1993 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada
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The list below consists of the reasons delivered from the bench by the Supreme Court of Canada during 1993. This list, however, does not include decisions on motions.
Reasons
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| Case name | Argued | Decided | Lamer | La Forest | L'Heureux-Dubé | Sopinka | Gonthier | Cory | McLachlin | Iacobucci | Major | 
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| BG Checo International Ltd v British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority, [1993] 1 SCR 12[1] | January 28, 1992 | January 21, 1993 | |||||||||
| Queen v Cognos Inc, [1993] 1 SCR 87[2] | January 29, 1992 | January 21, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v Cooper, [1993] 1 SCR 146[3] | October 6, 1992 | January 21, 1993 | |||||||||
| Hongkong Bank of Canada v Wheeler Holdings Ltd, [1993] 1 SCR 167[4] | February 4, 1992 | January 21, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v MacKenzie, [1993] 1 SCR 212[5] | April 3, 1992 | January 21, 1993 | |||||||||
| Reid Crowther & Partners Ltd v Simcoe & Erie General Insurance Co, [1993] 1 SCR 252 [1] | October 13, 1992 | January 21, 1993 | |||||||||
| Caisse populaire de Maniwaki v Giroux, [1993] 1 SCR 282 [2] | October 13, 1992 | January 21, 1993 | |||||||||
| Engel v Salyn, [1993] 1 SCR 306 [3] | October 14, 1992 | January 21, 1993 | |||||||||
| New Brunswick Broadcasting Co v Nova Scotia (Speaker of the House of Assembly), [1993] 1 SCR 319 [4] | March 2, 3, 1992 | January 21, 1993 | |||||||||
| Baron v Canada, [1993] 1 SCR 416 [5] | February 6, 1992 | January 21, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v Pouliot, [1993] 1 SCR 456 [6] | February 1, 1993 | February 1, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v Honish, [1993] 1 SCR 458 [7] | February 2, 1993 | February 2, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v Jones, [1993] 1 SCR 460 [8] | February 2, 1993 | February 2, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v Morgentaler, [1993] 1 SCR 462 [9] | February 2, 1993 | February 2, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v Pitt, [1993] 1 SCR 466 [10] | February 22, 1993 | February 22, 1993 | |||||||||
| Case name | Argued | Decided | Lamer | La Forest | L'Heureux-Dubé | Sopinka | Gonthier | Cory | McLachlin | Iacobucci | Major | 
| R v Alkerton, [1993] 1 SCR 468 [11] | February 22, 1993 | February 22, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v P (J), [1993] 1 SCR 469 [12] | February 24, 1993 | February 24, 1993 | |||||||||
| Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières v Larocque, [1993] 1 SCR 471 [13] | November 30, 1992 | February 25, 1993 | |||||||||
| The Rhône v The Peter AB Widener, [1993] 1 SCR 497 [14] | May 26, 1992 | February 25, 1993 | |||||||||
| Canada (AG) v Mossop, [1993] 1 SCR 554 [15] | June 3, 1992 | February 25, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v Sharma, [1993] 1 SCR 650 [16] | April 28, 1992 | February 25, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v Greenbaum, [1993] 1 SCR 674 [17] | December 4;, 1992 | February 25, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v B (FF), [1993] 1 SCR 697 [18] | October 5, 1992 | February 25, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v B (KG), [1993] 1 SCR 740 [19] | October 8, 1992 | February 25, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v Thomas, [1993] 1 SCR 835 [20] | February 26, 1993 | February 26, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v Macooh, [1993] 2 SCR 802 [21] | February 26, 1993 | June 30, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v P (VL), [1993] 1 SCR 837 [22] | March 3, 1993 | March 3, 1993 | |||||||||
| Reference Re Public Schools Act (Man), s 79(3), (4) and (7), [1993] 1 SCR 839 [23] | December 3, 1992 | March 4, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v Hundal, [1993] 1 SCR 867 [24] | January 30, 1992 | March 11, 1993 | |||||||||
| Westar Mining Ltd (Re), [1993] 1 SCR 890 [25] | March 1, 1993 | March 18, 1993 | |||||||||
| Case name | Argued | Decided | Lamer | La Forest | L'Heureux-Dubé | Sopinka | Gonthier | Cory | McLachlin | Iacobucci | Major | 
| R v Douglas; R v Myers, [1993] 1 SCR 893 [26] | March 23, 1993 | March 23, 1993 | |||||||||
| Sie-Mac Pipeline Contractors Ltd v MNR, [1993] 1 SCR 895 [27] | March 24, 1993 | March 24, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v Finta, [1993] 1 SCR 1138 [28] | March 24, 1993 | March 24, 1993 | |||||||||
| Amchem Products Inc v British Columbia (Workers' Compensation Board), [1993] 1 SCR 897 [29] | May 25, 1992 | March 25, 1993 | |||||||||
| Canada (AG) v Public Service Alliance of Canada, [1993] 1 SCR 941 [30] | November 12, 1992 | March 25, 1993 | |||||||||
| Peter v Beblow, [1993] 1 SCR 980 [31] | November 12, 1992 | March 25, 1993 | |||||||||
| Barrette v Crabtree Estate, [1993] 1 SCR 1027 [32] | March 25, 1993 | December 1, 1992 | |||||||||
| Dehghani v Canada (Minister of Employment and Immigration), [1993] 1 SCR 1053 [33] | December 2, 1992 | March 24, 1993 | |||||||||
| Finlay v Canada (Minister of Finance), [1993] 1 SCR 1080 [34] | March 23, 1992 rehearing: January 28, 1993  | 
March 25, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v Schiewe, [1993] 1 SCR 1134 [35] | March 26, 1993 | March 26, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v Steeves, [1993] 1 SCR 1136 [36] | March 31, 1993 | March 31, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v Goncalves, [1993] 2 SCR 3 [37] | April 2, 1993 | April 2, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v Théroux, [1993] 2 SCR 5 [38] | November 3, 1992 | April 8, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v Zlatic, [1993] 2 SCR 29 [39] | April 8, 1993 | November 6, 1992 | |||||||||
| R v Imbeault, [1993] 2 SCR 51 [40] | March 29, 1993 | April 8, 1993 | |||||||||
| Case name | Argued | Decided | Lamer | La Forest | L'Heureux-Dubé | Sopinka | Gonthier | Cory | McLachlin | Iacobucci | Major | 
| Kourtessis v MNR, [1993] 2 SCR 53 [41] | February 6, 1992 | April 22, 1993 | |||||||||
| Ciarlariello v Schacter, [1993] 2 SCR 119 [42] | November 30, 1992 | April 22, 1993 | |||||||||
| Cunningham v Canada, [1993] 2 SCR 143 [43] | January 29, 1993 | April 22, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v Hawkins, [1993] 2 SCR 157 [44] | April 28, 1993 | April 28, 1993 | |||||||||
| Hall v Hebert, [1993] 2 SCR 159 [45] | October 6, 1992 | April 29, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v C (R), [1993] 2 SCR 226 [46] | April 29, 1993 | April 29, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v Slaney, [1993] 2 SCR 228 [47] | April 30, 1993 | April 30, 1993 | |||||||||
| Dayco (Canada) Ltd v CAW-Canada, [1993] 2 SCR 230 [48] | May 7, 1992 | May 6, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v Osolin, [1993] 2 SCR 313 [49] | May 6, 1993 | May 6, 1993 | |||||||||
| United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local 579 v Bradco Construction Ltd, [1993] 2 SCR 316 [50] | October 16, 1992 | May 19, 1993 | |||||||||
| University of British Columbia v Berg, [1993] 2 SCR 353 [51] | January 27, 1993 | May 19, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v Hasselwander, [1993] 2 SCR 398 [52] | February 5, 1993 | May 19, 1993 | 
 
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| R v M (JJ), [1993] 2 SCR 421 [53] | February 5, 1993 | May 19, 1993 | |||||||||
| Sauvé v Canada (AG), [1993] 2 SCR 438 [54] | May 27, 1993 | May 27, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v D (A), [1993] 2 SCR 441 [55] | June 1, 1993 | June 1, 1993 | |||||||||
| Case name | Argued | Decided | Lamer | La Forest | L'Heureux-Dubé | Sopinka | Gonthier | Cory | McLachlin | Iacobucci | Major | 
| Artell Developments Ltd v 677950 Ontario Ltd, [1993] 2 SCR 443 [56] | June 4, 1993 | June 4, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v Thornton, [1993] 2 SCR 445 [57] | June 4, 1993 | June 4, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v Clutterbuck, [1993] 2 SCR 447 [58] | June 8, 1993 | June 8, 1993 | |||||||||
| Westar Mining Ltd (Re), [1993] 2 SCR 448 [59] | June 8, 1993 | June 8, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v Egger, [1993] 2 SCR 451 [60] | October 9, 1992 | June 10, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v Aalders, [1993] 2 SCR 482 [61] | March 3, 1993 | June 10, 1993 | |||||||||
| Reference Re Education Act (Que), [1993] 2 SCR 511 [62] | December 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11, 1992 | June 17, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v Bevan, [1993] 2 SCR 599 [63] | March 5, 1993 | June 17, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v Evans, [1993] 2 SCR 629 [64] | March 22, 1993 | June 17, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v Erickson, [1993] 2 SCR 649 [65] | June 17, 1993 | June 17, 1993 | |||||||||
| Flieger v New Brunswick, [1993] 2 SCR 651 [66] | April 26, 1993 | June 30, 1993 | |||||||||
| Canada (AG) v Ward, [1993] 2 SCR 689 [67] | March 25, 1992 | June 30, 1993 | |||||||||
| Domtar Inc v Quebec (Commission d'appel en matière de lésions professionnelles), [1993] 2 SCR 756 [68] | April 1, 1993 | June 30, 1993 | |||||||||
| Saint-Basile, Village Sud (Corporation municipale de) v Ciment Québec Inc, [1993] 2 SCR 823 [69] | February 23, 1993 | July 15, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v V (KB), [1993] 2 SCR 857 [70] | June 16, 1993 | July 15, 1993 | |||||||||
| Case name | Argued | Decided | Lamer | La Forest | L'Heureux-Dubé | Sopinka | Gonthier | Cory | McLachlin | Iacobucci | Major | 
| R v Gallagher, [1993] 2 SCR 861 [71] | March 1, 1993 | August 12, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v Frazer, [1993] 2 SCR 866 [72] | March 1, 1993 | August 12, 1993 | |||||||||
| Weatherall v Canada (AG), [1993] 2 SCR 872 [73] | March 25, 1993 | August 12, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v Potvin, [1993] 2 SCR 880 [74] | June 7, 1993 | August 12, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v Brown, [1993] 2 SCR 918 [75] | June 18, 1993 | August 12, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v Tremblay, [1993] 2 SCR 932 [76] | February 23, 1993 | September 2, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v Tortone, [1993] 2 SCR 973 [77] | April 28, 1993 | September 2, 1993 | |||||||||
| Haig v Canada (Chief Electoral Officer), [1993] 2 SCR 995 [78] | March 4, 1993 | September 2, 1993 | |||||||||
| Murphy v Welsh; Stoddard v Watson, [1993] 2 SCR 1069 [79] | May 31, 1993 | September 2, 1993 | |||||||||
| Ramsden v Peterborough (City of), [1993] 2 SCR 1084 [80] | June 1, 1993 | September 2, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v Creighton, [1993] 3 SCR 3 [81] | February 3, 1993 | September 9, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v Gosset, [1993] 3 SCR 76 [82] | May 1, 1993 | September 9, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v Finlay, [1993] 3 SCR 103 [83] | October 15, 1993 | September 9, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v Naglik, [1993] 3 SCR 122 [84] | April 5, 1993 | September 9, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v E (AW), [1993] 3 SCR 155 [85] | January 29, 1993 | September 9, 1993 | |||||||||
| Case name | Argued | Decided | Lamer | La Forest | L'Heureux-Dubé | Sopinka | Gonthier | Cory | McLachlin | Iacobucci | Major | 
| Auto Concrete Curb Ltd v South Nation River Conservation Authority, [1993] 3 SCR 201 [86] | June 14, 1993 | September 9, 1993 | |||||||||
| Edgeworth Construction Ltd v ND Lea & Associates Ltd, [1993] 3 SCR 206 [87] | June 14, 1993 | September 30, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v Grant, [1993] 3 SCR 223 [88] | April 2, 1993 | September 30, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v Wiley, [1993] 3 SCR 263 [89] | November 5, 1992 | September 30, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v Plant, [1993] 3 SCR 281 [90] | November 5, 1992 | September 30, 1993f | |||||||||
| R v Harbottle, [1993] 3 SCR 306 [91] | May 25, 1993 | September 30, 1993 | |||||||||
| Ontario Hydro v Ontario (Labour Relations Board), [1993] 3 SCR 327 [92] | November 9, 1992 | September 30, 1993 | |||||||||
| Slattery (Trustee of) v Slattery, [1993] 3 SCR 430 [93] | March 29, 1993 | September 30, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v Morgentaler, [1993] 3 SCR 463 [94] | February 4, 1993 | September 30, 1993 | |||||||||
| Rodriguez v British Columbia (AG), [1993] 3 SCR 519 [95] | May 20, 1993 | September 30, 1993 | |||||||||
| National Party of Canada v Canadian Broadcasting Corp, [1993] 3 SCR 651 [96] | October 4, 1993 | October 4, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v Price, [1993] 3 SCR 633 [97] | October 5, 1993 | October 5, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v Smith, [1993] 3 SCR 635 [98] | October 6, 1993 | October 6, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v Profit, [1993] 3 SCR 637 [99] | October 7, 1993 | October 7, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v Côté, [1993] 3 SCR 639 [100] | October 7, 1993 | October 7, 1993 | |||||||||
| Case name | Argued | Decided | Lamer | La Forest | L'Heureux-Dubé | Sopinka | Gonthier | Cory | McLachlin | Iacobucci | Major | 
| R v Leduc, [1993] 3 SCR 641 [101] | October 8, 1993 | October 8, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v B (JG), [1993] 3 SCR 643 [102] | October 8, 1993 | October 8, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v Gaetz, [1993] 3 SCR 645 [103] | October 12, 1993 | October 12, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v Yorke, [1993] 3 SCR 647 [104] | October 15, 1993 | October 15, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v Ruiz, [1993] 3 SCR 649 [105] | October 15, 1993 | October 15, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v Evans, [1993] 3 SCR 653 [106] | March 24, 1993 | October 21, 1993 | |||||||||
| Hy and Zel's Inc v Ontario (AG); Paul Magder Furs Ltd v Ontario (AG), [1993] 3 SCR 675 [107] | February 25, 1993 | October 21, 1993 | |||||||||
| Canada Labour Relations Board v Québecair, [1993] 3 SCR 724 | |||||||||||
| R v Dersch, [1993] 3 SCR 768 [108] | March 30, 1993 | October 21, 1993 | |||||||||
| Air Canada v M & L Travel Ltd, [1993] 3 SCR 787 [109] | April 26, 1993 | October 21, 1993 | |||||||||
| Young v Young, [1993] 4 SCR 3 [110] | January 25, 26, 1993 | October 21, 1993 | |||||||||
| P (D) v S (C), [1993] 4 SCR 141 [111] | January 25, 26, 1993 | October 21, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v Felawka, [1993] 4 SCR 199 [112] | October 21, 1993 | April 1, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v Marquard, [1993] 4 SCR 223 [113] | April 29, 1993 | October 21, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v Mills, [1993] 4 SCR 277 [114] | November 2, 1993 | November 2, 1993 | |||||||||
| Case name | Argued | Decided | Lamer | La Forest | L'Heureux-Dubé | Sopinka | Gonthier | Cory | McLachlin | Iacobucci | Major | 
| Granville Savings and Mortgage Corp v Slevin, [1993] 4 SCR 279 [115] | November 2, 1993 | November 2, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v Nuosci, [1993] 4 SCR 283 [116] | November 3, 1993 | November 3, 1993 | |||||||||
| Friedberg v Canada, [1993] 4 SCR 285 [117] | November 5, 1993 | November 5, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v Brassard, [1993] 4 SCR 287 [118] | November 5, 1993 | November 5, 1993 | |||||||||
| Hunt v T&N plc, [1993] 4 SCR 289 [119] | October 7, 1992 | November 18, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v Litchfield, [1993] 4 SCR 333 [120] | June 7, 1993 | November 18, 1993 | |||||||||
| Allard Contractors Ltd v Coquitlam (District of), [1993] 4 SCR 371 [121] | May 26, 1993 | November 18, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v L (DO), [1993] 4 SCR 419 [122] | June 15, 1993 | November 18, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v Levogiannis, [1993] 4 SCR 475 [123] | June 15, 1993 | November 18, 1993 | |||||||||
| United States of America v Doyer, [1993] 4 SCR 497 [124] | November 29, 1993 | November 29, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v Moran, [1993] 4 SCR 499 [125] | November 29, 1993 | November 29, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v Rowbotham; R v Roblin, [1993] 4 SCR 834 [126] | December 8, 1993 | December 8, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v McAnespie, [1993] 4 SCR 501 [127] | December 10, 1993 | December 10, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v I (LR) and T (E), [1993] 4 SCR 504 [128] | March 31, 1993 | December 16, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v Tapaquon, [1993] 4 SCR 535 [129] | May 25, 1993 | December 16, 1993 | |||||||||
| Case name | Argued | Decided | Lamer | La Forest | L'Heureux-Dubé | Sopinka | Gonthier | Cory | McLachlin | Iacobucci | Major | 
| R v Jackson, [1993] 4 SCR 573 [130] | June 3, 1993 | December 16, 1993 | |||||||||
| R v Osolin, [1993] 4 SCR 595 [131] | June 17, 1993 | December 16, 1993 | |||||||||
| Symes v Canada, [1993] 4 SCR 695 [132] | March 2, 1993 | December 16, 1993 | 
References
[edit]- ^ "BG Checo International Ltd. v. British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority". SCC Cases. 26 September 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
 - ^ "SCC Cases". Queen v. Cognos Inc. 26 September 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
 - ^ "R. v. Cooper". SCC Cases. 26 September 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
 - ^ "Hongkong Bank of Canada v. Wheeler Holdings Ltd". SCC Cases. 26 September 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
 - ^ "R. v. MacKenzie". SCC Cases. 26 September 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
 
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