Supreme Court of Canada
E7288
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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Supreme Court of Canada canonical | 54 |
| Supreme Court of Canada (with leave or as of right in limited cases) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T76578 — 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: Supreme Court of Canada Context triple: [Canadian federal government, judiciary, Supreme Court of Canada]
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A.
Supreme Court of Japan
The Supreme Court of Japan is the nation’s apex judicial body, responsible for final appeals and constitutional review within Japan’s legal system.
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B.
Supreme Court of the United States
The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest federal court in the U.S. judiciary, serving as the final arbiter of constitutional and federal law.
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C.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court is the highest appellate court in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, serving as its court of last resort and one of the oldest continuously functioning appellate courts in the United States.
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D.
International Court of Justice
The International Court of Justice is the principal judicial body of the United Nations that settles legal disputes between states and gives advisory opinions on international legal questions.
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E.
Supreme Court of the Soviet Union
The Supreme Court of the Soviet Union was the highest judicial authority in the USSR, overseeing the application of Soviet law and supervising lower courts across the union republics.
- 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: Supreme Court of Canada Target entity description: 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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A.
Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom is the highest appellate court in the UK, serving as the final court of appeal for civil cases across the country and criminal cases from England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
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B.
Supreme Court of Japan
The Supreme Court of Japan is the nation’s apex judicial body, responsible for final appeals and constitutional review within Japan’s legal system.
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C.
Supreme Court of the United States
The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest federal court in the U.S. judiciary, serving as the final arbiter of constitutional and federal law.
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D.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court is the highest appellate court in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, serving as its court of last resort and one of the oldest continuously functioning appellate courts in the United States.
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E.
International Court of Justice
The International Court of Justice is the principal judicial body of the United Nations that settles legal disputes between states and gives advisory opinions on international legal questions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court of last resort
ⓘ
federal court ⓘ judicial body ⓘ supreme court ⓘ |
| address | 301 Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada ⓘ |
| appealPermission | leave to appeal required in most cases ⓘ |
| appointmentProcess | appointed by the Governor General on advice of the Prime Minister ⓘ |
| buildingStyle | Art Deco ⓘ |
| canIssue |
advisory opinions
ⓘ
declarations of invalidity of laws ⓘ |
| compositionRequirement | at least three judges from Quebec ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| courtType | appellate court ⓘ |
| dateFounded | 1875 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Parliament of Canada ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
administrative law matters in Canada
ⓘ
civil law matters in Canada ⓘ constitutional questions in Canada ⓘ criminal law matters in Canada ⓘ |
| hasPosition |
Chief Justice
ⓘ
surface form:
Chief Justice of Canada
Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada ⓘ |
| headquarters | Supreme Court of Canada Building ⓘ |
| hearsAppealsFrom |
federal courts
ⓘ
provincial courts of appeal ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Canada
ⓘ
Canadian federal law ⓘ Constitution Act, 1982 ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of Canada
provincial law in Canada ⓘ |
| languagePolicy | bilingual institution ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Constitution Act, 1867
ⓘ
Constitution Act, 1982 ⓘ Supreme Court Act 2003 ⓘ
surface form:
Supreme Court Act
|
| location |
Canada
ⓘ
Ontario ⓘ Ottawa ⓘ |
| mandatoryRetirementAge | 75 ⓘ |
| numberOfJudges | 9 ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| oversees | uniform interpretation of Canadian law ⓘ |
| partOf | judicial branch of the Government of Canada ⓘ |
| precedentSystem | stare decisis ⓘ |
| role |
court of final appeal in Canada
ⓘ
final arbiter of Canadian law ⓘ final interpreter of the Constitution of Canada ⓘ |
| shortName |
CSC
ⓘ
SCC ⓘ |
| website | https://www.scc-csc.ca ⓘ |
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
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Input
Subject: Supreme Court of Canada Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (55)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.