Quebec Court of Appeal
E776026
The Quebec Court of Appeal is the highest appellate court in the province of Quebec, reviewing decisions from lower courts and helping shape Quebec’s civil and criminal jurisprudence.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court
ⓘ
court of record ⓘ provincial court ⓘ |
| appliesLegalSystem |
Civil law (for private law)
ⓘ
Common law (for public law and criminal law) ⓘ |
| appointingAuthorityOfJudges | Governor General of Canada on advice of federal cabinet ⓘ |
| bindingAuthorityOn |
Court of Quebec
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Superior Court of Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ most Quebec administrative tribunals ⓘ |
| canBeAppealedTo | Supreme Court of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| courtHierarchyLevel | highest appellate court in Quebec ⓘ |
| courtType | intermediate appellate court ⓘ |
| createdUnder | Constitution Act, 1867 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Parliament of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingLaw | Courts of Justice Act (Quebec) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| handles |
administrative law appeals
ⓘ
civil appeals ⓘ constitutional law appeals ⓘ criminal appeals ⓘ |
| hasChiefJustice | Chief Justice of Quebec ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfJudges | approximately 20 ⓘ |
| hasPower |
to affirm lower court decisions
ⓘ
to order new trials ⓘ to reverse lower court decisions ⓘ to vary lower court decisions ⓘ |
| hearsAppealsAsOfRightIn | certain criminal matters ⓘ |
| hearsAppealsByLeaveIn | many civil matters ⓘ |
| helpsShape |
Quebec civil jurisprudence
ⓘ
Quebec criminal jurisprudence ⓘ |
| highestCourtIn | Province of Quebec for appeals ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Judicial system of Canada
ⓘ
Judicial system of Quebec ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Montreal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Quebec City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | Cour d’appel du Québec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeNameLanguage | fr ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| reviewsDecisionsFrom |
Administrative tribunals of Quebec (in certain cases)
ⓘ
Court of Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ Superior Court of Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seat |
Montreal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Quebec City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | Court of Appeal of Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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