The list below consists of the reasons delivered from the bench by the Supreme Court of Canada during 1983. This list, however, does not include decisions on motions.
| Case name | Argued | Decided | Laskin | Ritchie | Dickson | Beetz | Estey | McIntyre | Chouinard | Lamer | Wilson{{efn|appointed on {{date|1982-03-04 |
|---|
| litigants=Westendorp v the Queen|link=Westendorp v R|year=1983|court=scc|num=1|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 1 SCR 43}} | 1982-12-02}} | 1983-01-25}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=Abrahams v Attorney General of Canada|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=17|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 1 SCR 2}} | 1982-06-02}} | 1983-01-25}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=Nowegijick v The Queen|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=18|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 1 SCR 29}} | 1982-06-10}} | 1983-01-25}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=Zayack v Attorney General of Canada|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=135|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 1 SCR 12}} | 1982-06-02}} | 1983-01-25}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=Costello and Dickhoff v City of Calgary|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=137|format=canlii|parallelcite= [1983] 1 SCR 14}} | 1982-05-12}} | 1983-01-25}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=Attorney General of Nova Scotia v Burke|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=140|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 1 SCR 55}} | 1983-01-31}} | 1983-02-01}} | | V | | | | | | | |
| litigants=GM (Canada) v Naken|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=19|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 1 SCR 72}} | 1982-03-25}} | 1983-02-08}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=Thorne's Hardware Ltd v The Queen|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=20|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 1 SCR 106}} | 1982-05-19}} | 1983-02-08}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=The Queen (Can) v Saskatchewan Wheat Pool|link=R v Saskatchewan Wheat Pool|year=1983|court=scc|num=21|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 1 SCR 205}} | 1982-02-17}} | 1983-02-08}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=Regional Assessment Commisioner v Caisse Populaire de Hearst|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=45|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 1 SCR 57}} | 1982-03-29}} | 1983-02-08}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=Fort Frances v Boise Cascade Canada Ltd|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=47|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 1 SCR 171}} | 1982|12|13|1982|12|14|df=yes}} | 1983-02-08}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=Miller v Ameri-Cana Motel Ltd|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=48|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 1 SCR 229}} | 1982|6|2|1982|6|3|df=yes}} | 1983-02-08}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=R v Farrant|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=118|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 1 SCR 124}} | 1982-04-29}} | 1983-02-08}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=Canada Labour Relations Board et al v Paul L’Anglais Inc et al|link=Canada (Labour Relations Board) v Paul L'Anglais Inc|year=1983|court=scc|num=121|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 1 SCR 147}} | 1982|10|25|1982|10|26|df=yes}} | 1983-02-08}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=Cooper v The Queen|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=124|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 1 SCR 240}} | 1983-02-08}} | 1983-02-08}} | V | | | | | | | | |
| Case name | Argued | Decided | Laskin | Ritchie | Dickson | Beetz | Estey | McIntyre | Chouinard | Lamer | Wilson |
|---|
| litigants=Stevenson v The Queen|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=126|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 1 SCR 241}} | 1983-02-09}} | 1983-02-09}} | V | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=St-David de Falardeau (Corporation municipale de) et al v Munger|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=129|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 1 SCR 243}} | 1983-02-10}} | 1983-02-10}} | | | V | | | | | | |
| litigants=Titus v R|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=49|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 1 SCR 259}} | 1982-10-14}} | 1983-03-01}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=Canada Labour Relations Board v Halifax Longshoremen’s Association, Local 269|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=133|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 1 SCR 245}} | 1983-02-01}} | 1983-03-01}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=R v Faid|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=136|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 1 SCR 265}} | 1982-05-04}} | 1983-03-01}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=Zavarovalna Skupnost, (Insurance Community Triglav Ltd) v Terrasses Jewellers Inc|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=138|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 1 SCR 283}} | 1982|12|14|1982|12|15|df=yes}} | 1983-03-01}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=CBC and co v R|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=50|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 1 SCR 339}} | 1982-03-31}} | 1983-03-24}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=R v Terrence|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=51|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 1 SCR 357}} | 1982-03-22}} | 1983-03-24}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=Shalansky et al v Board of Governors of Regina Pasqua Hospital|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=117|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 1 SCR 303}} | 1983-03-02}} | 1983-03-24}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=R v Turgeon|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=119|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 1 SCR 308}} | 1982-10-19}} | 1983-03-24}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=Roberge v The Queen|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=120|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 1 SCR 312}} | 1982-05-10}} | 1983-03-24}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=Attorney General of Canada v Silk|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=122|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 1 SCR 335}} | 1982|6|16|1982|6|17|df=yes}} | 1983-03-24}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=Martin v Chapman|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=123|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 1 SCR 365}} | 1982-05-20}} | 1983-03-24}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=Abel Skiver Farm Corp v Town of Sainte-Foy|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=22|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 1 SCR 403}} | 1981-10-21}} | 1983-04-26}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=Cement LaFarge v BC Lightweight Aggregate|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=23|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 1 SCR 452}} | 1982|11|29|1982|11|30|df=yes}} | 1983-04-26}} | | | | | | | | | |
| Case name | Argued | Decided | Laskin | Ritchie | Dickson | Beetz | Estey | McIntyre | Chouinard | Lamer | Wilson |
|---|
| litigants=Warehousemen and Helpers Union, Local 979 v Brink's Canada|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=125|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 1 SCR 382}} | 1983-03-14}} | 1983-04-26}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=R v Konkin|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=127|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 1 SCR 388}} | 1982-12-01}} | 1983-04-26}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=R v Buchinsky|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=128|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 1 SCR 481}} | 1982-05-10}} | 1983-04-26}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=R v Roche|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=130|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 1 SCR 491}} | 1982-11-17}} | 1983-04-26}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=Zodiak International v Polish People's Republic|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=24|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 1 SCR 529}} | 1983-02-28}} | 1983-05-17}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=Citadel Assurance v Johns-Manville Canada|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=52|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 1 SCR 513}} | 1982-11-16}} | 1983-05-17}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=Palachik v Kiss|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=53|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 1 SCR 623}} | 1982-06-17}} | 1983-05-17}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=Attorney General of Canada v St Hubert Base Teachers’ Association|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=131|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 1 SCR 498}} | 1983-03-31}} | 1983-05-17}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=Smith v The Queen|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=134|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 1 SCR 554}} | 1982|2|22|1982|2|23|df=yes}} | 1983-05-17}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=Evans v Public Service Commission Appeal Board|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=141|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 1 SCR 582}} | 1982-11-04}} | 1983-05-17}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=Engineered Homes Ltd v Mason et al|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=142|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 1 SCR 641}} | 1982-11-30}} | 1983-05-17}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=Zidle v Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce et al|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=143|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 1 SCR 654}} | 1983|5|3|1983|5|4|df=yes}} | 1983-05-17}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce v Riddell Stead & Co et al|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=144|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 1 SCR 656}} | 1983|5|3|1983|5|4|df=yes}} | 1983-05-17}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=R v Moore|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=145|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 1 SCR 658}} | 1983-05-17}} | 1983-05-17}} | V | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=Williams and Glyn’s Bank Ltd v Belkin Packaging Ltd|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=|format=canlii|parallelcite=}} | 1982-01-28}} | 1983-05-17}} | | | | | | | | | |
| Case name | Argued | Decided | Laskin | Ritchie | Dickson | Beetz | Estey | McIntyre | Chouinard | Lamer | Wilson |
|---|
| litigants=Corpex (1977) Inc v The Queen in right of Canada|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=169|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1982] 2 SCR 674}} | 1983-05-02}} | 1983-05-17}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=Paonessa and Paquette v R|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=3477|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 1 SCR 660}} | 1983-05-19}} | 1983-05-19}} | | V | | | | | | | |
| litigants=Re Regina and Fleming|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=3614|format=canlii|parallelcite=1983 CanLII 3614}}{{efn|"Motion granted." For eventual disposition of case: {{cite CanLII|litigants=Fleming (Gombosh Estate) v. The Queen|link=|year=1986|court=scc|num=63|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1986] 1 SCR 415|date=1986-04-24}}}} | 1983-06-06}} | 1983-06-06}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=Novic v Novic|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=55|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 1 SCR 696}} | 1983-05-19}} | 1983-06-07}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=Adam v Daniel Roy Ltée|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=147|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 1 SCR 683}} | 1983-03-16}} | 1983-06-07}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=McEvoy v Attorney General for New Brunswick et al|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=149|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 1 SCR 704}} | 1983-02-08}} | 1983-06-07}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=R v Jacques|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=150|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 1 SCR 724}} | 1983-06-07}} | 1983-06-07}} | | | V | | | | | | |
| litigants=R v Covin|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=151|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 1 SCR 725}} | 1983-06-08}} | 1983-06-08}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=Fruitman v Scott|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=56|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 1 SCR 732}} | 1983-06-15}} | 1983-06-15}} | V | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=Northern Telecom v Communication Workers|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=25|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 1 SCR 733}} | 1982|6|8|1982|6|9|df=yes}} | 1983-06-23}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=A S G Industries Inc v Corporation Superseal|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=152|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 1 SCR 781}} | 1983-03-17}} | 1983-06-23}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=Lilly v The Queen|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=153|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 1 SCR 794}} | 1982|12|15|1982|12|16|df=yes}} | 1983-06-23}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=Gray v Cotic|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=57|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 2 SCR 2}} | 1983-05-18}} | 1983-09-27}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=Ontario Nurses' Association v Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=58|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 2 SCR 6}} | 1982-05-31}} | 1983-09-27}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=Leblanc et al v Curbera|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=154|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 2 SCR 28}} | 1983-06-07}} | 1983-09-27}} | | | | | | | | | |
| Case name | Argued | Decided | Laskin | Ritchie | Dickson | Beetz | Estey | McIntyre | Chouinard | Lamer | Wilson |
|---|
| litigants=Co-Operative Fire & Casualty Co v Ritchie et al|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=155|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 2 SCR 36}} | 1983-02-02}} | 1983-09-27}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=Century Insurance Co of Canada et al v Case Existological Laboratories Ltd|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=156|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 2 SCR 47}} | 1983|2|2|1983|2|3|df=yes}} | 1983-09-27}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=Carleton v The Queen|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=157|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 2 SCR 58}} | 1983-09-27}} | 1983-09-27}} | | | V | | | | | | |
| litigants=Topey v The Queen|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=158|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 2 SCR 59}} | 1983-10-12}} | 1983-10-12}} | | | V | | | | | | |
| litigants=Bisaillon v Keable|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=26|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 2 SCR 60}} | 1983|3|3|1983|3|4|df=yes}} | 1983-10-13}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=Racine v Woods|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=27|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 2 SCR 173}} | 1983|6|23|1983|6|24|df=yes}} | 1983-10-13}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=Morris v The Queen|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=28|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 2 SCR 190}} | 1982-11-02}} | 1983-10-13}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=R v Wetmore|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=29|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 2 SCR 284}} | 1982-09-28}} | 1983-10-13}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=AG (Can) v Can Nat Transportation, Ltd|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=36|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 2 SCR 206}} | 1982|9|23|1982|9|24|df=yes}} | 1983-10-13}} | | | 1 | 2 | | | | 2 | |
| litigants=Dowson v R|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=59|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 2 SCR 144}} | 1983-06-09}} | 1983-10-13}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=Buchbinder v R|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=60|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 2 SCR 159}} | 1983-06-09}} | 1983-10-13}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=Lyons et al v The Queen|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=132|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1984] 2 SCR 631}} | 1983-10-04}} | 1983-10-13}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=Vignola v Keable|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=159|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 2 SCR 112}} | 1983|3|3|1983|3|4|df=yes}} | 1983-10-13}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=R v Commisso|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=160|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 2 SCR 121}} | 1982-11-18}} | 1983-10-13}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=Phillips and Phillips v The Queen|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=161|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 2 SCR 161}} | 1983-02-03}} | 1983-10-13}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=Canadian Union of Public Employees v Labour Relations Board (NS) et al|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=162|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 2 SCR 311}} | 1983|5|4|1983|5|5|df=yes}} | 1983-10-13}} | | | | | | | | | |
| Case name | Argued | Decided | Laskin | Ritchie | Dickson | Beetz | Estey | McIntyre | Chouinard | Lamer | Wilson |
|---|
| litigants=Sadjade v The Queen|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=163|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 2 SCR 361}} | 1983-10-19}} | 1983-10-19}} | V | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=Mérineau v The Queen|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=164|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 2 SCR 362}} | 1983-10-20}} | 1983-10-20}} | | | | V | | | | | |
| litigants=Baxter Travenol Laboratories v Cutter (Canada)|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=30|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 2 SCR 388}} | 1983-06-08}} | 1983-11-03}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=Messier v Delage|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=31|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 2 SCR 401}} | 1983-03-16}} | 1983-11-03}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=Ogg-Moss v The Queen|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=139|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1984] 2 SCR 171}} | 1983-11-03}} | 1983-11-03}} | | V | | | | | | | |
| litigants=Attorney General of Quebec v Grondin|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=165|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 2 SCR 364}} | 1983-06-16}} | 1983-11-03}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=The Queen v Savage|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=32|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 2 SCR 428}} | 1983|6|21|1983|6|22|df=yes}} | 1983-11-24}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=R v Giguere|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=61|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 2 SCR 448}} | 1983-04-28}} | 1983-11-24}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=Bell v The Queen|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=166|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 2 SCR 471}} | 1983-02-02}} | 1983-11-24}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=Morguard Properties Ltd v City of Winnipeg|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=33|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 2 SCR 493}} | 1983-10-18}} | 1983-12-15}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=R v Eldorado Nuclear Ltd; R v Uranium Canada Ltd|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=34|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 2 SCR 551}} | 1983-01-27}} | 1983-12-15}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=Wilson v The Queen|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=35|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 2 SCR 594}} | 1983-03-14}} | 1983-12-15}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=Novic v Novic|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=148|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 1 SCR 700}} | 1983-12-06}} | 1983-12-15}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=Northern Pipeline Agency v Perehinec|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=167|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 2 SCR 513}} | 1982-05-05}} | 1983-12-15}} | | | | | | | | | |
| litigants=Paul Revere Life Insurance Co v Sucharov|link=|year=1983|court=scc|num=168|format=canlii|parallelcite=[1983] 2 SCR 541}} | 1983-10-13}} | 1983-12-15}} | | | | | | | | | |