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Judgments rendered by the Court of Appeal

Selection of Judgments

Looking for a judgment?

Most of the judgments rendered by the Quebec Court of Appeal since January 1, 1986 are available free of charge on the website of the Société québécoise d’information juridique (SOQUIJ) and that of the Canadian Legal Information Institute (CanLII).

A number of older cases are also available free of charge on CanLII.

Below is a selection of recent judgments rendered by the Court of Appeal.

PG Québec c. Luamba

Rights and freedom - interception of a vehicle — random interception — absence of motive — police power - racial profiling

Piché c. Entreprises Y. Bouchard & Fils inc.

Occupational health and safety – protective re-assignment – contaminant – coronavirus – COVID-19 – danger – statutory interpretation

3223701 Canada inc. c. Agence du revenu du Québec

Taxation - tax assessment - prescription - section 25.3 of the Tax Administration Act – term for forfeiture - waiver - revocation

Ménard c. R.

Criminal – series of robberies – use of imitation firearm – principle of totality in sentencing – concurrent sentences – similar fact evidence

Lessard c. Procureur général du Canada

Liability - Attorney General of Canada - Correctional Service Canada - offender on parole - attempted murder

R. c. Costanzo-Peterson

Criminal – stay of proceedings – right to be tried within a reasonable time – pandemic – COVID-19 – calculation of time period – mode of trial

Édifice 500 Grande-Allée Est inc. c. Procureur général du Québec

Civil procedure – openness of court proceedings – exception – confidentiality order – public interest – proper administration of justice

Rivera c. R.

Criminal – motion for a stay of proceedings – right to be tried within a reasonable time – health crisis – COVID-19 – reasonable diligence

Leclair c. Ville de Montréal

Criminal – summary dismissal – motion for a stay of proceedings due to unreasonable delay – health crisis – COVID-19 – judicial notice

Syndicat de l'enseignement de la région de la Mitis c. Centre de services scolaire des Monts-et-Marées

Labour – judicial review – grievance – dismissal – characterization – validity – administrative measure – overall analysis – admissibility of evidence

Translation of Judgments

Some Court of Appeal judgments are translated.

That said, a party is entitled to have their judgment translated at no cost, whether the translation is from French to English or English to French.

Most of these translations are available free of charge on the website of the Société québécoise d’information juridique (SOQUIJ) and that of the Canadian Legal Information Institute (CanLII).