Criminal Law Lesson Plans

Arrest

• Arrest Lesson Plan
• R. v. Grant – arbitrary detention
• R. v. Suberu – detention and right to counsel

Bail

• Bail Lesson Plan
• Bail Quiz
• Bail Quiz Answer Key
• Bail Exercise

Criminal Offences

• Criminal Offences Lesson Plan
• R. v. Jarvis – expectation of privacy
• Criminal Offences Quiz
• Criminal Offences Quiz Answer Key

Criminal Records

• Criminal Records Lesson Plan

Parole

• Parole Lesson Plan
• Parole Quiz
• Parole Quiz – Answer Key

Record Suspensions

• Record Suspension Lesson Plan
• Record Suspensions Quiz
• Record Suspensions Quiz – Answer Key

Search and Seizure

• Search and Seizure Lesson Plan
• R. v. Cornell – search and seizure – private residence
• R. v. Fearon – search and seizure – cellphones

Sentencing

• Sentencing Lesson Plan
• R. v. Suter – aggravating/mitigating factors
• Sentencing Quiz
• Sentencing Quiz Answer Key

Trials

• Trials Lesson Plan
• R. v. Jordan – right to be tried within a reasonable time

Additional Criminal Law Case Summaries

Please note that while some of these cases are a few years old, they contain legal principles that are still cited by lower courts across Canada.

• R. v. Loewen – search of motor vehicle
• R. v. Tse – emergency wiretaps
• R. v. Tran – provocation defence
• R. v. Ryan – duress defence
• R. v. St-Onge Lamoureaux – driving over .08
• R. v. Boudreault – care and control of motor vehicle
• R. v. Mabior – aggravated sexual assault – HIV disclosure
• R. v. Hart – “Mr. Big” operations

Family Law Lesson Plans

We would like to thank the Department of Justice Canada, Supporting Families Fund, for funding our Family Law Lesson Plans and Justice Canada –Canadian Family Justice Fund for funding the update of our lesson plans.

We would also like to thank Candray Mehkary of the Family Law Section, Legal Services Branch, Manitoba Justice, for reviewing the lesson plans.

Separation

• Lesson Plan
•  J.L.L. v. G.A.L
• Quiz
• Quiz – Answer Key

Divorce

• Lesson Plan
• Melnyk v. Melnyk
• Quiz
• Quiz Answer Key
• Legislation

Parenting

• Lesson Plan
• Legislation
• Quiz
• Quiz Answer Key
• Haberman Case
• Haberman Answer Key
• Gordon v. Goertz
• Extended Family Access

Child Support

• Lesson Plan
• Legislation
• Parsons Case
• Calculating Child Support
• Answer Key Calculating Child Support
• Mediation
• Quiz
• Quiz Answer Key

Spousal Support

• Lesson Plan
• Legislation
• Dickson Case
• Miglin Case
• Evaluation
• Evaluation Answer Key

Enforcing Court Orders

• Lesson Plan
• Legislation
• Scott v. Bilan
• Singh v. Pierpont
• Fill in the Blanks
• Fill in the Blanks Answer Key

Family Law Lesson Plans Survey

French Lesson Plans

We would also like to thank Caroline Pellerin for translating the lesson plan.

Divorce

• Divorce
• Melnyk c. Melnyk
• Jeu-questionnaire
• Clé de correction