[1991] 2 SCR 858, 1991 CanLII 79 Reference re Manitoba Language Rights (1984), [1985] 1 S.C.R. 721 Reference re Authority of Parliament in Relation to the Upper House, [1980] 1 S.C.R. 54 (The Senate Reference) Anti-Inflation Reference, 1976 Reference re Farm Products Marketing Act, 1957 Reference re Regina v. Coffin, [1956] S.C.R. 191 Wartime Leasehold Regulations Reference [1950] SCR 124 Chemicals Reference [1943] SCR 1 (War Measures Act) Re Eskimos, 1939 Decisions by the Judicial Committee on appeal Reference re Persons of Japanese Race, [1946] S.C.R. 248 Attorney General of Alberta v Attorney General of Canada (Reference re Alberta Statutes), [1939] A.C. 117 (P.C.), affirming [1938] S.C.R. 100 Edwards v. Canada (Attorney General), [1929] UKPC 86, [1930] A.C. 124, overturning Reference re Meaning of the Word "Persons" in s. 24 of the BNA Act, [1928] S.C.R. 276 (more commonly known as the "Persons Case") Reference re Marriage, [1912] AC 880 , aff’g (1912), 46 S.C.R. 132 Attorney-General of Ontario v. Attorney-General of Canada (References Reference), [1912] A.C. 571 Provincial reference questions The provincial governments have the power to refer legal issues to their courts as well. Prior to the abolition of appeals to the Judicial Committee, those reference questions could be appealed directly to the Judicial Committee, by-passing the Supreme Court. Since the abolition of appeals to the Judicial Committee, there is a right of appeal from the provincial courts to the Supreme Court on a provincial reference. Initial decisions by the provincial courts Projet de loi fédéral relatif au Sénat (Re) (Quebec Senate Reference), 2013 QCCA 1807 Reference re: Section 293 of the Criminal Code of Canada, 2011 BCSC 1588 (anti-polygamy law) Reference re Order in Council 215/93 Respecting the Electoral Divisions Statutes Amendment Act, 1994 ABCA 342, 157 AR 241, 119 DLR (4th) 1, 25 CRR (2d) 347, 24 Alta LR (3d) 1 Decisions of the Supreme Court on appeal Reference re Assisted Human Reproduction Act, 2010 SCC 61, [2010] 3 S.C.R. 457 Reference re Firearms Act, [2000] 1 S.C.R. 783 Reference re Provincial Court Judges, [1997] 3 S.C.R. 3 (followed by Re Remuneration of Judges (No. 2), 1998) Reference re Amendments to the Residential Tenancies Act (N.S.), [1996] 1 S.C.R. 186 Reference re Quebec Sales Tax, [1994] 2 SCR 715, 1994 CanLII 48 Reference re Goods and Services Tax, [1992] 2 S.C.R. 44 Reference re Provincial Electoral Boundaries (Sask.), 1991 CanLII 61, [1991] 2 SCR 158 Reference