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Federal Courts Act

E46863

Act of Parliament of Canada Canadian federal statute

The Federal Courts Act is a Canadian statute that establishes and defines the jurisdiction, powers, and procedures of the Federal Court and Federal Court of Appeal.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Act of Parliament of Canada → Canadian federal statute →
administeredBy	Department of Justice Canada →
appliesTo	federal boards, commissions and tribunals →
authorizes	making of Federal Courts Rules →
bindingOn	federal institutions of Canada →
category	Canadian federal courts legislation →
country	Canada →
defines	appellate jurisdiction of the Federal Court of Appeal → composition of the Federal Court → composition of the Federal Court of Appeal → original jurisdiction of the Federal Court → rights of appeal from decisions of the Federal Court → rules for commencing proceedings in the Federal Court → rules for commencing proceedings in the Federal Court of Appeal → time limits for applications for judicial review →
enables	supervisory jurisdiction of the Federal Court over federal decision-makers →
governs	appeals from the Federal Court to the Federal Court of Appeal → extraordinary remedies in the Federal Court → judicial review of federal administrative action →
jurisdictionDefined	Federal Court → Federal Court of Appeal →
language	English → French →
legalSystem	common law system of Canada →
providesFor	certiorari → declarations → habeas corpus in federal matters → injunctions → mandamus → prohibition → references to the Federal Court by federal boards, commissions or tribunals → references to the Federal Court of Appeal by the Attorney General of Canada → relief by way of judicial review →
regulates	jurisdiction of the Federal Court → jurisdiction of the Federal Court of Appeal → powers of the Federal Court → powers of the Federal Court of Appeal → procedure in the Federal Court → procedure in the Federal Court of Appeal →
shortTitle	Federal Courts Act →
subjectMatter	administrative law → federal law → public law remedies →
usedIn	immigration and refugee law proceedings in Federal Court → judicial review of federal regulatory decisions → litigation involving federal statutes →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Federal Court of Appeal → Federal Court of Canada →	governingStatute
Federal Court of Appeal →	establishedUnder
Federal Courts Act →	shortTitle