1996 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada

The list below consists of the reasons delivered from the bench by the Supreme Court of Canada during 1996. This list, however, does not include decisions on motions.

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 name	Argued	Decided	Lamer	La Forest	L'Heureux-Dubé	Sopinka	Gonthier	Cory	McLachlin	Iacobucci	Major
St. Marys Paper Inc. (Re), [1996] 1 S.C.R. 3	January 22, 1996	January 22, 1996		V
Rubin v. Canada (Clerk of the Privy Council), [1996] 1 S.C.R. 6	January 24, 1996	January 24, 1996		V
R. v. Evans, [1996] 1 S.C.R. 8	May 4, 1995	January 25, 1996		1	2		2				3
R. v. Thibert, [1996] 1 S.C.R. 37		January 25, 1996
R. v. Dewald, [1996] 1 S.C.R. 68		January 26, 1996				V
R. v. Fitt; R. v. Kouyas, [1996] 1 S.C.R. 70		January 29, 1996
R. v. Austin, [1996] 1 S.C.R. 72		January 31, 1996
Swantje v. Canada, [1996] 1 S.C.R. 73		February 2, 1996
Mooring v. Canada (National Parole Board), [1996] 1 S.C.R. 75		February 8, 1996	1	2
R. v. Edwards, [1996] 1 S.C.R. 128		February 8, 1996		1	2		3
Chablis Textiles Inc. (Trustee of) v. London Life Insurance Co., [1996] 1 S.C.R. 160		February 8, 1996
Esmail v. Petro-Canada, [1997] 2 SCR 3		February 8, 1996
Helo Enterprises Ltd. v. Standard Trust Co. (Liquidators of), [1996] 1 S.C.R. 183		February 21, 1996
R. v. Gagnon, [1996] 1 S.C.R. 185		February 21, 1996
Reference re Amendments to the Residential Tenancies Act (N.S.), [1996] 1 S.C.R. 186		February 22, 1996	1				2
Case name	Argued	Decided	Lamer	La Forest	L'Heureux-Dubé	Sopinka	Gonthier	Cory	McLachlin	Iacobucci	Major
Schwartz v. Canada, [1996] 1 S.C.R. 254		February 22, 1996
Tennant v. M.N.R., [1996] 1 S.C.R. 305		February 22, 1996
Royal Bank of Canada v. North American Life Assurance Co., [1996] 1 S.C.R. 325		February 22, 1996
Royal Oak Mines Inc. v. Canada (Labour Relations Board), [1996] 1 S.C.R. 369		February 22, 1996
R. v. Keegstra, [1996] 1 S.C.R. 458		February 28, 1996
R. v. Marinaro, [1996] 1 S.C.R. 462		February 29, 1996
R. v. Martin, [1996] 1 S.C.R. 463		March 1, 1996
United States of America v. Jamieson, [1996] 1 S.C.R. 465		March 19, 1996
United States of America v. Whitley, [1996] 1 S.C.R. 467		March 19, 1996
United States of America v. Ross, [1996] 1 S.C.R. 469		March 19, 1996
R. v. V.D.A. (A.F.), [1996] 1 S.C.R. 471		March 21, 1996
R. v. Majid, [1996] 1 S.C.R. 472		March 21, 1996
R. v. Burke, [1996] 1 S.C.R. 474		March 21, 1996
R. v. M. (C.A.), [1996] 1 S.C.R. 500		March 21, 1996
Gould v. Yukon Order of Pioneers, [1996] 1 S.C.R. 571		March 21, 1996			1				2
Case name	Argued	Decided	Lamer	La Forest	L'Heureux-Dubé	Sopinka	Gonthier	Cory	McLachlin	Iacobucci	Major
R. v. Calder, [1996] 1 S.C.R. 660		March 21, 1996
R. v. Robinson, [1996] 1 S.C.R. 683		March 21, 1996
R. v. McMaster, [1996] 1 S.C.R. 740		March 21, 1996
R. v. Lemky, [1996] 1 S.C.R. 757		March 21, 1996
R. v. Badger, [1996] 1 S.C.R. 771		April 3, 1996
Ross v. New Brunswick School District No. 15, [1996] 1 S.C.R. 825		April 3, 1996
United States of America v. Leon, [1996] 1 S.C.R. 888		April 3, 1996
D. (J.L.) v. Vallée, [1996] 1 S.C.R. 893		March 25, 1996
R. v. Richard, [1996] 1 S.C.R. 896		March 28, 1996
Martin v. Beaudry, [1996] 1 S.C.R. 898		April 24, 1996
Coopérants, Mutual Life Insurance Society (Liquidator of) v. Dubois, [1996] 1 S.C.R. 900		April 25, 1996
R. v. Lewis, [1996] 1 S.C.R. 921		April 25, 1996
Alberta (Treasury Branches) v. M.N.R.; Toronto-Dominion Bank v. M.N.R., [1996] 1 S.C.R. 963		April 25, 1996
R. v. Nikal, [1996] 1 S.C.R. 1013		April 25, 1996
R. v. Laporte, [1996] 1 S.C.R. 1074		April 26, 1996
Case name	Argued	Decided	Lamer	La Forest	L'Heureux-Dubé	Sopinka	Gonthier	Cory	McLachlin	Iacobucci	Major
R. v. McConnell, [1996] 1 S.C.R. 1075		April 30, 1996
Newfoundland Association of Public Employees v. Newfoundland (Green Bay Health Care Centre), [1996] 2 S.C.R. 3		May 2, 1996
Gordon v. Goertz, [1996] 2 S.C.R. 27		May 2, 1996
W. (V.) v. S. (D.), [1996] 2 S.C.R. 108		May 2, 1996
R. v. Mara Properties Ltd., [1996] 2 S.C.R. 161		May 21, 1996
R. v. Wright, [1996] 2 S.C.R. 163		May 22, 1996
R. v. Rarru, [1996] 2 S.C.R. 165		May 22, 1996
R. v. Labonté, [1996] 2 S.C.R. 167		May 28, 1996
R. v. Royer, [1996] 2 S.C.R. 169		May 29, 1996
R. v. Audet, [1996] 2 S.C.R. 171		May 30, 1996
R. v. Terry, [1996] 2 S.C.R. 207		May 30, 1996
R. v. Sarson, [1996] 2 S.C.R. 223		May 30, 1996
R. v. Seymour, [1996] 2 S.C.R. 252		May 30, 1996
R. v. Hebert, [1996] 2 S.C.R. 272		May 30, 1996
R. v. Laperrière, [1996] 2 S.C.R. 284		June 11, 1996
Case name	Argued	Decided	Lamer	La Forest	L'Heureux-Dubé	Sopinka	Gonthier	Cory	McLachlin	Iacobucci	Major
R. v. Liakas, [1996] 2 S.C.R. 286		June 13, 1996
R. v. McKarris, [1996] 2 S.C.R. 287		June 14, 1996
R. v. Clement, [1996] 2 S.C.R. 289		June 14, 1996
R. v. R. (D.), [1996] 2 S.C.R. 291		June 20, 1996
Béliveau St-Jacques v. Fédération des employées et employésde services publics inc., [1996] 2 S.C.R. 345		June 20, 1996
Semelhago v. Paramadevan, [1996] 2 S.C.R. 415		June 20, 1996
International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union, Ship and Dock Foremen, Local 514 v. Prince Rupert Grain Ltd., [1996] 2 S.C.R. 432		June 20, 1996
R. v. Michaud, [1996] 2 S.C.R. 458		June 20, 1996
R. v. McCarthy, [1996] 2 S.C.R. 460		June 21, 1996
R. v. Bardales, [1996] 2 S.C.R. 461		June 21, 1996
R. v. Goldhart, [1996] 2 S.C.R. 463		July 4, 1996
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees Canadian Pacific System Federation v. Canadian Pacific Ltd., [1996] 2 S.C.R. 495		July 4, 1996
R. v. Van der Peet, [1996] 2 S.C.R. 507		August 21, 1996
R. v. N.T.C. Smokehouse Ltd., [1996] 2 S.C.R. 672		August 21, 1996
R. v. Gladstone, [1996] 2 S.C.R. 723		August 21, 1996
Case name	Argued	Decided	Lamer	La Forest	L'Heureux-Dubé	Sopinka	Gonthier	Cory	McLachlin	Iacobucci	Major
R. v. Pamajewon, [1996] 2 S.C.R. 821		August 22, 1996
P. (S.) v. R. (M.), [1996] 2 S.C.R. 842		August 22, 1996
Harvey v. New Brunswick (Attorney General), [1996] 2 S.C.R. 876		August 22, 1996
Ontario Home Builders' Association v. York Region Board of Education, [1996] 2 S.C.R. 929		August 22, 1996
MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. v. Simpson, [1996] 2 S.C.R. 1048		August 22, 1996
D'Amato v. Badger, [1996] 2 S.C.R. 1071		August 22, 1996
Michaud v. Quebec (Attorney General), [1996] 3 S.C.R. 3		September 12, 1996
Centre communautaire juridique de l'Estrie v. Sherbrooke (City), [1996] 3 S.C.R. 84		September 12, 1996
R. v. Adams, [1996] 3 S.C.R. 101		October 3, 1996
R. v. Côté, [1996] 3 S.C.R. 139		October 3, 1996
R. v. Knox, [1996] 3 S.C.R. 199		October 3, 1996
Quebec (Public Curator) v. Syndicat national des employés de l'hôpital St-Ferdinand, [1996] 3 S.C.R. 211		October 3, 1996
Augustus v. Gosset, [1996] 3 S.C.R. 268		October 3, 1996
R. v. Jacques, [1996] 3 S.C.R. 312		October 3, 1996
Guimond v. Quebec (Attorney General), [1996] 3 S.C.R. 347		October 3, 1996
Case name	Argued	Decided	Lamer	La Forest	L'Heureux-Dubé	Sopinka	Gonthier	Cory	McLachlin	Iacobucci	Major
R. v. G. (R.M.), [1996] 3 S.C.R. 362		October 3, 1996
Katz v. Vancouver Stock Exchange, [1996] 3 S.C.R. 405		October 3, 1996
R. v. Parisé, [1996] 3 S.C.R. 408		October 4, 1996
R. v. Pittman, [1996] 3 S.C.R. 410		October 4, 1996
R. v. Laverty, [1996] 3 S.C.R. 412		October 11, 1996
R. v. Keshane, [1996] 3 S.C.R. 413		October 11, 1996
Manulife Bank of Canada v. Conlin, [1996] 3 S.C.R. 415		October 31, 1996
Athey v. Leonati, [1996] 3 S.C.R. 458		October 31, 1996
Canadian Broadcasting Corp. v. New Brunswick (Attorney General), [1996] 3 S.C.R. 480		October 31, 1996
R. v. Richard, [1996] 3 S.C.R. 525		October 31, 1996
Verdun v. Toronto-Dominion Bank, [1996] 3 S.C.R. 550		October 31, 1996
Battlefords and District Co-operative Ltd. v. Gibbs, [1996] 3 S.C.R. 566		October 31, 1996
R. v. Biscette, [1996] 3 S.C.R. 599		October 31, 1996
R. v. Pelletier, [1996] 3 S.C.R. 601		October 31, 1996
R. v. Sherry, [1996] 3 S.C.R. 602		November 1, 1996
Case name	Argued	Decided	Lamer	La Forest	L'Heureux-Dubé	Sopinka	Gonthier	Cory	McLachlin	Iacobucci	Major
R. v. Howell, [1996] 3 S.C.R. 604		November 1, 1996
Hospitality Investments Ltd. v. Everett Lord Building Construction Ltd., [1996] 3 S.C.R. 605		November 8, 1996
R. v. Paternak, [1996] 3 S.C.R. 607		November 8, 1996
Adler v. Ontario, [1996] 3 S.C.R. 609		November 21, 1996
Boma Manufacturing Ltd. v. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, [1996] 3 S.C.R. 727		November 21, 1996
R. v. Dawson, [1996] 3 S.C.R. 783		November 21, 1996
R. v. Rockey, [1996] 3 S.C.R. 829		November 21, 1996
Cooper v. Canada (Human Rights Commission), [1996] 3 S.C.R. 854		November 21, 1996
2747-3174 Québec Inc. v. Quebec (Régie des permis d'alcool), [1996] 3 S.C.R. 919		November 21, 1996
R. v. Hawkins, [1996] 3 S.C.R. 1043		November 28, 1996
R. v. I. (R.R.), [1996] 3 S.C.R. 1124		November 29, 1996
R. v. Bramwell, [1996] 3 S.C.R. 1126		November 29, 1996
R. v. Hinchey, [1996] 3 S.C.R. 1128		December 12, 1996
R. v. Nikolovski, [1996] 3 S.C.R. 1197		December 12, 1996

References

• 1996 decisions: CanLII