List of Frequently Cited Civil Authorities

Updated as of April 2021

Parties do not need to reproduce the full version of the authorities on the following list in the paper copy of the books of authorities. When a party relies on one of the following authorities in the factum, the party should only include a copy of the headnote and the passage relied on in the book of authorities.

The authorities are listed chronologically by subject matter.

Administrative Law

• Weber v. Ontario Hydro, [1995] 2 S.C.R. 929
• Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v. Vavilov, 2019 SCC 65, 441 D.L.R. (4th) 1

Class Proceedings

• Western Canadian Shopping Centres Inc. v. Dutton, 2001 SCC 46, [2001] 2 S.C.R. 534
• Hollick v. Toronto (City), 2001 SCC 68, [2001] 3 S.C.R. 158
• Rumley v. British Columbia, 2001 SCC 69, [2001] 3 S.C.R. 184

Contracts

• Sattva Capital Corp. v. Creston Moly Corp., 2014 SCC 53, [2014] 2 S.C.R. 633
• Bhasin v. Hrynew, 2014 SCC 71, [2014] 3 S.C.R. 494
• MacDonald v. Chicago Title Insurance Company of Canada, 2015 ONCA 842, 127 O.R. (3d) 663
• Ledcor Construction Ltd. v. Northbridge Indemnity Insurance Co., 2016 SCC 37, [2016] 2 S.C.R. 23

Costs

• Boucher v. Public Accountants Council for the Province of Ontario (2004), 71 O.R. (3d) 291 (C.A.)
• Hamilton v. Open Window Bakery Ltd., 2004 SCC 9, [2004] 1 S.C.R. 303

Courts – Jurisdiction

• Morguard Investments Ltd. v. De Savoye, [1990] 3 S.C.R. 1077
• Club Resorts Ltd. v. Van Breda, 2012 SCC 17, [2012] 1 S.C.R. 572

Damages

• Hill v. Church of Scientology of Toronto, [1995] 2 S.C.R. 1130
• Whiten v. Pilot Insurance Co., 2002 SCC 18, [2002] 1 S.C.R. 595
• Fidler v. Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada, 2006 SCC 30, [2006] 2 S.C.R. 3
• Honda Canada Inc. v. Keays, 2008 SCC 39, [2008] 2 S.C.R. 362

Evidence

• F.H. v. McDougall, 2008 SCC 53, [2008] 3 S.C.R. 41
• White Burgess Langille Inman v. Abbott and Haliburton Co., 2015 SCC 23, [2015] 2 S.C.R. 182

Family

• Pettkus v. Becker, [1980] 2 S.C.R. 834
• Rawluk v. Rawluk, [1990] 1 S.C.R. 70
• Moge v. Moge, [1992] 3 S.C.R. 813
• Peter v. Beblow, [1993] 1 S.C.R. 980
• Young v. Young, [1993] 4 S.C.R. 3
• Catholic Children’s Aid Society of Metropolitan Toronto v. M. (C.), [1994] 2 S.C.R. 165
• Thomson v. Thomson, [1994] 3 S.C.R. 551
• Willick v. Willick, [1994] 3 S.C.R. 670
• B. (R.) v. Children’s Aid Society of Metropolitan Toronto, [1995] 1 S.C.R. 315
• Gordon v. Goertz, [1996] 2 S.C.R. 27
• Bracklow v. Bracklow, [1999] 1 S.C.R. 420
• Hickey v. Hickey, [1999] 2 S.C.R. 518
• New Brunswick (Minister of Health and Community Services) v. G. (J.), [1999] 3 S.C.R. 46
• Francis v. Baker, [1999] 3 S.C.R. 250
• Winnipeg Child and Family Services v. K.L.W., 2000 SCC 48, [2000] 2 S.C.R. 519
• Boston v. Boston, 2001 SCC 43, [2001] 2 S.C.R. 413
• Van de Perre v. Edwards, 2001 SCC 60, [2001] 2 S.C.R. 1014
• Miglin v. Miglin, 2003 SCC 24, [2003] 1 S.C.R. 303
• Hartshorne v. Hartshorne, 2004 SCC 22, [2004] 1 S.C.R. 550
• Contino v. Leonelli-Contino, 2005 SCC 63, [2005] 3 S.C.R. 217
• D.B.S. v. S.R.G.; L.J.W. v. T.A.R.; Henry v. Henry; Hiemstra v. Hiemstra, 2006 SCC 37, [2006] 2 S.C.R. 231
• Dickie v. Dickie, 2007 SCC 8, [2007] 1 S.C.R. 346
• Pecore v. Pecore, 2007 SCC 17, [2007] 1 S.C.R. 795
• Syl Apps Secure Treatment Centre v. B.D., 2007 SCC 38, [2007] 3 S.C.R. 83
• Fisher v. Fisher, 2008 ONCA 11, 88 O.R. (3d) 241
• Rick v. Brandsema, 2009 SCC 10, [2009] 1 S.C.R. 295
• A.C. v. Manitoba (Director of Child and Family Services), 2009 SCC 30, [2009] 2 S.C.R. 181
• Kerr v. Baranow, 2011 SCC 10, [2011] 1 S.C.R. 269
• L.M.P. v. L.S., 2011 SCC 64, [2011] 3 S.C.R. 775
• Office of the Children’s Lawyer v. Balev, 2018 SCC 16, [2018] 1 S.C.R. 398
• Michel v. Graydon, 2020 SCC 24, 449 D.L.R. (4th) 147

Injunctions

• Aetna Financial Services v. Feigelman, [1985] 1 S.C.R. 2
• RJR-MacDonald Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General), [1994] 1 S.C.R. 311
• Celanese Canada Inc. v. Murray Demolition Corp., 2006 SCC 36, [2006] 2 S.C.R. 189

Motions for Intervention

• Peel (Regional Municipality) v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Co. of Canada Ltd. (1990), 74 O.R. (2d) 164 (C.A.)
• Peixeiro v. Haberman (1994), 20 O.R. (3d) 666 (Gen. Div.)
• Authorson (Litigation Guardian of) v. Canada (Attorney General) (2001), 147 O.A.C. 355 (C.A.)
• Childs v. Desormeaux (2003), 67 O.R. (3d) 385 (C.A.)
• Bedford v. Canada (Attorney General), 2009 ONCA 669, 98 O.R. (3d) 792

Motions for Leave to Appeal

• Re Sault Dock Co. Ltd. and City of Sault Ste. Marie, [1973] 2 O.R. 479 (C.A.)
• Iness v. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (2002), 62 O.R. (3d) 255 (C.A.)

Mental Health/Jurisdiction of Administrative Boards

• Winko v. British Columbia (Forensic Psychiatric Institute), [1999] 2 S.C.R. 625
• R. v. Conway, 2010 SCC 22, [2010] 1 S.C.R. 765

Rule 20 of the Rules of Civil Procedure (Summary Judgment)

• Hryniak v. Mauldin, 2014 SCC 7, [2014] 1 S.C.R. 87
• Bruno Appliance and Furniture, Inc. v. Hryniak, 2014 SCC 8, [2014] 1 S.C.R. 126
• Butera v. Chown, Cairns LLP, 2017 ONCA 783, 137 O.R. (3d) 561

Rule 21 of the Rules of Civil Procedure

• Hunt v. Carey Canada Inc., [1990] 2 S.C.R. 959
• R. v. Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd., 2011 SCC 42, [2011] 3 S.C.R. 45

Standard of Appellate Review

• Housen v. Nikolaisen, 2002 SCC 33, [2002] 2 S.C.R. 235
• Waxman et. al. v. Waxman et. al. (2004), 186 O.A.C. 201 (C.A.)
• H.L. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2005 SCC 25, [2005] 1 S.C.R. 401

Statutory Interpretation

• Rizzo & Rizzo Shoes Ltd. (Re), [1998] 1 S.C.R. 27
• Bell ExpressVu Limited Partnership v. Rex, 2002 SCC 42, [2002] 2 S.C.R. 559

Tort

• Donoghue v. Stevenson, [1932] UKHL 100
• Hedley Byrne & Co. Ltd. v. Heller & Partners Ltd., [1963] UKHL 4
• Anns v. Merton London Borough Council, [1977] UKHL 4
• Queen v. Cognos Inc., [1993] 1 S.C.R. 87
• Athey v. Leonati, [1996] 3 S.C.R. 458
• Hercules Managements Ltd. v. Ernst & Young, [1997] 2 S.C.R. 165
• Cooper v. Hobart, 2001 SCC 79, [2001] 3 S.C.R. 537
• Childs v. Desormeaux, 2006 SCC 18, [2006] 1 S.C.R. 643
• Syl Apps Secure Treatment Centre v. B.D., 2007 SCC 38, [2007] 3 S.C.R. 83
• R. v. Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd., 2011 SCC 42, [2011] 3 S.C.R. 45
• Deloitte & Touche v. Livent Inc. (Receiver of), 2017 SCC 63, [2017] 2 S.C.R. 855