Notices to the Profession

Please note: The Court’s June 1, 2023 Consolidated Practice Direction directs the removal of the documents below from the Court’s website as of July 6, 2023. Copies will be available by request to the Registry for a period of 10 years.

2023

• Pre-publication of Amendments to the Federal Courts Rules and the Federal Courts Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection Rules, Notice to the Profession, February 14, 2023

2022

• Articling students appearing in proceedings before the Federal Court of Appeal, Notice to the Profession, June 15, 2022

• Modes of hearing, Notice to the Profession, June 14, 2022

• Coming in Force of Amendments to the Federal Courts Rules, January 7, 2022

2021

• Coming in Force of Amendments to the Federal Courts Rules and to the Federal Courts Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection Rules (June 23, 2021)

• Gradual Resumption of filing deadlines in all files (June 17, 2021)

• Suspension of filing deadlines and changes to filing requirements (COVID-19) (April 21, 2021)

• Pre-publication of Proposed Amendments to the Federal Courts Rules (enforcement amendments), Notice to the Profession, April 12, 2021

• Pre-publication of Proposed Amendments to the Federal Courts Rules (Limited Scope Representation), Notice to the Profession, April 12, 2021

• Pre-publication of Proposed Amendments to the Federal Courts Rules (proportionality, abuse of process and Federal Court of Appeal motions), Notice to the Profession, April 12, 2021

2020

• Resumption of In-Person Hearings and the Effect of the Time Limits and Other Periods Act (COVID-19) (September 1 2020)

• Gradual phase-out of Suspension Period: COVID-19 (June 11 2020)

• COVID-19 Suspension Period Extended to June 15, 2020 (May 28 2020)

• Notice regarding further extension of the COVID-19 Suspension Period and remote commissioning of affidavits (May 12 2020)

• Update on the Management of Court Files During the COVID-19 Suspension Period (April 15 2020)

• Notice regarding extension of suspension period and additional measures taken (April 2 2020)

• Notice regarding temporary suspension of filing deadlines (March 98 2020)

• Update on Court operations in light of COVID-19 (March 16 2020)

• Notice on Court operations in light of COVID-19 (March 13 2020)

• Notice to the Profession on Gowning, dated February 14, 2020

2019

• Launch of the procedural bijuralism pilot project

• Amendments to the Request Form for Access to Digital Audio Recordings of Federal Court of Appeal Hearings, Notice to the Profession, April 15, 2019

2017

• Pre-publication of Proposed Amendments to the Federal Courts Immigration and Refugee Protection Rules, Notice to the Profession, September 9, 2017

• Pre-publication of Proposed Amendments to the Federal Court Rules (Miscellaneous Amendments), Notice to the Profession, June 7, 2017

• Security Screening of Court Visitors and their Belongings, Notice to the profession, March 28, 2017

2016

• Access to Digital Audio Recordings of Federal Court of Appeal Proceedings, Notice to the profession, December 21, 2016

• Pre-publication of Proposed Amendments to the Federal Courts Rules (Substantive amendments), Notice to the profession, November 7, 2016

2010

• Amendments to rules 395 and 161 of the Federal Courts Rules (transmission of orders), October 22, 2010

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