--- type: "firecrawl-provider" description: "Judgments of the Supreme Court of Canada from the Court's own decisions site (decisions.scc-csc.ca, run by Lexum): full-text search, judgments by year, citation and docket lookup, and each judgment's metadata and reasons for judgment in English or French." use_when: "Judgments of the Supreme Court of Canada from the Court's own decisions site (decisions.scc-csc.ca, run by Lexum): full-text search, judgments by year, citation and docket lookup, and each judgment's metadata and reasons for judgment in English or French." categories: "Public records" capabilities: 4 credits_per_call: 5 --- # Supreme Court of Canada Judgments on Firecrawl Alexandria Judgments of the Supreme Court of Canada from the Court's own decisions site (decisions.scc-csc.ca, run by Lexum): full-text search, judgments by year, citation and docket lookup, and each judgment's metadata and reasons for judgment in English or French. - Categories: Public records - Category index: [Public records category](https://firecrawl.dev/alexandria/agents/categories/public-records) - Provider key: `decisions-scc-csc-ca` - Access: Firecrawl credits - Cost: 5 credits per call ## More - [Human guide](https://firecrawl.dev/app/alexandria/decisions-scc-csc-ca) - [OpenAPI spec](https://firecrawl.dev/alexandria/agents/providers/decisions-scc-csc-ca/openapi.json) ## Capabilities - [Get decision](https://firecrawl.dev/alexandria/agents/providers/decisions-scc-csc-ca/court-cases/get_decision): One Supreme Court of Canada judgment by item id or decision URL: style of cause, collection, judgment date, neutral and SCR citations, docket number, judges, court appealed from, subjects, links to the SCC case information page and the PDF, and the reasons for judgment as plain text in pages of up to max_chars characters. The headnote, lists of authorities cited and counsel are not returned: the Court licenses the judgment and reasons for any reuse under the Reproduction of Federal Law Order, but not its editorial headnotes. - [List decisions](https://firecrawl.dev/alexandria/agents/providers/decisions-scc-csc-ca/court-cases/list_decisions): Supreme Court of Canada judgments rendered in one year, newest first, 25 per page with the year's total: item id, style of cause, citations, judgment date, subjects, page and PDF URLs. - [Resolve citation](https://firecrawl.dev/alexandria/agents/providers/decisions-scc-csc-ca/court-cases/resolve_citation): Resolve a Supreme Court of Canada citation to the judgment: a neutral citation ('2007 SCC 41'), a Supreme Court Reports citation ('[2007] 3 SCR 129') or an SCC docket number ('31227'). Returns the matching judgments with item id, citations, date and URLs; an unknown citation is not_found. - [Search decisions](https://firecrawl.dev/alexandria/agents/providers/decisions-scc-csc-ca/court-cases/search_decisions): Full-text search of Supreme Court of Canada judgments on the Court's own decisions site (decisions.scc-csc.ca), optionally limited to a judgment-date range and sorted by relevance or date. Returns 25 judgments per page with the total hit count: item id, style of cause, neutral and SCR citations, judgment date, subjects, page and PDF URLs. ## 1. Choose this provider when Judgments of the Supreme Court of Canada from the Court's own decisions site (decisions.scc-csc.ca, run by Lexum): full-text search, judgments by year, citation and docket lookup, and each judgment's metadata and reasons for judgment in English or French. ## 2. Minimal request Call `POST https://api.firecrawl.dev/v2/scrape` with `{ alexandria: { provider, capability, options } }`. For a batch, send `{ alexandria: [...] }` with up to 10 calls. ```json { "provider": "decisions-scc-csc-ca", "capability": "court-cases/get_decision", "options": { "item_id": 2382, "max_chars": 1500 } } ``` ## 3. Add provider options Use only the options needed for the task: - `item_id` (number): Decisia item id, from the other functions or a decision URL (/item/2382/). Example: `10` - `language` (string): Page language: 'en' (default) or 'fr'. Every judgment is published in both official languages. Example: `en` - `max_chars` (number): Most characters of reasons to return (default 30000). Example: `500` - `offset` (number): Character offset into the reasons (default 0); use the continuation cursor. Example: `10` - `url` (string): A decision URL instead of item_id, e.g. https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/2382/index.do (scc-csc.lexum.com links work too). Example: `` ## 4. Request through your preferred interface ### JavaScript ```javascript const result = await firecrawl.scrape({ alexandria: { provider: "decisions-scc-csc-ca", capability: "court-cases/get_decision", options: { item_id: 2382, max_chars: 1500, }, }, }); ``` ### Python ```python result = firecrawl.scrape_alexandria({ "provider": "decisions-scc-csc-ca", "capability": "court-cases/get_decision", "options": { "item_id": 2382, "max_chars": 1500 } }) ``` ### cURL ```sh curl https://api.firecrawl.dev/v2/scrape \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $FIRECRAWL_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "alexandria": { "provider": "decisions-scc-csc-ca", "capability": "court-cases/get_decision", "options": { "item_id": 2382, "max_chars": 1500 } } }' ``` ### CLI ```sh firecrawl scrape 'decisions-scc-csc-ca/court-cases/get_decision' \ --options '{"item_id":2382,"max_chars":1500}' ``` ### MCP Call the FCX MCP retrieve tool with this object: ```json { "provider": "decisions-scc-csc-ca", "capability": "court-cases/get_decision", "options": { "item_id": 2382, "max_chars": 1500 } } ``` Ask for only the returned fields needed by the task. ## 5. Full request shape ```json { "provider": "decisions-scc-csc-ca", "capability": "court-cases/get_decision", "options": { "item_id": 2382, "max_chars": 1500 } } ``` ## 6. Response data The response includes `success`, `provider`, `capability`, `creditsCost` and `data`. This example shows the provider payload in `data`: ```json { "case_information_url": "https://www.scc-csc.ca/cases-dossiers/search-recherche/31227/", "collection": "Supreme Court Judgments", "decision_date": "2007-10-04", "docket_number": "31227", "item_id": 2382, "judges": [ "McLachlin, Beverley", "Bastarache, Michel", "Binnie, William Ian Corneil", "LeBel, Louis", "Deschamps, Marie", "Fish, Morris J.", "Abella, Rosalie Silberman", "Charron, Louise", "Rothstein, Marshall" ], "language": "en", "neutral_citation": "2007 SCC 41", "observed_at_ms": 1792977746214, "on_appeal_from": "Ontario", "pdf_url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/2382/1/document.do", "reasons_offset": 0, "reasons_text": "The judgment of McLachlin C.J. and Binnie, LeBel, Deschamps, Fish and Abella JJ. was delivered by\nThe Chief Justice —\nI. Introduction\n1 The police must investigate crime. That is their duty. In the vast majority of cases, they carry out this duty with diligence and care. Occasionally, however, mistakes are made. These mistakes may have drastic consequences. An innocent suspect may be investigated, arrested and imprisoned because of negligence in the course of a police investigation. This is what Jason George Hill, appellant in the case at bar, alleges happened to him.\n2 Can the police be held liable if their conduct during the course of an investigation falls below an acceptable standard and harm to a suspect results? If so, what standard should be used to assess the conduct of the police? More generally, is police conduct during the course of an investigation or arrest subject to scrutiny under the law of negligence at all, or should police be immune on public policy grounds from liability under the law of negligence? These are the questions at stake on this appeal.\n3 I conclude that police are not immune from liability under the Canadian law of negligence, that the police owe a duty of care in negligence to suspects being investigated, and that their conduct during the course of an investigation should be measured against the standard of how a reasonable officer in like circumstances would have acted. The tort of negligent investigation exists in Canada, and the trial court", "reasons_total_chars": 156661, "report_citation": "[2007] 3 SCR 129", "source_url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/2382/index.do", "subjects": [ "Professional law", "Torts" ], "title": "Hill v. Hamilton-Wentworth Regional Police Services Board" } ``` ## API reference-derived contract The following capability contract is generated from the same normalized Alexandria API reference exposed in the API spec. ### Get decision - Capability: `court-cases/get_decision` - Description: One Supreme Court of Canada judgment by item id or decision URL: style of cause, collection, judgment date, neutral and SCR citations, docket number, judges, court appealed from, subjects, links to the SCC case information page and the PDF, and the reasons for judgment as plain text in pages of up to max_chars characters. The headnote, lists of authorities cited and counsel are not returned: the Court licenses the judgment and reasons for any reuse under the Reproduction of Federal Law Order, but not its editorial headnotes. - Instructions: Read what the Court held and why, quote a paragraph, or get a judgment's citations, docket and panel. Get the item id from search_decisions, list_decisions or resolve_citation, or pass a decisions.scc-csc.ca URL. For long judgments, call again with offset set to the continuation cursor. - Cost: 5 credits per call - Capability file: [Get decision](https://firecrawl.dev/alexandria/agents/providers/decisions-scc-csc-ca/court-cases/get_decision) Accepted options: - `item_id` (number): Decisia item id, from the other functions or a decision URL (/item/2382/). Example: `10` - `language` (string): Page language: 'en' (default) or 'fr'. Every judgment is published in both official languages. Example: `en` - `max_chars` (number): Most characters of reasons to return (default 30000). Example: `500` - `offset` (number): Character offset into the reasons (default 0); use the continuation cursor. Example: `10` - `url` (string): A decision URL instead of item_id, e.g. https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/2382/index.do (scc-csc.lexum.com links work too). Example: `` Response schema example: ```json { "case_information_url": "https://www.scc-csc.ca/cases-dossiers/search-recherche/31227/", "collection": "Supreme Court Judgments", "decision_date": "2007-10-04", "docket_number": "31227", "item_id": 2382, "judges": [ "McLachlin, Beverley", "Bastarache, Michel", "Binnie, William Ian Corneil", "LeBel, Louis", "Deschamps, Marie", "Fish, Morris J.", "Abella, Rosalie Silberman", "Charron, Louise", "Rothstein, Marshall" ], "language": "en", "neutral_citation": "2007 SCC 41", "observed_at_ms": 1792977746214, "on_appeal_from": "Ontario", "pdf_url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/2382/1/document.do", "reasons_offset": 0, "reasons_text": "The judgment of McLachlin C.J. and Binnie, LeBel, Deschamps, Fish and Abella JJ. was delivered by\nThe Chief Justice —\nI. Introduction\n1 The police must investigate crime. That is their duty. In the vast majority of cases, they carry out this duty with diligence and care. Occasionally, however, mistakes are made. These mistakes may have drastic consequences. An innocent suspect may be investigated, arrested and imprisoned because of negligence in the course of a police investigation. This is what Jason George Hill, appellant in the case at bar, alleges happened to him.\n2 Can the police be held liable if their conduct during the course of an investigation falls below an acceptable standard and harm to a suspect results? If so, what standard should be used to assess the conduct of the police? More generally, is police conduct during the course of an investigation or arrest subject to scrutiny under the law of negligence at all, or should police be immune on public policy grounds from liability under the law of negligence? These are the questions at stake on this appeal.\n3 I conclude that police are not immune from liability under the Canadian law of negligence, that the police owe a duty of care in negligence to suspects being investigated, and that their conduct during the course of an investigation should be measured against the standard of how a reasonable officer in like circumstances would have acted. The tort of negligent investigation exists in Canada, and the trial court", "reasons_total_chars": 156661, "report_citation": "[2007] 3 SCR 129", "source_url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/2382/index.do", "subjects": [ "Professional law", "Torts" ], "title": "Hill v. Hamilton-Wentworth Regional Police Services Board" } ``` ### List decisions - Capability: `court-cases/list_decisions` - Description: Supreme Court of Canada judgments rendered in one year, newest first, 25 per page with the year's total: item id, style of cause, citations, judgment date, subjects, page and PDF URLs. - Instructions: Browse what the Court decided in a year, or poll the current year for new judgments. Read one with get_decision. - Cost: 5 credits per call - Capability file: [List decisions](https://firecrawl.dev/alexandria/agents/providers/decisions-scc-csc-ca/court-cases/list_decisions) Accepted options: - `language` (string): Page language: 'en' (default) or 'fr'. Every judgment is published in both official languages. Example: `en` - `page` (number): Result page, 25 per page (default 1). Example: `10` - `year` (number, required): Judgment year (the collection starts in 1876). Example: `1876` Response schema example: ```json { "language": "en", "observed_at_ms": 1792977746033, "page": 1, "results": [ { "decision_date": "1985-12-19", "item_id": 106, "neutral_citation": null, "pdf_url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/106/1/document.do", "report_citation": "[1985] 2 SCR 643", "subjects": [ "Administrative law", "Criminal law" ], "title": "Cardinal v. Director of Kent Institution", "url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/106/index.do" }, { "decision_date": "1985-12-19", "item_id": 109, "neutral_citation": null, "pdf_url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/109/1/document.do", "report_citation": "[1985] 2 SCR 716", "subjects": [ "Courts" ], "title": "Morier and Boily v. Rivard", "url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/109/index.do" }, { "decision_date": "1985-12-19", "item_id": 107, "neutral_citation": null, "pdf_url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/107/1/document.do", "report_citation": "[1985] 2 SCR 662", "subjects": [ "Prerogative writs" ], "title": "Morin v. Shu Review Committee", "url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/107/index.do" }, { "decision_date": "1985-12-19", "item_id": 105, "neutral_citation": null, "pdf_url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/105/1/document.do", "report_citation": "[1985] 2 SCR 613", "subjects": [ "Prerogative writs" ], "title": "R. v. Miller", "url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/105/index.do" }, { "decision_date": "1985-12-19", "item_id": 108, "neutral_citation": null, "pdf_url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/108/1/document.do", "report_citation": "[1985] 2 SCR 673", "subjects": [ "Constitutional law", "Courts" ], "title": "Valente v. The Queen", "url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/108/index.do" }, { "decision_date": "1985-12-18", "item_id": 104, "neutral_citation": null, "pdf_url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/104/1/document.do", "report_citation": "[1985] 2 SCR 612", "subjects": [ "Criminal law" ], "title": "Duane v. The Queen", "url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/104/index.do" }, { "decision_date": "1985-12-17", "item_id": 102, "neutral_citation": null, "pdf_url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/102/1/document.do", "report_citation": "[1985] 2 SCR 561", "subjects": [ "Constitutional law" ], "title": "Bhinder v. CN", "url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/102/index.do" }, { "decision_date": "1985-12-17", "item_id": 101, "neutral_citation": null, "pdf_url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/101/1/document.do", "report_citation": "[1985] 2 SCR 536", "subjects": [ "Constitutional law" ], "title": "Ont. Human Rights Comm. v. Simpsons-Sears", "url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/101/index.do" }, { "decision_date": "1985-12-17", "item_id": 100, "neutral_citation": null, "pdf_url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/100/1/document.do", "report_citation": "[1985] 2 SCR 486", "subjects": [ "Constitutional law", "Criminal law" ], "title": "Re B.C. Motor Vehicle Act", "url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/100/index.do" }, { "decision_date": "1985-12-17", "item_id": 103, "neutral_citation": null, "pdf_url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/103/1/document.do", "report_citation": "[1985] 2 SCR 592", "subjects": [ "Courts", "Criminal law" ], "title": "Schuldt v. The Queen", "url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/103/index.do" }, { "decision_date": "1985-12-13", "item_id": 99, "neutral_citation": null, "pdf_url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/99/1/document.do", "report_citation": "[1985] 2 SCR 485", "subjects": [ "Criminal law" ], "title": "Bouvier v. The Queen", "url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/99/index.do" }, { "decision_date": "1985-12-12", "item_id": 98, "neutral_citation": null, "pdf_url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/98/1/document.do", "report_citation": "[1985] 2 SCR 483", "subjects": [ "Criminal law" ], "title": "Terlecki v. The Queen", "url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/98/index.do" }, { "decision_date": "1985-12-10", "item_id": 96, "neutral_citation": null, "pdf_url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/96/1/document.do", "report_citation": "[1985] 2 SCR 455", "subjects": [ "Administrative law", "Labour law" ], "title": "Fraser v. P.S.S.R.B.", "url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/96/index.do" }, { "decision_date": "1985-12-10", "item_id": 97, "neutral_citation": null, "pdf_url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/97/1/document.do", "report_citation": "[1985] 2 SCR 476", "subjects": [ "Appeal", "Criminal law" ], "title": "John v. The Queen", "url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/97/index.do" }, { "decision_date": "1985-11-21", "item_id": 92, "neutral_citation": null, "pdf_url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/92/1/document.do", "report_citation": "[1985] 2 SCR 350", "subjects": [ "Constitutional law", "Criminal law" ], "title": "Dubois v. The Queen", "url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/92/index.do" }, { "decision_date": "1985-11-21", "item_id": 95, "neutral_citation": null, "pdf_url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/95/1/document.do", "report_citation": "[1985] 2 SCR 434", "subjects": [ "Criminal law" ], "title": "Grabowski v. The Queen", "url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/95/index.do" }, { "decision_date": "1985-11-21", "item_id": 93, "neutral_citation": null, "pdf_url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/93/1/document.do", "report_citation": "[1985] 2 SCR 387", "subjects": [ "Aboriginal law" ], "title": "Simon v. The Queen", "url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/93/index.do" }, { "decision_date": "1985-11-21", "item_id": 94, "neutral_citation": null, "pdf_url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/94/1/document.do", "report_citation": "[1985] 2 SCR 417", "subjects": [ "Bankruptcy and insolvency" ], "title": "Vachon v. Canada Employment and Immigration Commission", "url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/94/index.do" }, { "decision_date": "1985-11-04", "item_id": 91, "neutral_citation": null, "pdf_url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/91/1/document.do", "report_citation": "[1985] 2 SCR 347", "subjects": [ "Constitutional law" ], "title": "Order: Manitoba Language Rights", "url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/91/index.do" }, { "decision_date": "1985-10-31", "item_id": 89, "neutral_citation": null, "pdf_url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/89/1/document.do", "report_citation": "[1985] 2 SCR 309", "subjects": [ "Aboriginal law", "Constitutional law", "Criminal law" ], "title": "Dick v. La Reine", "url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/89/index.do" }, { "decision_date": "1985-10-31", "item_id": 90, "neutral_citation": null, "pdf_url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/90/1/document.do", "report_citation": "[1985] 2 SCR 332", "subjects": [ "Aboriginal law", "Constitutional law", "Criminal law" ], "title": "Jack and Charlie v. The Queen", "url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/90/index.do" }, { "decision_date": "1985-10-31", "item_id": 88, "neutral_citation": null, "pdf_url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/88/1/document.do", "report_citation": "[1985] 2 SCR 288", "subjects": [ "Taxation" ], "title": "The Queen v. Imperial General Properties Ltd.", "url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/88/index.do" }, { "decision_date": "1985-10-29", "item_id": 87, "neutral_citation": null, "pdf_url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/87/1/document.do", "report_citation": "[1985] 2 SCR 287", "subjects": [ "Evidence" ], "title": "Bruce v. The Queen", "url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/87/index.do" }, { "decision_date": "1985-10-10", "item_id": 86, "neutral_citation": null, "pdf_url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/86/1/document.do", "report_citation": "[1985] 2 SCR 285", "subjects": [ "Criminal law" ], "title": "Austin v. The Queen", "url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/86/index.do" }, { "decision_date": "1985-10-10", "item_id": 84, "neutral_citation": null, "pdf_url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/84/1/document.do", "report_citation": "[1985] 2 SCR 273", "subjects": [ "Criminal law" ], "title": "Brown and Murphy v. The Queen", "url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/84/index.do" } ], "source_url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/1985/nav_date.do", "total": 84, "year": 1985 } ``` ### Resolve citation - Capability: `court-cases/resolve_citation` - Description: Resolve a Supreme Court of Canada citation to the judgment: a neutral citation ('2007 SCC 41'), a Supreme Court Reports citation ('[2007] 3 SCR 129') or an SCC docket number ('31227'). Returns the matching judgments with item id, citations, date and URLs; an unknown citation is not_found. - Instructions: Turn a citation found in a brief, article or another judgment into the decision record, then read it with get_decision. - Cost: 5 credits per call - Capability file: [Resolve citation](https://firecrawl.dev/alexandria/agents/providers/decisions-scc-csc-ca/court-cases/resolve_citation) Accepted options: - `citation` (string, required): Neutral citation ('2007 SCC 41'), SCR citation ('[2007] 3 SCR 129' or '[2007] 3 S.C.R. 129') or docket number ('31227'). Example: `` - `language` (string): Page language: 'en' (default) or 'fr'. Every judgment is published in both official languages. Example: `en` Response schema example: ```json { "citation": "2007 SCC 41", "count": 1, "language": "en", "matches": [ { "decision_date": "2007-10-04", "item_id": 2382, "neutral_citation": "2007 SCC 41", "pdf_url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/2382/1/document.do", "report_citation": "[2007] 3 SCR 129", "subjects": [ "Professional law", "Torts" ], "title": "Hill v. Hamilton-Wentworth Regional Police Services Board", "url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/2382/index.do" } ], "observed_at_ms": 1792977746047, "source_url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/en/d/s/index.do?cont=&ref=2007+SCC+41&d1=&d2=&p=&col=1&su=&or=" } ``` ### Search decisions - Capability: `court-cases/search_decisions` - Description: Full-text search of Supreme Court of Canada judgments on the Court's own decisions site (decisions.scc-csc.ca), optionally limited to a judgment-date range and sorted by relevance or date. Returns 25 judgments per page with the total hit count: item id, style of cause, neutral and SCR citations, judgment date, subjects, page and PDF URLs. - Instructions: Find Supreme Court of Canada cases on a legal topic ('duty of care police investigation', 'Charter section 8 search') or by party name. Read one with get_decision. To look up a known citation or docket number use resolve_citation. - Cost: 5 credits per call - Capability file: [Search decisions](https://firecrawl.dev/alexandria/agents/providers/decisions-scc-csc-ca/court-cases/search_decisions) Accepted options: - `date_from` (string): Earliest judgment date, YYYY-MM-DD. Pattern: ^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$. Example: `` - `date_to` (string): Latest judgment date, YYYY-MM-DD. Pattern: ^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$. Example: `` - `language` (string): Page language: 'en' (default) or 'fr'. Every judgment is published in both official languages. Example: `en` - `page` (number): Result page, 25 per page (default 1); the next page number is the continuation cursor. Example: `10` - `query` (string, required): Words to find in the judgments; the site's syntax applies (quotes for a phrase). Example: `` - `sort` (string): 'relevance' (default) or 'date' (newest first). Example: `relevance` Response schema example: ```json { "date_from": "2000-01-01", "date_to": "2010-12-31", "language": "en", "observed_at_ms": 1792977746004, "page": 1, "query": "duty of care", "results": [ { "decision_date": "2007-10-04", "item_id": 2382, "neutral_citation": "2007 SCC 41", "pdf_url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/2382/1/document.do", "report_citation": "[2007] 3 SCR 129", "subjects": [ "Professional law", "Torts" ], "title": "Hill v. Hamilton-Wentworth Regional Police Services Board", "url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/2382/index.do" }, { "decision_date": "2001-11-16", "item_id": 1920, "neutral_citation": "2001 SCC 79", "pdf_url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/1920/1/document.do", "report_citation": "[2001] 3 SCR 537", "subjects": [ "Torts" ], "title": "Cooper v. Hobart", "url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/1920/index.do" }, { "decision_date": "2010-04-01", "item_id": 7851, "neutral_citation": "2010 SCC 11", "pdf_url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/7851/1/document.do", "report_citation": "[2010] 1 SCR 360", "subjects": [ "Torts" ], "title": "Reference re Broome v. Prince Edward Island", "url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/7851/index.do" }, { "decision_date": "2007-07-27", "item_id": 2378, "neutral_citation": "2007 SCC 38", "pdf_url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/2378/1/document.do", "report_citation": "[2007] 3 SCR 83", "subjects": [ "Torts" ], "title": "Syl Apps Secure Treatment Centre v. B.D.", "url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/2378/index.do" }, { "decision_date": "2006-05-05", "item_id": 3, "neutral_citation": "2006 SCC 18", "pdf_url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/3/1/document.do", "report_citation": "[2006] 1 SCR 643", "subjects": [ "Torts" ], "title": "Childs v. Desormeaux", "url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/3/index.do" }, { "decision_date": "2003-10-02", "item_id": 2085, "neutral_citation": "2003 SCC 51", "pdf_url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/2085/1/document.do", "report_citation": "[2003] 2 SCR 403", "subjects": [ "Action", "Torts" ], "title": "K.L.B. v. British Columbia", "url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/2085/index.do" }, { "decision_date": "2000-03-02", "item_id": 1773, "neutral_citation": "2000 SCC 12", "pdf_url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/1773/1/document.do", "report_citation": "[2000] 1 SCR 298", "subjects": [ "Municipal law", "Torts" ], "title": "Ingles v. Tutkaluk Construction Ltd.", "url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/1773/index.do" }, { "decision_date": "2010-02-18", "item_id": 7844, "neutral_citation": "2010 SCC 5", "pdf_url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/7844/1/document.do", "report_citation": "[2010] 1 SCR 132", "subjects": [ "Torts" ], "title": "Fullowka v. Pinkerton's of Canada Ltd.", "url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/7844/index.do" }, { "decision_date": "2008-05-08", "item_id": 4632, "neutral_citation": "2008 SCC 22", "pdf_url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/4632/1/document.do", "report_citation": "[2008] 1 SCR 737", "subjects": [ "Torts" ], "title": "Design Services Ltd. v. Canada", "url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/4632/index.do" }, { "decision_date": "2000-11-30", "item_id": 1825, "neutral_citation": "2000 SCC 60", "pdf_url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/1825/1/document.do", "report_citation": "[2000] 2 SCR 860", "subjects": [ "Contract", "Torts" ], "title": "Martel Building Ltd. v. Canada", "url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/1825/index.do" }, { "decision_date": "2004-10-29", "item_id": 2184, "neutral_citation": "2004 SCC 68", "pdf_url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/2184/1/document.do", "report_citation": "[2004] 3 SCR 461", "subjects": [ "Bankruptcy and insolvency", "Commercial law" ], "title": "Peoples Department Stores Inc. (Trustee of) v. Wise", "url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/2184/index.do" }, { "decision_date": "2001-11-16", "item_id": 1921, "neutral_citation": "2001 SCC 80", "pdf_url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/1921/1/document.do", "report_citation": "[2001] 3 SCR 562", "subjects": [ "Torts" ], "title": "Edwards v. Law Society of Upper Canada", "url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/1921/index.do" }, { "decision_date": "2003-12-05", "item_id": 2104, "neutral_citation": "2003 SCC 69", "pdf_url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/2104/1/document.do", "report_citation": "[2003] 3 SCR 263", "subjects": [ "Action", "Civil procedure", "Torts" ], "title": "Odhavji Estate v. Woodhouse", "url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/2104/index.do" }, { "decision_date": "2002-03-28", "item_id": 1972, "neutral_citation": "2002 SCC 33", "pdf_url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/1972/1/document.do", "report_citation": "[2002] 2 SCR 235", "subjects": [ "Appeal", "Municipal law", "Torts" ], "title": "Housen v. Nikolaisen", "url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/1972/index.do" }, { "decision_date": "2006-01-27", "item_id": 18, "neutral_citation": "2006 SCC 3", "pdf_url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/18/1/document.do", "report_citation": "[2006] 1 SCR 108", "subjects": [ "Torts" ], "title": "Young v. Bella", "url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/18/index.do" }, { "decision_date": "2000-05-03", "item_id": 1787, "neutral_citation": "2000 SCC 25", "pdf_url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/1787/1/document.do", "report_citation": "[2000] 1 SCR 627", "subjects": [ "Insurance", "Torts" ], "title": "Sansalone v. Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Co.", "url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/1787/index.do" }, { "decision_date": "2003-10-02", "item_id": 2087, "neutral_citation": "2003 SCC 53", "pdf_url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/2087/1/document.do", "report_citation": "[2003] 2 SCR 477", "subjects": [ "Torts" ], "title": "M.B. v. British Columbia", "url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/2087/index.do" }, { "decision_date": "2005-09-29", "item_id": 2282, "neutral_citation": "2005 SCC 49", "pdf_url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/2282/1/document.do", "report_citation": "[2005] 2 SCR 473", "subjects": [ "Constitutional law" ], "title": "British Columbia v. Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd.", "url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/2282/index.do" }, { "decision_date": "2008-05-22", "item_id": 4637, "neutral_citation": "2008 SCC 27", "pdf_url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/4637/1/document.do", "report_citation": "[2008] 2 SCR 114", "subjects": [ "Torts" ], "title": "Mustapha v. Culligan of Canada Ltd.", "url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/4637/index.do" }, { "decision_date": "2001-10-18", "item_id": 1909, "neutral_citation": "2001 SCC 69", "pdf_url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/1909/1/document.do", "report_citation": "[2001] 3 SCR 184", "subjects": [ "Action" ], "title": "Rumley v. British Columbia", "url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/1909/index.do" }, { "decision_date": "2007-06-08", "item_id": 2366, "neutral_citation": "2007 SCC 27", "pdf_url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/2366/1/document.do", "report_citation": "[2007] 2 SCR 391", "subjects": [ "Constitutional law" ], "title": "Health Services and Support - Facilities Subsector Bargaining Assn. v. British Columbia", "url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/2366/index.do" }, { "decision_date": "2001-04-19", "item_id": 1859, "neutral_citation": "2001 SCC 23", "pdf_url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/1859/1/document.do", "report_citation": "[2001] 1 SCR 647", "subjects": [ "Torts" ], "title": "Walker Estate v. York Finch General Hospital", "url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/1859/index.do" }, { "decision_date": "2005-10-28", "item_id": 2241, "neutral_citation": "2005 SCC 60", "pdf_url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/2241/1/document.do", "report_citation": "[2005] 3 SCR 45", "subjects": [ "Torts" ], "title": "E.B. v. Order of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate in the Province of British Columbia", "url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/2241/index.do" }, { "decision_date": "2005-10-21", "item_id": 2239, "neutral_citation": "2005 SCC 58", "pdf_url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/2239/1/document.do", "report_citation": "[2005] 3 SCR 3", "subjects": [ "Torts" ], "title": "Blackwater v. Plint", "url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/2239/index.do" }, { "decision_date": "2003-10-02", "item_id": 2086, "neutral_citation": "2003 SCC 52", "pdf_url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/2086/1/document.do", "report_citation": "[2003] 2 SCR 459", "subjects": [ "Torts" ], "title": "E.D.G. v. Hammer", "url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/2086/index.do" } ], "sort": "relevance", "source_url": "https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/en/d/s/index.do?cont=duty+of+care&ref=&d1=2000-01-01&d2=2010-12-31&p=&col=1&su=&or=", "total": 291 } ```