Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio)

118:23

Cold Ocean Salmon Inc. v. Nova Fish Farms Inc. (42032)

Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio) ·

2026/10/15

Cold Ocean Salmon Inc. agreed to sell several trout farms to Nova Fish Farms Inc. under an agreement of purchase and sale. The trout farms were on property leased from the provincial government and were licensed and regulated by both federal and provincial governments. Therefore, sale of the farms was conditional on government approval. The agreement was signed in February 2020 and did not state a fixed or outside closing date. Instead, it provided that the closing would occur seven days following

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333:24

Durrell Diggs, et al. v. Attorney General of Nova...

Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio) ·

2026/10/15

Applicants Durrell Diggs and Ryan Taylor Wilband were both inmates on remand at the Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility. At the relevant time, the facility was suffering staffing shortages which resulted in rotational lockdowns of inmates. The applicants brought habeas corpus applications arguing that the rotational lockdowns unlawfully deprived them of their residual liberty.The application judge declared that the lockdowns were unlawful. The respondent Attorney General of Nova Scotia

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303:42

Atlantic Lottery Corporation, et al. v. Attorney...

Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio) ·

2026/10/09

By Order in Council 210/2024, the Lieutenant Governor in Council referred the following questions to the Ontario Court of Appeal on February 2, 2024, pursuant to s. 8 of the Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.43:Would legal online gaming and sports betting remain lawful under the Criminal Code if its users were permitted to participate in games and betting involving individuals outside of Canada as described in the attached Schedule? If not, to what extent?A majority of the Ontario Court of

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265:43

His Majesty the King v. Abdel Karim Chemlal (41766)

Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio) ·

2026/10/09

The respondent, Abdel Karim Chemlal, was convicted of three charges, namely possession and concealed carrying of a prohibited firearm and possession of crack. The weapon was discovered by a police officer because of an impromptu frisk search conducted while the respondent was waiting to be given a statement of offence under the Highway Safety Code, CQLR, c. C-24.2, for walking in the street and crossing at a place other than an intersection. The crack was discovered during the reception procedure at

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76:18

Ali Bhatti v. His Majesty the King (42107)

Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio) ·

2026/05/15

The appellant was charged with firearms offences. Police had obtained a general warrant to detain the appellant and search for his phone. The search for the phone authorized by the warrant was limited to the person of the appellant and his immediate and surrounding area. The police stopped the appellant while he was driving. During the execution of the warrant, the police seized three cell phones as well as firearms from the appellant’s vehicle, including in a hidden compartment. The appellant

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132:42

Ville de Québec v. Jardins de Vérone S.E.C. (41748)

Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio) ·

2026/05/13

The respondent, Jardins de Vérone S.E.C., owned land within the territory of the appellant, Ville de Québec (“City”). The land was officially designated as “serviced vacant land”, a particular that was included in the information concerning the unit of assessment on the assessment roll. On March 1, 2018, the respondent received a building permit from the City for the erection of a building with 109 dwellings. The work began on April 1, 2018, and was carried out without interruption as of that date

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197:23

St. John’s International Airport Authority v. Michel...

Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio) ·

2026/04/21

In January 2018, the respondent, Mr. Thibodeau, filed six complaints under the Official Languages Act, R.S.C. 1985 (4th supp.) (OLA) with the intervener, the Commissioner of Official Languages of Canada against the appellant, St. John’s International Airport Authority (SJIAA) with regards to the violation of ss. 22 and 23 of the OLA related to the language of communication and services. In summary, Mr. Thibodeau alleged that the SJIAA: (1) has an exclusively English presence on social media such as

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68:11

Moadd Maadani v. His Majesty the King (41972)

Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio) ·

2026/04/20

The appellant was convicted of second-degree murder following a trial by a judge sitting with a jury. The central issue at trial was whether the appellant had acted in self-defence during an exchange of gunfire with the deceased.On appeal, the appellant brought a motion to adduce further evidence from a third-party witness, who would have testified to the deceased being the aggressor in the altercation, as well as evidence from the law clerk of trial counsel as to why the evidence was not presented

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72:17

His Majesty the King in Right of Canada v. Damodar...

Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio) ·

2026/04/17

The respondent, Damodar Arapakota, was charged with bribing a foreign public official, contrary to s. 3(1)(a) of the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act, S.C. 1998, c. 34. The Crown alleged that the respondent bribed an official with the government of Botswana by paying for the official’s family vacation in Orlando, Florida, in return for which the respondent received letters confirming the government of Botswana’s intention to award a contract to his company and confirming the value of the

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218:51

R.B.-C. v. His Majesty the King (41677)

Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio) ·

2026/04/10

R.B.-C., an Iranian citizen in Canada on a post-graduation work permit, was convicted for sexual assault. More than 14 months after conviction, a conditional sentence of two years less a day plus probation was ordered. R.B.-C. applied for a stay of proceedings as a remedy for unreasonable delay during the sentencing phase of proceedings in breach of s. 11(b) of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The motions judge applied R. v. Charley, 2019 ONCA 726, which adopted the framework set out in R. v

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187:58

English Montreal School Board, et al. v. Attorney...

Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio) ·

2026/03/25

The Act respecting the laicity of the State was passed and assented to on June 16, 2019. Its purposes include affirming the laicity of the state in Quebec and specifying the general obligations arising therefrom, prohibiting the listed persons from wearing religious symbols in the exercise of their functions and requiring those persons to perform their functions with their face uncovered. The Act also contains provisions through which the legislature exercises the override power granted to it by s

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155:46

Aphria Inc. v. Canada Life Assurance Company, et al....

Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio) ·

2026/02/20

The appellant, Aphria Inc. (“tenant”), entered into a ten-year lease for commercial office premises with the respondent landlords and successors (collectively, “landlord”). The tenant served a notice of repudiation on the landlord and vacated the premises. The landlord did not accept the tenant’s repudiation of the lease. Ultimately, the landlord sued the tenant for rents owing.The motion judge in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice granted the landlord summary judgment for the rent owing plus

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156:25

Québec Major Junior Hockey League, now doing business...

Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio) ·

2026/02/17

The respondents in these applications for leave to appeal, Mr. Walter and Mr. Gobeil, were recognized as representative plaintiffs for the class covered by a class action brought against the applicants/interveners in these applications for leave to appeal, that is, the Québec Major Junior Hockey League, now doing business as the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League Inc., and the impleaded hockey teams that are members of the League. In the class action, the respondents submitted that the

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119:40

Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné v. Directeur général des...

Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio) ·

2026/02/16

(Confidentiality order)Following the Canadian general election held on April 28, 2025, and the subsequent judicial recount, the respondent Tatiana Auguste became a member of Parliament for the electoral district of Terrebonne. Only one vote in her favour separated her from her closest rival, the appellant, Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné. One voter then notified the media that her special ballot, mailed within the prescribed time, had been returned to her after the polling day, marked [translation]

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138:03

Maxime Bergeron v. Assemblée parlementaire des...

Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio) ·

2026/02/13

Maxime Bergeron was expelled from a mock parliament organized by one of the respondents, the Assemblée parlementaire des étudiants du Québec inc. Some participants said that they were afraid of him because of his [TRANSLATION] “disruptive behaviour”. His father, Jean Bergeron, a lawyer, quickly became involved in the situation, seeking to have the expulsion decision revoked and to obtain reparation for the damage sustained by his son. The respondents filed a motion to have J. Bergeron declared

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205:38

Sophia Hemmings, by her Litigation Guardian, Rosalie...

Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio) ·

2026/02/11

Sophia Hemmings was left with a severe brain injury after suffering cardiac arrest during a caesarean section at the respondent Scarborough Hospital (hereafter, the “Hospital”).The appellants, Sophia Hemmings, by her Litigation Guardian, Rosalie Brown, Rosalie Brown personally, Samantha Camile Gayle and Moses Hemmings, minors by their Litigation Guardian, Rosalie Brown, and Samantha Hemmings, commenced an action against a number of health care practitioners, alleging that their negligence had caused

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72:56

Gaétan Ouellet v. His Majesty the King (41785)

Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio) ·

2026/01/28

The appellant, Gaétan Ouellet, was acquitted by Judge Garneau of the Court of Québec of a charge of sexual assault relating to three distinct incidents. On appeal to the Quebec Court of Appeal, the prosecutor raised four grounds of appeal.A majority of the Court of Appeal allowed the appeal and ordered a new trial on the ground that the trial judgment gave insufficient reasons. The majority were of the opinion that for that same reason, it was extremely difficult and speculative to assess the well

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64:10

His Majesty the King v. Robert Joseph DeSutter (41754)

Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio) ·

2026/01/28

The respondent, Robert Joseph DeSutter, was charged with various sexual offences and one charge of assault, in relation to three different complainants, M.H., S.H. and J.R. The trial judge acquitted the respondent of all charges except the assault charge, finding insufficient evidence of a sexual purpose in the respondent’s actions and the lack of an exploitative relationship. The appellant Crown appealed the acquittals in relation to two counts of sexual exploitation (counts 3 and 14), alleging

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139:16

Bank of Nova Scotia v. His Majesty the King (41643)

Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio) ·

2026/01/22

The appellant, Bank of Nova Scotia (“taxpayer”), filed its return for the 2006 taxation year, reported taxable income, and paid such taxes as it calculated to be owing. The Minister of National Revenue (“Minister”) later audited the taxpayer’s 2006 to 2010 taxation years. In March 2015, the taxpayer and the Minister entered into a settlement agreement which required additional amounts to be included in the taxpayer’s 2006 income. The day before entering into the settlement agreement, the taxpayer

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106:51

Democracy Watch v. Attorney General of Canada (Day...

Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio) ·

2026/01/16

The appellant, Democracy Watch applied for judicial review of a report by the Conflict of Interest Ethics Commissioner (“Commissioner”). The report concluded that the former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau did not contravene the Conflict of Interest Act, S.C. 2006, c. 9, s. 2, (the “COIA”) when he participated in two decisions involving WE Charity. The respondent, Attorney General of Canada moved to strike the application, arguing that Democracy Watch lacked standing and that the application was based

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