Checklists

Checklists for most commonly filed documents

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	Leave application (on leave)	Response to leave (on leave)	Reply on leave	Notice of appeal (leave granted)	Notice of appeal (as of right)
1 original + 1 copy				x	x
1 original + 5 copies	x	x	x
Green cover		x
Grey cover	x		x
Title “In the Supreme Court of Canada”	x	x	x	x	x
Style of cause	x	x	x	x	x
Title of document	x	x	x	x	x
Parties’ addresses/ telephone #	x	x	x	x	x
Printed on left	x	x	x
Print Size - 12 pt font	x	x	x	x	x
Paragraph numbered	x	x	x
Line spacing 1½	x	x	x	x	x
Pages numbered	x	x	x
Volume number in Roman numerals - bottom cutting edge *(if exceeding 300 pages bound in no more than 200 pages per volume)*	x	x
Index / Table of content	x	x	x
Service	x	x	x	x	x
Counsel signature	x	x	x	x	x
Form 14 - Notice of bilingual name	x	x
Form 25A - Notice of application for leave to appeal	x
Form 25B	x				x
*Form 25C (if applicable)*	x				x
Filing fee of $75	x				x
Lower Court Judgments
Trial Court Judgments	x
Trial Court Order	x
Appeal Court Judgments	x				x
Appeal Court Order	x
Memorandum of Argument
Part I - Statement of facts	x	x
Part II - Questions in issue	x	x
Part III - Statement of argument	x	x
Part IV - Submissions concerning costs	x	x
Part V - Order requested	x	x
Part VI - Table of authorities	x	x
Part VII - Statute / Regulation / Rule	x	x
Length of memorandum
5 pages maximum			x
20 pages maximum (Parts I to V)	x	x
Notice of Appeal
Form 33 - Notice of appeal				x	x
Filing fee of $10 for Security deposit (civil only)				x
Notice of security / Security deposit paid (civil only)				x

Last updated: 2006-10-05