# 1983 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada

The list below consists of the reasons delivered from the bench by the Supreme Court of Canada during 1983. This list, however, does not include decisions on motions.

## Reasons

| Delivered the Court's reason | Joined the Court's reason | Filed a concurrence | Joined a concurrence |
| Filed a dissent | Joined a dissent | Filed a concurrence/dissent | Joined a concurrence/dissent |
| Did not participate in the judgment | Did not participate in the final disposition of the judgment | Not a member of the Court at the time of hearing or delivering |
| Decisions that do not note a Justice delivering the Court's reason are per coram. Multiple concurrences and dissents within a case are numbered, with joining votes numbered accordingly. Justices occasionally join multiple reasons in a single case; each vote is subdivided accordingly. Multiple unnumbered reasons are jointly written or delivered. Decisions that are given orally from the bench are denoted by a "V"; per coram decisions delivered orally from the bench only note a "V" on the most senior justice on the panel. An asterisk ( * ) in the Court's opinion denotes that it was only a majority in part or a plurality. ||||
| Case name | Argued | Decided | Laskin | Ritchie | Dickson | Beetz | Estey | McIntyre | Chouinard | Lamer | Wilson |
| Westendorp v the Queen, 1983 CanLII 1, [1983] 1 SCR 43 | 2 December 1982 | 25 January 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| Abrahams v Attorney General of Canada, 1983 CanLII 17, [1983] 1 SCR 2 | 2 June 1982 | 25 January 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| Nowegijick v The Queen, 1983 CanLII 18, [1983] 1 SCR 29 | 10 June 1982 | 25 January 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| Zayack v Attorney General of Canada, 1983 CanLII 135, [1983] 1 SCR 12 | 2 June 1982 | 25 January 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| Costello and Dickhoff v City of Calgary, 1983 CanLII 137, [1983] 1 SCR 14 | 12 May 1982 | 25 January 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| Attorney General of Nova Scotia v Burke, 1983 CanLII 140, [1983] 1 SCR 55 | 31 January 1983 | 1 February 1983 | | V | | | | | | | |
| GM (Canada) v Naken, 1983 CanLII 19, [1983] 1 SCR 72 | 25 March 1982 | 8 February 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| Thorne's Hardware Ltd v The Queen, 1983 CanLII 20, [1983] 1 SCR 106 | 19 May 1982 | 8 February 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| The Queen (Can) v Saskatchewan Wheat Pool, 1983 CanLII 21, [1983] 1 SCR 205 | 17 February 1982 | 8 February 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| Regional Assessment Commissioner v Caisse Populaire de Hearst, 1983 CanLII 45, [1983] 1 SCR 57 | 29 March 1982 | 8 February 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| Fort Frances v Boise Cascade Canada Ltd, 1983 CanLII 47, [1983] 1 SCR 171 | 13–14 December 1982 (1982-12-13 – 1982-12-14) | 8 February 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| Miller v Ameri-Cana Motel Ltd, 1983 CanLII 48, [1983] 1 SCR 229 | 2–3 June 1982 (1982-06-02 – 1982-06-03) | 8 February 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Farrant, 1983 CanLII 118, [1983] 1 SCR 124 | 29 April 1982 | 8 February 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| Canada Labour Relations Board et al v Paul L’Anglais Inc et al, 1983 CanLII 121, [1983] 1 SCR 147 | 25–26 October 1982 (1982-10-25 – 1982-10-26) | 8 February 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| Cooper v The Queen, 1983 CanLII 124, [1983] 1 SCR 240 | 8 February 1983 | 8 February 1983 | V | | | | | | | | |
| Case name | Argued | Decided | Laskin | Ritchie | Dickson | Beetz | Estey | McIntyre | Chouinard | Lamer | Wilson |
| Stevenson v The Queen, 1983 CanLII 126, [1983] 1 SCR 241 | 9 February 1983 | 9 February 1983 | V | | | | | | | | |
| St-David de Falardeau (Corporation municipale de) et al v Munger, 1983 CanLII 129, [1983] 1 SCR 243 | 10 February 1983 | 10 February 1983 | | | V | | | | | | |
| Titus v R, 1983 CanLII 49, [1983] 1 SCR 259 | 14 October 1982 | 1 March 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| Canada Labour Relations Board v Halifax Longshoremen’s Association, Local 269, 1983 CanLII 133, [1983] 1 SCR 245 | 1 February 1983 | 1 March 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Faid, 1983 CanLII 136, [1983] 1 SCR 265 | 4 May 1982 | 1 March 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| Zavarovalna Skupnost, (Insurance Community Triglav Ltd) v Terrasses Jewellers Inc, 1983 CanLII 138, [1983] 1 SCR 283 | 14–15 December 1982 (1982-12-14 – 1982-12-15) | 1 March 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| CBC and co v R, 1983 CanLII 50, [1983] 1 SCR 339 | 31 March 1982 | 24 March 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Terrence, 1983 CanLII 51, [1983] 1 SCR 357 | 22 March 1982 | 24 March 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| Shalansky et al v Board of Governors of Regina Pasqua Hospital, 1983 CanLII 117, [1983] 1 SCR 303 | 2 March 1983 | 24 March 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Turgeon, 1983 CanLII 119, [1983] 1 SCR 308 | 19 October 1982 | 24 March 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| Roberge v The Queen, 1983 CanLII 120, [1983] 1 SCR 312 | 10 May 1982 | 24 March 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| Attorney General of Canada v Silk, 1983 CanLII 122, [1983] 1 SCR 335 | 16–17 June 1982 (1982-06-16 – 1982-06-17) | 24 March 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| Martin v Chapman, 1983 CanLII 123, [1983] 1 SCR 365 | 20 May 1982 | 24 March 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| Abel Skiver Farm Corp v Town of Sainte-Foy, 1983 CanLII 22, [1983] 1 SCR 403 | 21 October 1981 | 26 April 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| Cement LaFarge v BC Lightweight Aggregate, 1983 CanLII 23, [1983] 1 SCR 452 | 29–30 November 1982 (1982-11-29 – 1982-11-30) | 26 April 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| Case name | Argued | Decided | Laskin | Ritchie | Dickson | Beetz | Estey | McIntyre | Chouinard | Lamer | Wilson |
| Warehousemen and Helpers Union, Local 979 v Brink's Canada, 1983 CanLII 125, [1983] 1 SCR 382 | 14 March 1983 | 26 April 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Konkin, 1983 CanLII 127, [1983] 1 SCR 388 | 1 December 1982 | 26 April 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Buchinsky, 1983 CanLII 128, [1983] 1 SCR 481 | 10 May 1982 | 26 April 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Roche, 1983 CanLII 130, [1983] 1 SCR 491 | 17 November 1982 | 26 April 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| Zodiak International v Polish People's Republic, 1983 CanLII 24, [1983] 1 SCR 529 | 28 February 1983 | 17 May 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| Citadel Assurance v Johns-Manville Canada, 1983 CanLII 52, [1983] 1 SCR 513 | 16 November 1982 | 17 May 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| Palachik v Kiss, 1983 CanLII 53, [1983] 1 SCR 623 | 17 June 1982 | 17 May 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| Attorney General of Canada v St Hubert Base Teachers’ Association, 1983 CanLII 131, [1983] 1 SCR 498 | 31 March 1983 | 17 May 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| Smith v The Queen, 1983 CanLII 134, [1983] 1 SCR 554 | 22–23 February 1982 (1982-02-22 – 1982-02-23) | 17 May 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| Evans v Public Service Commission Appeal Board, 1983 CanLII 141, [1983] 1 SCR 582 | 4 November 1982 | 17 May 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| Engineered Homes Ltd v Mason et al, 1983 CanLII 142, [1983] 1 SCR 641 | 30 November 1982 | 17 May 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| Zidle v Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce et al, 1983 CanLII 143, [1983] 1 SCR 654 | 3–4 May 1983 (1983-05-03 – 1983-05-04) | 17 May 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce v Riddell Stead & Co et al, 1983 CanLII 144, [1983] 1 SCR 656 | 3–4 May 1983 (1983-05-03 – 1983-05-04) | 17 May 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Moore, 1983 CanLII 145, [1983] 1 SCR 658 | 17 May 1983 | 17 May 1983 | V | | | | | | | | |
| Williams and Glyn’s Bank Ltd v Belkin Packaging Ltd, 1983 CanLII | 28 January 1982 | 17 May 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| Case name | Argued | Decided | Laskin | Ritchie | Dickson | Beetz | Estey | McIntyre | Chouinard | Lamer | Wilson |
| Corpex (1977) Inc v The Queen in right of Canada, 1983 CanLII 169, [1982] 2 SCR 674 | 2 May 1983 | 17 May 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| Paonessa and Paquette v R, 1983 CanLII 3477, [1983] 1 SCR 660 | 19 May 1983 | 19 May 1983 | | V | | | | | | | |
| Re Regina and Fleming, 1983 CanLII 3614, 1983 CanLII 3614 | 6 June 1983 | 6 June 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| Novic v Novic, 1983 CanLII 55, [1983] 1 SCR 696 | 19 May 1983 | 7 June 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| Adam v Daniel Roy Ltée, 1983 CanLII 147, [1983] 1 SCR 683 | 16 March 1983 | 7 June 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| McEvoy v Attorney General for New Brunswick et al, 1983 CanLII 149, [1983] 1 SCR 704 | 8 February 1983 | 7 June 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Jacques, 1983 CanLII 150, [1983] 1 SCR 724 | 7 June 1983 | 7 June 1983 | | | V | | | | | | |
| R v Covin, 1983 CanLII 151, [1983] 1 SCR 725 | 8 June 1983 | 8 June 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| Fruitman v Scott, 1983 CanLII 56, [1983] 1 SCR 732 | 15 June 1983 | 15 June 1983 | V | | | | | | | | |
| Northern Telecom v Communication Workers, 1983 CanLII 25, [1983] 1 SCR 733 | 8–9 June 1982 (1982-06-08 – 1982-06-09) | 23 June 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| A S G Industries Inc v Corporation Superseal, 1983 CanLII 152, [1983] 1 SCR 781 | 17 March 1983 | 23 June 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| Lilly v The Queen, 1983 CanLII 153, [1983] 1 SCR 794 | 15–16 December 1982 (1982-12-15 – 1982-12-16) | 23 June 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| Gray v Cotic, 1983 CanLII 57, [1983] 2 SCR 2 | 18 May 1983 | 27 September 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ontario Nurses' Association v Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit, 1983 CanLII 58, [1983] 2 SCR 6 | 31 May 1982 | 27 September 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| Leblanc et al v Curbera, 1983 CanLII 154, [1983] 2 SCR 28 | 7 June 1983 | 27 September 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| Case name | Argued | Decided | Laskin | Ritchie | Dickson | Beetz | Estey | McIntyre | Chouinard | Lamer | Wilson |
| Co-Operative Fire & Casualty Co v Ritchie et al, 1983 CanLII 155, [1983] 2 SCR 36 | 2 February 1983 | 27 September 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| Century Insurance Co of Canada et al v Case Existological Laboratories Ltd, 1983 CanLII 156, [1983] 2 SCR 47 | 2–3 February 1983 (1983-02-02 – 1983-02-03) | 27 September 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| Carleton v The Queen, 1983 CanLII 157, [1983] 2 SCR 58 | 27 September 1983 | 27 September 1983 | | | V | | | | | | |
| Topey v The Queen, 1983 CanLII 158, [1983] 2 SCR 59 | 12 October 1983 | 12 October 1983 | | | V | | | | | | |
| Bisaillon v Keable, 1983 CanLII 26, [1983] 2 SCR 60 | 3–4 March 1983 (1983-03-03 – 1983-03-04) | 13 October 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| Racine v Woods, 1983 CanLII 27, [1983] 2 SCR 173 | 23–24 June 1983 (1983-06-23 – 1983-06-24) | 13 October 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| Morris v The Queen, 1983 CanLII 28, [1983] 2 SCR 190 | 2 November 1982 | 13 October 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Wetmore, 1983 CanLII 29, [1983] 2 SCR 284 | 28 September 1982 | 13 October 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| AG (Can) v Can Nat Transportation, Ltd, 1983 CanLII 36, [1983] 2 SCR 206 | 23–24 September 1982 (1982-09-23 – 1982-09-24) | 13 October 1983 | | | 1 | 2 | | | | 2 | |
| Dowson v R, 1983 CanLII 59, [1983] 2 SCR 144 | 9 June 1983 | 13 October 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| Buchbinder v R, 1983 CanLII 60, [1983] 2 SCR 159 | 9 June 1983 | 13 October 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| Lyons et al v The Queen, 1983 CanLII 132, [1984] 2 SCR 631 | 4 October 1983 | 13 October 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| Vignola v Keable, 1983 CanLII 159, [1983] 2 SCR 112 | 3–4 March 1983 (1983-03-03 – 1983-03-04) | 13 October 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Commisso, 1983 CanLII 160, [1983] 2 SCR 121 | 18 November 1982 | 13 October 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| Phillips and Phillips v The Queen, 1983 CanLII 161, [1983] 2 SCR 161 | 3 February 1983 | 13 October 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| Canadian Union of Public Employees v Labour Relations Board (NS) et al, 1983 CanLII 162, [1983] 2 SCR 311 | 4–5 May 1983 (1983-05-04 – 1983-05-05) | 13 October 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| Case name | Argued | Decided | Laskin | Ritchie | Dickson | Beetz | Estey | McIntyre | Chouinard | Lamer | Wilson |
| Sadjade v The Queen, 1983 CanLII 163, [1983] 2 SCR 361 | 19 October 1983 | 19 October 1983 | V | | | | | | | | |
| Mérineau v The Queen, 1983 CanLII 164, [1983] 2 SCR 362 | 20 October 1983 | 20 October 1983 | | | | V | | | | | |
| Baxter Travenol Laboratories v Cutter (Canada), 1983 CanLII 30, [1983] 2 SCR 388 | 8 June 1983 | 3 November 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| Messier v Delage, 1983 CanLII 31, [1983] 2 SCR 401 | 16 March 1983 | 3 November 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ogg-Moss v The Queen, 1983 CanLII 139, [1984] 2 SCR 171 | 3 November 1983 | 3 November 1983 | | V | | | | | | | |
| Attorney General of Quebec v Grondin, 1983 CanLII 165, [1983] 2 SCR 364 | 16 June 1983 | 3 November 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| The Queen v Savage, 1983 CanLII 32, [1983] 2 SCR 428 | 21–22 June 1983 (1983-06-21 – 1983-06-22) | 24 November 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Giguere, 1983 CanLII 61, [1983] 2 SCR 448 | 28 April 1983 | 24 November 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| Bell v The Queen, 1983 CanLII 166, [1983] 2 SCR 471 | 2 February 1983 | 24 November 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| Morguard Properties Ltd v City of Winnipeg, 1983 CanLII 33, [1983] 2 SCR 493 | 18 October 1983 | 15 December 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Eldorado Nuclear Ltd; R v Uranium Canada Ltd, 1983 CanLII 34, [1983] 2 SCR 551 | 27 January 1983 | 15 December 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| Wilson v The Queen, 1983 CanLII 35, [1983] 2 SCR 594 | 14 March 1983 | 15 December 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| Novic v Novic, 1983 CanLII 148, [1983] 1 SCR 700 | 6 December 1983 | 15 December 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| Northern Pipeline Agency v Perehinec, 1983 CanLII 167, [1983] 2 SCR 513 | 5 May 1982 | 15 December 1983 | | | | | | | | | |
| Paul Revere Life Insurance Co v Sucharov, 1983 CanLII 168, [1983] 2 SCR 541 | 13 October 1983 | 15 December 1983 | | | | | | | | | |