# 2013 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada

The table below lists the decisions (known as reasons) delivered from the bench by the Supreme Court of Canada during 2013. The table illustrates what reasons were filed by each justice in each case, and which justices joined each reason. This list, however, does not include reasons 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 | McLachlin | LeBel | Deschamps | Fish | Abella | Rothstein | Cromwell | Moldaver | Karakatsanis | Wagner |
| R v Manning, 2013 SCC 1 | December 5, 2012 | January 17, 2013 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v O'Brien, 2013 SCC 2 | December 6, 2012 | January 17, 2013 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Ryan, 2013 SCC 3 | June 14, 2012 | January 18, 2013 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Sanichar, 2013 SCC 4 | December 6, 2012 | January 24, 2013 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Quebec (AG) v A, 2013 SCC 5 | January 8, 2012 | January 25, 2013 | | * | | | | | | | | |
| Sun Indalex Finance, LLC v United Steelworkers, 2013 SCC 6 | June 5, 2012 | February 1, 2013 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Bélanger, 2013 SCC 7 | February 12, 2013 | February 12, 2013 | | | | | | | | | | V |
| R v Blacklaws, 2013 SCC 8 | February 15, 2013 | February 15, 2013 | V | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Named Person B, 2013 SCC 9 | April 11, 2012 | February 22, 2013 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Taylor, 2013 SCC 10 | February 22, 2013 | February 22, 2013 | | | | V | | | | | | |
| Case name | Argued | Decided | McLachlin | LeBel | Deschamps | Fish | Abella | Rothstein | Cromwell | Moldaver | Karakatsanis | Wagner |
| Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission v Whatcott, 2013 SCC 11 | October 12, 2011 | February 27, 2013 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v JF, 2013 SCC 12 | October 12, 2012 | March 1, 2013 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Antrim Truck Centre Ltd v Ontario (Transportation), 2013 SCC 13 | November 14, 2012 | March 7, 2013 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Manitoba Métis Federation Inc et al v Canada (AG), 2013 SCC 14 | December 13, 2011 | March 8, 2013 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Pham, 2013 SCC 15 | January 18, 2013 | March 14, 2013 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v TELUS Communications Co, 2013 SCC 16 | October 15, 2012 | March 27, 2013 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Mailhot, 2013 SCC 17 | March 19, 2013 | March 28, 2013 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ediger v Johnston , 2013 SCC 18 | December 4, 2012 | April 4, 2013 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Penner v Niagara (Regional Police Services Board), 2013 SCC 19 | January 11, 2012 | April 5, 2013 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Lévesque, 2013 SCC 20 | April 16, 2013 | April 16, 2013 | | V | | | | | | | | |
| Case name | Argued | Decided | McLachlin | LeBel | Deschamps | Fish | Abella | Rothstein | Cromwell | Moldaver | Karakatsanis | Wagner |
| R v Murphy, 2013 SCC 21 | April 16, 2013 | April 16, 2013 | | V | | | | | | | | |
| R v WH, 2013 SCC 22 | January 21, 2013 | April 19, 2013 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v MacIntosh, 2013 SCC 23 | April 22, 2013 | April 22, 2013 | V | | | | | | | | | |
| R v GM, 2013 SCC 24 | April 25, 2013 | April 25, 2013 | V | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Levkovic, 2013 SCC 25 | October 10, 2012 | May 3, 2013 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Behn v Moulton Contracting Ltd, 2013 SCC 26 | December 11, 2012 | May 9, 2013 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Buzizi, 2013 SCC 27 | March 27, 2013 | May 10, 2013 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v ADH, 2013 SCC 28 | October 11, 2012 | May 17, 2013 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Daishowa-Marubeni International Ltd v Canada, 2013 SCC 29 | February 20, 2013 | May 23, 2013 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cojocaru v British Columbia Women's Hospital and Health Center, 2013 SCC 30 | November 13, 2012 | May 24, 2013 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Case name | Argued | Decided | McLachlin | LeBel | Deschamps | Fish | Abella | Rothstein | Cromwell | Moldaver | Karakatsanis | Wagner |
| R v Ibanescu, 2013 SCC 31 | May 15, 2013 | May 30, 2013 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Gauthier, 2013 SCC 32 | December 13, 2012 | June 7, 2013 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nishi v Rascal Trucking Ltd, 2013 SCC 33 | January 16, 2013 | June 13, 2013 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada, Local 30 v Irving Pulp & Paper, Ltd, 2013 SCC 34 | December 7, 2012 | June 14, 2013 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Baldree, 2013 SCC 35 | November 7, 2012 | June 19, 2013 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Agraira v Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness), 2013 SCC 36 | October 18, 2012 | June 20, 2013 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sable Offshore Energy Inc v Ameron International Corp, 2013 SCC 37 | March 25, 2013 | June 21, 2013 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Vuradin, 2013 SCC 38 | May 16, 2013 | June 27, 2013 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Canadian National Railway Co v McKercher LLP, 2013 SCC 39 | January 24, 2013 | July 5, 2013 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ezokola v Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2013 SCC 40 | January 17, 2013 | July 19, 2013 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Case name | Argued | Decided | McLachlin | LeBel | Deschamps | Fish | Abella | Rothstein | Cromwell | Moldaver | Karakatsanis | Wagner |
| R v Youvarajah, 2013 SCC 41 | February 20, 2013 | July 25, 2013 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Conseil Scolaire Francophone de la Colombie-Britannique v British Columbia, 2013 SCC 42 | April 15, 2013 | July 26, 2013 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ontario v Criminal Lawyers' Association of Ontario, 2013 SCC 43 | December 12, 2012 | August 1, 2013 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Marine Services International Ltd v Ryan Estate, 2013 SCC 44 | January 15, 2013 | August 2, 2013 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Payette v Guay inc, 2013 SCC 45 | January 23, 2013 | September 12, 2013 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Régie des rentes du Québec v Canada Bread Co, 2013 SCC 46 | April 17, 2013 | September 13, 2013 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Divito v Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness), 2013 SCC 47 | February 18, 2013 | September 19, 2013 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Envision Credit Union v Canada, 2013 SCC 48 | March 19, 2013 | September 26, 2013 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Chehil, 2013 SCC 49 | January 22, 2013 | September 27, 2013 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v MacKenzie, 2013 SCC 50 | January 22, 2013 | September 27, 2013 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Case name | Argued | Decided | McLachlin | LeBel | Deschamps | Fish | Abella | Rothstein | Cromwell | Moldaver | Karakatsanis | Wagner |
| British Columbia (Forests) v Teal Cedar Products Ltd, 2013 SCC 51 | March 21, 2013 | October 4, 2013 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Castonguay Blasting Ltd v Ontario (Environment), 2013 SCC 52 | May 17, 2013 | October 17, 2013 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cuthbertson v Rasouli, 2013 SCC 53 | December 10, 2012 | October 18, 2013 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v RL, 2013 SCC 54 | October 18, 2013 | October 18, 2013 | | V | | | | | | | | |
| R v Cairney, 2013 SCC 55 | April 26, 2013 | October 25, 2013 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Pappas, 2013 SCC 56 | April 26, 2013 | October 25, 2013 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pro-Sys Consultants Ltd v Microsoft Corp, 2013 SCC 57 | October 17, 2012 | October 31, 2013 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sun-Rype Products Ltd v Archer Daniels Midland, 2013 SCC 58 | October 17, 2012 | October 31, 2013 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Infineon Technologies AG v Option consommateurs, 2013 SCC 59 | October 17, 2012 | October 31, 2013 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Vu, 2013 SCC 60 | March 27, 2013 | November 7, 2013 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Case name | Argued | Decided | McLachlin | LeBel | Deschamps | Fish | Abella | Rothstein | Cromwell | Moldaver | Karakatsanis | Wagner |
| R v Hay, 2013 SCC 61 | April 23, 2013 | November 8, 2013 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner) v United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 401, 2013 SCC 62 | June 11, 2013 | November 15, 2013 | | | | | | | | | | |
| La Souveraine, Compagnie d'assurance générale v Autorité des marchés financiers, 2013 SCC 63 | March 20, 2013 | November 21, 2013 | | 1 | | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| Katz Group Canada Inc v Ontario (Health and Long-Term Care), 2013 SCC 64 | May 14, 2013 | November 22, 2013 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Quebec (Agence du Revenu) v Services Environnementaux AES inc, 2013 SCC 65 | November 8, 2012 | November 28, 2013 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Amaratunga v Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization, 2013 SCC 66 | March 28, 2013 | November 29, 2013 | | | | | | | | | | |
| McLean v British Columbia (Securities Commission), 2013 SCC 67 | March 21, 2013 | December 5, 2013 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v McRae, 2013 SCC 68 | May 21, 2013 | December 6, 2013 | | | | | | | | | | |
| AIC Ltd v Fischer, 2013 SCC 68 | April 18, 2013 | December 12, 2013 | | | | | | | | | | |
| IBM Canada Ltd v Waterman, 2013 SCC 70 | December 14, 2012 | December 13, 2013 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Case name | Argued | Decided | McLachlin | LeBel | Deschamps | Fish | Abella | Rothstein | Cromwell | Moldaver | Karakatsanis | Wagner |
| Wood v Schaeffer, 2013 SCC 71 | April 19, 2013 | December 19, 2013 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Canada (AG) v Bedford, 2013 SCC 72 | June 13, 2013 | December 20, 2013 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cinar Corp v Robinson, 2013 SCC 73 | February 13, 2013 | December 23, 2013 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Case name | Argued | Decided | McLachlin | LeBel | Deschamps | Fish | Abella | Rothstein | Cromwell | Moldaver | Karakatsanis | Wagner |

## 2013 Statistics

| Justice | Reasons written | % Majority |
| Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin | 9 1 0 1 Total=11 | 52 of 61 (85.2%) |
| Puisne Justice Louis LeBel | 12 1 1 3 Total=17 | 52 of 61 (85.2%) |
| Puisne Justice Marie Deschamps | 1 0 1 0 Total=2 | 2 of 3 (66.7%) |
| Puisne Justice Morris Fish | 6 3 1 5 Total=15 | 49 of 62 (79%) |
| Pusine Justice Rosalie Abella | 8 0 0 4 Total=12 | 50 of 59 (84.7%) |
| Pusine Justice Marshall Rothstein | 9 0 0 4 Total=13 | 56 of 65 (86.2%) |
| Pusine Justice Thomas Cromwell | 10 2 1 2 Total=15 | 50 of 61 (82%%) |
| Pusine Justice Michael Moldaver | 5 3 0 1 Total=9 | 55 of 60 (91.7%) |
| Pusine Justice Andromache Karakatsanis | 9 1 0 3 Total=13 | 53 of 59 (89.8%) |
| Pusine Justice Richard Wagner | 8 0 0 2 Total=10 | 47 of 49 (95.9%) |
| Notes on statistics: A justice is only included in the majority if they have joined or concurred in the Court's judgment in full. Percentages are based only on the cases in which a justice participated, and are rounded to the nearest decimal. |||