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Notices in criminal matters
Clerk's Practice Direction in criminal matters
Section 85 of the Rules of the Court of Appeal of Quebec in Criminal matters authorizes the Clerk to publish Practice Directions to explain or render these rules or a practice before the Court more precise. These Practices Directions may be reviewed and amended from time to time.
Below you will find a list of the Clerk's Practice Directions published to date in criminal matters.
| Clerk's Practice Direction | NOTE |
| Clerk's Practice Direction No.3 - Digital office of the Court of Appeal (DOCA): Pilot project respecting the electronic filing of notices of appeal and applications for leave to appeal in civil, criminal, extradition and penal matters | Issued: October 3, 2022 Revised: March 11, 2024 |
| Clerk's Practice Direction No.4 - Notification of briefs by technological means in criminal matters | Issued: October 3, 2022 |
| Clerk's Practice Direction No.5 - Documents attached to applications and necessary for their adjudication in criminal matters (applications presented before a judge alone) | Practice Direction REPEALED on March 11, 2024 |
| Clerk's Practice Direction No.6 - Documents attached to applications and necessary for their adjudication in criminal matters (applications presented before a panel) | Practice Direction REPEALED on March 11, 2024 |
| Clerk's Practice Direction No.7 - Transmission of the PDF File of Certain Pleadings, Briefs, Memoranda and Other Documents by Means of the Digital Office of the Court of Appeal (DOCA) | Issued: October 3, 2022 Revised: October 3, 2023, February 5, 2024, March 11, 2024 |
| Clerk's Practice Direction No.8 - Filing of the PDF File of Books of Authorities | Issued: October 3, 2022 Revised: October 3, 2023, March 11, 2024 |
| Clerk's Practice Direction No.9 - Method for presenting certain requests in criminal matters | Issued: March 11, 2024 |
| Clerk's Practice Direction No.10 - Types of files that are legible by the means available to the court of appeal | Issued: March 11, 2024 |
| Clerk's Practice Direction No.11 - Statutory and Regulatory Provisions Reproduced in Schedule II to a Brief or Memorandum | Issued: April 18. 2024 |
List of judgments deemed to be part of a book of authorities in criminal matters (s. 45 R.C.A.Q.C.M.)
In accordance with s. 45 of the Rules of the Court of Appeal of Quebec in Criminal matters (R.C.A.Q.C.M.), the Court publishes a list of judgments that parties are exempt from including in their book of authorities. The case law included in this list is deemed to be part of the book of authorities. The Court is familiar with these judgments, which are frequently relied on before it. However, if a party wishes to draw the attention of the Court to one or more of these judgments, it may limit itself to including relevant excerpts (along with the preceding and succeeding pages) together with the headnote of the judgment (if available) (s. 44 para. 3 R.C.A.Q.C.M.).
This list does not constitute an exhaustive list of relevant judgments for any particular subject matter, nor an opinion in that regard.
- Kienapple v. R., [1975] 1 S.C.R. 729
- R. v. Sault Ste. Marie, [1978] 2 S.C.R. 1299
- Palmer v. R., [1980] 1 S.C.R. 759
- Hunter v. Southam, [1984] 2 S.C.R. 145
- R. v. Yebes, [1987] 2 S.C.R. 168
- R. v. Garofoli, [1990] 2 S.C.R. 1421
- R. v. W.(D.), [1991] 1 S.C.R. 742
- R. v. Stinchcombe, [1991] 3 S.C.R. 326
- R. v. Shropshire, [1995] 4 S.C.R. 227
- R. v. M. (C.A.), [1996] 1 S.C.R. 500
- R. v. Lifchus, [1997] 3 S.C.R. 320
- R. v. Proulx, [2000] 1 S.C.R. 61, 2000 SCC 5
- R. v. Biniaris, [2000] 1 S.C.R. 381, 2000 SCC 15
- R. v. Starr, [2000] 2 S.C.R. 144, 2000 SCC 40
- R. v. Sheppard, [2002] 1 S.C.R. 869, 2002 SCC 26
- R. v. Braich, [2002] 1 S.C.R. 903, 2002 SCC 27
- R. v. Cinous, [2002] 2 S.C.R. 3, 2002 SCC 29
- R. v. Beaudry, [2007] 1 S.C.R. 190, 2007 SCC 5
- R. v. L.M., [2008] 2 S.C.R. 163, 2008 SCC 31
- R. v. J.H.S., [2008] 2 S.C.R. 152, 2008 SCC 30
- R. v. C.L.Y., [2008] 1 S.C.R. 5, 2008 SCC 2
- R. v. Nasogaluak, [2010] 1 S.C.R. 206, 2010 SCC 6
- R. v. Lacasse, [2015] 3 S.C.R. 1089, 2015 SCC 64
- R. v. Jordan, [2016] 1 S.C.R. 631, 2016 SCC 27
Guidelines concerning the use of technological devices in courtrooms
- Guidelines concerning the use of technological devices in courtrooms (updated April 27, 2022)
Notices
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Rules Respecting the Preparation of the PDF Files of Pleadings, Briefs, Memoranda, Books of Authorities or Any Other Document - Issued: October 3, 2022; Revised: October 3, 2023, February 5, 2024
- Notice - New coordinating judge at the seat of the Court of Appeal in Quebec city - August 8, 2022
- Notice - Motions before a judge in chambers - News and reminders - August 18, 2014
- Notice of hearing – October 3, 2013
- Notice - Coordinating Judge of the Québec Division – June 17, 2013
- Notice - The number of copies required for the production of arguments in fast track files - April 23, 2013
- Notice concerning computer format of factum and arguments – February 3, 2012
- Notice concerning headings on procedure – February 1, 2012
- Notice - Electronic delivery of copies of judgments – June 30, 2010
- New notice - Access to the Ernest-Cormier Building when carrying heavy briefcases – June 15, 2010
- Notice - Electronic version of transcript – May 20, 2010
- Directive of the chief Justice regarding exemption of search procedure effective as of – February 4, 2008
- Notice about the obtainment of a copy of the oral arguments – November 13, 2007
- Notice concerning the destruction of exhibits produced with motions and book of authorities– February 15, 2007
- Notice concerning Article 68 e) of the rules of the Court of Appeal in civil matters and Article 71 e) of the rules of the Court of Appeal in criminal matters – January 24, 2007