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Canada: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court is Canada's final court of appeal, the last judicial resort for all litigants, whether individuals or governments. Its jurisdiction embraces both the civil law of the province of Quebec and the common law of the other provinces and territories. The Supreme Court hears appeals from the court of last resort, usually a provincial or territorial court of appeal or the Federal Court of Appeal. The Court hears appeals from three sources. In most cases, leave, or permission, must first be obtained from a panel of three judges of the Court. Cases for which leave to appeal is not required, primarily criminal cases and appeals from provincial references, are a second source. The third source of cases is the reference power of the federal government by which the Court is required to give an opinion on questions referred to it by the Governor in Council. Website: www.scc-csc.gc.ca/
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Kanthasamy v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

10 December 2015 | Judicial Body: Canada: Supreme Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Complementary forms of protection - Humanitarian protection (including tolerated stay) | Countries: Canada - Sri Lanka

B010 v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)

27 November 2015 | Judicial Body: Canada: Supreme Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Asylum-seekers - Illegal entry - Immigration law - Smuggling of persons | Countries: Canada - Cuba - Sri Lanka

R. v. Appulonappa

27 November 2015 | Judicial Body: Canada: Supreme Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Asylum-seekers - Constitutional law - Criminal justice - Immigration law - Right to liberty and security - Smuggling of persons - Tamil | Countries: Canada - Sri Lanka

Suresh c. Canada (Ministre de la Citoyenneté et de l'Immigration)

11 January 2002 | Judicial Body: Canada: Supreme Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Tamil | Countries: Canada - Sri Lanka

Suresh v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration)

11 January 2002 | Judicial Body: Canada: Supreme Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Tamil | Countries: Canada - Sri Lanka

Pushpanathan v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration)

This amends the reasons for judgment and order in Pushpanathan v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), [1998] 1 S.C.R. 982.

17 September 1998 | Judicial Body: Canada: Supreme Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Drug trafficking - Exclusion clauses - Refoulement - Serious non-political crime | Countries: Canada - Sri Lanka

Pushpanathan c. Canada (Ministre de la Citoyenneté et de l'Immigration)

This amends the reasons for judgment and order in Pushpanathan c. Canada (Ministre de la Citoyenneté et de l'Immigration), [1998] 1 R.C.S. 982.

17 September 1998 | Judicial Body: Canada: Supreme Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Drug trafficking - Exclusion clauses - Refoulement - Serious non-political crime | Countries: Canada - Sri Lanka

Pushpanathan v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration)

On appeal from the Federal Court of Appeal. The reasons for judgment and order were amended by Pushpanathan v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), [1998] 1 S.C.R. 1222.

4 June 1998 | Judicial Body: Canada: Supreme Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Drug trafficking - Exclusion clauses - Refoulement - Serious non-political crime | Countries: Canada - Sri Lanka

Pushpanathan c. Canada (Ministre de la Citoyenneté et de l'Immigration)

On appeal from the Federal Court of Appeal. The reasons for judgment and order were amended by Pushpanathan c. Canada (Ministre de la Citoyenneté et de l'Immigration), [1998] 1 R.C.S. 1222.

4 June 1998 | Judicial Body: Canada: Supreme Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Drug trafficking - Exclusion clauses - Refoulement - Serious non-political crime | Countries: Canada - Sri Lanka

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