2011 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada

none August 2023 The table below lists the decisions (known as reasons) delivered from the bench by the Supreme Court of Canada during 2011. The table illustrates what reasons were filed by each justice in each case, and which justices joined each reason. This list, however, does not include reasons on motions. Reasons Case nameArguedDecidedMcLachlinBinnieLeBelDeschampsFishAbellaCharronRothsteinCromwellMoldaverKarakatsanisCelgene Corp v Canada (AG), 2011 SCC 1, [2011] 1 SCR 3 November 10, 2010January 20, 2011Canadian Broadcasting Corp v Canada (AG), 2011 SCC 2, [2011] 1 SCR 19 March 16, 2010January 28, 2011Canadian Broadcasting Corp v The Queen, 2011 SCC 3, [2011] 1 SCR 65 March 16, 2010January 28, 2011R v Bruce, 2011 SCC 4, [2011] 1 SCR 76 January 19, 2011February 2, 2011R v Caron, 2011 SCC 5, [2011] 1 SCR 78 April 13, 2010February 4, 2011R v Ahmad, 2011 SCC 6, [2011] 1 SCR 110 March 18, 2010February 10, 2011Smith v Alliance Pipeline Ltd, 2011 SCC 7, [2011] 1 SCR 160 October 5, 2010February 11, 2011R v Miljevic, 2011 SCC 8, [2011] 1 SCR 203 December 17, 2010February 16, 2011Bou Malhab v Diffusion Métromédia CMR inc, 2011 SCC 9, [2011] 1 SCR 214 December 15, 2009February 17, 2011Kerr v Baranow, 2011 SCC 10, [2011] 1 SCR 269 April 21, 2010February 18, 2011Case nameArguedDecidedMcLachlinBinnieLeBelDeschampsFishAbellaCharronRothsteinCromwellMoldaverKarakatsanisQuébec (AG) v Canada, 2011 SCC 11, [2011] 1 SCR 368 October 14, 2010March 3, 2011Withler v Canada (AG), 2011 SCC 12, [2011] 1 SCR 369 March 17, 2010March 4, 2011R v White, 2011 SCC 13, [2011] 1 SCR 433 May 14, 2010March 11, 2011R v SD, 2011 SCC 14, [2011] 1 SCR 527 March 17, 2011March 21, 2011VSeidel v TELUS Communications Inc, 2011 SCC 15, [2011] 1 SCR 531 May 12, 2010March 18, 2011R v St-Onge, 2011 SCC 16, [2011] 1 SCR 625 March 24, 2011April 1, 2011R v JAA, 2011 SCC 17, [2011] 1 SCR 628 February 22, 2011April 8, 2011British Columbia (AG) v Malik, 2011 SCC 18, [2011] 1 SCR 657 October 15, 2011April 21, 2011R v Reynolds, 2011 SCC 19, [2011] 1 SCR 693 April 19, 2011April 28, 2011Ontario (AG) v Fraser, 2011 SCC 20, [2011] 2 SCR 3 December 17, 2009April 29, 2011211Case nameArguedDecidedMcLachlinBinnieLeBelDeschampsFishAbellaCharronRothsteinCromwellMoldaverKarakatsanisR v Loewen, 2011 SCC 21, [2011] 2 SCR 167 April 12, 2011May 5, 2011R v VY, 2011 SCC 22, [2011] 2 SCR 173 April 21, 2011May 6, 2011Sharbern Holding Inc v Vancouver Airport Centre Ltd, 2011 SCC 23, [2011] 2 SCR 175 October 6, 2010May 11, 2011Alberta v Elder Advocates of Alberta Society, 2011 SCC 24, [2011] 2 SCR 261 January 27, 2011May 12, 2011Canada (Information Commissioner) v Canada (Minister of National Defence), 2011 SCC 25, [2011] 2 SCR 306 October 7, 2010May 13, 2011i Trade Finance Inc v Bank of Montreal, 2011 SCC 26, [2011] 2 SCR 360 November 4, 2010May 20, 2011Masterpiece Inc v Alavida Lifestyles Inc, 2011 SCC 27, [2011] 2 SCR 387 December 8, 2010May 26, 2011R v JA, 2011 SCC 28, [2011] 2 SCR 440 November 8, 2010May 27, 2011R v O'Brien, 2011 SCC 29, [2011] 2 SCR 485 February 23, 2011June 9, 2011Canada (AG) v Mavi, 2011 SCC 30, [2011] 2 SCR 504 December 9, 2010June 10, 2011Case nameArguedDecidedMcLachlinBinnieLeBelDeschampsFishAbellaCharronRothsteinCromwellMoldaverKarakatsanisR v EMW, 2011 SCC 31, [2011] 2 SCR 542 May 20, 2011June 17, 2011R v Campbell, 2011 SCC 31, [2011] 2 SCR 549 https://archive.today/20130415054954/http://scc.lexum.org/en/2011/2011scc32/2011scc32.htmlMay 11, 2011June 23, 2011R v Nixon, 2011 SCC 34, [2011] 2 SCR 566 December 15, 2010June 24, 2011Schreyer v Schreyer, 2011 SCC 35, [2011] 2 SCR 605 November 9, 2010July 14, 2011Canada Trustco Mortgage Co v Canada, 2011 SCC 36, [2011] 2 SCR 635 December 10, 2010July 15, 2011Alberta (Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development) v Cunningham, 2011 SCC 37, [2011] 2 SCR 670 December 16, 2010July 21, 2011Bastien Estate v Canada, 2011 SCC 38, [2011] 2 SCR 710 May 20, 2010July 22, 2011Dubé v Canada, 2011 SCC 39, [2011] 2 SCR 764 May 20, 2010July 22, 2011R v Sinclair, 2011 SCC 40, [2011] 3 SCR 3 December 14, 2010July 28, 201112R v Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd, 2011 SCC 42, [2011] 3 SCR 45 February 24, 2011July 29, 2011Case nameArguedDecidedMcLachlinBinnieLeBelDeschampsFishAbellaCharronRothsteinCromwellMoldaverKarakatsanisR v Topp, 2011 SCC 43, [2011] 3 SCR 119 March 23, 2011September 23, 2011Canada (AG) v PHS Community Services Society, 2011 SCC 44, [2011] 3 SCR 134 May 12, 2011September 30, 2011R v JMH, 2011 SCC 45, [2011] 3 SCR 197 May 19, 2011October 6, 2011R v Côté, 2011 SCC 46, [2011] 3 SCR 215 March 15, 2011October 14, 2011Crookes v Newton, 2011 SCC 47, [2011] 3 SCR 269 December 7, 2010October 19, 2011R v Katigbak, 2011 SCC 48, February 21, 2011October 20, 2011R v Whyte, 2011 SCC 49, October 20, 2011October 20, 2011VR v Dorfer, 2011 SCC 50, October 21, 2011October 21, 2011VR v Barros, 2011 SCC 51, https://archive.today/20130415081808/http://scc.lexum.org/en/2011/2011scc51/2011scc51.htmlJanuary 25, 2011October 26, 201112British Columbia (Workers' Compensation Board) v Figliola, 2011 SCC 52, https://archive.today/20130415084531/http://scc.lexum.org/en/2011/2011scc52/2011scc52.htmlMarch 16, 2011October 27, 2011Case nameArguedDecidedMcLachlinBinnieLeBelDeschampsFishAbellaCharronRothsteinCromwellMoldaverKarakatsanisCanada (Canadian Human Rights Commission) v Canada (AG), 2011 SCC 53, December 13, 2010October 28, 2011R v Sarrazin, 2011 SCC 54, April 18, 2011November 4, 2011R v Banwait, 2011 SCC 55, November 8, 2011November 8, 2011VLax Kw'alaams Indian Band v Canada (AG), 2011 SCC 56, https://archive.today/20130415085013/http://scc.lexum.org/en/2011/2011scc56/2011scc56.htmlFebruary 17, 2011November 10, 2011Public Service Alliance of Canada v Canada Post Corp, 2011 SCC 57, November 17, 2011November 17, 2011VR v Bouchard-Lebrun, 2011 SCC 58, May 16, 2011November 30, 2011Nor-man Regional Health Authority Inc v Manitoba Association of Health Care Professionals, 2011 SCC 59, October 20, 2011December 2, 2011Quebec (AG) v Canada (Human Resources and Social Development), 2011 SCC 60, February 15, 2011December 8, 2011Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner) vv Alberta Teachers' Association, 2011 SCC 61, February 16, 2011December 14, 2011112Newfoundland and Labrador Nurses' Union v Newfoundland and Labrador (Treasury Board), 2011 SCC 62, https://archive.today/20120722061603/http://scc.lexum.org/en/2011/2011scc62/2011scc62.htmlOctober 14, 2011December 15, 2011Case nameArguedDecidedMcLachlinBinnieLeBelDeschampsFishAbellaCharronRothsteinCromwellMoldaverKarakatsanisCopthorne Holdings Ltd v Canada, 2011 SCC 63, January 21, 2011December 16, 2011LMP v LS, 2011 SCC 64, https://archive.today/20130415135445/http://scc.lexum.org/en/2011/2011scc64/2011scc64.htmlApril 20, 2011December 21, 2011RP v RC, 2011 SCC 65, April 20, 2011December 21, 2011Reference re Securities Act, 2011 SCC 66, April 13, 2011December 22, 2011Case nameArguedDecidedMcLachlinBinnieLeBelDeschampsFishAbellaCharronRothsteinCromwellMoldaverKarakatsanis 2011 Statistics Justice Reasons written % MajorityChief Justice Beverley McLachlin12101Total=1454 of 59 (91.5%)Puisne Justice Ian Binnie8102Total=1149 of 54 (90.7%)Puisne Justice Louis LeBel7202Total=1152 of 56 (92.9%)Puisne Justice Marie Deschamps7124Total=1451 of 60 (85%)Puisne Justice Morris Fish4116Total=1246 of 57 (80.7%)Pusine Justice Rosalie Abella8112Total=1251 of 56 (91.1%)Puisne Justice Louise Charron5110Total=753 of 56 (94.6%)Pusine Justice Marshall Rothstein7011Total=958 of 63 (92.1%)Pusine Justice Thomas Cromwell7321Total=1357 of 61 (93.4%)Pusine Justice Michael Moldaver0000Total=02 of 2 (100%)Pusine Justice Andromache Karakatsanis0000Total=02 of 2 (100%)Notes on statistics: A justice is only included in the majority if they have joined or concurred in the Court's judgment in full. Percentages are based only on the cases in which a justice participated, and are rounded to the nearest decimal. References 2011 decisions: CanLII, LexUM Category:Supreme Court of Canada reasons by year *