š On Friday, October 16, 2026, the Supreme Court of Canada will release its decision in R. v. A.M. and M.P. At issue is whether the Criminal Codeās sexual-history screening rules apply to prosecutions for human trafficking and sexual services offences, and whether the trial judge wrongly restricted the accusedsā cross-examination of the complainant.
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šŖ¶ On Friday, October 9, 2026, the Supreme Court of Canada will release its decision in R. v. Cope. At issue is how courts should sentence an Indigenous offender for violence against an Indigenous woman, and when an appeal court can intervene to change the sentence.
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š¦ Welcome to the start of a new season of Fantasy Courts! The site has a fresh look and new features, but otherwise should work the same. This season will run until the end of the year.
Our first decision to predict is R. v. R.B.-C. At issue is how the constitutional right to be tried within a reasonable time applies after an accused has already been found guilty but before sentence is imposed. More particularly, should there be a five-month presumptive ceiling for sentencing delay, and if that ceiling is breached, does the court have to stay the proceedings?
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š The Supreme Court of Canadaās decision in Quebec (Attorney General) v. Denis, 2026 SCC 25 marks the end of season 14. It ran from January to July and had us make predictions for 17 appealsāfive more than last season.
š Letās take a closer look at the appeals we predicted:
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ā On Friday, July 10, 2026, the Supreme Court of Canada will release its decision in Attorney General of Quebec v. Mario Denis. At issue is whether the six-month mandatory minimum sentence for communicating to obtain sexual services for consideration from a person under 18 violates s. 12 of the Charter.
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š On Friday, June 26, 2026, the Supreme Court of Canada will release its decision in Chief of the Edmonton Police Service v. John McKee, et al. At issue is whether information about a police detectiveās past misconduct must be disclosed to an accused when the misconduct has since been removed from the detectiveās record of discipline under Albertaās Police Service Regulation.
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