Federal Court of Appeal

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The Federal Court of Appeal is a Canadian appellate court that primarily hears appeals from the Federal Court and certain federal tribunals on matters of federal law.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf appellate court
court of record
federal court
appealsTo Supreme Court of Canada
appointingAuthority Governor General of Canada
appointmentsOnAdviceOf Prime Minister of Canada
authorizedBy Constitution Act, 1867
Constitution Act, 1982
bindingOn Federal Court
Tax Court of Canada in matters of federal law
canSitIn other Canadian cities
country Canada
createdBy Parliament of Canada
dateEstablished 1971
establishedUnder Federal Courts Act
governingStatute Federal Courts Act
hasAbbreviation FCA
hasChiefJustice Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Appeal
hasChiefJusticeTitle Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Appeal
hasCitationStyle FCA in case citations
hasConstitutionalBasis section 101 of the Constitution Act, 1867
hasLevel intermediate appellate court
hasNumberOfJudges up to 13 judges
hasOfficialLanguage English
French
hasSeat Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
hasTypeOfCases appeals in citizenship matters
appeals in competition law matters
appeals in federal administrative law
appeals in federal regulatory law
appeals in federal tax law
appeals in human rights matters within federal jurisdiction
appeals in immigration and refugee matters
appeals in intellectual property law
appeals in maritime and admiralty law
appeals in national security matters
judicial review of federal administrative decisions
hearsAppealsFrom Federal Court
Tax Court of Canada
certain federal tribunals
jurisdiction federal law of Canada
locatedIn National Capital Region
Ontario
Ottawa
partOf federal judiciary of Canada
predecessor Exchequer Court of Canada
subjectToReviewBy Supreme Court of Canada


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