# 1993 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 1993. 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 | Lamer | La Forest | L'Heureux-Dubé | Sopinka | Gonthier | Cory | McLachlin | Iacobucci | Major |
| BG Checo International Ltd v British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority, [1993] 1 SCR 12 | January 28, 1992 | January 21, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| Queen v Cognos Inc, [1993] 1 SCR 87 | January 29, 1992 | January 21, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Cooper, [1993] 1 SCR 146 | October 6, 1992 | January 21, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| Hongkong Bank of Canada v Wheeler Holdings Ltd, [1993] 1 SCR 167 | February 4, 1992 | January 21, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v MacKenzie, [1993] 1 SCR 212 | April 3, 1992 | January 21, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| Reid Crowther & Partners Ltd v Simcoe & Erie General Insurance Co, [1993] 1 SCR 252 | October 13, 1992 | January 21, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| Caisse populaire de Maniwaki v Giroux, [1993] 1 SCR 282 | October 13, 1992 | January 21, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| Engel v Salyn, [1993] 1 SCR 306 | October 14, 1992 | January 21, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| New Brunswick Broadcasting Co v Nova Scotia (Speaker of the House of Assembly), [1993] 1 SCR 319 | March 2, 3, 1992 | January 21, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| Baron v Canada, [1993] 1 SCR 416 | February 6, 1992 | January 21, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Pouliot, [1993] 1 SCR 456 | February 1, 1993 | February 1, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Honish, [1993] 1 SCR 458 | February 2, 1993 | February 2, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Jones, [1993] 1 SCR 460 | February 2, 1993 | February 2, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Morgentaler, [1993] 1 SCR 462 | February 2, 1993 | February 2, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Pitt, [1993] 1 SCR 466 | February 22, 1993 | February 22, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| Case name | Argued | Decided | Lamer | La Forest | L'Heureux-Dubé | Sopinka | Gonthier | Cory | McLachlin | Iacobucci | Major |
| R v Alkerton, [1993] 1 SCR 468 | February 22, 1993 | February 22, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v P (J), [1993] 1 SCR 469 | February 24, 1993 | February 24, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières v Larocque, [1993] 1 SCR 471 | November 30, 1992 | February 25, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| The Rhône v The Peter AB Widener, [1993] 1 SCR 497 | May 26, 1992 | February 25, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| Canada (AG) v Mossop, [1993] 1 SCR 554 | June 3, 1992 | February 25, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Sharma, [1993] 1 SCR 650 | April 28, 1992 | February 25, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Greenbaum, [1993] 1 SCR 674 | December 4;, 1992 | February 25, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v B (FF), [1993] 1 SCR 697 | October 5, 1992 | February 25, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v B (KG), [1993] 1 SCR 740 | October 8, 1992 | February 25, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Thomas, [1993] 1 SCR 835 | February 26, 1993 | February 26, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Macooh, [1993] 2 SCR 802 | February 26, 1993 | June 30, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v P (VL), [1993] 1 SCR 837 | March 3, 1993 | March 3, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| Reference Re Public Schools Act (Man), s 79(3), (4) and (7), [1993] 1 SCR 839 | December 3, 1992 | March 4, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Hundal, [1993] 1 SCR 867 | January 30, 1992 | March 11, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| Westar Mining Ltd (Re), [1993] 1 SCR 890 | March 1, 1993 | March 18, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| Case name | Argued | Decided | Lamer | La Forest | L'Heureux-Dubé | Sopinka | Gonthier | Cory | McLachlin | Iacobucci | Major |
| R v Douglas; R v Myers, [1993] 1 SCR 893 | March 23, 1993 | March 23, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| Sie-Mac Pipeline Contractors Ltd v MNR, [1993] 1 SCR 895 | March 24, 1993 | March 24, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Finta, [1993] 1 SCR 1138 | March 24, 1993 | March 24, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| Amchem Products Inc v British Columbia (Workers' Compensation Board), [1993] 1 SCR 897 | May 25, 1992 | March 25, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| Canada (AG) v Public Service Alliance of Canada, [1993] 1 SCR 941 | November 12, 1992 | March 25, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| Peter v Beblow, [1993] 1 SCR 980 | November 12, 1992 | March 25, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| Barrette v Crabtree Estate, [1993] 1 SCR 1027 | March 25, 1993 | December 1, 1992 | | | | | | | | | |
| Dehghani v Canada (Minister of Employment and Immigration), [1993] 1 SCR 1053 | December 2, 1992 | March 24, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| Finlay v Canada (Minister of Finance), [1993] 1 SCR 1080 | March 23, 1992 rehearing: January 28, 1993 | March 25, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Schiewe, [1993] 1 SCR 1134 | March 26, 1993 | March 26, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Steeves, [1993] 1 SCR 1136 | March 31, 1993 | March 31, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Goncalves, [1993] 2 SCR 3 | April 2, 1993 | April 2, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Théroux, [1993] 2 SCR 5 | November 3, 1992 | April 8, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Zlatic, [1993] 2 SCR 29 | April 8, 1993 | November 6, 1992 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Imbeault, [1993] 2 SCR 51 | March 29, 1993 | April 8, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| Case name | Argued | Decided | Lamer | La Forest | L'Heureux-Dubé | Sopinka | Gonthier | Cory | McLachlin | Iacobucci | Major |
| Kourtessis v MNR, [1993] 2 SCR 53 | February 6, 1992 | April 22, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ciarlariello v Schacter, [1993] 2 SCR 119 | November 30, 1992 | April 22, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| Cunningham v Canada, [1993] 2 SCR 143 | January 29, 1993 | April 22, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Hawkins, [1993] 2 SCR 157 | April 28, 1993 | April 28, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| Hall v Hebert, [1993] 2 SCR 159 | October 6, 1992 | April 29, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v C (R), [1993] 2 SCR 226 | April 29, 1993 | April 29, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Slaney, [1993] 2 SCR 228 | April 30, 1993 | April 30, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| Dayco (Canada) Ltd v CAW-Canada, [1993] 2 SCR 230 | May 7, 1992 | May 6, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Osolin, [1993] 2 SCR 313 | May 6, 1993 | May 6, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local 579 v Bradco Construction Ltd, [1993] 2 SCR 316 | October 16, 1992 | May 19, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| University of British Columbia v Berg, [1993] 2 SCR 353 | January 27, 1993 | May 19, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Hasselwander, [1993] 2 SCR 398 | February 5, 1993 | May 19, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v M (JJ), [1993] 2 SCR 421 | February 5, 1993 | May 19, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| Sauvé v Canada (AG), [1993] 2 SCR 438 | May 27, 1993 | May 27, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v D (A), [1993] 2 SCR 441 | June 1, 1993 | June 1, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| Case name | Argued | Decided | Lamer | La Forest | L'Heureux-Dubé | Sopinka | Gonthier | Cory | McLachlin | Iacobucci | Major |
| Artell Developments Ltd v 677950 Ontario Ltd, [1993] 2 SCR 443 | June 4, 1993 | June 4, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Thornton, [1993] 2 SCR 445 | June 4, 1993 | June 4, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Clutterbuck, [1993] 2 SCR 447 | June 8, 1993 | June 8, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| Westar Mining Ltd (Re), [1993] 2 SCR 448 | June 8, 1993 | June 8, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Egger, [1993] 2 SCR 451 | October 9, 1992 | June 10, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Aalders, [1993] 2 SCR 482 | March 3, 1993 | June 10, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| Reference Re Education Act (Que), [1993] 2 SCR 511 | December 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11, 1992 | June 17, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Bevan, [1993] 2 SCR 599 | March 5, 1993 | June 17, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Evans, [1993] 2 SCR 629 | March 22, 1993 | June 17, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Erickson, [1993] 2 SCR 649 | June 17, 1993 | June 17, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| Flieger v New Brunswick, [1993] 2 SCR 651 | April 26, 1993 | June 30, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| Canada (AG) v Ward, [1993] 2 SCR 689 | March 25, 1992 | June 30, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| Domtar Inc v Quebec (Commission d'appel en matière de lésions professionnelles), [1993] 2 SCR 756 | April 1, 1993 | June 30, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| Saint-Basile, Village Sud (Corporation municipale de) v Ciment Québec Inc, [1993] 2 SCR 823 | February 23, 1993 | July 15, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v V (KB), [1993] 2 SCR 857 | June 16, 1993 | July 15, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| Case name | Argued | Decided | Lamer | La Forest | L'Heureux-Dubé | Sopinka | Gonthier | Cory | McLachlin | Iacobucci | Major |
| R v Gallagher, [1993] 2 SCR 861 | March 1, 1993 | August 12, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Frazer, [1993] 2 SCR 866 | March 1, 1993 | August 12, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| Weatherall v Canada (AG), [1993] 2 SCR 872 | March 25, 1993 | August 12, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Potvin, [1993] 2 SCR 880 | June 7, 1993 | August 12, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Brown, [1993] 2 SCR 918 | June 18, 1993 | August 12, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Tremblay, [1993] 2 SCR 932 | February 23, 1993 | September 2, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Tortone, [1993] 2 SCR 973 | April 28, 1993 | September 2, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| Haig v Canada (Chief Electoral Officer), [1993] 2 SCR 995 | March 4, 1993 | September 2, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| Murphy v Welsh; Stoddard v Watson, [1993] 2 SCR 1069 | May 31, 1993 | September 2, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ramsden v Peterborough (City of), [1993] 2 SCR 1084 | June 1, 1993 | September 2, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Creighton, [1993] 3 SCR 3 | February 3, 1993 | September 9, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Gosset, [1993] 3 SCR 76 | May 1, 1993 | September 9, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Finlay, [1993] 3 SCR 103 | October 15, 1993 | September 9, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Naglik, [1993] 3 SCR 122 | April 5, 1993 | September 9, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v E (AW), [1993] 3 SCR 155 | January 29, 1993 | September 9, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| Case name | Argued | Decided | Lamer | La Forest | L'Heureux-Dubé | Sopinka | Gonthier | Cory | McLachlin | Iacobucci | Major |
| Auto Concrete Curb Ltd v South Nation River Conservation Authority, [1993] 3 SCR 201 | June 14, 1993 | September 9, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| Edgeworth Construction Ltd v ND Lea & Associates Ltd, [1993] 3 SCR 206 | June 14, 1993 | September 30, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Grant, [1993] 3 SCR 223 | April 2, 1993 | September 30, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Wiley, [1993] 3 SCR 263 | November 5, 1992 | September 30, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Plant, [1993] 3 SCR 281 | November 5, 1992 | September 30, 1993f | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Harbottle, [1993] 3 SCR 306 | May 25, 1993 | September 30, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ontario Hydro v Ontario (Labour Relations Board), [1993] 3 SCR 327 | November 9, 1992 | September 30, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| Slattery (Trustee of) v Slattery, [1993] 3 SCR 430 | March 29, 1993 | September 30, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Morgentaler, [1993] 3 SCR 463 | February 4, 1993 | September 30, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| Rodriguez v British Columbia (AG), [1993] 3 SCR 519 | May 20, 1993 | September 30, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| National Party of Canada v Canadian Broadcasting Corp, [1993] 3 SCR 651 | October 4, 1993 | October 4, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Price, [1993] 3 SCR 633 | October 5, 1993 | October 5, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Smith, [1993] 3 SCR 635 | October 6, 1993 | October 6, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Profit, [1993] 3 SCR 637 | October 7, 1993 | October 7, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Côté, [1993] 3 SCR 639 | October 7, 1993 | October 7, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| Case name | Argued | Decided | Lamer | La Forest | L'Heureux-Dubé | Sopinka | Gonthier | Cory | McLachlin | Iacobucci | Major |
| R v Leduc, [1993] 3 SCR 641 | October 8, 1993 | October 8, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v B (JG), [1993] 3 SCR 643 | October 8, 1993 | October 8, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Gaetz, [1993] 3 SCR 645 | October 12, 1993 | October 12, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Yorke, [1993] 3 SCR 647 | October 15, 1993 | October 15, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Ruiz, [1993] 3 SCR 649 | October 15, 1993 | October 15, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Evans, [1993] 3 SCR 653 | March 24, 1993 | October 21, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| Hy and Zel's Inc v Ontario (AG); Paul Magder Furs Ltd v Ontario (AG), [1993] 3 SCR 675 | February 25, 1993 | October 21, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| Canada Labour Relations Board v Québecair, [1993] 3 SCR 724 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Dersch, [1993] 3 SCR 768 | March 30, 1993 | October 21, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| Air Canada v M & L Travel Ltd, [1993] 3 SCR 787 | April 26, 1993 | October 21, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| Young v Young, [1993] 4 SCR 3 | January 25, 26, 1993 | October 21, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| P (D) v S (C), [1993] 4 SCR 141 | January 25, 26, 1993 | October 21, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Felawka, [1993] 4 SCR 199 | October 21, 1993 | April 1, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Marquard, [1993] 4 SCR 223 | April 29, 1993 | October 21, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Mills, [1993] 4 SCR 277 | November 2, 1993 | November 2, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| Case name | Argued | Decided | Lamer | La Forest | L'Heureux-Dubé | Sopinka | Gonthier | Cory | McLachlin | Iacobucci | Major |
| Granville Savings and Mortgage Corp v Slevin, [1993] 4 SCR 279 | November 2, 1993 | November 2, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Nuosci, [1993] 4 SCR 283 | November 3, 1993 | November 3, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| Friedberg v Canada, [1993] 4 SCR 285 | November 5, 1993 | November 5, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Brassard, [1993] 4 SCR 287 | November 5, 1993 | November 5, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| Hunt v T&N plc, [1993] 4 SCR 289 | October 7, 1992 | November 18, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Litchfield, [1993] 4 SCR 333 | June 7, 1993 | November 18, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| Allard Contractors Ltd v Coquitlam (District of), [1993] 4 SCR 371 | May 26, 1993 | November 18, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v L (DO), [1993] 4 SCR 419 | June 15, 1993 | November 18, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Levogiannis, [1993] 4 SCR 475 | June 15, 1993 | November 18, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| United States of America v Doyer, [1993] 4 SCR 497 | November 29, 1993 | November 29, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Moran, [1993] 4 SCR 499 | November 29, 1993 | November 29, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Rowbotham; R v Roblin, [1993] 4 SCR 834 | December 8, 1993 | December 8, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v McAnespie, [1993] 4 SCR 501 | December 10, 1993 | December 10, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v I (LR) and T (E), [1993] 4 SCR 504 | March 31, 1993 | December 16, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Tapaquon, [1993] 4 SCR 535 | May 25, 1993 | December 16, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| Case name | Argued | Decided | Lamer | La Forest | L'Heureux-Dubé | Sopinka | Gonthier | Cory | McLachlin | Iacobucci | Major |
| R v Jackson, [1993] 4 SCR 573 | June 3, 1993 | December 16, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Osolin, [1993] 4 SCR 595 | June 17, 1993 | December 16, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |
| Symes v Canada, [1993] 4 SCR 695 | March 2, 1993 | December 16, 1993 | | | | | | | | | |