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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Federal Court of Appeal canonical | 11 |
| Federal Court of Appeal / Cour d’appel fédérale | 1 |
| Federal Court of Appeal of Canada | 1 |
| Federal Court of Canada (Appeal Division) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T369865 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Federal Court of Appeal Context triple: [Federal Court of Canada, reorganizedAs, Federal Court of Appeal]
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A.
Federal Court of Canada
The Federal Court of Canada is a national superior court that primarily hears and decides legal disputes involving federal law, federal government agencies, and matters such as immigration, intellectual property, and maritime law.
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B.
Supreme Court of Canada
The Supreme Court of Canada is the country’s highest court of appeal, serving as the final arbiter on questions of Canadian law and the Constitution.
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C.
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in a large western region of the United States, including states such as California, Arizona, and Washington.
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D.
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is a federal appellate court widely regarded as one of the most influential in the country, particularly in cases involving federal agencies and constitutional law.
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E.
Court of Appeal of New Zealand
The Court of Appeal of New Zealand is an intermediate appellate court that reviews decisions from lower courts and tribunals, sitting below the Supreme Court in the country's judicial hierarchy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Federal Court of Appeal Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Federal Court of Canada
The Federal Court of Canada is a national superior court that primarily hears and decides legal disputes involving federal law, federal government agencies, and matters such as immigration, intellectual property, and maritime law.
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B.
Supreme Court of Canada
The Supreme Court of Canada is the country’s highest court of appeal, serving as the final arbiter on questions of Canadian law and the Constitution.
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C.
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in a large western region of the United States, including states such as California, Arizona, and Washington.
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D.
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is a federal appellate court widely regarded as one of the most influential in the country, particularly in cases involving federal agencies and constitutional law.
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E.
Court of Appeal of New Zealand
The Court of Appeal of New Zealand is an intermediate appellate court that reviews decisions from lower courts and tribunals, sitting below the Supreme Court in the country's judicial hierarchy.
- F. None of above. chosen
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 ⓘ
surface form:
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
ⓘ
surface form:
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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| 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 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Federal Court of Appeal Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Tax Court of Canada
subject surface form:
Supreme Court of Canada
subject surface form:
Federal Court (Canada)
subject surface form:
Federal Court (Canada)
this entity surface form:
Federal Court of Appeal of Canada
subject surface form:
Federal Court of Appeal
this entity surface form:
Federal Court of Canada (Appeal Division)
subject surface form:
Federal Court of Appeal
this entity surface form:
Federal Court of Appeal / Cour d’appel fédérale