Case information

Docket

Judgments on applications for leave to appeal are rendered by the Court, but are not necessarily unanimous.

List of proceedings

Date	Proceeding	Filed By (if applicable)
2021-03-02	Appeal closed
2020-06-19	Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties
2020-06-19	Judgment on appeal and notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties
2020-06-18	Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ Abe Mo Ka Côt Br Row Mar Kas, The appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal for British Columbia (Vancouver), Number CA44946, 2019 BCCA 9, dated January 10, 2019, heard on December 4, 2019, is allowed. The appellant’s convictions are quashed and a new trial is ordered on the two counts for which convictions were entered in the Provincial Court. Allowed
2019-12-13	Transcript received, 101 p.
2019-12-04	Judgment reserved OR rendered with reasons to follow
2019-12-04	Hearing of the appeal, 2019-12-04, CJ Abe Mo Ka Côt Br Row Mar Kas Judgment reserved
2019-12-04	Intervener's condensed book, (Book Form)	Association québécoise des avocats et avocates de la défense
2019-12-04	Intervener's condensed book, (Book Form)	Pivot Legal Society
2019-12-04	Respondent's condensed book, (Book Form)	Her Majesty the Queen
2019-12-04	Appellant's condensed book, (Book Form)	Chaycen Michael Zora
2019-12-03	Intervener's condensed book, (Book Form)	Independent Criminal Defence Advocacy Society
2019-11-28	Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), Advising of an additional authority the CDAS plans to refer to in oral argument at the hearing of the appeal.	Independent Criminal Defence Advocacy Society
2019-11-27	Appeal perfected for hearing
2019-11-21	Notice of appearance, (Letter Form), Matthew Nathanson and Chatelle van Wiltenburg will appear before the court. Mr. Nathanson will present oral arguments.	Independent Criminal Defence Advocacy Society
2019-11-20	Notice of appearance, (Letter Form), Jason Gratl and Toby Rauch-Davis will appear before the court. Mr. Gratl will present oral arguments.	Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
2019-11-19	Notice of appearance, (Letter Form), Sarah Runyon, Garth Barriere and Michael Sobkin will appear before the court. Ms. Runyon will present oral arguments.	Chaycen Michael Zora
2019-11-18	Notice of appearance, (Letter Form), Susanne Elliott will appear before the court. Ms. Elliott will present oral arguments.	Attorney General of British Columbia
2019-11-18	Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), 2 seats requested	Canadian Civil Liberties Association
2019-11-18	Notice of appearance, (Letter Form), Danielle Glatt will appear before the court. Ms. Glatt will present oral arguments.	Canadian Civil Liberties Association
2019-11-18	Respondent's book of authorities, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-11-18	Her Majesty the Queen
2019-11-18	Respondent's factum, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-11-18	Her Majesty the Queen
2019-11-15	Notice of appearance, Susan Reid will appear before the court. Ms. Reid will present oral arguments.	Attorney General of Ontario
2019-11-15	Intervener's book of authorities, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-11-15	British Columbia Civil Liberties Association
2019-11-15	Intervener's factum, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-11-15	British Columbia Civil Liberties Association
2019-11-15	Intervener's book of authorities, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-11-15	Attorney General of Ontario
2019-11-15	Intervener's factum, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-11-15	Attorney General of Ontario
2019-11-15	Intervener's book of authorities, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-11-15	Attorney General of British Columbia
2019-11-15	Intervener's factum, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-11-15	Attorney General of British Columbia
2019-11-15	Intervener's factum, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-11-15	Pivot Legal Society
2019-11-15	Intervener's book of authorities, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-11-15	Canadian Civil Liberties Association
2019-11-15	Intervener's factum, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-11-15	Canadian Civil Liberties Association
2019-11-15	Intervener's book of authorities, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-11-15	Criminal Lawyers' Association of Ontario
2019-11-15	Intervener's factum, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-11-15	Criminal Lawyers' Association of Ontario
2019-11-15	Intervener's book of authorities, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-11-15	Independent Criminal Defence Advocacy Society
2019-11-15	Intervener's factum, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-11-15	Independent Criminal Defence Advocacy Society
2019-11-15	Intervener's book of authorities, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-11-15	Association québécoise des avocats et avocates de la défense
2019-11-15	Intervener's factum, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-11-15	Association québécoise des avocats et avocates de la défense
2019-11-15	Intervener's factum, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-11-15	Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
2019-11-14	Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), Contact added	Association québécoise des avocats et avocates de la défense
2019-11-14	Notice of appearance, (Letter Form), Nicholas St-Jacques and Pauline Lachance will appear before the court. Mr. St-Jacques will present oral arguments.	Association québécoise des avocats et avocates de la défense
2019-11-13	Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), 2 reserved seats requested	Pivot Legal Society
2019-11-13	Notice of appearance, (Letter Form), Éric Marcoux et Ryan Carrier will appear before the court. Mr. Marcoux will present oral arguments.	Her Majesty the Queen
2019-11-13	Notice of appearance, (Letter Form), David N. Fai and Caitlin Shane will appear before the court. Mr. Fai will present oral arguments.	Pivot Legal Society
2019-11-13	Notice of appearance, (Letter Form), Christine Mainville will appear before the court. Ms. Mainville will present oral arguments.	Criminal Lawyers' Association of Ontario
2019-11-07	Notice of appearance, (Letter Form), Roy W. Millen, Alexandra Luchenko and Danny Urquhart will appear before the court. Ms. Luchenko will present oral arguments.	British Columbia Civil Liberties Association
2019-11-01	Order on motion for leave to intervene, (by BROWN J.)
2019-11-01	Decision on the motion for leave to intervene, Br, UPON APPLICATIONS by the Attorney General of Ontario, the Attorney General of British Columbia, the Criminal Lawyers’ Association of Ontario, the Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users, the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, the Independent Criminal Defence Advocacy Society, the Pivot Legal Society and Association québécoise des avocats et avocates de la défense for leave to intervene in the above appeal; AND THE MATERIAL FILED having been read; IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: The motions for leave to intervene are granted and the said nine (9) interveners shall be entitled to each serve and file a single factum not to exceed ten (10) pages in length on or before November 15, 2019. The said nine (9) interveners are each granted permission to present oral argument not exceeding five (5) minutes at the hearing of the appeal. The respondent is granted permission to serve and file a single factum in reply to all interventions not to exceed five (5) pages in length on or before November 20, 2019, at 3 p.m. EST. To the extent that their interests are similar, the interveners shall consult to avoid repetition. The interveners are not entitled to raise new issues or to adduce further evidence or otherwise to supplement the record of the parties. Pursuant to Rule 59(1)(a) of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Canada, the interveners shall pay to the appellant and the respondent any additional disbursements resulting from their interventions. Granted
2019-11-01	Submission of motion for leave to intervene, Br
2019-10-31	Reply to the motion for leave to intervene, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2019-10-31	Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
2019-10-30	Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), agent for the intervener, Criminal Lawyers' Association of Ontario. Will not be filing a reply to the responses to the motion for leave to intervene.	Criminal Lawyers' Association of Ontario
2019-10-30	Reply to the motion for leave to intervene, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2019-10-30	Independent Criminal Defence Advocacy Society
2019-10-30	Reply to the motion for leave to intervene, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2019-10-30	British Columbia Civil Liberties Association
2019-10-30	Reply to the motion for leave to intervene, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2019-10-30	Pivot Legal Society
2019-10-30	Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), agent for the intervener, Canadian Civil Liberties Association. Will not be filing a reply to the responses to the motion for leave to intervene.	Canadian Civil Liberties Association
2019-10-30	Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), counsel for the intervener, Association québécoise des avocats et avocates de la défense. Will not be filing a reply to the responses to the motion for leave to intervene.	Association québécoise des avocats et avocates de la défense
2019-10-30	Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), agent for the intervener, Independant Criminal Defence Advocacy Society. Will not be filing a reply to the appellant's response to the motion for leave to intervene but will be filing a reply to the respondent's response.	Independent Criminal Defence Advocacy Society
2019-10-30	Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), agent for the intervener, Attorney General of British Columbia. Will not be filing a reply to the responses to the motion for leave to intervene.	Attorney General of British Columbia
2019-10-30	Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), agent for the intervener, Attorney General of Ontario. Will not be filing a reply to the responses to the motion for leave to intervene.	Attorney General of Ontario
2019-10-30	Response to the motion for leave to intervene, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2019-10-30	Chaycen Michael Zora
2019-10-25	Response to the motion for leave to intervene, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2019-10-25	Her Majesty the Queen
2019-10-21	Notice of name, (Letter Form)	Association québécoise des avocats et avocates de la défense
2019-10-21	Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-10-21	Association québécoise des avocats et avocates de la défense
2019-10-21	Notice of name, (Letter Form)	Pivot Legal Society
2019-10-21	Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-10-21	Pivot Legal Society
2019-10-21	Notice of name, (Letter Form)	Independent Criminal Defence Advocacy Society
2019-10-21	Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-10-21	Independent Criminal Defence Advocacy Society
2019-10-21	Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-10-21	Canadian Civil Liberties Association
2019-10-21	Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), Form 23A	British Columbia Civil Liberties Association
2019-10-21	Notice of name, (Letter Form)	British Columbia Civil Liberties Association
2019-10-21	Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-10-21	British Columbia Civil Liberties Association
2019-10-18	Notice of name, (Letter Form)	Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
2019-10-18	Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-10-18	Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users
2019-10-18	Motion for leave to intervene, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2019-10-18	Attorney General of Ontario
2019-10-17	Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), -Filing fee missing, Incomplete	Attorney General of British Columbia
2019-09-25	Notice of name, (Letter Form)	Criminal Lawyers' Association of Ontario
2019-09-25	Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-09-25	Criminal Lawyers' Association of Ontario
2019-09-23	Certificate of counsel (attesting to record), (Letter Form), Missing: Proof of Service	Chaycen Michael Zora
2019-09-23	Appellant's record, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-10-08	Chaycen Michael Zora
2019-09-23	Appellant's book of authorities, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-10-08	Chaycen Michael Zora
2019-09-23	Appellant's factum, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-10-08	Chaycen Michael Zora
2019-08-13	Notice of hearing sent to parties
2019-08-01	Notice of appeal, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2019-08-01	Chaycen Michael Zora
2019-07-31	Appeal hearing scheduled, 2019-12-04 Judgment reserved
2019-06-05	Letter advising the parties of tentative hearing date and filing deadlines (Leave granted)
2019-05-31	Copy of formal judgment sent to Registrar of the Court of Appeal and all parties
2019-05-31	Judgment on leave sent to the parties
2019-05-30	Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal for British Columbia (Vancouver), Number CA44946, 2019 BCCA 9, dated January 10, 2019, is granted. Granted
2019-04-29	All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, for consideration by the Court
2019-04-23	Applicant's reply to respondent's argument, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-04-23	Chaycen Michael Zora
2019-04-12	Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form)	Her Majesty the Queen
2019-04-12	Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), Completed on: 2019-04-12	Her Majesty the Queen
2019-03-25	Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), Return of CA Order form; CA Order will be filed 2019/04/02	Chaycen Michael Zora
2019-03-13	Letter acknowledging receipt of an incomplete application for leave to appeal and without formal Court of Appeal order, FILE OPENED 2019/03/13
2019-03-08	Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form)	Chaycen Michael Zora
2019-03-08	Application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), Lower Court Orders missing 1) Order from Supreme Court of British Columbia (received on 2019-04-09) 2) BCCA Order rec'd 2019/04/16, Completed on: 2019-04-16	Chaycen Michael Zora

Parties

Main parties

Main parties - Appellants

Name	Role	Status
Zora, Chaycen Michael	Appellant	Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents

Name	Role	Status
Her Majesty the Queen	Respondent	Active

Other parties

Other parties

Name	Role	Status
Attorney General of Ontario	Intervener	Active
Attorney General of British Columbia	Intervener	Active
Criminal Lawyers' Association of Ontario	Intervener	Active
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users	Intervener	Active
British Columbia Civil Liberties Association	Intervener	Active
Canadian Civil Liberties Association	Intervener	Active
Independent Criminal Defence Advocacy Society	Intervener	Active
Pivot Legal Society	Intervener	Active
Association québécoise des avocats et avocates de la défense	Intervener	Active

Counsel

Summary

Memorandums of argument on application for leave to appeal

The memorandums of argument on an application for leave to appeal will be posted here 30 days after leave to appeal has been granted unless they contain personal information, information that is subject to a publication ban, or any other information that is not part of the public record. You may also obtain copies of the memorandum by filing out the Request for Court records form or by contacting the Court’s Records Centre either by email at records-dossiers@scc-csc.ca or by telephone at 613‑996‑7933 or at 1‑888‑551‑1185.

If you have questions about a memorandum of argument or want to use a memorandum of argument, please contact the author of the memorandum of argument directly. Their name appears at the end of the memorandum of argument. The contact information for counsel is found in the “Counsel” tab of this page.

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Factums on appeal

The factums of the appellant, the respondent and the intervener will be posted here at least 2 weeks before the hearing unless they contain personal information, information that is subject to a publication ban, or any other information that is not part of the public record. You may also obtain copies of factums by filling out the Request for Court records form or by contacting the Court’s Records Centre either by email at records-dossiers@scc-csc.ca or by telephone at 613‑996‑7933 or at 1‑888‑551‑1185.

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