Supreme Court of Canada

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Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court of Canada
Currency date
June 17, 2021
Jurisdiction
Federal
E-filing requirement level
Required
Explanatory web page
https://www.scc-csc.ca/court-cour/notice-avis-COVID-19-eng.aspxhttps://www.scc-csc.ca/court-cour/notice-avis-COVID-19-eng.aspx
Last amended
May 7, 2019
Rule Basis (citation)
Associated practice directive(s)
Documents accepted

All

Acceptable format(s)

PDF

Acceptable formats - additional info

PDFs must have Optical Character Recognition enabled

Electronic signatures accepted?
Yes
Signatures - additional info

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Submission method
  • Email
  • CD/DVD
  • File sharing platform
Submission method - additional info

Emails must be sent to Registry-Greffe@scc-csc.ca.


If a document is filed on a CD/DVD-ROM, both the CD/DVD-ROM and its container must be labelled with the filing party’s name, the Supreme Court of Canada’s file number and, if space permits, the style of cause.

If a document is too large to file by email (i.e., it exceeds 15MB), please contact in order to request to file your documents using a file sharing platform.

Attachment size limit

15 MB

Submission instructions

If filing by email, the email’s subject line must include the Court’s file number and the email must contain

  • the title of the document being transmitted;
  • the filing party’s name; and
  • an indication of the number of attachments to the email.

If a document is filed on a CD/DVD-ROM, both the CD/DVD-ROM and its container must be labelled with the filing party’s name, the Supreme Court of Canada’s file number and, if space permits, the style of cause.

Paper copies required?
Sometimes
Paper copies - additional info

After September 13, 2020, parties will be required to file paper copies of

  • their appeal factum;
  • any volume of the appeal record containing Part I; and
  • their condensed book.

All other appeal and leave documents, whether originating or not, are to be filed by email only, unless otherwise directed by the Registrar.

Additional information

A schedule of fees for matters in the Supreme Court is available here.

Supreme Court of Canada
Province
Federal
E-filing requirement level
Required
Explanatory web page
https://www.scc-csc.ca/court-cour/notice-avis-COVID-19-eng.aspx
Last amended
May 7, 2019
Rule Basis (citation)
Associated practice directive(s)
Documents accepted

All

Acceptable format(s)

PDF

Acceptable formats - additional info

PDFs must have Optical Character Recognition enabled

Electronic signatures accepted?
Yes
Signatures - additional info

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Submission method
  • Email
  • CD/DVD
  • File sharing platform
Submission method - additional info

Emails must be sent to Registry-Greffe@scc-csc.ca.


If a document is filed on a CD/DVD-ROM, both the CD/DVD-ROM and its container must be labelled with the filing party’s name, the Supreme Court of Canada’s file number and, if space permits, the style of cause.

If a document is too large to file by email (i.e., it exceeds 15MB), please contact in order to request to file your documents using a file sharing platform.

Attachment size limit

15 MB

Submission instructions

If filing by email, the email’s subject line must include the Court’s file number and the email must contain

  • the title of the document being transmitted;
  • the filing party’s name; and
  • an indication of the number of attachments to the email.

If a document is filed on a CD/DVD-ROM, both the CD/DVD-ROM and its container must be labelled with the filing party’s name, the Supreme Court of Canada’s file number and, if space permits, the style of cause.

Paper copies required?
Sometimes
Paper copies - additional info

After September 13, 2020, parties will be required to file paper copies of

  • their appeal factum;
  • any volume of the appeal record containing Part I; and
  • their condensed book.

All other appeal and leave documents, whether originating or not, are to be filed by email only, unless otherwise directed by the Registrar.

Additional information

A schedule of fees for matters in the Supreme Court is available here.

Supreme Court of Canada
Province
Federal
E-filing requirement level
Required
Explanatory web page
https://www.scc-csc.ca/court-cour/notice-avis-COVID-19-eng.aspx
Last amended
May 7, 2019
Rule Basis (citation)
Associated practice directive(s)
Documents accepted

All

Acceptable format(s)

PDF

Acceptable formats - additional info

PDFs must have Optical Character Recognition enabled

Electronic signatures accepted?
Yes
Signatures - additional info

---

Submission method
  • Email
  • CD/DVD
  • File sharing platform
Submission method - additional info

Emails must be sent to Registry-Greffe@scc-csc.ca.


If a document is filed on a CD/DVD-ROM, both the CD/DVD-ROM and its container must be labelled with the filing party’s name, the Supreme Court of Canada’s file number and, if space permits, the style of cause.

If a document is too large to file by email (i.e., it exceeds 15MB), please contact in order to request to file your documents using a file sharing platform.

Attachment size limit

15 MB

Submission instructions

If filing by email, the email’s subject line must include the Court’s file number and the email must contain

  • the title of the document being transmitted;
  • the filing party’s name; and
  • an indication of the number of attachments to the email.

If a document is filed on a CD/DVD-ROM, both the CD/DVD-ROM and its container must be labelled with the filing party’s name, the Supreme Court of Canada’s file number and, if space permits, the style of cause.

Paper copies required?
Sometimes
Paper copies - additional info

After September 13, 2020, parties will be required to file paper copies of

  • their appeal factum;
  • any volume of the appeal record containing Part I; and
  • their condensed book.

All other appeal and leave documents, whether originating or not, are to be filed by email only, unless otherwise directed by the Registrar.

Additional information

A schedule of fees for matters in the Supreme Court is available here.

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