# 2017 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 2017. The table illustrates what reasons were filed by each justice in each case, and which justices joined each reason.

## 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 | Abella | Cromwell | Moldaver | Karakatsanis | Wagner | Gascon | Côté | Brown | Rowe | Martin |
| Ernst v Alberta Energy Regulator, 2017 SCC 1 | January 12, 2016 | January 13, 2017 | | | * | | | | | | | | |
| R v Awer, 2017 SCC 2 | January 17, 2017 | January 17, 2017 | | | | V | | | | | | | |
| R v Clark, 2017 SCC 3 | January 18, 2017 | January 18, 2017 | V | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Bédard, 2017 SCC 4 | January 19, 2017 | January 19, 2017 | V | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Natewayes, 2017 SCC 5 | January 19, 2017 | January 19, 2017 | V | | | | | | | | | | |
| BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association v British Columbia (AG), 2017 SCC 6 | October 11, 2016 | January 26, 2017 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sabean v Portage La Prairie Mutual Insurance Co, 2017 SCC 7 | October 5, 2016 | January 27, 2017 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nelson (City) v Mowatt, 2017 SCC 8 | October 7, 2016 | February 17, 2017 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Clifford, 2017 SCC 9 | February 17, 2017 | February 17, 2017 | | V | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Brown, 2017 SCC 10 | February 20, 2017 | February 20, 2017 | | V | | | | | | | | | |
| Case name | Argued | Decided | McLachlin | Abella | Cromwell | Moldaver | Karakatsanis | Wagner | Gascon | Côté | Brown | Rowe | Martin |
| R v Olutu, 2017 SCC 11 | February 21, 2017 | February 21, 2017 | | | | | V | | | | | | |
| R v Bingley, 2017 SCC 12 | October 13, 2016 | February 23, 2017 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Peers, 2017 SCC 13 | February 14, 2017 | February 24, 2017 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Aitkens, 2017 SCC 14 | February 14, 2017 | February 24, 2017 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Paterson, 2017 SCC 15 | November 2, 2016 | March 17, 2017 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v SB, 2017 SCC 16 | March 21, 2017 | March 21, 2017 | V | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Oland, 2017 SCC 17 | October 31, 2016 | March 23, 2017 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Godbout v Pagé, 2017 SCC 18 | October 6, 2016 | March 24, 2017 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Desjardins Financial Security Life Assurance Co v Émond, 2017 SCC 19 | March 29, 2017 | March 29, 2017 | | | | | | V | | | | | |
| Green v Law Society of Manitoba, 2017 SCC 20 | November 9, 2016 | March 30, 2017 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Case name | Argued | Decided | McLachlin | Abella | Cromwell | Moldaver | Karakatsanis | Wagner | Gascon | Côté | Brown | Rowe | Martin |
| R v Savard, 2017 SCC 21 | March 31, 2017 | March 31, 2017 | | | | | | V | | | | | |
| Ostiguy v Allie, 2017 SCC 22 | October 7, 2016 | April 6, 2017 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pintea v Johns, 2017 SCC 23 | April 18, 2017 | April 18, 2017 | | | | | V | | | | | | |
| Lajeunesse (Re), 2017 SCC 24 | April 20, 2017 | April 20, 2017 | | | | | | | V | | | | |
| R v Hunt, 2017 SCC 25 | April 25, 2017 | April 25, 2017 | | V | | | | | | | | | |
| R v George, 2017 SCC 38 | April 28, 2017 | April 28, 2017 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Quebec (Criminal and Penal Prosecutions) v Jodoin, 2017 SCC 26 | December 5, 2016 | May 12, 2017 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Antic, 2017 SCC 27 | December 2, 2016 | June 1, 2017 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Saadati v Moorhead, 2017 SCC 28 | January 16, 2017 | June 2, 2017 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pellerin Savitz LLP v Guindon , 2017 SCC 29 | February 22, 2017 | June 9, 2017 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Case name | Argued | Decided | McLachlin | Abella | Cromwell | Moldaver | Karakatsanis | Wagner | Gascon | Côté | Brown | Rowe | Martin |
| Stewart v Elk Valley Coal Corp, 2017 SCC 30 | December 9, 2016 | June 15, 2017 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Cody, 2017 SCC 31 | April 15, 2017 | June 16, 2017 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Teal Cedar Products Ltd v British Columbia, 2017 SCC 32 | November 1, 2016 | June 22, 2017 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Douez v Facebook, Inc, 2017 SCC 33 | November 4, 2016 | June 23, 2017 | | | | | * | * | * | | | | |
| Google Inc v Equustek Solutions Inc, 2017 SCC 34 | December 6, 2016 | June 28, 2017 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Bradshaw, 2017 SCC 35 | November 3, 2016 | June 29, 2017 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| AstraZeneca Canada Inc v Apotex Inc, 2017 SCC 36 | November 8, 2016 | June 30, 2017 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Alex, 2017 SCC 37 | December 8, 2016 | July 6, 2017 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wilson v Alharayeri, 2017 SCC 39 | November 29, 2016 | July 13, 2017 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Clyde River (Hamlet) v Petroleum Geo-Services Inc, 2017 SCC 40 | November 30, 2016 | July 26, 2017 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Case name | Argued | Decided | McLachlin | Abella | Cromwell | Moldaver | Karakatsanis | Wagner | Gascon | Côté | Brown | Rowe | Martin |
| Chippewas of the Thames First Nation v Enbridge Pipelines Inc, 2017 SCC 41 | November 30, 2016 | July 26, 2017 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Québec (AG) v Guérin, 2017 SCC 42 | January 11, 2017 | July 27, 2017 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Uniprix inc v Gestion Gosselin et Bérubé inc, 2017 SCC 43 | January 12, 2017 | July 28, 2017 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| India v Badesha, 2017 SCC 44 | March 20, 2017 | September 8, 2017 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Durham Regional Crime Stoppers Inc, 2017 SCC 45 | January 30, 2017 | September 22, 2017 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Canada (AG) v Thouin, 2017 SCC 46 | May 24, 2017 | September 28, 2017 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Canada (AG) v Fontaine, 2017 SCC 47 | May 25, 2017 | October 6, 2017 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Montréal (City) v Dorval, 2017 SCC 48 | February 23, 2017 | October 13, 2017 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Bourgeois, 2017 SCC 49 | October 13, 2017 | October 13, 2017 | | | | V | | | | | | | |
| Tran v Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness), 2017 SCC 50 | January 13, 2017 | October 19, 2017 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Case name | Argued | Decided | McLachlin | Abella | Cromwell | Moldaver | Karakatsanis | Wagner | Gascon | Côté | Brown | Rowe | Martin |
| Teva Canada Ltd v TD Canada Trust, 2017 SCC 51 | February 24, 2017 | October 27, 2017 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Robinson, 2017 SCC 52 | October 30, 2017 | October 30, 2017 | | V | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Millington, 2017 SCC 53 | October 30, 2017 | October 30, 2017 | | V | | | | | | | | | |
| Ktunaxa Nation v British Columbia (Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations), 2017 SCC 54 | December 1, 2016 | November 2, 2017 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Association of Justice Counsel v Canada (Attorney General), 2017 SCC 55 | April 19, 2017 | November 3, 2017 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Barreau du Québec v Québec (Attorney General), 2017 SCC 56 | March 27, 2017 | November 10, 2017 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Sciascia, 2017 SCC 57 | April 24, 2017 | November 23, 2017 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Magoon, 2018 SCC 14 | November 27, 2017 | November 27, 2017 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Jordan, 2018 SCC 14 | November 27, 2017 | November 27, 2017 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| First Nation of Nacho Nyak Dun v Yukon, 2017 SCC 58 | March 22, 2017 | December 1, 2017 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Case name | Argued | Decided | McLachlin | Abella | Cromwell | Moldaver | Karakatsanis | Wagner | Gascon | Côté | Brown | Rowe | Martin |
| R v Marakah, 2017 SCC 59 | March 23, 2017 | December 8, 2017 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Jones, 2017 SCC 60 | March 23, 2017 | December 8, 2017 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cowper-Smith v Morgan, 2017 SCC 61 | May 26, 2017 | December 14, 2017 | | | | | | | | 1 | 2 | | |
| British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal v Schrenk, 2017 SCC 62 | March 28, 2017 | December 15, 2017 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Case name | Argued | Decided | McLachlin | Abella | Cromwell | Moldaver | Karakatsanis | Wagner | Gascon | Côté | Brown | Rowe | Martin |
On December 15, 2017, Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin retired. Richard Wagner was sworn in as Chief Justice on December 18, 2017.
| Case name | Argued | Decided | McLachlin | Wagner | Abella | Moldaver | Karakatsanis | Gascon | Côté | Brown | Rowe | Martin |
| Deloitte & Touche v Livent Inc (Receiver of), 2017 SCC 63 | February 15, 2017 | December 20, 2017 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Boutilier, 2017 SCC 64 | May 23, 2017 | December 21, 2017 | | | | | | | | | | |