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Can I come to the Supreme Court of Canada?

The Supreme Court of Canada, the highest court in the country, is not like any other court. The Supreme Court chooses which appeals it will hear, and you do not have an automatic right to be heard.

The Supreme Court of Canada appeals are different from other appeals. In a civil matter, the Supreme Court can hear an appeal from a final or other judgment from a court of last resort in a province or the Federal Court of Appeal.

A court of last resort in a province is usually the Court of Appeal. Therefore, you should contact the Court of Appeal to ask whether any further recourse is available there before you bring your case to the Supreme Court of Canada. If you do not, you risk having your application dismissed on the basis that the Court does not have jurisdiction, and you may be ordered to pay the other party's costs.
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