A Neutral Citation Standard for Case Law

Implementation of the Neutral Citation Standard for Case Law across Canada

For each court listed below, the cited judgment is the first - or one of the first, when the first is not available online - to display an official neutral core of the citation. The month between parentheses besides the court official name corresponds to the first month of application of the Standard by this court. The last update was done in February 2007.

Federal level

Supreme Court of Canada (January 2000)

• Arsenault-Cameron v. Prince Edward Island, 2000 SCC 1
• Arsenault-Cameron c. Île-du-Prince-Édouard, 2000 CSC 1

Federal Court (February 2001)

• Canada Post Corp. v. Canada (Minister of Public Works), 2004 FC 1
• Société canadienne des postes c. Canada (Ministre des Travaux publics), 2004 CF 1

Federal Court of Appeal (February 2001)

• Bouvidard Ltée. v. Canada (Employment Insurance Commission), 2001 FCA 1
• Bouvidard Ltée. c. Canada (Commission de l'assurance emploi), 2001 CAF 1

Tax Court of Canada (January 2003)

• Rodier v. The Queen, 2003 TCC 1
• Rodier c. La Reine, 2003 CCI 1

Court Martial Appeal Court of Canada (October 2001)

• Lieutenant-Colonel Tony Battista v. The Queen, 2001 CMAC 1
• Lieutenant-Colonel Tony Battista c. La Reine, 2001 CACM 1

Competition Tribunal of Canada (January 2001)

• Commissioner of Competition v. Quebecor Inc., 2000 Comp. Trib. 1
• Commissaire de la concurrence c. Quebecor inc, 2001 Trib. conc. 1

Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (January 2003)

• Desormeaux v. Commission de transport régionale d'Ottawa-Carleton, 2003 CHRT 2
• Desormeaux c. Commission de transport régionale d'Ottawa-Carleton, 2003 TCDP 2

Public Service Labour Relations Board (January 2000)

• Kreuger v. Treasury Board (Revenue Canada - Customs, Excise & Taxation), 2000 PSSRB 1
• Kreuger c. Conseil du Trésor (Revenu Canada - Douanes, accise et impôt), 2000 PSSRB 1

British Columbia

Court of Appeal (January 1999)

• R. v. Giles, 1999 BCCA 0003

Supreme Court of British Columbia (January 2000)

• Powell v. I.C.B.C., 2000 BCSC 1

Provincial Court of British Columbia (February 1999)

• P. v. P., 1999 BCPC 0001

British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal (January 2000)

• Mazuelos v. Mary Jo Clark, 2000 BCHRT 1

British Columbia Securities Commission (January 2001)

• Noram Capital Management Inc., et al., 2000 BCSECCOM 2

Alberta

Court of Appeal (January 1998)

• R. v. Siemens, 1998 ABCA 1 (PDF)

Court of Queen's Bench (January 1998)

• Naccarato v. Brio Beverages Inc., 1998 ABQB 1 (PDF)

Provincial Court (January 1998)

• R. v. Busenius, 1998 ABPC 1 (PDF)

Alberta Securities Commission (June 2004)

• Learnco International Inc., 2004 ABASC 500 (PDF)

Saskatchewan

Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan (January 2000)

• Wilhelm v. Hickson, 2000 SKCA 1 (from CanLII)

Court of Queen's Bench (January 1999)

• Lachance v. Auzano Asset Management Inc., 1999 SKQB 1 (from CanLII)

Provincial Court (January 2002)

• R. v. Goodine, 2002 SKPC 1 (from CanLII)

Automobile Injury Appeal Commission (July 2003)

• Cairns v. Saskatchewan Government Insurance, 2003 SKAIA 001 (from CanLII)

Manitoba

Court of Appeal (March 2000)

• Chalmers v. Highland Park Financial Inc., 2000 MBCA 2 (from CanLII)

Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba (April 2000)

• R. v. Brown, 2000 MBQB 25 (from CanLII)

Provincial Court Manitoba (January 2007)

• R. v. Hykawy, 2007 MBPC 1 (from CanLII)

Ontario

Ontario Court of Appeal (January 2007)

• Atec Marketing Limited v. Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canadan, 2007 ONCA 1

Superior Court of Justice (January 2010)

• R. v. Andrew Del Riccio, 2010 ONSC 1 (from CanLII)

Ontario Court of Justice (January 2004)

• R. c. Bishun, 2004 ONCJ 354 (from CanLII)

Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (January 2000)

• Decision 1994/99, 2000 ONWSIAT 1 (PDF)

Law Society Appeal Panel (February 2004)

• Law Society of Upper Canada v. Francis [Peter] Yungwirth, 2004 ONLSAP 001 (from CanLII)

Law Society Hearing Panel (January 2004)

• Law Society of Upper Canada v. Edmund Clarke, 2004 ONLSHP 0001 (from CanLII)

Quebec

Court of Appeal of Québec (January 2005)

• Ghanotakis c. Clot & Associés, 2005 QCCA 1 (from Jugements.qc.ca)

Superior Court of Québec (January 2006)

• Ferme Patrivan c. Desputeau, 2006 QCCS 1 (from Jugements.qc.ca)

Court of Québec (January 2006)

• Belcourt c. 9065-6398 Québec inc. (Éconauto), 2006 QCCP 1 (from Jugements.qc.ca)

Tribunal des professions du Québec (January 1999)

• Clairmont c. Vétérinaires, 1999 QCTP 001 (from CanLII)

Conseil de la magistrature du Québec (November 2000)

• Dadji c. Polack, 1999 CMQC 44 (from CanLII)

Commission des relations du travail (November 2002)

• Syndicat des employés de l’Institut Teccart Inc. c. Institut Teccart (1996) Inc., 2002 QCCRT 0001 (from CanLII)

New Brunswick

Cour of Appeal of New Brunswick (May 2001)

• Ross v. Beutel, 2001 NBCA 62 (from CanLII)

Court of Queen's Bench of New Brunswick (from CanLII) (January 2002)

• Vincent v. Abu-Bakare, 2002 NBQB 102 (from CanLII)

Provincial Court (from CanLII) (December 2002)

• R. v. Bourgeois, 2003 NBPC 1 (from CanLII)

Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia Court of Appeal (September 1999)

• Martini v. Wrathall, 1999 NSCA 105 (from CanLII)

Supreme Court of Nova Scotia (December 2000)

• R. v. Innocente, 2001 NSSC 1 (from CanLII)

Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, Family Division (January 2001)

• Durant v. Durant, 2001 NSSF 1 (from CanLII)

Provincial Court of Nova Scotia (March 2001)

• R. v. Marshall, 2001 NSPC 2 (from CanLII)

Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board (January 1997)

• N.(R.) v. Director of victim services, 1997 NSUARB 108 (from CanLII)

Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society Hearing Panel (January 2004)

• Nova Scotia Barristers' Society v. Langille, 2004 NSBS 1 (from CanLII)

Prince Edward Island

Supreme Court, Appeal Division (January 2000)

• Pitre v. Law Society of P.E.I., 2000 PESCAD 1 (PDF)

Supreme Court, Trial Division (January 2000)

• Cumberland Trust v. Maritime Electric, 2000 PESCTD 1 (PDF)

Newfoudland and Labrador

Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador, Court of Appeal (January 2001)

• R v. Evans, 2001 NFCA 1 (from CanLII)

Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador, Trial Division (July 2003)

• A. L. Stuckless & Sons Ltd. v. Newfoundland and Labrador (Minister of Forest Resources), 2003 NLSCTD 97 (from CanLII)

Yukon Territory

Court of Appeal (March 2000)

• Ketza Construction Corp. v. Mickey, 2000 YKCA 1 (from CanLII)

Supreme Court of the Yukon Territory (March 2000)

• Annie Lake Trucking v. Tutchone Air inc., 2001 YKSC 502 (from CanLII)

Territorial Court of Yukon (December 1999)

• R. v. Luke, 2002 YKTC 72, (from CanLII)

Small Claims Court (May 2004)

• Amos v. Yukon Tire, 2004 YKSM 5, (from CanLII)

Youth Court (January 2001)

• R. v. L.C., 2001 YKYC 2 (from CanLII)

North West Territories

Court of Appeal for the Northwest Territories (December 1999)

• Fullowka v. Witte, 1999 NWTCA 1 (PDF)

Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories (October 1999)

• Boss v. Boss, 1999 NWTSC 7(from CanLII)

Territorial Court of the Northwest territories (October 1999)

• Re K. (B.), 1999 NWTTC 1 (from CanLII)

Nunavut

Nunavut Court of Justice (from CanLII) (January 2001)

• Kadlak v. Nunavut (Minister of Sustainable Development), 2001 NUCJ 1 (from CanLII)

Court of Appeal of Nunavut (from CanLII) (May 2006)

• R. v. Kooktook et al., 2006 NUCA 3 (from CanLII)

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The Standard in the legal research industry

Carswell - McGill Law Journal

The Canadian Guide to Uniform Legal Citation (5th ed., Toronto, Carswell, 2002), describes the Standard at Section 3.10.

Quicklaw

Quickcite finder allows searching a decision by its neutral citation.

Thémis

The Guide des références pour la rédaction juridique (6th ed., Montreal, Thémis, 2000), by Didier Lluelles, describes the Standard at page 58.

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The Standard in the Press

• National, Volume 9-number 1-January/February 2000
• Journal du Barreau, Volume 30-number 16-October 1st 1999
• Law Times, July 19 - July 25 1999

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Archives

Warning: the content and format of these documents have not been updated. They are presented here merely for their historical value.

Spring 1999 Consultation

• General information
• Consultation documents
• Received Comments from Consulted Individuals and Organizations

Working documents

• Committee Bulletins (1997-2001)
• On separators (1998-06)
• Drafts
  • Version 1.0 (1998-05-13) [English] [French]
  • Version 1.1 (1998-06-18) [English]
  • Version 1.2 (1998-07-10) [English]
  • Version 1.3 (1998-07-13) [English] [French]
  • Proposal (1998-07) [English]
  • Presentation slides (1999)

Birth of the Neutral citation for case law project

• Montreal declaration (1997-08-11) [English] [French]
• Description of the project (1998-02) [English] [French]

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