 339
- Chatterjee v. Ontario (Attorney General), 2009 SCC 19, [2009] 1 S.C.R. 624
- R. v. Laboucan, 2009 SCC 18, [2009] 1 S.C.R. 620
- R. v. Patrick, 2009 SCC 17, [2009] 1 S.C.R. 579
- A.C. v. Manitoba (Director of Child and Family Services), 2009 SCC 30, [2009] 2 S.C.R. 181
- R. v. Grant, 2009 SCC 32, [2009] 2 S.C.R. 353
- R. v. Suberu, 2009 SCC 33, [2009] 2 S.C.R. 460
- Plourde v. Wal-Mart Canada Corp., 2009 SCC 54, [2009] 3 S.C.R. 465
- Consolidated Fastfrate Inc. v. Western Canada Council of Teamsters, 2009 SCC 53, [2009] 3 S.C.R. 407
- Desbiens v. Wal-Mart Canada Corp., 2009 SCC 55, [2009] 3 S.C.R. 540
- Co-operators Life Insurance Co. v. Gibbens, 2009 SCC 59, [2009] 3 S.C.R. 605
- Tercon Contractors Ltd. v. British Columbia (Transportation and Highways), 2010 SCC 4, [2010] 1 S.C.R. 69
- R. v. Szczerbaniwicz, 2010 SCC 15, [2010] 1 S.C.R. 455
- R. v. National Post, 2010 SCC 16, [2010] 1 S.C.R. 477
- Québec (Attorney General) v. Moses, 2010 SCC 17, [2010] 1 S.C.R. 557
- R. v. Nolet, 2010 SCC 24, [2010] 1 S.C.R. 851
- R. v. McCrimmon, 2010 SCC 36, [2010] 2 S.C.R. 402
- R. v. Sinclair, 2010 SCC 35, [2010] 2 S.C.R. 310
- R. v. Willier, 2010 SCC 37, [2010] 2 S.C.R. 429
- R. v. White, 2010 SCC 59, [2010] 3 S.C.R. 374
- Beckman v. Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation, 2010 SCC 53, [2010] 3 S.C.R. 103
- Canada (Attorney General) v. TeleZone Inc., 2010 SCC 62, [2010] 3 S.C.R. 585
- R. v. Caron, 2011 SCC 5, [2011] 1 S.C.R. 78
- R. v. White, 2011 SCC 13, [2011] 1 S.C.R. 433
- Seidel v. TELUS Communications Inc., 2011 SCC 15, [2011] 1 S.C.R. 531
- British Columbia (Attorney General) v. Malik, 2011 SCC 18, [2011] 1 S.C.R. 657
- R. v. O’Brien, 2011 SCC 29, [2011] 2 S.C.R. 485
- Canada (Attorney General) v. Mavi, 2011 SCC 30, [2011] 2 S.C.R. 504
- Aecon Buildings v. Stephenson Engineering Ltd., 2011 SCC 33, [2011] 2 S.C.R. 560
- R. v. Barros, 2011 SCC 51, [2011] 3 S.C.R. 368
- R. v. Sarrazin, 2011 SCC 54, [2011] 3 S.C.R. 505
- Lax Kw’alaams Indian Band v. Canada (Attorney General), 2011 SCC 56, [2011] 3 S.C.R. 535
- Alberta (Information Privacy Commissioner) v. Alberta Teachers’ Association, 2011 SCC 61, [2011] 3 S.C.R. 654
- R. v. D.A.I., 2012 SCC 5, [2012] 1 S.C.R. 149