This is an exhaustive list of cases originating in

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decided by the

Judicial Committee of the Privy Council The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) is the highest court of appeal for the Crown Dependencies, the British Overseas Territories, some Commonwealth countries and a few institutions in the United Kingdom. Established on 14 Augus ...

, in Britain. From 1867 to 1949, the

was the highest court of appeal for Canada (and, separately, for Newfoundland, which did not join Canada as a province until 1949). During this period, its decisions on Canadian appeals were binding precedent on all Canadian courts, including the

Supreme Court of Canada The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC; french: Cour suprême du Canada, CSC) is the Supreme court, highest court in the Court system of Canada, judicial system of Canada. It comprises List of Justices of the Supreme Court of Canada, nine justices, wh ...

. Any decisions from this era that the Supreme Court of Canada has not overruled since gaining appellate supremacy in 1949 remain good law, and continue to bind all Canadian courts other than the Supreme Court. As Canada's ultimate judicial authority for most of its first century as a country following

Confederation A confederation (also known as a confederacy or league) is a union of sovereign groups or states united for purposes of common action. Usually created by a treaty, confederations of states tend to be established for dealing with critical issu ...

, the Judicial Committee had a considerable influence on the development of Canadian law, particularly constitutional law, where the

living tree doctrine In Canadian law, the living tree doctrine () is a doctrine of constitutional interpretation that says that a constitution is organic and must be read in a broad and progressive manner so as to adapt it to the changing times. Concept The livin ...

first laid down in

Edwards v Canada (AG) ''Edwards v Canada (AG)''also known as the ''Persons Case'' (french: l'Affaire « personne »)is a famous Canadian constitutional case that decided in 1929 that women were eligible to sit in the Senate of Canada. The legal case was put forward b ...

remains a defining feature of Canadian constitutional interpretation. The

Parliament of Canada The Parliament of Canada (french: Parlement du Canada) is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the King, the Senate, and the House of Commons. By constitutional convention, the ...

abolished appeals to the Judicial Committee of criminal cases in 1933 and civil cases in 1949. Ongoing cases that had begun before those dates remained appealable to the Judicial Committee.Bora Laskin, ''The Hamlyn Lectures, Twenty-First Series: The British Tradition in Canadian Law'' (London: Stevens & Sons, 1969), pp. 1–3, a

/ref> The final Judicial Committee ruling on a Canadian case was rendered in 1959, in '' Ponoka-Calmar Oils v Wakefield'', an appeal from the Supreme Court.

1867–1869

List of cases

For a detailed list of all cases during this period, please see: List of Canadian appeals to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, 1867–1869.

Summary by year and result

Summary by province

1870–1879

List of cases

For a detailed list of all cases during this period, please see: List of Canadian appeals to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, 1870–1879.

Summary by year and result

Summary by province and court appealed from

1880–1889

List of cases

For a detailed list of all cases during this period, please see: List of Canadian appeals to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, 1880–1889.

Summary by year and result

Summary by jurisdiction and court appealed from

1890–1899

List of cases

For a detailed list of all cases during this period, please see: List of Canadian appeals to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, 1890–1899.

Summary by year and result

Summary by jurisdiction and court appealed from

1900–1909

List of cases

For a detailed list of all cases during this period, please see: List of Canadian appeals to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, 1900–1909.

Summary by year and result

Summary by jurisdiction and court appealed from

1910–1919

List of cases

For a detailed list of all cases during this period, please see: List of Canadian appeals to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, 1910–1919.

Summary by year and result

Summary by jurisdiction and court appealed from

1920–1929

List of cases

For a detailed list of all cases during this period, please see: List of Canadian appeals to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, 1920–1929.

Summary by year and result

Summary by jurisdiction and court appealed from

1930–1939

List of cases

For a detailed list of all cases during this period, please see: List of Canadian appeals to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, 1930–1939.

Summary by year and result

Summary by jurisdiction and court appealed from

1940–1949

List of cases

For a detailed list of all cases during this period, please see: List of Canadian appeals to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, 1940–1949.

Summary by year and result

Summary by jurisdiction and court appealed from

1950–1959

List of cases

For a detailed list of all cases during this period, please see: List of Canadian appeals to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, 1950–1959.

1867–1869

List of cases

Summary by year and result

Summary by province

1870–1879

List of cases

Summary by year and result

Summary by province and court appealed from

1880–1889

List of cases

Summary by year and result

Summary by jurisdiction and court appealed from

1890–1899

List of cases

Summary by year and result

Summary by jurisdiction and court appealed from

1900–1909

List of cases

Summary by year and result

Summary by jurisdiction and court appealed from

1910–1919

List of cases

Summary by year and result

Summary by jurisdiction and court appealed from

1920–1929

List of cases

Summary by year and result

Summary by jurisdiction and court appealed from

1930–1939

List of cases

Summary by year and result

Summary by jurisdiction and court appealed from

1940–1949

List of cases

Summary by year and result

Summary by jurisdiction and court appealed from

1950–1959

List of cases

Summary by year and result

Summary by jurisdiction and court appealed from

See also

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