List of Supreme Court of Canada cases (Laskin Court)

This is a chronological list of notable cases decided by the Supreme Court of Canada from the appointment of Bora Laskin in 1973 as Chief Justice to his death in office in 1984. Laskin was the first Chief Justice to hear cases under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms implemented in 1982.

1973 – 1974
Case nameCitationDateSubject
December 27, 1973 – Bora Laskin is appointed as Chief Justice of Canada
Calder v British Columbia (AG) [1973] SCR 313 January 31, 1973 Aboriginal rights
Jordan House Hotel Ltd v Menow [1974] SCR 239 commercial host liability
Canadian Aero Service Ltd v O'Malley [1974] SCR 592 June 29, 1973 corporate director's fiduciary duties
Canada (AG) v Lavell [1974] SCR 1349 August 27, 1973 equality, Bill of Rights
Moran v Pyle National (Canada) Ltd [1975] 1 SCR 393 Conflict of laws
Murdoch v Murdoch [1975] 1 SCR 423 Division of matrimonial property

1975 – 1979
Case nameCitationDateSubject
Kienapple v R [1975] 1 SCR 729 the "kienapple" principle of multiple criminal charges
Jones v New Brunswick (AG) [1975] 2 SCR 182 validity of Official Languages Act
Interprovincial Cooperatives Ltd v R (1975), [1976] 1 SCR 477 constitutional extraterritoriality
Morgentaler v R [1976] 1 SCR 616 March 26, 1975 abortion
Harrison v Carswell [1976] 2 SCR 200 pre-Charter right to protest
Morgan v Prince Edward Island (AG) [1976] 2 SCR 349 limiting right to own land
Reference Re Anti-Inflation Act [1976] 2 SCR 373 July 12, 1976 peace, order and good government power
MacDonald v Vapor Canada Ltd [1977] 2 SCR 134 constitutionality of the Trade-marks Act
Amax Potash Ltd v Saskatchewan [1977] 2 SCR 576 October 5, 1976 Ability of government to protect itself from unfavourable findings on federalism issues.
Miller v R [1977] 2 SCR 680 Bill of Rights; Cruel and unusual punishment
R v Leary [1978] 1 SCR 29 March 8, 1977 intoxication defence
Kruger v R [1978] 1 SCR 104 May 31, 1977 Indian Act and provincial gaming laws
Smithers v R [1978] 1 SCR 506 May 17, 1977 criminal causation test
Capital Cities Communications Inc v Canadian Radio-Television Commission [1978] 2 SCR 141 November 30, 1977 federal works and undertakings
Quebec (AG) v Kellogg's Co of Canada [1978] 2 SCR 211 January 19, 1978 freedom of expression
Arnold v Teno [1978] 2 SCR 287 January 19, 1978 duty of care; unforeseeable plaintiff
Nova Scotia (Board of Censors) v McNeil [1978] 2 SCR 662 January 19, 1978 federalism; provincial power to censor
Canada (AG) v Montreal (City of) [1978] 2 SCR 770 January 19, 1978 Federalism and municipal power to create preventative by-laws
Reference Re Agricultural Products Marketing Act [1978] 2 SCR 1198
R v Sault Ste-Marie (City of) [1978] 2 SCR 1299 May 1, 1978 strict liability offences
Manitoba Fisheries Ltd v R [1979] 1 SCR 101 October 3, 1978 expropriation; regulatory taking
Bliss v Canada (AG) [1979] 1 SCR 183 October 31, 1978 Canadian Bill of Rights
R v Hauser [1979] 1 SCR 984 May 1, 1979 federalism; peace, order and good government
Cherneskey v Armadale Publishers Ltd [1979] 1 SCR 1067 November 21, 1978 defamation
Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 963 v New Brunswick Liquor Corp [1979] 2 SCR 227 judicial review
Dunlop v R [1979] 2 SCR 881 May 31, 1979 aiding and abetting
Lewis v R [1979] 2 SCR 821 June 14, 1979 Murder; motive
Quebec (AG) v Blaikie (No 1) [1979] 2 SCR 1016 December 13, 1979 language rights

1980 – 1984
Case nameCitationDateSubject
Solosky v R [1980] 1 SCR 821 December 21, 1979 solicitor-client privilege
Labatt Breweries of Canada Ltd v Canada (AG) [1980] 1 SCR 914 federal legislative power
Pappajohn v R [1980] 2 SCR 120 May 20, 1980 rape defence
Pettkus v Becker [1980] 2 SCR 834 December 18, 1980 unjust enrichment
Reibl v Hughes [1980] 2 SCR 880 October 7, 1980 duty to disclose
R v Ron Engineering and Construction (Eastern) Ltd [1981] 1 SCR 111 January 27, 1981 offer and acceptance
Re Residential Tenancies Act, 1979 [1981] 1 SCR 714 May 28, 1981 jurisdiction of courts
Seneca College v Bhadauria [1981] 2 S.C.R. 181 June 22, 1981 Human rights, tort, discrimination
Patriation Reference [1981] 1 SCR 753 September 28, 1981 patriation of the Constitution of Canada
Canada (Minister of Justice) v Borowski [1981] 2 SCR 575 December 1, 1981 public interest standing
Ontario (Human Rights Commission) v Etobicoke (Borough of) [1982] 1 SCR 202 February 9, 1982 age discrimination
April 17, 1982 - The Constitution Act, 1982, which includes the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, enters into effect
Vetrovec v R [1982] 1 SCR 811 May 31, 1982 evidence
Descôteaux v Mierzwinski [1982] 1 SCR 860 June 23, 1982 privilege
Multiple Access Ltd v McCutcheon [1982] 2 SCR 161 August 9, 1982 overlapping federal and provincial laws
Shell Oil Co v Canada (Commissioner of Patents) [1982] 2 SCR 536 November 2, 1982 patents
Quebec Veto Reference [1982] 2 SCR 793 December 6, 1982 Quebec veto
Graat v R [1982] 2 SCR 819 December 21, 1982 opinion evidence
Westendorp v R [1983] 1 SCR 43 January 25, 1983 division of powers
Canada (Labour Relations Board) v Paul L'Anglais Inc [1983] 1 SCR 147 February 8, 1983 jurisdiction of courts
R v Saskatchewan Wheat Pool [1983] 1 SCR 205 February 8, 1983 tort of breach of statutory duty
R v Perka [1984] 2 SCR 232 October 11, 1984 defence of necessity
Re Upper Churchill Water Rights Reversion Act [1984] 1 SCR 297 May 3, 1984 provincial legislative power
March 26, 1984 – death of Chief Justice Bora Laskin

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