# 2012 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 2012. 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 | Binnie | LeBel | Deschamps | Fish | Abella | Charron | Rothstein | Cromwell | Moldaver | Karakatsanis | Wagner |
| Toronto Dominion Bank v Canada, 2012 SCC 1 | January 12, 2012 | January 12, 2012 | | | V | | | | | | | | | |
| Catalyst Paper Corp v North Cowichan (District), 2012 SCC 2 | October 18, 2011 | January 20, 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Merck Frosst Canada Ltd v Canada (Health), 2012 SCC 3 | November 12, 2010 | February 3, 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Reference Re Broadcasting Act, 2012 SCC 4 | January 16, 2012 | February 9, 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v DAI, 2012 SCC 5 | May 17, 2011 | February 10, 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v TLM, 2012 SCC 6 | February 14, 2012 | February 14, 2012 | | | | V | | | | | | | | |
| SL v Commission scolaire des Chênes, 2012 SCC 7 | May 18, 2011 | February 17, 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Richard v Time Inc, 2012 SCC 8 | January 18, 2011 | February 28, 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Momentous.ca Corp v Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball Ltd, 2012 SCC 9 | February 10, 2012 | March 15, 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Halifax (Regional Municipality) v Nova Scotia (Human Rights Commission), 2012 SCC 10 | October 19, 2011 | March 16, 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Case name | Argued | Decided | McLachlin | Binnie | LeBel | Deschamps | Fish | Abella | Charron | Rothstein | Cromwell | Moldaver | Karakatsanis | Wagner |
| R v Eastgaard, 2012 SCC 11 | March 21, 2012 | March 21, 2012 | V | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Doré v Barreau du Québec, 2012 SCC 12 | January 26, 2011 | March 22, 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Ipeelee, 2012 SCC 13 | October 17, 2011 | March 23, 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fundy Settlement v Canada, 2012 SCC 14 | March 13, 2012 | April 12, 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Kociuk, 2012 SCC 15 | April 12, 2012 | April 12, 2012 | V | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Tse, 2012 SCC 16 | November 18, 2011 | April 13, 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Club Resorts Ltd v Van Breda, 2012 SCC 17 | March 21, 2011 | April 18, 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Éditions Écosociété Inc v Banro Corp, 2012 SCC 18 | March 25, 2011 | April 18, 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Breeden v Black, 2012 SCC 19 | March 22, 2011 | April 18, 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Calgary (City) v Canada, 2012 SCC 20 | November 15, 2011 | April 26, 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Case name | Argued | Decided | McLachlin | Binnie | LeBel | Deschamps | Fish | Abella | Charron | Rothstein | Cromwell | Moldaver | Karakatsanis | Wagner |
| R v Jesse, 2012 SCC 21 | December 9, 2011 | April 27, 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v RP, 2012 SCC 22 | December 16, 2011 | May 11, 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tessier Ltée v Quebec (Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail), 2012 SCC 23 | January 17, 2012 | May 17, 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Maybin, 2012 SCC 24 | December 15, 2011 | May 18, 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Roy, 2012 SCC 26 | November 9, 2011 | June 1, 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Annapolis County District School Board v Marshall, 2012 SCC 27 | May 8, 2012 | June 7, 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Gibbons, 2012 SCC 28 | December 14, 2011 | June 8, 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Halifax (Regional Municipality) v Canada (Public Works and Government Services), 2012 SCC 29 | December 12, 2011 | June 15, 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Westmount (City) v Rossy, 2012 SCC 30 | February 13, 2012 | June 22, 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Mayuran, 2012 SCC 31 | April 19, 2012 | June 28, 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Case name | Argued | Decided | McLachlin | Binnie | LeBel | Deschamps | Fish | Abella | Charron | Rothstein | Cromwell | Moldaver | Karakatsanis | Wagner |
| Clements v Clements, 2012 SCC 32 | February 17, 2012 | June 29, 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Venneri, 2012 SCC 33 | April 16, 2012 | July 6, 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Entertainment Software Association v Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada, 2012 SCC 34 | December 6, 2011 | July 12, 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rogers Communications Inc v Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada, 2012 SCC 35 | December 6, 2011 | July 12, 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada v Bell Canada, 2012 SCC 36 | December 6, 2011 | July 12, 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alberta (Education) v Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (Access Copyright), 2012 SCC 37 | December 7, 2011 | July 12, 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Re Sound v Motion Picture Theatre Associations of Canada, 2012 SCC 38 | December 7, 2011 | July 12, 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Punko, 2012 SCC 39 | March 21, 2012 | July 20, 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Vu, 2012 SCC 40 | February 15, 2012 | July 26, 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Walle, 2012 SCC 41 | April 13, 2012 | July 27, 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Case name | Argued | Decided | McLachlin | Binnie | LeBel | Deschamps | Fish | Abella | Charron | Rothstein | Cromwell | Moldaver | Karakatsanis | Wagner |
| R v Knott, 2012 SCC 42 | December 14, 2011 | July 31, 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Canada v Craig, 2012 SCC 43 | March 23, 2012 | August 1, 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Bellusci, 2012 SCC 44 | February 16, 2012 | August 3, 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Canada (AG) v Downtown East Side Sex Workers United Against Violence Society et al, 2012 SCC 45 | January 19, 2012 | September 21, 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| AB v Bragg Communications Inc, 2012 SCC 46 | May 10, 2012 | September 27, 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Mabior, 2012 SCC 47 | February 8, 2012 | October 5, 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v DC, 2012 SCC 48 | February 8, 2012 | October 5, 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Prokofiew, 2012 SCC 49 | November 8, 2011 | October 12, 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Rochon, 2012 SCC 50 | October 16, 2012 | October 16, 2012 | | | | | V | | | | | | | |
| Southcott Estates Inc v Toronto Catholic District School Board, 2012 SCC 51 | March 20, 2012 | October 17, 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Case name | Argued | Decided | McLachlin | Binnie | LeBel | Deschamps | Fish | Abella | Charron | Rothstein | Cromwell | Moldaver | Karakatsanis | Wagner |
| Canada v GlaxoSmithKline Inc, 2012 SCC 52 | January 13, 2012 | October 18, 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Cole, 2012 SCC 53 | May 15, 2012 | October 19, 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Picot, 2012 SCC 54 | October 19, 2012 | October 19, 2012 | | | V | | | | | | | | | |
| Opitz v Wrzesnewskyj, 2012 SCC 55 | July 10, 2012 | October 25, 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Boudreault, 2012 SCC 56 | June 6, 2012 | October 26, 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v St-Onge Lamoureux, 2012 SCC 57 | October 13, 2011 | November 2, 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Dineley, 2012 SCC 58 | October 13, 2011 | November 2, 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Nedelcu, 2012 SCC 59 | March 16, 2012 | November 7, 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Teva Canada Ltd v Pfizer Canada Inc, 2012 SCC 60 | April 18, 2012 | November 8, 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Moore v British Columbia (Education), 2012 SCC 61 | March 22, 2012 | November 9, 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Case name | Argued | Decided | McLachlin | Binnie | LeBel | Deschamps | Fish | Abella | Charron | Rothstein | Cromwell | Moldaver | Karakatsanis | Wagner |
| R v PDT, 2012 SCC 62 | November 9, 2012 | November 9, 2012 | V | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v DJW, 2012 SCC 63 | November 16, 2012 | November 16, 2012 | | | V | | | | | | | | | |
| Canada (AG) v Kane, 2012 SCC 64 | November 6, 2012 | November 23, 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Construction Labour Relations v Driver Iron Inc, 2012 SCC 65 | November 15, 2012 | November 29, 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Aucoin, 2012 SCC 66 | May 16, 2012 | November 30, 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador v AbitibiBowater Inc, 2012 SCC 67 | November 16, 2011 | December 7, 2012 | 1 | | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Reference Re Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2010-167 and Broadcasting Order CRTC 2010-168, 2012 SCC 68 | April 17, 2012 | December 13, 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Khawaja, 2012 SCC 69 | June 11, 2012 | December 14, 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sriskandarajah v United States of America, 2012 SCC 70 | June 11, 2012 | December 14, 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada v Canada (AG), 2012 SCC 71 | February 9, 2012 | December 19, 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Case name | Argued | Decided | McLachlin | Binnie | LeBel | Deschamps | Fish | Abella | Charron | Rothstein | Cromwell | Moldaver | Karakatsanis | Wagner |
| R v NS, 2012 SCC 72 | December 8, 2011 | December 20, 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Yumnu, 2012 SCC 73 | March 15, 2012 | December 21, 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Emms, 2012 SCC 74 | March 15, 2012 | December 21, 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Davey, 2012 SCC 75 | March 15, 2012 | December 21, 2012 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Case name | Argued | Decided | McLachlin | Binnie | LeBel | Deschamps | Fish | Abella | Charron | Rothstein | Cromwell | Moldaver | Karakatsanis | Wagner |

## 2012 Statistics

| Justice | Reasons written | % Majority |
| Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin | 11 0 0 3 Total=14 | 58 of 63 (92.1%) |
| Puisne Justice Ian Binnie | 0 0 0 1 Total=1 | 4 of 5 (80%) |
| Puisne Justice Louis LeBel | 11 2 0 4 Total=17 | 58 of 67 (86.6%) |
| Puisne Justice Marie Deschamps | 9 0 0 1 Total=10 | 58 of 61 (95.1%) |
| Puisne Justice Morris Fish | 6 1 0 3 Total=10 | 56 of 65 (86.2%) |
| Pusine Justice Rosalie Abella | 8 1 0 3 Total=12 | 64 of 67 (95.5%) |
| Puisne Justice Louise Charron | 0 0 0 0 Total=0 | 4 of 4 (100%) |
| Pusine Justice Marshall Rothstein | 7 0 0 3 Total=10 | 61 of 68 (89.7%) |
| Pusine Justice Thomas Cromwell | 6 0 1 5 Total=12 | 55 of 65 (84.6%) |
| Pusine Justice Michael Moldaver | 11 0 0 0 Total=11 | 53 of 53 (100%) |
| Pusine Justice Andromache Karakatsanis | 4 0 0 0 Total=4 | 51 of 52 (98.1%) |
| Pusine Justice Richard Wagner | 0 0 0 0 Total=0 | 2 of 2 (100%) |
| 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. |||