Legislation has been updated up to Canada Gazette Vol 158: 23 (Nov 6, 2024)

Amendments to various of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Canada Practice include:

Rule 2: a definition was added for the electronic filing portal and the definition of person now refers to His Majesty the King.
Rule 19: the electronic filing portal has been added to the list of methods for filing documents with the Registrar.
Rule 19: Documents are deemed to have been filed on the day that they are received.
Rule 19: Amendment clarifies that documents that must be bound when filed in print format may be filed through the portal.
Rule 20: A delivery receipt has been added to the ways in which service of documents by email can be proven by an affidavit of service.
Rule 45: A condensed book must contain an outline of the oral argument.
Rule 47: The requirement to file a draft order with a notice of motion is repealed.
Rule 71: Counsel who are presenting argument must provide their names to the Registrar four weeks ahead of the hearing.
Tariff of Fees and Disbursements – Schedules A and B: The filing fee for notices of application for leave to appeal, notices of appeal as of right, notices of motion and notices of taxation has been repealed. A fee has been added for the preparation of the electronic version of an application for leave to appeal, an application for leave to cross-appeal, a motion book, a response or reply.

Cases added to the new edition include:

R. v. Downes, 2023 SCC 6 – whether to consider a constitutional issue raised for the first time on appeal to the SCC
Reference re Impact Assessment Act, 2023 SCC 23 – the test on a motion to adduce fresh evidence
Mohammad Omar Ali v His Majesty the King (June 4, 2024) Doc. 41055 – a motion by the respondent, on consent of the appellant, under section 70 of the Supreme Court Act for an Order reversing the decision in the court of appeal below and restoring the decision of the court of first instance

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