SCC
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SCC is the commonly used abbreviation for the Supreme Court of Canada, the country's highest judicial authority.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| SCC canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
abbreviation
ⓘ
court of last resort ⓘ federal court ⓘ supreme court ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | SCC ⓘ |
| appealsHeardBy | panels of 5, 7, or 9 judges ⓘ |
| appointmentProcess | judges appointed by Governor General on advice of Prime Minister ⓘ |
| bilingualInstitution | true ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment | judicial branch of Canada ⓘ |
| buildingCompletion | 1940 ⓘ |
| buildingName | Supreme Court of Canada Building ⓘ |
| canIssue |
advisory opinions
ⓘ
declarations of invalidity of laws ⓘ |
| city | Ottawa ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis |
Constitution Act, 1867
ⓘ
Constitution Act, 1982 ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| createdBy | Parliament of Canada ⓘ |
| established | 1875 ⓘ |
| finalCourtOfAppealFor |
civil law matters in Canada
ⓘ
constitutional law matters in Canada ⓘ criminal law matters in Canada ⓘ |
| governingStatute | Supreme Court Act ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | SCC self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
interpretation of federal law
ⓘ
interpretation of provincial law on appeal ⓘ interpretation of the Constitution of Canada ⓘ |
| hasPosition |
Chief Justice of Canada
ⓘ
Puisne Justice ⓘ |
| hasSeal | Seal of the Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ |
| headOfCourt | Chief Justice of Canada ⓘ |
| hearsAppealsFrom |
Federal Court of Appeal
ⓘ
provincial courts of appeal ⓘ territorial courts of appeal ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Canada ⓘ |
| locatedInDistrict |
Ottawa
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament Hill area of Ottawa
|
| location |
Ottawa
ⓘ
surface form:
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
|
| minimumJudgesFromQuebec | 3 ⓘ |
| numberOfJudges | 9 ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| oversees | administration of justice at the national level ⓘ |
| province | Ontario ⓘ |
| standsFor | Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ |
| typeOfCourt | court of appeal ⓘ |
| website | https://www.scc-csc.ca ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Supreme Court of Canada
subject surface form:
Supreme Court of Canada