Supreme Court of Canada

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The Supreme Court of Canada is the country’s highest court of appeal, serving as the final arbiter on questions of Canadian law and the Constitution.

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Generate an image of the Supreme Court of Canada (The Supreme Court of Canada is the country’s highest court of appeal, serving as the final arbiter on questions of Canadian law and the Constitution.)

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf court of last resort ⓘ
federal court ⓘ
judicial body ⓘ
supreme court ⓘ
address 301 Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada ⓘ
appealPermission leave to appeal required in most cases ⓘ
appointmentProcess appointed by the Governor General on advice of the Prime Minister ⓘ
buildingStyle Art Deco ⓘ
canIssue advisory opinions ⓘ
declarations of invalidity of laws ⓘ
compositionRequirement at least three judges from Quebec ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
courtType appellate court ⓘ
dateFounded 1875 ⓘ
foundedBy Parliament of Canada ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver administrative law matters in Canada ⓘ
civil law matters in Canada ⓘ
constitutional questions in Canada ⓘ
criminal law matters in Canada ⓘ
hasPosition Chief Justice of Canada ⓘ
linked to: Chief Justice

Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ
headquarters Supreme Court of Canada Building ⓘ
hearsAppealsFrom federal courts ⓘ
provincial courts of appeal ⓘ
jurisdiction Canada ⓘ
Canadian federal law ⓘ
Constitution of Canada ⓘ
provincial law in Canada ⓘ
languagePolicy bilingual institution ⓘ
legalBasis Constitution Act, 1867 ⓘ
Constitution Act, 1982 ⓘ
Supreme Court Act ⓘ
location Canada ⓘ
Ontario ⓘ
Ottawa ⓘ
mandatoryRetirementAge 75 ⓘ
numberOfJudges 9 ⓘ
officialLanguage English ⓘ
French ⓘ
oversees uniform interpretation of Canadian law ⓘ
partOf judicial branch of the Government of Canada ⓘ
precedentSystem stare decisis ⓘ
role court of final appeal in Canada ⓘ
final arbiter of Canadian law ⓘ
final interpreter of the Constitution of Canada ⓘ
shortName CSC ⓘ
SCC ⓘ
website https://www.scc-csc.ca ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Canadian federal government → judiciary → Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ
Ottawa → isSeatOf → Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ
Federal Court of Canada → ultimateAppealsTo → Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ
Royal Proclamation of 1763 → consideredBy → Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ
Ottawa Centre → contains → Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ
Federal Court of Appeal → appealsTo → Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ
Federal Court of Appeal → subjectToReviewBy → Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ
Part VII – Judicature → interpretedBy → Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ
Constitutional amending formula → interpretedBy → Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ
SCC → standsFor → Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ
CSC → standsFor → Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ
CSC → refersTo → Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ
Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada → partOf → Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ
Supreme Court of Canada Building → occupant → Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ
Crown-Indigenous treaties in Canada → recognizedBy → Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ
National Capital Region (Canada) → containsFederalInstitution → Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ
subject linked to: National Capital Region
Court of Appeal for Ontario → hasHigherCourt → Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ
Court of Appeal for Ontario → decisionCanBeAppealedTo → Supreme Court of Canada (with leave or as of right in limited cases) ⓘ
linked to: Supreme Court of Canada
Canadian Bill of Rights → interpretedBy → Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ
Quebec courts in civil matters → hasTopCourt → Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ
Quebec courts in civil matters → finalAppealTo → Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ
Louise Arbour → employer → Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ
Federal Court (Canada) → distinctFrom → Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ
subject linked to: Federal Court
Federal Court of Appeal → higherCourt → Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ
subject linked to: FCA
Federal Court of Appeal → appealTo → Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ
subject linked to: FCA
Chief Justice of Canada → headOf → Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ
Chief Justice of Canada → memberOf → Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ
Canadian politics → judicialBranch → Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ
Canadian court system → hasTopCourt → Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ
Canadian court system → includesCourt → Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ
Canadian court system → finalAppealsHeardBy → Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ
Canadian court system → constitutionalReviewBy → Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ
Constitution of Canada → interpretedBy → Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ
Reference re Senate Reform → court → Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ
Oakes test → createdByCourt → Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ
Oakes test → usedBy → Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ
Judiciary of Newfoundland and Labrador → hasAppealTo → Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ
Supreme Court Act → establishes → Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ
Supreme Court Act → appliesTo → Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ
Seal of the Supreme Court of Canada → usedBy → Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ
Seal of the Supreme Court of Canada → represents → Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ
Seal of the Supreme Court of Canada → authority → Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ
Great Hall (Supreme Court of Canada Building) → serves → Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ
subject linked to: Great Hall