Oral reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada

Certain cases heard by the Supreme Court of Canada can be decided without significant deliberation or justification. In such situations the court will give their reasons for judgment orally after the parties have finished making their submission.

The following is a list of the published reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada that were given orally.

2003

Case name	Author	Subject
R. v. Wise, [2003] 1 S.C.R. 3; 2003 SCC 1
R. v. Pelletier, [2003] 1 S.C.R. 4; 2003 SCC 2
R. v. R.R., [2003] 1 S.C.R. 37; 2003 SCC 4
R. v. Harriott, [2003] 1 S.C.R. 39; 2003 SCC 5
R. v. Feeley, [2003] 1 S.C.R. 64; 2003 SCC 7
Reference re Earth Future Lottery, [2003] 1 S.C.R. 123; 2003 SCC 10
R. v. M.S., [2003] 1 S.C.R. 125; 2003 SCC 11
R. v. Willis, [2003] 1 S.C.R. 127; 2003 SCC 12
R. v. Knight; R. v. Hay, [2003] 1 S.C.R. 156; 2003 SCC 15
R. v. Allen, [2003] 1 S.C.R. 223; 2003 SCC 18
R. v. P.A., [2003] 1 S.C.R. 275; 2003 SCC 21
R. v. Larue, [2003] 1 S.C.R. 277; 2003 SCC 22
R. v. Bédard, [2003] 2 S.C.R. 621; 2003 SCC 56
R. v. Phillips, [2003] 2 S.C.R. 623; 2003 SCC 57
Vann Niagara Ltd. v. Oakville (Town), [2003] 3 S.C.R. 158; 2003 SCC 65

2004

Case name	Author	Subject
R. v. Cheddesingh, [2004] 1 S.C.R. 433; 2004 SCC 16
9050-3400 Québec Inc. v. Riverin, Girard & Associés Inc., [2004] 1 S.C.R. 301; 2004 SCC 8
Nutribec Ltée v. Quebec (Commission d'appel en matière de lésions professionnelles), [2004] 1 S.C.R. 824; 2004 SCC 32
R. v. Rémillard, [2004] 2 S.C.R. 246; 2004 SCC 41
R. v. Saunders, [2004] 3 S.C.R. 505; 2004 SCC 70
R. v. Smith, [2004] 3 S.C.R. 507; 2004 SCC 71
R. v. Zurowski, [2004] 3 S.C.R. 509; 2004 SCC 72
R. v. Lohrer, [2004] 3 S.C.R. 732; 2004 SCC 80

2005

Case name	Author	Subject
British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority v. British Columbia (Environmental Appeal Board), [2005] 1 S.C.R. 3; 2005 SCC 1
UL Canada Inc. v. Quebec (Attorney General), [2005] 1 S.C.R. 143; 2005 SCC 10
R. v. P.E.C., [2005] 1 S.C.R. 290; 2005 SCC 19
R. v. Dionne, [2005] 1 S.C.R. 665; 2005 SCC 29
R. v. Stender, [2005] 1 S.C.R. 914; 2005 SCC 36
Moufarrège v. Quebec (Deputy Minister of Revenue), [2005] 2 S.C.R. 598; 2005 SCC 53
R. v. Rodrigue, [2005] 3 S.C.R. 384; 2005 SCC 67
R. v. Escobar-Benavidez, [2005] 3 S.C.R. 386; 2005 SCC 68
R. v. MacKay, [2005] 3 S.C.R. 607; 2005 SCC 75