Proposed Sittings, Spring 2022

Under the direction of the Chief Justice, the Judicial Administrator will give advance notice of the proposed sittings of the Federal Court of Appeal and the method of hearing: in person, or virtual (through Zoom). The Bar is requested to take account of such proposed sittings when making applications for hearings.

Once a hearing date is set, files will be added to the hearing schedule on the Federal Court of Appeal webpage: Hearing Schedule.

At present, the Federal Court of Appeal intends to sit in the following cities on the following days:

Vancouver, hearings in person:

• May 9 to 12, 2022
• June 13 to 16, 2022

Edmonton, hearings in person:

• May 16 to 19, 2022

Winnipeg, hearings in person:

• May 24 to 26, 2022

Toronto, hearings in person:

• April 25 to 28, 2022
• May 9 to 12, 2022
• May 30 to June 2, 2022
• June 20 to 23, 2022

Ottawa, hearings in person or virtual hearings:

• April 25 to 28, 2022
• May 2 to 5, 2022
• May 16 to 19, 2022
• June 6 to 9, 2022
• June 20 to 23, 2022

Montreal, hearings in person:

• May 2 to 5, 2022
• June 6 to 9, 2022

Whether or not the Court will sit in person in the above cities during these periods will depend, among other things, on public health recommendations, the parties’ preferences, and the number of the cases that can be heard in person in those cities on those days. The Federal Court of Appeal will continue to hold virtual hearings at the request of the parties or where circumstances require. The Judicial Administrator will canvass the parties’ preferences when setting hearing dates.

Danielle Lanteigne
Judicial Administrator