Court of Appeal of Quebec

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Practice Direction REPEALED on March 11, 2024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Practice Direction REPEALED on March 11, 2024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. 48 R.C.A.Q.C.M.)

In accordance with s. 48 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. 47 para. 4 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.

 

List of judgments in criminal matters


Guidelines concerning the use of technological devices in courtrooms



Notice Respecting the Use of Artificial Intelligence Before the Court of Appeal of Quebec

Notice Respecting the Use of Artificial Intelligence Before the Court of Appeal of Quebec - Issued: August 8, 2024