Reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada by Justice Côté
The following is a list of Supreme Court of Canada opinions written by Suzanne Côté during her tenure on the Court.
2015[edit]
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| Case name | Issue | Co-authored by | Joined by | |
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| Quebec (Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse) v Bombardier Inc (Bombardier Aerospace Training Center) 2015 SCC 39 [1] |
Discrimination and right to equality under s. 10 of the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms | Wagner J | Unanimous | |
| Saskatchewan (AG) v Lemare Lake Logging Ltd 2015 SCC 53 [2] |
Whether provincial The Saskatchewan Farm Security Act is constitutionally inoperative when an application is made to appoint a national receiver under the federal Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, by reason of the doctrine of federal paramountcy | – | – | |
| Alberta (AG) v Moloney 2015 SCC 51 [3] |
Whether provincial Traffic Safety Act providing for the continued suspension of a debtor's driver's license and motor vehicle permits until payment of judgement debt is constitutionally inoperative by reason of the doctrine of federal paramountcy due to conflict with federal Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act | – | McLachlin CJ | |
| 407 ETR Concession Co v Canada (Superintendent of Bankruptcy) 2015 SCC 52 [4] |
Whether provincial Highway 407 Act, 1998 providing for a continuing suspension of debtor's driver's permit until payment of toll debt is constitutionally inoperative by reason of the doctrine of federal paramountcy due to a conflict with the federal Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act | – | McLachlin CJ | |
| Caron v Alberta 2015 SCC 56 [5] |
Whether provincial Languages Act is ultra vires or inoperative insofar that by requiring provincial laws and regulates to be enacted, printed and published in English only, it abrogates the constitutional duty owed by Alberta to enact, print and publish its laws and regulations in both English and French in Rupert's Land and North-Western Territory Order (1870) | Wagner J | Abella J | |
| Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce v Green 2015 SCC 60 [6] |
Limitation period of class actions | – | McLachlin CJ and Rothstein J | |
- Quebec (Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse) v. Bombardier Inc. (Bombardier Aerospace Training Center), 2015 SCC 39 (majority)
- Alberta (Attorney General) v. Moloney, 2015 SCC 51 (concurrence)
- 407 ETR Concession Co. v. Canada (Superintendent of Bankruptcy), 2015 SCC 52 (concurrence)
- Saskatchewan (Attorney General) v. Lemare Lake Logging Ltd., 2015 SCC 53 (dissent)
- Caron v. Alberta, 2015 SCC 56 (dissent)
- Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce v. Green, 2015 SCC 60 (majority in Celestica; dissent in part in CIBC and IMAX)
2016[edit]
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| Case name | Issue | Co-authored by | Joined by | |
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| Carter v Canada (AG) 2016 SCC 4 [7] |
Motion seeking an order extending the suspension of the declaration of constitutional invalidity issued in Carter v Canada (AG), 2015 SCC 5 | Abella, Karakatsanis, Wagner and Gascon JJ | – | |
| Commission scolaire de Laval v Syndicat de l'enseignement de la région de Laval 2016 SCC 8 [8] |
Judicial review of labour arbitration decisions | – | Wagner and Brown JJ | |
| World Bank Group v Wallace 2016 SCC 15 [9] |
Public international law – Jurisdictional immunity | Moldaver J | Unanimous | |
| Krayzel Corp v Equitable Trust Co 2016 SCC 18 [10] |
Interest rates on money in arrears | – | Abella and Moldaver JJ | |
| Heritage Capital Corp v Equitable Trust Co 2016 SCC 19 [11] |
Sale of real property | Gascon J | Unanimous | |
| Rogers Communications Inc v Châteauguay (City of) 2016 SCC 23 [12] |
Division of powers: radiocommunications | Wagner J | McLachlin CJ and Abella, Cromwell, Moldaver, Karakatsanis and Brown JJ | |
| British Columbia (Workers' Compensation Appeal Tribunal) 2016 SCC 25 [13] |
Standard of proof of causation of occupational disease | – | – | |
| Wilson v Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd 2016 SCC 29 [14] |
Unjust dismissal of non-unionized employees under the Canada Labour Code | Brown J | Moldaver J | |
| Lapointe Rosenstein Marchand Melançon LLP v Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP 2016 SCC 30 [15] |
Private international law and selection of forum | – | – | |
| Ferme Vi-ber inc v Financière agricole du Québec 2016 SCC 34 [16] |
Quebec government farm income stabilization program | – | – | |
| Canada (AG) v Igloo Vikski Inc 2016 SCC 38 [17] |
Customs and excise taxation and international trade | – | – | |
| Conférence des juges de paix magistrats du Québec v Quebec (AG) 2016 SCC 39 [18] |
Provincial legislation amending status of justices of the peace; judicial independence | Karakatsanis and Wagner JJ | Unanimous | |
| Edmonton (City of) v Edmonton East (Capilano) Shopping Centres Ltd 2016 SCC 47 [19] |
Municipal property assessment for taxation purposes | Brown J | McLachlin CJ and Moldaver J | |
| Benhaim v St-Germain 2016 SCC 48 [20] |
Negligence and medical malpractice | – | Abella and Brown JJ | |
| Royal Bank of Canada v Trang 2016 SCC 50 [21] |
Privacy and disclosure of information under Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act ("PIPEDA") | – | Unanimous | |
| Mennillo v Intramodal inc 2016 SCC 51 [22] |
Reasonable expectations of shareholders | – | – | |
| Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner) v University of Calgary 2016 SCC 53 [23] |
Privacy, production of documents and solicitor–client privilege | – | Moldaver, Karakatsanis, Wagner and Gascon JJ | |
| Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc v Canada (AG) 2016 SCC 55 [24] |
[DESCRIPTION] | – | Abella J | |
2017[edit]
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| Case name | Issue | Co-authored by | Joined by | |
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| Godbout v Pagé 2017 SCC 18 [25] |
Automobile insurance and bodily injuries | – | – | |
| Ostiguy v Allie 2017 SCC 22 [26] |
Real property rights | – | – | |
| Quebec (Director of Criminal and Penal Prosecutions) v Jodoin 2017 SCC 26 [27] |
Awarding of costs against a lawyer personally | Abella J | – | |
| Teal Cedar Products Ltd v British Columbia 2017 SCC 32 [28] |
Standard of review of commercial arbitration awards | Moldaver J | Brown and Rowe JJ | |
| Douez v Facebook, Inc 2017 SCC 33 [29] |
Private intentional law – Jurisdiction | McLachlin CJ | Moldaver J | |
| Google Inc v Equustek Solutions Inc 2017 SCC 34 [30] |
Injunctions barring use and sale of intellectual property | Rowe J | – | |
| Wilson v Alharayeri 2017 SCC 39 [31] |
Oppression remedy and personal liability of corporate directors | – | Unanimous | |
| Quebec (AG) v Guérin 2017 SCC 42 [32] |
Standard of review of arbitration decisions | – | – | |
| Uniprix inc v Gestion Gosselin et Bérubé inc 2017 SCC 43 [33] |
Contract interpretation and renewal clauses | – | McLachlin CJ and Rowe J | |
| Montreal (City of) v Dorval 2017 SCC 48 [34] |
Civil liability of municipalities | Brown J | ||
| Tran v Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness) 2017 SCC 50 [35] |
Immigration – Inadmissibility into Canada on grounds of serious criminality | – | Unanimous | |
| Teva Canada Ltd v TD Canada Trust 2017 SCC 51 [36] |
Commercial law – Bills of exchange | Rowe J | McLachlin CJ and Wagner J | |
| Association of Justice Counsel v Canada (AG) 2017 SCC 55 [37] |
Administrative law – Judicial review of a labour arbitrator's interpretation of a collective agreement and management rights clause | – | Moldaver J | |
| Barreau du Québec v Quebec (AG) 2017 SCC 56 [38] |
Administrative law – Judicial review of Administrative Tribunal of Québec decision | – | – | |
| R v Sciascia 2017 SCC 57 [39] |
Jurisdiction of provincial court trial judge | – | – | |
| R v Jones 2017 SCC 60 [40] |
Constitutional law – Admissibility of evidence derived from unreasonable search and seizure | – | McLachlin CJ and Karakatsanis, Moldaver and Gascon JJ | |
| Cowper-Smith v Morgan 2017 SCC 61 [41] |
Wills and estates and defence of proprietary estoppel | – | – | |
| R v Boutilier 2017 SCC 64 [42] |
Constitutional law – Fundamental justice and sentencing | – | McLachlin CJ and Abella, Moldaver, Wagner, Gascon, Brown and Rowe JJ | |
* Note: This list is current to November 5, 2016