Canada Supreme Court – April 2017

The Supreme Court of Canada is the highest court of Canada, the final court of appeals in the Canadian justice system.

The court grants permission to between 40 and 75 litigants each year to appeal decisions rendered by provincial, territorial and federal appellate courts.

Its decisions are the ultimate expression and application of Canadian law and binding upon all lower courts of Canada, except to the extent that they are overridden or otherwise made ineffective by an Act of Parliament or the Act of a provincial legislative assembly pursuant to Section 33 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

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The hearings scheduled to be shown in April 2017 are:
Apr 18 Valentin Pintea v. Dale Johns, et al. (Alberta) (Civil) (By Leave) 37109
Apr 19 Association of justice counsel v. Attorney General of Canada (Federal Court) (Civil) (By Leave) 37014
Apr 20 Pierre-Michel Lajeunesse, et al. v. (Quebec) (Civil) (By Leave) 37320
Apr 24 Joseph Sciascia v. Her Majesty the Queen (Ontario) (Criminal) (By Leave) 37155
Apr 25 James Cody v. Her Majesty the Queen (Newfoundland & Labrador) (Criminal) (As of Right) 37310
Apr 25 Her Majesty the Queen v. Hubert Hunt, et al. (Newfoundland & Labrador) (Criminal) (As of Right) 37314
Apr 26 Williams Lake Indian Band v. Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada as represented by the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (Federal Court) (Civil) (By Leave) 36983