Jurisdiction and workspace coverage

Courts

• Supreme Court of Canada — Court of appealFinal court of appeal for all Canadian jurisdictions, federal and provincial.
• Federal Court of Appeal — Court of appeal
• Federal Court — Superior courtFederal trial court — immigration, intellectual property and federal administrative matters.
• Tax Court of Canada — Superior court

Courts

• Court of Appeal of Québec — Court of appeal
• Superior Court of Québec — Superior court
• Court of Québec — Provincial court

Small claims

Court of Québec — Small Claims Division

Value-in-dispute ceiling: $15,000

Lawyers may not represent parties before the Small Claims Division.

Professional verification

• Barreau du Québec · LawyerDirectory: Roll of the Order (Tableau de l'Ordre)Member ID: Barreau membership number, verified on the Tableau de l'Ordre.
• Chambre des notaires du Québec · NotaryDirectory: Find a Notary directoryMember ID: Notarial membership number + standing, verified with the Chambre des notaires.

Courts

• Court of Appeal for Ontario — Court of appeal
• Superior Court of Justice — Superior courtIncludes the Divisional Court, Family Court and Small Claims Court.
• Ontario Court of Justice — Provincial court

Small claims

Small Claims Court (Superior Court of Justice)

Value-in-dispute ceiling: $35,000

Professional verification

• Law Society of Ontario · LawyerDirectory: Lawyer and Paralegal DirectoryMember ID: LSO number, verified in the Lawyer and Paralegal Directory.

Courts

• Court of Appeal for British Columbia — Court of appeal
• Supreme Court of British Columbia — Superior court
• Provincial Court of British Columbia — Provincial court

Small claims

Provincial Court (Small Claims)

Value-in-dispute ceiling: $35,000

Claims up to $5,000 are handled by the Civil Resolution Tribunal (CRT) first.

Professional verification

• Law Society of British Columbia · LawyerDirectory: Lawyer DirectoryMember ID: Member number, verified in the Law Society of BC Lawyer Directory.

Courts

• Court of Appeal of Alberta — Court of appeal
• Court of King's Bench of Alberta — Superior court
• Alberta Court of Justice — Provincial court

Small claims

Alberta Court of Justice (Civil / Small Claims)

Value-in-dispute ceiling: $100,000

Professional verification

• Law Society of Alberta · LawyerDirectory: Lawyer DirectoryMember ID: Member ID, verified in the Law Society of Alberta Lawyer Directory.

Courts

• Court of Appeal of Manitoba — Court of appeal
• Court of King's Bench of Manitoba — Superior court
• Provincial Court of Manitoba — Provincial court

Small claims

Court of King's Bench (Small Claims)

Value-in-dispute ceiling: $15,000

Small claims are heard by a hearing officer under the Court of King's Bench Small Claims Practices Act.

Professional verification

• Law Society of Manitoba · LawyerDirectory: Find a Lawyer directoryMember ID: Member number, verified in the Law Society of Manitoba Find a Lawyer directory.

Courts

• Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan — Court of appeal
• Court of King's Bench for Saskatchewan — Superior court
• Provincial Court of Saskatchewan — Provincial court

Small claims

Provincial Court of Saskatchewan (Small Claims)

Value-in-dispute ceiling: $30,000

Professional verification

• Law Society of Saskatchewan · LawyerDirectory: Lawyer DirectoryMember ID: Member number, verified in the Law Society of Saskatchewan Lawyer Directory.

Courts

• Nova Scotia Court of Appeal — Court of appeal
• Supreme Court of Nova Scotia — Superior court
• Provincial Court of Nova Scotia — Provincial court

Small claims

Small Claims Court of Nova Scotia

Value-in-dispute ceiling: $25,000

Professional verification

• Nova Scotia Barristers' Society · LawyerDirectory: Find a Lawyer (member directory)Member ID: Member number, verified with the Nova Scotia Barristers' Society.

Courts

• Court of Appeal of New Brunswick — Court of appeal
• Court of King's Bench of New Brunswick — Superior court
• Provincial Court of New Brunswick — Provincial court

Small claims

Small Claims Court (Court of King's Bench)

Value-in-dispute ceiling: $20,000

As Canada's only officially bilingual province, proceedings run fully in French or English at the party's choice.

Professional verification

• Law Society of New Brunswick · LawyerDirectory: Lawyer DirectoryMember ID: Member number, verified in the Law Society of New Brunswick Lawyer Directory.

Courts

• Court of Appeal of Newfoundland and Labrador — Court of appeal
• Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador — Superior court
• Provincial Court of Newfoundland and Labrador — Provincial court

Small claims

Provincial Court (Small Claims)

Value-in-dispute ceiling: $25,000

Professional verification

• Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador · LawyerDirectory: Find a Lawyer directoryMember ID: Member number, verified in the Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador directory.

Courts

• Prince Edward Island Court of Appeal — Court of appeal
• Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island — Superior court
• Provincial Court of Prince Edward Island — Provincial court

Small claims

Small Claims Section (Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island)

Value-in-dispute ceiling: $16,000

Professional verification

• Law Society of Prince Edward Island · LawyerDirectory: Lawyer DirectoryMember ID: Member number, verified with the Law Society of Prince Edward Island.

Courts

• Court of Appeal of Yukon — Court of appeal
• Supreme Court of Yukon — Superior court
• Territorial Court of Yukon — Territorial court

Courts

• Court of Appeal of the Northwest Territories — Court of appeal
• Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories — Superior court
• Territorial Court of the Northwest Territories — Territorial court

Courts

• Court of Appeal of Nunavut — Court of appeal
• Nunavut Court of Justice — Unified trial courtCanada's only single-level trial court: one court exercises both superior-court and territorial-court jurisdiction.