Request for Court records

Occasional requests for Case Summaries, Documents filed by parties, Judgments and Webcasts do not require prior registered access.

If you require regular access or would like to request a significant subset of Supreme Court of Canada court records which cannot be obtained via a Search case information, you may submit a Request for registered access to Court records. Registered access is recommended if you require access to multiple court records in 1 case file, or to single or multiple court records in more than 1 case file.

If you are requesting copies of case records for commercial purposes, please refer to the information provided under "Commercial reproduction" and "Third-party materials" in the Terms and conditions.

Live and archived Webcasts of appeal hearings are available on the Court website. Webcasts and audio files of Supreme Court of Canada proceedings may not be broadcast, rebroadcast, transmitted, communicated to the public by telecommunication, or otherwise be made available in whole or in part in any form or by any means, electronic or otherwise, except in accordance with the Copyright Act or with the written authorization of the Court. To request permission to use photographs, webcasts or audio/video recordings or to request a copy on DVD, please fill out the on-line Request to use Court photographs, webcasts or recordings.

Processing time

Requests are processed on a first-come, first-served basis and usually within 48 hours, but the processing time may vary depending on the number of documents requested.

Fees

Fees are payable to the Registrar for services related to access to Court records, such as photocopies, as set out in Schedule A to the Rules of the Supreme Court of Canada.

There is no fee for consulting a record in person at the Court.

The different methods of payment are indicated on the form.

Additional information

For further information or if you have forgotten your Registered Access Number, please contact the Court’s Records Centre either by email at records-dossiers@scc-csc.ca or by telephone at 613-996-7933 or at 1-888-551-1185.

Please consult the Policy for access to Supreme Court of Canada court records for more information on access to court records.

Conditions for use

Information provided from the Court’s case files is filed by the parties to the action, and may be amended from time to time. If the requested information is intended for redistribution or publication, please refer to the Terms and conditions.

Any use of information contained in the Court record should comply with provincial and federal privacy, copyright and credit reporting legislation, as well as any other applicable law, and such information should not be used for any improper purpose.