s.2(a) – Freedom of Conscience and Religion
- A.C. v. Manitoba (Director of Child and Family Services), 2009 SCC 30 (mature minor objects to blood transfusion)
- Alberta v. Hutterian Brethren of Wilson Colony, 2009 SCC 37 (photos required for all Alberta driver’s licences, but Hutterian Brethren sincerely believe they cannot have their picture taken)
- B.(R.) v. Children’s Aid Society of Metropolitan Toronto, [1995] 1 S.C.R. 315 (parents object to blood transfusion)
- Loyola High School v. Quebec (Attorney General), 2015 SCC 12 (teaching from a Catholic perspective in Catholic schools)
- Multani v. Commission scolaire Marguerite‑Bourgeoys, [2006] 1 S.C.R. 256 (Sikh bringing kirpan into school)
- R. v. Big M Drug Mart Ltd., [1985] 1 S.C.R. 295 (Sunday closing)
- R. v. Edwards Books and Arts Ltd., [1986] 2 S.C.R. 713 (Sunday closing)
- R. v. Jones, [1986] 2 S.C.R. 284 (children not sent to public schools on religious grounds)
- R. v. N.S., 2012 SCC 72 (whether requiring witness to remove niquab would violate her religious freedom)
- R. v. Zundel, [1992] 2 S.C.R. 731 (constitutionality of legislation prohibiting spreading false news)
- Reference re Same-Sex Marriage Act, 2004 SCC 79 (whether legislation amending the rules for the solemnization of marriage consistent with the freedom of religion)
- The British Columbia College of Teachers v. Trinity Western University and Donna Gail Lindquist, 2001 SCC 31 (private Christian university’s discriminatory practices)
s.2(b) – Freedom of Thought, Belief, Opinion, and Expression, including Freedom of the Press and other Media of Communication
- Delisle v. Canada (A.G.), [1999] 2 S.C.R. 989 (constitutionality of legislation excluding RCMP members from application of Public Service Staff Relations Act and Part I of Canada Labour Code)
- Devine v. Quebec (A.G.), [1988] 2 S.C.R. 790 (Provincial legislation regulating use of French in commerce and business)
- Ernst v. Alberta Energy Regulator, 1 SCC 2017 (prohibition of contacting offices within the board)
- Ford v. Quebec (A.G.), [1988] 2 S.C.R. 712 (Provincial legislation requiring that signs, commercial advertising and firm name should be in French only)
- Globe and Mail v. Canada (A.G.), 2010 SCC 41 (requiring journalists to disclose the name of a confidential informant)
- Irwin Toy Ltd. v. Quebec (A.G.), [1989] 1 S.C.R. 927 (Provincial legislation prohibiting commercial advertising directed at persons under thirteen years of age)
- Khawaja v. Her Majesty the Queen [2012] SCC 69 (Violent acts are not protected under the Charter)
- R. v. Sharpe, [2001] 1 S.C.R. 45 (child pornography)
- R. v. Skinner, [1990] 1 S.C.R. 1235 (Criminal Code prohibiting under s. 195.1(1)(c) communications in public for the purpose of prostitution)
- Reference re ss.193 and 195.1(1)(c) of the Criminal Code (Man.), [1990] 1 S.C.R. 1123 (prostitution)
- RJR-MacDonald Inc. v. Canada (A.G.), [1995] 3 S.C.R. 199 (cigarette advertising banned)
- Rocket v. Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario, [1990] 2 S.C.R. 233 (profession restricting members’ advertising)
- Saskatchewan (Human Rights Commission) v. Whatcott, 2013 SCC 11 (constitutionality of the prohibition on hate speech in human rights legislation)
- Walker v. Prince Edward Island, [1995] 2 S.C.R. 407 (Provincial legislation providing that no person can practise as a public accountant in province unless that person is a member of provincial institute of chartered accountants)
- The British Columbia College of Teachers v. Trinity Western University and Donna Gail Lindquist (private Christian university’s discriminatory practices)
s.2(d) – Freedom of Association
- Black v. Law Society of Alberta, [1989] 1 S.C.R. 591 (interprovincial law firm)
- Canadian Egg Marketing Agency v. Richardson, [1998] 3 S.C.R. 157 (scheme permitting only members to engage in interprovincial or export trade of eggs)
- Delisle v. Canada (A.G.), [1999] 2 S.C.R. 989 (constitutionality of legislation excluding RCMP members from application of Public Service Staff Relations Act and Part I of Canada Labour Code)
- Dunmore v. Ontario (A.G.), 2001 SCC 94 (exclusion of agricultural workers from statutory labour relations regime)
- International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union – Canada Area Local 500 v. Canada, [1994] 1 S.C.R. 150 (right to strike; back-to-work legislation)
- Lavigne v. Ontario Public Service Employees Union, [1991] 2 S.C.R. 211 (employee objecting to expenditure of union dues on causes unrelated to collective bargaining)
- Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada v. Northwest Territories (Comissioner), [1990] 2 S.C.R. 367 (collective bargaining)
- PSAC v. Canada, [1987] 1 S.C.R. 424 (right of employees to bargain collectively impaired)
- R. v. Skinner, [1990] 1 S.C.R. 1235 (Criminal Code prohibiting under s. 195.1(1)(c) communications in public for the purpose of prostitution)
- Reference re Public Service Employees Relations Act, [1987] 1 S.C.R. 313 (Provincial legislation prohibiting strikes and lockouts)
- RWDSU v. Saskatchewan, [1987] 1 S.C.R. 460 (Provincial legislation temporarily prohibiting strikes and lockouts in dairy industry)
- The British Columbia College of Teachers v. Trinity Western University and Donna Gail Lindquist (private Christian university’s discriminatory practices)