1992 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 1992. 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
Did not participate in the final disposition of 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
Stevenson
Iacobucci
Major
Friends of the Oldman River Society v. Canada (Minister of Transport), [1992] 1 SCR 3 [1]
February 19, 20, 1991
January 23, 1992
R. v. Bain, [1992] 1 SCR 91 [2]
January 23, 1992
R. v. Lohnes, [1992] 1 SCR 167 [3]
November 1, 1991
January 23, 1992
M. (M.E.) v. L. (P.), [1992] 1 SCR 183 [4]
October 2, 1991
January 23, 1992
Reference re Manitoba Language Rights, [1992] 1 SCR 212 [5]
October 8, 1991
January 23, 1992
Canadian Council of Churches v. Canada (Minister of Employment and Immigration), [1992] 1 SCR 236 [6]
October 11, 1991
January 23, 1992
R. v. Morin, [1992] 3 SCR 286 [7]
January 30, 1992
January 30, 1992
T. (K.N.) v. P. (G.R.), [1992] 1 SCR 210 [8]
February 5, 1992
February 5, 1992
R. v. Généreux, [1992] 1 SCR 259 [9]
June 5, 1991
February 13, 1992
R. v. Forster, [1992] 1 SCR 339 [10]
June 5, 1991
February 13, 1992
Lapointe v. Hôpital Le Gardeur, [1992] 1 SCR 351 [11]
October 3, 1991
February 13, 1992
Lapointe v. Hôpital Le Gardeur, [1992] 1 SCR 382 [12]
February 13, 1992
Thomson v. Canada (Deputy Minister of Agriculture), [1992] 1 SCR 385 [13]
October 28, 1991
February 13, 1992
Québec (Communauté urbaine) v. Services de santé du Québec, [1992] 1 SCR 426 [14]
December 5, 1991
February 13, 1992
Life Underwriters Assn. of Canada v. Provincial Assn. of Quebec Life Underwriters, [1992] 1 SCR 449 [15]
February 26, 1992
February 26, 1992
Case name
Argued
Decided
Lamer
La Forest
L'Heureux-Dubé
Sopinka
Gonthier
Cory
McLachlin
Stevenson
Iacobucci
Major
R. v. Butler, [1992] 1 SCR 452 [16]
February 27, 1992
R. v. Wise, [1992] 1 SCR 527 [17]
June 25, 1991
February 27, 1992
Sinclair v. Quebec (Attorney General), [1992] 1 SCR 579 [18]
October 9, 1991
February 27, 1992
R. v. Clunas, [1992] 1 SCR 595 [19]
November 12, 1991
February 27, 1992
R. v. Green, [1992] 1 SCR 614 [20]
February 7, 1992
February 27, 1992
R. v. Moore, [1992] 1 SCR 619 [21]
February 28, 1992
February 28, 1992
Quebec (Attorney General) v. Transport G. Courchesne Inc., [1992] 1 SCR 621 [22]
February 28, 1992
February 28, 1992
Lefebvre v. HOJ Industries Ltd., [1992] 1 SCR 831 [23]
March 2, 1992
March 2, 1992
Newfoundland Telephone Co. v. Newfoundland (Board of Commissioners of Public Utilities), [1992] 1 SCR 623 [24]
November 7, 1991
March 5, 1992
Frenette v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., [1992] 1 SCR 647 [25]
November 6, 1991
March 12, 1992
R. v. Milne, [1992] 1 SCR 697 [26]
November 4, 1991
March 26, 1992
Canada (Minister of Employment and Immigration) v. Chiarelli, [1992] 1 SCR 711 [27]
October 28, 1991
March 26, 1992
R. v. T. (V.), [1992] 1 SCR 749 [28]
January 29, 1992
March 26, 1992
R. v. Morin, [1992] 1 SCR 771 [29]
October 1, 1991
March 26, 1992
R. v. Sharma, [1992] 1 SCR 814 [30]
October 1, 1991
March 26, 1992
Case name
Argued
Decided
Lamer
La Forest
L'Heureux-Dubé
Sopinka
Gonthier
Cory
McLachlin
Stevenson
Iacobucci
Major
R. v. Duncanson, [1992] 1 SCR 836 [31]
March 30, 1992
March 30, 1992
R. v. Martin, [1992] 1 SCR 838 [32]
March 30, 1992
March 30, 1992
R. v. Ellis-Don Ltd., [1992] 1 SCR 840 [33]
March 31, 1992
March 31, 1992
R. v. CIP Inc., [1992] 1 SCR 843 [34]
June 27, 1991
April 9, 1992
Reference re Milgaard (Can.), [1992] 1 SCR 866 [35]
January 16, 21‑24, February 17‑20, March 4, 9‑12, April 6, 1992
April 14, 1992
Williams v. Canada, [1992] 1 SCR 877 [36]
October 10, 1991
April 16, 1992
United Nurses of Alberta v. Alberta (Attorney General), [1992] 1 SCR 901 [37]
December 3, 1991
April 16, 1992
Tremblay v. Quebec (Commission des affaires sociales), [1992] 1 SCR 952 [38]
February 27, 1992
April 16, 1992
R. v. Van Haarlem, [1992] 1 SCR 982 [39]
April 27, 1992
April 27, 1992
R. v. M. (W.H.), [1992] 1 SCR 984 [40]
April 27, 1992
April 27, 1992
R. v. Pasini, [1992] 1 SCR 1017 [41]
April 29, 1992
April 29, 1992
Machtinger v. HOJ Industries Ltd., [1992] 1 SCR 986 [42]
March 2, 1992
April 30, 1992
R. v. Neverson, [1992] 1 SCR 1014 [43]
April 30, 1992
April 30, 1992
Canadian National Railway Co. v. Norsk Pacific Steamship Co., [1992] 1 SCR 1021 [44]
May 2, 1991
April 30, 1992
Canada Deposit Insurance Corp. v. Canadian Commercial Bank, [1992] 2 SCR 3 [45]
May 6, 1992
May 6, 1992
Case name
Argued
Decided
Lamer
La Forest
L'Heureux-Dubé
Sopinka
Gonthier
Cory
McLachlin
Stevenson
Iacobucci
Major
Bovey v. Gananoque (Town), [1992] 2 SCR 5 [46]
May 6, 1992
May 6, 1992
Canadian Union of Public Employees v. Canadian Broadcasting Corp., [1992] 2 SCR 7 [47]
May 7, 1992
May 7, 1992
Re Canada Labour Code, [1992] 2 SCR 50 [48]
December 11, 1991
May 21, 1992
R. v. Downey, [1992] 2 SCR 10 [49]
November 1, 1991
May 21, 1992
R. v. D. (S.), [1992] 2 SCR 161 [50]
June 4, 1992
June 4, 1992
R. v. Murdock, [1992] 2 SCR 164 [51]
June 4, 1992
June 4, 1992
Reference re Milgaard (Can.), [1992] 1 SCR 875 [52]
February 3, 1992
June 4, 1992
R. v. J. (M.A.), [1992] 2 SCR 166 [53]
June 5, 1992
June 5, 1992
R. v. Bennett, [1992] 2 SCR 168 [54]
June 5, 1992
June 5, 1992
Strang v. Strang, [1992] 2 SCR 112 [55]
April 1, 1992
June 11, 1992
R. v. W. (R.), [1992] 2 SCR 122 [56]
April 2, 1992
June 11, 1992
McInerney v. MacDonald, [1992] 2 SCR 138 [57]
February 5, 1992
June 11, 1992
R. v. Kelly, [1992] 2 SCR 170 [58]
October 31, 1991
June 11, 1992
R. v. Arnold, [1992] 2 SCR 208 [59]
November 8, 1991
June 11, 1992
R. v. Guthrie, [1992] 2 SCR 222 [60]
June 16, 1992
June 16, 1992
Case name
Argued
Decided
Lamer
La Forest
L'Heureux-Dubé
Sopinka
Gonthier
Cory
McLachlin
Stevenson
Iacobucci
Major
Norberg v. Wynrib , [1992] 2 SCR 226 [61]
June 19, 1991
June 18, 1992
Zurich Insurance Co. v. Ontario (Human Rights Commission), [1992] 2 SCR 321 [62]
November 5, 1991
June 25, 1992
Chrysler Canada Ltd. v. Canada (Competition Tribunal), [1992] 2 SCR 394 [63]
January 31, 1992
June 25, 1992
Reference re Goods and Services Tax, [1992] 2 SCR 445 [64]
February 24, 25, 1992
June 25, 1992
Garcia Transport Ltée v. Royal Trust Co., [1992] 2 SCR 499 [65]
February 25, 1992
June 25, 1992
Bank of Montreal v. Bail Ltée, [1992] 2 SCR 554 [66]
March 6, 1992
June 25, 1992
R. v. Nova Scotia Pharmaceutical Society, [1992] 2 SCR 606 [67]
December 4, 1991
July 9, 1992
R. v. Deruelle, [1992] 2 SCR 663 [68]
May 1, 1992
July 9, 1992
Schachter v. Canada, [1992] 2 SCR 679 [69]
December 12, 1991
July 9, 1992
R. v. Zundel, [1992] 2 SCR 731 [70]
December 10, 1991
August 27, 1992
R. v. Barbeau, [1992] 2 SCR 845 [71]
April 30, 1992
August 27, 1992
R. v. Sims, [1992] 2 SCR 858 [72]
June 15, 1992
August 27, 1992
R. v. Parks, [1992] 2 SCR 871 [73]
January 27 1992
August 27, 1992
R. v. Smith, [1992] 2 SCR 915 [74]
June 15, 1992
August 27, 1992
Pax Management Ltd. v. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, [1992] 2 SCR 998 [75]
March 26, 1992
September 24, 1992
Case name
Argued
Decided
Lamer
La Forest
L'Heureux-Dubé
Sopinka
Gonthier
Cory
McLachlin
Stevenson
Iacobucci
Major
R. v. Z. (D.A.), [1992] 2 SCR 1025 [76]
April 28, 1992
September 24, 1992
Vidéotron Ltée v. Industries Microlec Produits Électroniques Inc., [1992] 2 SCR 1065 [77]
March 26, 1992
September 24, 1992
Dickason v. University of Alberta, [1992] 2 SCR 1103 [78]
May 5, 1992
September 24, 1992
Norberg v. Wynrib , [1992] 2 SCR 318 [79]
September 24, 1992
September 24, 1992
R. v. DeSousa , [1992] 2 SCR 944 [80]
December 13, 1991
September 24, 1992
Central Okanagan School District No. 23 v. Renaud, [1992] 2 SCR 970 [81]
March 24, 1992
September 24, 1992
R. v. Rube, [1992] 3 SCR 159 [82]
October 9, 1992
October 9, 1992
R. v. Ewert, [1992] 3 SCR 161 [83]
October 14, 1992
October 14, 1992
Haig v. Canada (Chief Electoral Officer), [1992] 3 SCR 163 [84]
October 22, 1992
October 22, 1992
M.(K.) v. M.(H.), [1992] 3 SCR 6 [85]
November 8, 1991
October 29, 1992
Brissette Estate v. Westbury Life Insurance Co.; Brissette Estate v. Crown Life Insurance Co., [1992] 3 SCR 87 [86]
February 27, 1992
October 29, 1992
Ciba-Geigy Canada Ltd. v. Apotex Inc., [1992] 3 SCR 120 [87]
March 27, 1992
October 29, 1992
Lakeside Colony of Hutterian Brethren v. Hofer, [1992] 3 SCR 165 [88]
May 5, 1992
October 29, 1992
Kelvin Energy Ltd. v. Lee, [1992] 3 SCR 235 [89]
May 27, 1992
October 29, 1992
Lalonde v. Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada, [1992] 3 SCR 261 [90]
May 27, 1992
October 29, 1992
Case name
Argued
Decided
Lamer
La Forest
L'Heureux-Dubé
Sopinka
Gonthier
Cory
McLachlin
Stevenson
Iacobucci
Major
London Drugs Ltd. v. Kuehne & Nagel International Ltd., [1992] 3 SCR 299 [91]
October 29, 1991
October 29, 1992
R. v. Hawkins, [1992] 3 SCR 463 [92]
November 2, 1992
November 2, 1992
R. v. Atkinson, [1992] 3 SCR 465 [93]
November 2, 1992
November 2, 1992
R. v. Babinski, [1992] 3 SCR 467 [94]
November 4, 1992
November 4, 1992
R. v. Lebeau, [1992] 3 SCR 469 [95]
November 6, 1992
November 6, 1992
R. v. N. (C.), [1992] 3 SCR 471 [96]
November 13, 1992
November 13, 1992
R. v. Comeau, [1992] 3 SCR 473 [97]
November 13, 1992
November 13, 1992
Peel (Regional Municipality) v. Canada; Peel (Regional Municipality) v. Ontario, [1992] 3 SCR 762 [98]
June 2, 1992
November 19, 1992
McVey (Re); McVey v. United States of America, [1992] 3 SCR 475 [99]
October 30, 1991
November 19, 1992
Canada Deposit Insurance Corp. v. Canadian Commercial Bank, [1992] 3 SCR 558 [100]
April 2, 1992
November 19, 1992
R. v. Mellenthin , [1992] 3 SCR 615 [101]
May 29, 1992
November 19, 1992
Idziak v. Canada (Minister of Justice), [1992] 3 SCR 631 [102]
May 25, 1992
November 19, 1992
R. v. Pearson, [1992] 3 SCR 665 [103]
May 28, 1992
November 19, 1992
R. v. Morales , [1992] 3 SCR 711 [104]
May 28, 1992
November 19, 1992
R. v. Kearney, [1992] 3 SCR 807 [105]
December 1, 1992
December 1, 1992
Case name
Argued
Decided
Lamer
La Forest
L'Heureux-Dubé
Sopinka
Gonthier
Cory
McLachlin
Stevenson
Iacobucci
Major
R. v. Sawyer, [1992] 3 SCR 809 [106]
December 2, 1992
December 2, 1992
R. v. W. (B. A.), [1992] 3 SCR 811 [107]
December 4, 1992
December 4, 1992
Moge v. Moge , [1992] 3 SCR 813 [108]
April 1, 1992
December 17, 1992
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