Summaries Sunday: Supreme One-Liners

As a supplement to our Sunday Summary each month, Supreme Advocacy LLP in Ottawa presents Supreme One-Liners, a super-short descriptive guide to the most recent decisions at the Supreme Court of Canada. Supreme Advocacy LLP offers its more comprehensive weekly electronic newsletter, Supreme Advocacy Letter, summarizing all Appeals, Oral Judgments and Leaves to Appeal granted.

Appeals

Charter: Discrimination Based on Sex; Subsidized Childcare
Quebec (Attorney General) v. Kanyinda, 2024 QCCA 144, 2026 SCC 7 (41210)

Excluding refugee claimants from subsidized childcare contra s.15; not saved by s.1

Criminal Law: Implied Licence Doctrine
R. v. Singer, 2023 SKCA 123, 2026 SCC 8 (41090)

Clarifies when police can enter private property and open a vehicle.

Oral Judgments

Criminal Law: Sexual Assault
R. v. Case, 2026 SCC 6 (41610)

Court of Appeal (2:1) sexual assault convictions upheld.

Leaves to Appeal Granted

Torts: Sexual Abuse; Vicarious Liability
H.N. v. Board of Education of School District No. 61 (Greater Victoria), et al., 2025 BCCA 144 (41910)

Vicarious liability in sexual abuse context.

Generoux, et al. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2025 FCA 82 (41858)
Reviewing subordinate legislation and subdelegated Cabinet authority.

Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights, et al. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2025 FCA 82 (41859)
Reviewing subordinate legislation and subdelegated Cabinet authority.

Doherty, et al. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2025 FCA 82 (41860)
Reviewing subordinate legislation and subdelegated Cabinet authority.

Eichenberg, et al. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2025 FCA 82 (41861)
Reviewing subordinate legislation and subdelegated Cabinet authority.