Every week we present the summary of a decision handed down by a Québec court provided to us by SOQUIJ and considered to be of interest to our readers throughout Canada. SOQUIJ is attached to the Québec Department of Justice and collects, analyzes, enriches, and disseminates legal information in Québec.

PÉNAL (DROIT) : Le juge de première instance n’a pas erré en concluant que, même si l’accusé n’avait pas la possession réelle des armes à feu trouvées dans l’appartement de son ex-conjointe, duquel il avait été expulsé, il en avait la possession imputée.

Intitulé : S.G. c. R., 2026 QCCA . . . [more]

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

Insurance: Presumption of Death
Riddle v. ivari, 2026 SCC 9 (40986)

“Return” of a person declared dead, established on a balance of probabilities.

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Every week we present the summary of a decision handed down by a Québec court provided to us by SOQUIJ and considered to be of interest to our readers throughout Canada. SOQUIJ is attached to the Québec Department of Justice and collects, analyzes, enriches, and disseminates legal information in Québec.

PÉNAL (DROIT) Dans une affaire de voies de fait causant des lésions corporelles commises lors d’une bagarre à la sortie d’un bar, l’erreur de la juge de première instance est d’avoir refusé de considérer tout fait qui n’avait pas été exposé lors du plaidoyer de culpabilité et d’avoir refusé à . . . [more]

Every week we present the summary of a decision handed down by a Québec court provided to us by SOQUIJ and considered to be of interest to our readers throughout Canada. SOQUIJ is attached to the Québec Department of Justice and collects, analyzes, enriches, and disseminates legal information in Québec.

PÉNAL (DROIT) : Au stade d’une requête en rejet sommaire, le critère applicable est celui de la frivolité manifeste; en l’espèce, bien que la juge de première instance n’ait pas mentionné le critère approprié, elle a eu raison de conclure que l’appelant avait présenté sa requête en arrêt des procédures . . . [more]

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.

Leaves to Appeal Granted

Bankruptcy & Insolvency: Preferences
American Pacific Corporation v. RPG Receivables Purchase Group Inc., 2025 ONCA 371 (41937)

Issues re preferential pre-bankruptcy transactions. . . . [more]

Every week we present the summary of a decision handed down by a Québec court provided to us by SOQUIJ and considered to be of interest to our readers throughout Canada. SOQUIJ is attached to the Québec Department of Justice and collects, analyzes, enriches, and disseminates legal information in Québec.

PÉNAL (DROIT) : Le juge de la Cour supérieure a erré dans son interprétation des directives du Directeur des poursuites criminelles et pénales (DPCP); si l’on applique correctement la portée du rôle de la poursuite lors d’une préenquête, on ne peut justifier la conclusion du juge selon laquelle la décision . . . [more]

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 . . . [more]

Every week we present the summary of a decision handed down by a Québec court provided to us by SOQUIJ and considered to be of interest to our readers throughout Canada. SOQUIJ is attached to the Québec Department of Justice and collects, analyzes, enriches, and disseminates legal information in Québec.

PÉNAL (DROIT) : Puisque l’article 37 (6) de la Loi sur le système de justice pénale pour les adolescents ne s’applique pas dans le contexte particulier du présent dossier, où seules les requêtes en arrêt des procédures ont été jugées conjointement, l’adolescent ne peut interjeter appel conformément à la partie . . . [more]

One Sunday each month we bring you a summary from Supreme Advocacy LLP of recent decisions at the Supreme Court of Canada. Supreme Advocacy LLP offers a weekly electronic newsletter, Supreme Advocacy Letter, to which you may subscribe. It’s a summary of all Appeals, Oral Judgments and Leaves to Appeal granted from January 1 – February 28, 2026 inclusive.

Appeals

Charter: Mobility Rights
Taylor v. Newfoundland and Labrador, 2023 NLCA 22; 2026 SCC 5 (40952) Feb. 13, 2026

During the early days of the COVID‑19 pandemic, Newfoundland and Labrador declared a public health emergency. The province’s . . . [more]

Every week we present the summary of a decision handed down by a Québec court provided to us by SOQUIJ and considered to be of interest to our readers throughout Canada. SOQUIJ is attached to the Québec Department of Justice and collects, analyzes, enriches, and disseminates legal information in Québec.

FAMILLE : La juge de première instance a commis une erreur lorsqu’elle a condamné le mari au paiement de l’intégralité d’une somme correspondant à la valeur du «mahr» — la dot islamique — qu’il avait consenti à l’épouse au moment du mariage.

Intitulé : Droit de la famille — 26172, . . . [more]

Every week we present the summary of a decision handed down by a Québec court provided to us by SOQUIJ and considered to be of interest to our readers throughout Canada. SOQUIJ is attached to the Québec Department of Justice and collects, analyzes, enriches, and disseminates legal information in Québec.

PÉNAL (DROIT) : L’ensemble de la preuve ne peut conduire à une autre conclusion que la culpabilité de l’accusé, lequel a assassiné les locataires qui vivaient au sous-sol de sa maison; il y a donc lieu d’appliquer la disposition réparatrice à l’erreur concernant l’absence de directive restrictive sur les déclarations . . . [more]