Federal Court of Appeal (Canada)

Federal Court of Appeal
Established	2007
Country	Canada
Location	Ottawa, Ontario
Authorized by	Constitution Act, 1867, Federal Courts Act & Courts Administration Service Act
Number of positions	12
Website	FCA Homepage
Chief Justice
Currently	Marc Noël
Since	October 17, 2014

The Federal Court of Appeal (French: Cour d'appel fédérale) is a Canadian appellate court that hears cases concerning federal matters.

History

The court was created on July 2, 2003, by the Courts Administration Service Act when it and the Federal Court were split from its predecessor, the Federal Court of Canada.

Administration

The Federal Court of Appeal hears appeals from the Federal Court, Tax Court of Canada, and certain federal tribunals, as well as applications for judicial review from certain other federal tribunals.^[1]

Salaries are determined annually by the Judicial Compensation and Benefits Commission. The Chief Justice receives $315,900 while other judges earn $288,100 annually.^[2]

Notable decisions

In April 2014, the court ruled in favour of the Métis people in a case involving extending protections to Aboriginal peoples in Canada who lived off-reserve.^[3]

In September 2015, the court dismissed an appeal by the Government of Canada over a ruling by the Federal Court that found a rule banning the Niqāb at citizenship ceremonies to be unconstitutional.^[4]

Appointments

Judges of the Federal Court of Canada, July 3, 2003 – Present

Name	Puisne Justice				Chief Justice	Left office	Elevated to Supreme Court	Supernumerary
	On creation	Elevated from Federal Court	Elevated from Tax Court	Other background
Marc Noël	✓				October 17, 2014
Arthur J. Stone	✓					November 19, 2004
Barry L. Strayer	✓					May 1, 2004
Alice Desjardins	✓					August 11, 2009
Julius A. Isaac	✓					July 18, 2003
Gilles Létourneau	✓					December 31, 2012
Marshall E. Rothstein	✓						March 9, 2006
Marc Nadon	✓							✓
John D. Richard					July 3, 2003	July 30, 2009
J. Edgar Sexton	✓					October 28, 2011
John Maxwell Evans	✓					December 31, 2012
J.D. Denis Pelletier	✓							✓
Brian D. Malone	✓					September 27, 2007
Karen Sharlow	✓					September 30, 2014
C. Michael Ryer				October 26, 2006,[5] December 12, 2014[6]		December 27, 2009
Johanne Trudel				April 26, 2007[7]				✓
Pierre Blais		February 20, 2008			September 22, 2009	June 23, 2014
David Stratas				December 11, 2009[8]
Eleanor Dawson		December 28, 2009
Robert Mainville		June 18, 2010				June 30, 2014
Johanne Gauthier		October 21, 2011
Wyman Webb			October 5, 2012
David Near		February 8, 2013
André F.J. Scott		January 31, 2014
Richard Boivin		April 11, 2014
Donald J. Rennie		February 27, 2015
Yves de Montigny		June 26, 2015
Mary J.L. Gleason		June 26, 2015

See also

• List of notable Canadian Courts of Appeal cases

References

1. Federal Courts Act - R.S.C., 1985, c. F-7 (Section 27)
2. Judges Act - R.S.C., 1985, c. J-1 (Section 10)
3. "Court of Appeal upholds landmark ruling on rights of Métis". CBC News. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
4. "Court dismisses federal appeal over niqab at citizenship ceremonies". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
5. Partner at Bennett Jones
6. Counsel at Deloitte Tax Law LLP before being reappointed
7. Superior Court of Quebec
8. Lawyer at Heenan Blaikie LLP

External links

• Federal Court of Appeal website
• Federal Courts Act
• Courts Administration Service Act
• Judges Act