Supreme Court of Canada

The Supreme Court of Canada is Canada's highest court and is located in the capital city of Ottawa. It is now the final court of appeal, the last judicial resort for all litigants, whether individual or governmental. Its jurisdiction embraces both the civil law of the province of Quebec and the common law of the other provinces and territories. When handling Quebec civil law cases the court is careful to have them reviewed by the three civil law judges that are always on the court.

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Canada's - Ottawa - Civil law - Quebec - Common law

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The court is composed of nine justices, formally appointed by the Governor General on the recommendation of the Cabinet of Canada.

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The court is housed in a massive Art Deco building designed by Ernest Cormier.

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Art Deco - Ernest Cormier

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