What changed?
On June 19, 2026, the Supreme Court of Canada posted a notice saying it will decide 11 leave applications at 9:45 a.m. ET on Thursday, June 25, 2026. The Court cautions that the list may change.
Leave decisions determine whether the Supreme Court will hear a future appeal. A grant of leave is not a ruling on the merits; a dismissal usually ends the proposed appeal without full SCC reasons.
Applications on the list
The official notice lists the following matters:
- Akshay Prasad v. His Majesty the King (Ont.), SCC file 42084;
- Stanley Park Preservation Society, et al. v. Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation, et al. (B.C.), SCC file 42247;
- Verna Umpherville v. Saskatchewan Government Insurance (Sask.), SCC file 41995;
- Clarence Phillip Byron Sewap v. Saskatchewan Government Insurance (Sask.), SCC file 42013;
- Gate Gourmet Canada Inc. v. Unite Here, Local 40, et al. (B.C.), SCC file 42026;
- Frederick L. Sharp v. United States Securities and Exchange Commission (B.C.), SCC file 41999;
- Connie J.M. Tuharsky v. O’Chiese First Nation, et al. (Alta.), SCC file 42015;
- Kathryn Louise Shukin v. Kirk Norbert Loeffler, Deceased, et al. (Sask.), SCC file 42035;
- William Robert Aleekuk v. His Majesty the King (N.W.T.), SCC file 41889;
- Smith & Wesson Corp. v. Samantha Price, et al. (Ont.), SCC file 41991; and
- Shu He Huang v. Ontario Disability Support Program (Ont.), SCC file 42123.
Why legal researchers may watch this list
Several applications raise issues that could matter beyond the parties if leave is granted. The SCC case information for Smith & Wesson Corp. v. Price frames issues around class actions, negligence, public nuisance and strict liability. The Stanley Park Preservation Society file concerns a stay/injunction dispute arising from a tree-removal project and judicial-review proceedings. The Sharp v. SEC file addresses enforcement of a foreign securities-regulator judgment and private international law.
Other files on the list touch automobile-insurance benefits, labour-board remedial jurisdiction, defamation and absolute privilege, criminal matters, and public-benefits litigation. Because the June 25 result will only say whether the Court will hear the matters, the most important follow-up will be whether any leave applications are granted.
Sources
- Supreme Court of Canada: Judgments to be Rendered on Leave Applications, June 19, 2026
- Supreme Court of Canada case information: Smith & Wesson Corp. v. Price, file 41991
- Supreme Court of Canada case information: Stanley Park Preservation Society, file 42247
- Supreme Court of Canada case information: Sharp v. United States Securities and Exchange Commission, file 41999
Caveats
This is a public-record research note, not legal advice. It relies on the Supreme Court of Canada’s notice and case-information pages available at publication time. The Court states that the June 25 list may change. This article does not predict outcomes or take a position on any party’s allegations or arguments.