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Supreme Court of Canada

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Who sits on it

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  • Chief Justice of Canada laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked
  • Richard Wagner as Chief Justice of Canada scc-csc.ca · checked
  • Puisne Judge laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked
  • Andromache Karakatsanis as Puisne Judge scc-csc.ca · checked
  • Glenn D. Joyal as Puisne Judge scc-csc.ca · checked
  • Mahmud Jamal as Puisne Judge scc-csc.ca · checked
  • Malcolm Rowe as Puisne Judge scc-csc.ca · checked
  • Mary T. Moreau as Puisne Judge scc-csc.ca · checked
  • Michelle O'Bonsawin as Puisne Judge scc-csc.ca · checked
  • Nicholas Kasirer as Puisne Judge scc-csc.ca · checked
  • Suzanne Côté as Puisne Judge scc-csc.ca · checked
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What it can do

  • Final court of appeal

    Hears appeals from the courts of appeal of the provinces and territories and from the Federal Court of Appeal, and answers questions referred by the Governor in Council (Supreme Court Act, s. 3; references under s. 53).

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  • laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked Supreme Court Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. S-26), s. 3: the Supreme Court of Canada is the general court of appeal for Canada. For: Supreme Court of Canada
  • laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked Hears appeals from the courts of appeal of the provinces and territories and from the Federal Court of Appeal, and answers questions referred by the Governor in Council (Supreme Court Act, s. 3; references under s. 53). For: Final court of appeal
  • laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked Supreme Court Act, ss. 4(1)-(2), 5 and 9. For: Chief Justice of Canada
  • laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked Supreme Court Act, ss. 4-6 and 9. For: Puisne Judge
  • scc-csc.ca · checked Supreme Court of Canada, list of current judges: Richard Wagner, Chief Justice of Canada, appointed 2017-12-18. Retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Richard Wagner as Chief Justice of Canada
  • scc-csc.ca · checked Supreme Court of Canada, list of current judges: Andromache Karakatsanis, Puisne Judge, appointed 2011-10-21. Retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Andromache Karakatsanis as Puisne Judge
  • scc-csc.ca · checked Supreme Court of Canada, list of current judges: Glenn D. Joyal, Puisne Judge, appointed 2026-07-15. Retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Glenn D. Joyal as Puisne Judge
  • scc-csc.ca · checked Supreme Court of Canada, list of current judges: Mahmud Jamal, Puisne Judge, appointed 2021-07-01. Retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Mahmud Jamal as Puisne Judge
  • scc-csc.ca · checked Supreme Court of Canada, list of current judges: Malcolm Rowe, Puisne Judge, appointed 2016-10-28. Retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Malcolm Rowe as Puisne Judge
  • scc-csc.ca · checked Supreme Court of Canada, list of current judges: Mary T. Moreau, Puisne Judge, appointed 2023-11-06. Retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Mary T. Moreau as Puisne Judge
  • scc-csc.ca · checked Supreme Court of Canada, list of current judges: Michelle O'Bonsawin, Puisne Judge, appointed 2022-09-01. Retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Michelle O'Bonsawin as Puisne Judge
  • scc-csc.ca · checked Supreme Court of Canada, list of current judges: Nicholas Kasirer, Puisne Judge, appointed 2019-09-16. Retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Nicholas Kasirer as Puisne Judge
  • scc-csc.ca · checked Supreme Court of Canada, list of current judges: Suzanne Côté, Puisne Judge, appointed 2014-12-01. Retrieved 2026-10-11. For: Suzanne Côté as Puisne Judge

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