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The 53 members of the Federal Court are pleased to inform the public that we are all fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Documents filed in Federal Court are public, unless there is a confidentiality Order. Due to the interest in the matter of Karl Harrison et al. v Attorney General, all documents have been posted to the Court’s website: .
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The Federal Court has upheld decisions by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal in the matter of Attorney General of Canada v. First Nations Child and Family Caring Society et al.
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For the first time, the Court publishes summaries of a decision in three Indigenous languages: Ojibwe, Oji-Cree and Cree.
The Court declares that releases which prevent Manitoba First Nations to sue Canada over Treaty Land Entitlement are void and ineffective.
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The Court has issued decisions in applications related to the declaration of a Public Order Emergency.
News Bulletin:
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On motion by the DPP, the Federal Court struck SNC-Lavalin’s Application for Judicial Review, without leave to amend. Prosecutorial discretion is not subject to judicial review, except for abuse of process.
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One judge, 17 days of trial (pre- and during pandemic), with counsel, witnesses, registry officers, court reporters and interpreters attending by Zoom from multiple locations in Canada and the US
= the Court’s first-ever
#virtualtrial
(photo: Alan Macek)
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Amendments to note in the latest consolidated general practice guidelines.
For people dealing with the Court:
· Provide pronouns and pronunciation of names
· Prerogative to make an Indigenous land acknowledgement
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The Court concludes the Conservative Party of Canada’s use of Canadian Broadcasting Corporation material during the 2019 federal election constitutes “fair dealing” and is not a breach of CBC’s copyright.
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The Court publishes its first-ever summary in Innu in a matter regarding the Pessamit community in Québec. It is the sixth time a decision has been issued in an Indigenous language.
#indigenouslaws
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The Court declares that Justice Patrick Smith, in accepting the appointment of Interim Dean (Academic) at Bora Laskin Faculty of Law at Lakehead University, did not breach section 55 of the Judges Act, nor did he breach his judicial ethics.
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The Court declares that releases which prevent Manitoba First Nations to sue Canada over Treaty Land Entitlement are void and ineffective.
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Appointed Sept. 16, 2003, Justice Sean Harrington today retires from the Court. He ended his last decision quoting Albert Camus: "I shall tell you a great secret,
my friend. Do not wait for the last judgment, it takes place every day."
#camus
Photo: Balfour.
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The Federal Court is taking a first step to making electronic documents from Court files accessible publicly on its website.
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Today marks the retirement of Justice Leonard S. Mandamin, who was appointed April 27, 2007, the first Indigenous judge of the Federal Court.
@IBA_Canada
Photo credit: Balfour.
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Want to become a Law Clerk at the Federal Court? Applications for the 2021-2022 clerkship year are being accepted until January 13, 2020. Apply here . Photo credit: Couvrette.
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The Court has dismissed all applications related to the May 1, 2020 firearms regulations amendment.
News Bulletin: .
Decision: .
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Order for the federal government to immediately pay $500M into Sixties Scoop class-action fund to avoid further delay of compensation to survivors
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As of today, the Honourable Simon Noël retires as a judge of the Federal Court. He has occupied this position for more than 20 years.
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JUDICIAL APPOINTMENT – Lobat Sadrehashemi, Senior Counsel and Clinic Lead at the Immigration and Refugee Legal Clinic in Vancouver, is appointed a Judge of the Federal Court.
Department of Justice (Canada) News Release:
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The Federal Court has upheld decisions by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal in the matter of Attorney General of Canada v. First Nations Child and Family Caring Society et al.
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The Court has published a first edition of an Indigenous Laws and Legal Orders Case Reference List. 1/2
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The Federal Court is launching a webcast pilot. A Trial starting January 28 regarding the Canada-United States Enhanced Tax Information Exchange
Agreement Implementation Act has been selected as the first case under this
pilot.
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Special announcement: We are delighted to announce that our new website is up and running!! Go ahead and see for yourself
#FCnewlook
#FederalCourt
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The Court overturned a decision of the Complaints and Appeals Office of
the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) that upheld the labelling of two
wines as “Products of Israel.”
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Want to become a Law Clerk at the Federal Court? Applications for the 2024-2025 clerkship year are being accepted until January 17, 2023. Apply here : .
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During COVID19, the Federal Court has held 70 virtual hearings using Zoom. The Court suggested a protocol to follow in Rovi Guides, Inc. v. Videotron Ltd. :
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Retired from the bench, the Honourable Leonard S. Mandamin, the first Indigenous judge of the Federal Court, received the Indigenous Peoples’ Counsel (IPC) award from the Indigenous Bar Association
@IBA_Canada
on November 1.
#IndigenousLaws
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The Court has issued a Notice on the use of artificial intelligence in documents submitted to the Court, as well as its own interim Principles and Guidelines on how the Court may use artificial intelligence in the future.
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The Federal Court will be closed on September 30, 2021, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The Court is in the process of completing the rescheduling of matters previously set for that day.
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A new online system allows members of the public to submit a request to observe a virtual hearing at the Federal Court – two days’ notice is required.
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Want to become a Law Clerk at the Federal Court?
Applications for the 2023 - 2024 clerkship year are being accepted until January 17, 2022.
Apply here:
For more information:
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The Honourable Douglas R. Campbell retires today. He was appointed to the Federal Court on December 8, 1995 after serving on the bench in the Provincial Court of British Columbia since 1974. (photo: Balfour)
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Update on response to COVID-19: the Federal Court is offering a free webinar on digitizing and e-filing documents on April 28th from 12 to 1:30 pm EST. Register for this webinar:
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Today, the Federal Court issued an Updated Practice Direction and Order (COVID-19) which supersedes the Practice Direction and Order dated March 17, 2020.
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The Federal Court holds hearings across the country. This week, Justice Paul Favel and Registry Officer Liviu-Razvan Movila are in Iqaluit. Nakurmiik to the Nunavut Justice Centre for the welcome.
#NationalItinerantCourt
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The Court has issued a decision regarding the quantity of federal judicial vacancies.
Decision and summary: .
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There is an immediate and a pending Associate Judge vacancy to fill in Toronto. All interested candidates are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible. Process to Apply: . 1/2
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Want to become a Law Clerk at the Federal Court? Applications for the 2020 - 2021 clerkship year are being accepted until January 14, 2019.
Apply here: . Photo credit : Couvrette.
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The recording of the Court's “Introduction to Zoom Best Practices” webinar is now available. The program is accredited in five provinces :
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Canada’s first-ever national and bilingual immigration moot is taking place today and tomorrow with the participation of Federal Court judges and law clerks. You can watch as of 12 p.m. EST.
#ILMCPDI2021
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JUDICIAL APPOINTMENT - Janet M. Fuhrer, Partner at Ridout & Maybee LLP in Ottawa, is appointed a Judge of the Federal Court, and a Judge ex officio of the Federal Court of Appeal. Department of Justice (Canada) News Release
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Balancing safety & health with access to justice, the Court has implemented interim measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. See Notice:
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Preserving access to justice during
#COVID19
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▪️ 590 hearings held by teleconference & videoconference since March 16
▪️ 230 additional hearings to come until the end of September (mostly by video)
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Webinars on immigration, national security and intellectual property offered by the Federal Court of Appeal, the Federal Court and the National Judicial Institute are available on the Court’s website.
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The Court is creating a fourth specialized chamber for Aboriginal Law following the successful pilot project announced in March 2023.
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On Friday, August 23, 2019, the Introduction Ceremony was
held for Justice Nicholas McHaffie, appointed a judge of the Federal Court on May 2, 2019.
Photo credit: Andrew Balfour
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Update on Webinar Registration: in response to significant demand, the webinar registration capacity has been increased from 500 to 1000. For those who still wish to register, there should now be space.
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Want to become a Law Clerk at the Federal Court? Applications for the 2019 - 2020 clerkship year are being accepted until January 18, 2018. Apply here: . Photo credit : Couvrette.
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On March 5, 2020, the Swearing-in Ceremony was held for the Honourable Christine Pallota, appointed a judge of the Federal Court effective February 3, 2020. Photo credit: Michael Taylor.
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Are you filing electronically ? Here is a fictional record which shows the required Table of Contents, proper pagination, necessary information and page layout :
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JUDICIAL APPOINTMENT - Christine Pallotta, Partner at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP in Toronto, is appointed a Judge of the Federal Court. Department of Justice (Canada) News Release
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The Court found in favour of the Blood Tribe claim that its reserve is not as large as it was entitled to receive under Treaty 7.
#IndigenousLaws
A summary will be posted as soon as possible in Blackfoot:
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JUDICIAL APPOINTMENT - Angela Furlanetto is appointed judge of the Federal Court. She is the second prothonotary to become a judge. The first was Justice Roger Lafrenière in 2017.
JUDICIAL APPOINTMENT - Angela M. Furlanetto, a partner with DLA Piper LLP, is appointed a prothonotary of the Federal Court. Department of Justice (Canada) News Release
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JUDICIAL APPOINTMENT - Phuong T.V. Ngo, Partner at Gowling WLG in Ottawa, is appointed a Judge of the Federal Court. Justice Ngo replaces Mr. Justice R. Barnes, who elected to become a supernumerary judge effective November 22, 2020.
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The Court is inviting members of the Bar to submit questions along four themes for a webinar in English with Chief Justice Paul Crampton on Wed. May 20th.
Practice Direction and Order; Virtual Hearings;
Specific Litigation and the Future of the Court.
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NEW: Federal Court Strategic Plan 2020-2025
Two objectives:
▪️ Significantly increasing access to justice
▪️ Enhancing the ability of the Court to serve the public across Canada
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JUDICIAL APPOINTMENT - Benoit Duchesne, Partner at Gowling WLG in Ottawa, is appointed a prothonotary of the Federal Court.
Department of Justice (Canada) News Release: .
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The Honourable Justice Robert L. Barnes retires today, having been appointed to the Federal Court in 2005. He also served as a member of the Competition Tribunal from 2015 to 2021 and was a designated judge dealing with national security cases for 11 years.
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JUDICIAL APPOINTMENT - Nicholas McHaffie, a partner at Stikeman Elliott LLP in Ottawa, is appointed a Judge of the Federal Court and a Judge ex officio of the
Federal Court of Appeal. Department of Justice (Canada) News Release
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Henceforth, parties should designate “His Majesty the King” rather than “Her Majesty the Queen.” Matters already filed will be considered to have been so altered.
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For the first time, the Federal Court has issued judicial authorizations for CSIS to retain Canadian datasets pursuant to section 11.13 of the CSIS Act.
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JUDICIAL APPOINTMENT - Anne M. Turley, Senior General Counsel at the Department of Justice Canada in Ottawa, is appointed a Judge of the Federal Court. Department of Justice News Release:
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JUDICIAL APPOINTMENT – Guy Régimbald, Partner at Gowling WLG in Ottawa, is appointed a Judge of the Federal Court. Department of Justice (Canada) News Release: .
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On April 18, 2018, the Introduction Ceremony was held for the Honourable John Norris, appointed a judge of the Federal Court effective February 26, 2018. Photo credit: Dan Abramovici.
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On February 2, 2018, the Introduction Ceremony was held for the Honourable Sébastien Grammond, appointed a judge of the Federal Court effective November 9, 2017. Photo credit: Andrew Balfour
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The Court remains accessible by developing digital tools to help you : everything on filing, recommended software and best practices.
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Has the scope and cost of
#IndigenousLaw
litigation increased over the years?
The Federal Court wants to improve the process and is extending the deadline for this survey to November 12, 2021: )
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COVID-19: Accelerating the Court’s Digital Shift.
Registration is open for a live question and answer webinar with Chief Justice Paul Crampton.
New date: Friday, May 22nd at 10:30-11:30 EDT
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We are pleased to launch a web page dedicated to the 50th anniversary celebrations of the Federal Court of Appeal and the Federal Court.
Come relive memories from past events, and find out more about upcoming programs:
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· Gender neutrality in addressing a Member of the Court
· Guidance and encouragement on oral advocacy
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The Consolidated Practice Guidelines for Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection have been amended to include mandamus applications: .
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JUDICIAL APPOINTMENT – Ekaterina Tsimberis, Principal at Smart & Biggar LLP in Montréal, is appointed a Judge of the Federal Court. Department of Justice (Canada) News Release: .
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Shirzad S. Ahmed is appointed a judge of the Federal Court.
Department of Justice (Canada) News Release
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Chief Justice Paul Crampton answers questions about the Practice Direction, virtual hearings, confidentiality concerns and more. VIDEO :
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The Court issued a Notice that formalizes a pilot project for the following specialized chambers:
• Intellectual Property and Competition Chambers
• Maritime and Admiralty Chambers
• Class Actions Chambers.
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On March 1, 2019, the Introduction Ceremony was held for the Honourable Jocelyne Gagné, appointed Associate Chief Justice of the Federal Court effective
December 13, 2018. Photo credit: Andrew Balfour.
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The Court today issued a Notice announcing an increase in the availability of Court decisions.
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COVID-19 – Court operations: FAQs have been published on the Court website.
Further practice questions and suggestions may be submitted to: media-fct
@fct
-cf.gc.ca The Court intends to issue an amended direction next week.
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WEBINAR NOW ONLINE: “COVID-19: Accelerating the Court’s Digital Shift”
Chief Justice Paul Crampton answers questions about the Practice Direction, virtual hearings, confidentiality concerns and more. VIDEO :
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These 25 case summaries act as a starting point to locate decisions where, for example, expert evidence, customary laws, oral history from First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities were taken into consideration. 2/2
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The Federal Court publishes model orders to provide guidance to parties. Protective, Confidentiality and Interim Sealing Orders are recent additions. They are found at the end of the “Notices” section:
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The Court expands its transition back to in-person hearings. Updated presumptive criteria for hearings as of 2023, subject to the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic, are available here.
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Today marks the retirement of Justice James Russell, who was appointed December 11, 2002.
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The Federal Court of Appeal and the Federal Court will soon announce public events to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their foundation. It all started June 1, 2021 with a commemoration of the 50th with Chief Justices Marc Noël and Paul Crampton.
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Recording now available for the E-Filing Practical Tips and Best Practices webinar. A separate video (Best E-Practices) will be posted soon, and a third is being planned. See all the e-filing resources at:
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Please note the following notice on the Federal Court website.
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Congratulations to all the law clerks who made the 10th Exchequer Cup moot a success – and to the winning team of Leah Brockie and Alex Dalcourt, seen here with Associate Chief Justice Gagné.
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Having regard to developments since the Federal Court
issued a communication on Friday March 13, 2020, the Court will further
restrict the scope of its operations in the coming weeks. See Practice
Direction and Order (COVID-19) :
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1/2 On October 1, 2021, the Honourable Frank Iacobucci will deliver a keynote address at the virtual book launch for this new addition to our library:
The Federal Court of Appeal and the Federal Court: 50 Years of History.
@irwinlaw
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On August 16, 2019, the Introduction Ceremony was held for the Honourable Janet M. Fuhrer, appointed a judge of the Federal Court on June 27. Photo credit: Greg Teckles.
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Only a few days left to complete your application for the Federal Court 2021-2022 clerkship year – Deadline January 13, 2020. Apply here :
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Thank you to more than 400 people who took part in the Court’s webinar: Introduction to Zoom Best Practices. Please note the French session next week is with Justice Roger Lafrenière.
Inscription pour le webinaire en français le 9 février :
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New tools to help you with Federal Court case management and complex proceedings:
▪️ guidelines
▪️ a checklist.
Both documents are now at the top of our Notices page:
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