SCC

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abbreviation court of last resort federal court supreme court

SCC is the commonly used abbreviation for the Supreme Court of Canada, the country's highest judicial authority.

Aliases (1)

Supreme Court of Canada ×44

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 →
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	Parliament Hill area of Ottawa →
location	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)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Supreme Court of Canada →	alsoKnownAs
Supreme Court of Canada →	hasAbbreviation
Supreme Court of Canada →	shortName