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Wednesday: What’s Hot on CanLII? – September 2025

Each month, we tell you which three English-language cases and French-language cases have been the most viewed* on CanLII in the previous month and we give you a small sense of what the cases are about.

For this past month, the three most-consulted English-language decisions were:

1. Lin v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 1043

[3] In brief, the Applicant first argues that the Minister’s Delegate failed to observe principles of natural justice and procedural fairness by (1) proceeding with the admissibility interview process with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada [IRCC] on March 19, 2024, and (2)°concluding this . . . [more]

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Wednesday: What’s Hot on CanLII? – August 2025

Each month, we tell you which three English-language cases and French-language cases have been the most viewed* on CanLII in the previous month and we give you a small sense of what the cases are about.

For this past month, the three most-consulted English-language decisions were:

1. R. v. Leclaire, 2025 ONSC 4203

[1] The Respondent, Joseph LeClaire, pleaded guilty to impaired operation of a conveyance and drive while disqualified. He had four prior convictions for impaired driving. The Crown gave Notice of Application for Increased Penalty under s. 727 of the Criminal Code. Section 320.19 of the Criminal . . . [more]

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Wednesday: What’s Hot on CanLII? – July 2025

Each month, we tell you which three English-language cases and French-language cases have been the most viewed* on CanLII in the previous month and we give you a small sense of what the cases are about.

For this past month, the three most-consulted English-language decisions were:

1. R. v. McLeod, et al., 2025 ONSC 4319

[1] On June 18, 2018, members of the 2018 Championship Canadian World Junior Hockey Team (“the team”) were gathered in London, Ontario to celebrate their victory in the World Junior Hockey Tournament earlier that year. What occurred during the early morning hours of June . . . [more]

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Wednesday: What’s Hot on CanLII? – June 2025

Each month, we tell you which three English-language cases and French-language cases have been the most viewed* on CanLII in the previous month and we give you a small sense of what the cases are about.

For this past month, the three most-consulted English-language decisions were:

1. R. v. Kinamore, 2025 SCC 19

[1] The increasing complexity of sexual offence trials in Canada poses a challenge to our overburdened criminal justice system. One source of complexity lies in the application of the rules that govern evidence of a complainant’s sexual history. Although these evidentiary rules are essential to eliminate

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Wednesday: What’s Hot on CanLII? – May 2025

Each month, we tell you which three English-language cases and French-language cases have been the most viewed* on CanLII in the previous month and we give you a small sense of what the cases are about.

For this past month, the three most-consulted English-language decisions were:

1. Ko v. Li, 2025 ONSC 2766

[14] This occurrence seems similar to cases in which people have had factums drafted by generative artificial intelligence applications (like ChatGPT). Some of these applications have been found to sometimes create fake legal citations that have been dubbed “hallucinations.” It appears that Ms. Lee’s factum may

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Wednesday: What’s Hot on CanLII? – April 2025

Each month, we tell you which three English-language cases and French-language cases have been the most viewed* on CanLII in the previous month and we give you a small sense of what the cases are about.

For this past month, the three most-consulted English-language decisions were:

1. Afolabi v. Law Society of Ontario, 2025 ONCA 257

[102] The LSO has a duty to protect the public interest, maintain public confidence in the profession, and ensure the entry-level competence of incoming licensees. It is to be afforded considerable latitude in regulating the legal profession and in determining how the duty . . . [more]

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Wednesday: What’s Hot on CanLII? – March 2025

Each month, we tell you which three English-language cases and French-language cases have been the most viewed* on CanLII in the previous month and we give you a small sense of what the cases are about.

For this past month, the three most-consulted English-language decisions were:

1. R v Cichacki, 2025 ABKB 96

[5] The Crown alleges that the Accused assaulted eight complainants. The Crown alleges that he used his position as the manager, boss and owner of various nightclubs to ply young women with alcohol, and allegedly spike their drinks with drugs, rendering them incapable of consenting to

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Wednesday: What’s Hot on CanLII? – February 2025

Each month, we tell you which three English-language cases and French-language cases have been the most viewed* on CanLII in the previous month and we give you a small sense of what the cases are about.

For this past month, the three most-consulted English-language decisions were:

1. Baker v. Van Dolder’s Home Team Inc., 2025 ONSC 952

[4] The plaintiff was terminated “without cause” on May 24, 2023. The agreement between the parties stated that, “the issue to be determined on the motion will be whether the “with cause” provision of the Contract is enforceable or not”.

[5] In

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Wednesday: What’s Hot on CanLII? – January 2025

Each month, we tell you which three English-language cases and French-language cases have been the most viewed* on CanLII in the previous month and we give you a small sense of what the cases are about.

For this past month, the three most-consulted English-language decisions were:

  1. R. v. R.B., 2025 ONSC 153

[1] The Applicant is facing charges of historical sexual assault and physical assault of his ex-wife. His trial is scheduled to commence on February 10, 2025, with jury selection scheduled to take place on January 10, 2025.

[2] This Decision relates to a pre-trial application brought by . . . [more]

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Wednesday: What’s Hot on CanLII? – November 2024

Each month, we tell you which three English-language cases and French-language cases have been the most viewed* on CanLII in the previous month and we give you a small sense of what the cases are about.

For this past month, the three most-consulted English-language decisions were:

1. Professional Institute of the Public Service v Treasury Board, 2024 CanLII 106287 (CA LA)

[1] The Professional Institute of the Public Service (Institute) is the bargaining agent for the Commerce and Purchasing (CP) Group. Treasury Board is the employer for the Core Public Administration (CPA), which includes the CP Group and its . . . [more]

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Wednesday: What’s Hot on CanLII? – October 2024

Each month, we tell you which three English-language cases and French-language cases have been the most viewed* on CanLII in the previous month and we give you a small sense of what the cases are about.

For this past month, the three most-consulted English-language decisions were:

  1. Subar v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2022 FC 340 (également disponible en français ici)

[1] The Applicant is a 68-year old citizen of Israel, who first visited Canada in 1989. He has worked as a cantor (leading liturgy and prayer) within Ottawa’s Jewish community at various points since 2003, and continuously in . . . [more]

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Wednesday: What’s Hot on CanLII? – September 2024

At the beginning of each month, we tell you which three English-language cases and French-language cases have been the most viewed* on CanLII in the previous month and we give you a small sense of what the cases are about.

For this past month, the three most-consulted English-language decisions were:

  1. Kanthasamy v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)2015 SCC 61

[1] Abella J. — The Immigration and Refugee Protection Act consists of a number of moving parts intended to work together to ensure a fair and humane immigration system for Canada. One of those parts is refugee policy. Under s. . . . [more]

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