Important Notices
Copyright/Permission to Reproduce
Materials on this Web site were produced and/or compiled by the Supreme Court of Canada for the purpose of providing Canadians with direct access to information about the Court.
The material on this site is covered by the provisions of the Copyright Act (http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/C-42/text.html), by Canadian laws, policies, regulations and international agreements. Such provisions serve to identify the information source and, in specific instances, to prohibit reproduction of materials without written permission.
The decisions and reasons for decision of the Supreme Court of Canada fall within the terms of the Reproduction of Federal Law Order, P.C. 1996-1995, December 19, 1996, SI/97-5, and may be reproduced, in whole or in part and by any means, without further permission from the Supreme Court of Canada.
The headnotes and other editorial features do not fall within the terms of the Reproduction of Federal Law Order.
Non-commercial Reproduction
Information on this site has been posted with the intent that it be readily available for personal and public non-commercial use and may be reproduced, in part or in whole and by any means, without charge or further permission from the Supreme Court of Canada. We ask only that:
- Users exercise due diligence in ensuring the accuracy of the materials reproduced;
- The Supreme Court of Canada be identified as the source; and,
- The reproduction is not represented as an official version of the materials reproduced, nor as having been made in affiliation with or with the endorsement of the Supreme Court of Canada.
Commercial Reproduction
Reproduction of multiple copies of materials on this site, in whole or in part, for the purposes of commercial redistribution is prohibited except with written permission. Through the permission granting process, the Court helps ensure individuals/organizations wishing to reproduce materials for commercial purposes have access to the most accurate, up-to-date versions. To obtain permission to reproduce materials on this site for commercial purposes please contact:
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Publishing & Depository Services
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Acknowledgment
Through an initiative of the University of Montréal's Centre de recherche en droit public (CRDP), decisions of the Supreme Court of Canada have been available on the Internet since 1994.
The CRDP has played a pioneering role in electronic legal materials in this regard. The CRDP receives decisions rendered by the Supreme Court of Canada as soon as they are released and posts them on its LexUM server.
These decisions may thus be accessed that same day under "Recent Judgments".
The CRDP also receives electronic versions of Press Releases, of judgments reported in the Supreme Court Reports (S.C.R.) and of the Bulletin of Proceedings and posts them on the LexUM site.
In the Virtual Law Library of Canada and Quebec Law it has created, the CRDP provides access to numerous other sources of Canadian and international law.
Editorial Enhancements made by the Centre de recherche en droit public - CRDP (LexUM)
The reproduction of the editorial enhancements made by the CRDP (LexUM) on the site (indexes, SGML and HTML styles or any other enhancements) is subject to a prior agreement with the CRDP (LexUM).
Disclaimer
Some of the information in this website has been provided by external sources. The Supreme Court of Canada is not responsible for the accuracy, reliability or currency of the information provided by external sources. Users wishing to rely upon this information should consult directly with the source of the information.
Please note that the decisions of the Supreme Court of Canada on this Internet site have been prepared for convenience of reference only.
Despite the considerable care taken by the Supreme Court of Canada and LexUM in preparing this site, these organizations are in no way responsible for the accuracy or reliability of the information.
Decisions from 1994 to the present include the text as published.
Decisions from 1989 to 1993 do not include the revisions sometimes made before publication.
The Charter collection (1983-1995) has been assembled from magnetic tapes and partially reconstructed before publication on the Internet. As a result, it is possible that errors were introduced in the text during processing.
The official versions of decisions and reasons for decision by the Supreme Court of Canada are published in the Supreme Court Reports (S.C.R.). For all purposes of interpreting and applying the law, users should consult the S.C.R. Before decisions are published in the S.C.R., they may undergo revisions. Reference to the S.C.R. by year indicates that the decision has been published.
Statement on the collection, use and disclosure of personal information
Commitment
The Supreme Court of Canada is committed to respecting the personal information belonging to individuals who visit its web site.
Collection
The Supreme Court of Canada does not automatically gather any personal information from you, such as your name, phone number or e-mail address during your visit to its web site. This information is only obtained if you supply it voluntarily, usually through contacting us via e-mail, or registering in a secure portion of the site.
At the point of collection, you will be informed that your personal information is being collected, the purpose for which it is being collected and that you have a right of access to the information.
The Supreme Court of Canada may use software that receives and records the Internet Protocol (IP) addresses of computers that have connected with its Web site.
Use
The Court normally makes no attempt to link these addresses with the identity of individuals visiting the site. However, a link could be made should an investigation into a security breach be required.
The Supreme Court of Canada does not regularly use cookies* to track how visitors use its Web site. Should we enable cookies to facilitate your transactions, we will first inform you.
Disclosure
Visitor information is not disclosed to anyone except Supreme Court of Canada personnel who need the information. The information you give us will be shared with a government department only if your inquiry relates to that department. We do not use the information to create individual profiles, nor do we disclose this information to anyone outside the federal government.
Questions
Questions or comments regarding this policy may be directed to reception@scc-csc.gc.ca.
*Cookies are files that a Web site can place on your hard drive, without your knowledge, to monitor your use of that site.
Official Languages
The Supreme Court of Canada respects the Official Languages Act (http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/O-3.01/text.html) and relevant Treasury Board policies, and is committed to ensuring all information on this site is available in both English and French. However, it shouldbe noted that the Bulletin of Proceedings, being a factual report of recorded proceedings, is produced in the language of record.
Criteria for Hyperlinking to and from the Supreme Court of Canada's Web Sites
Links to the Supreme Court of Canada's Web site
Sites wishing to link to the Supreme Court of Canada's Web site do not need to request permission to do so. We do, however, ask that you follow these linking practices.
- Use only text links for linking to the Supreme Court of Canada's Web sites.
- Do not link and/or use the official symbols of the Supreme
Court of Canada, Government of Canada and Federal Identity Program (FIP)
signatures as navigational aids.
The official symbols of the GoC and the FIP signatures appear on non-government sites only when they are used to identify a government contribution or participation in a Collaborative Arrangement. - The creation of a link must not confuse the user as to the source of the information through such practices as framing.
- The links provided must respect the Copyright Notice that governs materials published on the Supreme Court of Canada's Web sites.
Links from the Supreme Court of Canada's Web site
The Supreme Court of Canada's Web site is aimed at delivering information and services to users that are relevant and applicable to its mandate. To this end, the following criteria will be used by the Supreme Court of Canada to determine the suitability of links to and from its Web sites.
If you would like to request that the Supreme Court of Canada provide a link to your site from our Web sites, please review the criteria below before submitting your request. You must specify how your request meets our criteria, as any decision to post links on this site will be subject to these criteria. Even if your request meets our criteria, the Supreme Court of Canada reserves the right to refuse to post a link.
- The content of the site reflects the aims and objectives of the Supreme Court of Canada and are consistent with its mandate.
- The creation of a link does not provide unfair competitive
advantage through on-line endorsements of third party interests. Links are
provided for convenience purposes only and are not an endorsement or rating
of the content of the sites to which they are made.
Please note that links created within the context of a Collaborative Arrangement are not considered an endorsement or providing an unfair competitive advantage. - The site is not considered inappropriate due to its content or its affiliations.
- The content of the site complies with the laws of Canada, which includes such items as copyright, privacy, human rights, labour legislation and registration of domain names.
- The content of the site is kept current and accurate.
- The site must allow users to navigate back to the present site; they cannot block the user's return to this site by using embedded code or other techniques within the linked page that prevent the use of the browser "back" button.
- The site provides contact information that includes,
as a minimum, two of the following:
e-mail
postal mail
phone number
TTY/TTD
In addition, please note that:
- Preference may be given to sites that make their information available in both official languages.
- Preference may be given to sites that meet the accessibility requirements outlined in Common Look and Feel Standards 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 and 1.4.
- Preference may be given to sites that provide uninterrupted, free access to users.
General parameters governing linking
The Supreme Court of Canada reserves the right to refuse to post a link, to refuse to renew a link, or to terminate an existing link without prior notice due to non-compliance with the criteria mentioned above or for any other appropriate reason which may include, but is not restricted to site navigation or content problems or frequent client complaints.
The Supreme Court of Canada does not sell advertising or the benefits associated with links or banners
Links may not work as we do not control the availability of linked pages.
The Supreme Court of Canada does not display third party logos, images or icons on its Web site unless a Collaborative Arrangement exists.
