🏁 The Supreme Court of Canada’s 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 appeals—five more than last season.
🔎 Let’s take a closer look at the appeals we predicted:
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⌛ 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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🚔 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 detective’s past misconduct must be disclosed to an accused when the misconduct has since been removed from the detective’s record of discipline under Alberta’s Police Service Regulation.
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🗳️ On Friday, June 19, 2026, the Supreme Court of Canada will release its decision in Glen L. Resler, in his capacity as Chief Electoral Officer v. Joseph V. Anglin. At issue is whether an unsuccessful election candidate can bring a private action against an election officer for damages for the loss of the chance to be elected.
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🧾 On Friday, June 12, 2026, the Supreme Court of Canada will release its decision in Société de l’Acadie du Nouveau-Brunswick v. The Right Honourable Prime Minister of Canada. At issue is whether New Brunswick’s constitutional language rights require the person appointed as Lieutenant Governor to be bilingual. Specifically, whether Order in Council 2019-1325 infringed ss. 16(2), 16.1, 18(2) and 20(2) of the Charter.
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⏰ On Friday, May 29, 2026, the Supreme Court of Canada will release its decision in R. v. Jacques-Taylor. At issue is how the Jordan framework applies when co-accused are tried together and one accused is ready for earlier trial dates, but the other is not. Specifically, should delay caused by a co-accused’s counsel be treated as state delay, defence delay, or an exceptional circumstance?
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