Section 91 of the Regulation of the Court of Appeal of Quebec in Civil Matters authorizes the clerk to publish practice directions to explain the regulation or the practice before the Court or to provide details in that regard. These practice directions may be reviewed and amended from time to time.
Below is a list of the clerk’s practice directions published to date in civil matters.
| Clerk's Practice Direction No. 1 - Notice to Cease Representing in a Civil Matter (art. 194 para.1 C.C.P.) | Formerly Practice Direction G-4: Notice to cease representing a party (art. 194, para. 1 C.C.P.) - Practice Direction repealed on October 3, 2022 and replaced by Clerk’s Practice Direction No. 1. |
| Clerk's Practice Direction No. 2 - Transmission to the Court Office by Technological Means of Certain Applications Made with Consent in Civil Matters (art. 378 C.C.P.) | Formerly Practice Direction G-5: Transmission to the Office of the Court by technological means of certain applications made with consent (art. 378 C.C.P.) - Practice Direction repealed on October 3, 2022 and replaced by Clerk’s Practice Direction No. 2. |
| Clerk's Practice Direction No. 3 - Digital Office of the Court of Appeal (DOCA) | Issued: October 3, 2022 Revised: March 11, 2024; February 20, 2025; March 2, 2026 |
| Clerk's Practice Direction No. 7 - Transmission of the PDF File of Pleadings and Documents by Means of the Digital Office of the Court of Appeal (DOCA) | Practice Direction repealed on March 2, 2026 and replaced by Clerk’s Practice Direction No. 3. |
| Clerk's Practice Direction No. 8 - Filing of the PDF File of Books of Authorities | Practice Direction repealed on March 2, 2026 and replaced by Clerk’s Practice Direction No. 3. |
| Clerk's Pratice Direction No. 10 - Types of Files Legible by the Means Available to the Court of Appeal | Practice Direction repealed on March 2, 2026 and replaced by Clerk’s Practice Direction No. 3. |
| Clerk's Practice Direction No. 11 - Statutory and Regulatory Provisions Reproduced in Schedule II to a Brief or Memorandum | Issued: April 18, 2024 Revised: February 20, 2025 |
| Rules for the Preparation of PDF Files Filed with the Court of Appeal | Issued: October 3, 2022 Revised: October 3, 2023; February 5, 2024; February 20, 2025; March 2, 2026 Also refer to the Practical Guide to Preparing PDF Files for Transmission to the Quebec Court of Appeal (currently available only in French). |
Notice - New Coordinating Judge at the Seat of the Court of Appeal in Quebec City | Issued: August 8, 2022 |
| Issued: May 8, 2013 |
The Guidelines pertain, in particular, to:
- cellular phones
- smart watches
- electronic tablets
- computers
- audio recorders
- video recorders
- cameras