Civil Litigation Case Summaries – NEW!!
- Nelson (City) v. Marchi (2021) – negligence liability for public bodies
Criminal Law Lesson Plans and Case Summaries
Arrest
- Arrest Lesson Plan
- R. v. Grant (2009) – arbitrary detention
- R. v. Suberu (2009) – detention and right to counsel
Bail
- Bail Lesson Plan
- Bail Quiz
- Bail Quiz Answer Key
- Bail Exercise
- R. v. Zora (2020) – mens rea of bail conditions – NEW!!
Criminal Offences
- Criminal Offences Lesson Plan
- R. v. Jarvis (2019) – expectation of privacy
- Criminal Offences Quiz
- Criminal Offences Quiz Answer Key
Criminal Records
Parole
- Parole Lesson Plan
- R. v. Bissonnette (2022) – parole ineligibility periods – NEW!!
- Parole Quiz
- Parole Quiz – Answer Key
Record Suspensions
Search and Seizure
- Search and Seizure Lesson Plan
- R. v. Cornell (2010) – search and seizure – private residence
- R. v. Fearon (2014) – search and seizure – cellphones
Sentencing
- Sentencing Lesson Plan
- R. v. Suter (2018) – aggravating/mitigating factors
- R. v. Vallières (2022) – fine in lieu of property forfeiture – NEW!!
- Sentencing Quiz
- Sentencing Quiz Answer Key
Trials
- Trials Lesson Plan
- R. v. Jordan (2016) – 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 (2011) – search of motor vehicle
- R. v. Tse (2012) – emergency wiretaps
- R. v. Tran (2010) – provocation defence
- R. v. Ryan (2013) – duress defence
- R. v. Brown (2022) – automatism defence – NEW!!
- R. v. St-Onge Lamoureaux (2012) – driving over .08
- R. v. Boudreault (2012) – care and control of motor vehicle
- R. v. Mabior (2012) – aggravated sexual assault – HIV disclosure
- R. v. Hart (2014) – “Mr. Big” operations
Employment Law Case Summaries – NEW!!
- Uber v. Heller (2020) – arbitration agreements; unconscionable behaviour
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
Divorce
Parenting Arrangements
Child Support
- Lesson Plan
- Legislation
- Parsons v. Watt (2008)
- Calculating Child Support
- Answer Key Calculating Child Support
- Mediation
- Quiz
- Quiz Answer Key
Spousal Support
- Lesson Plan
- Legislation
- Dickson v. Dickson (2011)
- Miglin v. Miglin (2003)
- Evaluation
- Evaluation Answer Key
Enforcing Court Orders
- Lesson Plan
- Legislation
- Scott v. Bilan (2015)
- Singh v. Pierpont (2016)
- 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
Indigenous Law Case Summaries – NEW!!
When reading these cases, please note that Canadian law uses the term “Aboriginal”, and this area of law is often called “Aboriginal Law”. We have written these summaries using the term “Indigenous” instead, except when part of a direct quote.
- R. v. Van der Peet (1996) – definition of Indigenous rights
- Delgamuukw v. BC (1997) – Indigenous title
- R. v. Desautel (2021) – Indigenous hunting rights