Media Inquiries

Members of the media wishing to obtain information on a Court proceeding or request an interview or statement should contact:

• Media line: 613-371-5698
• Media inquiries: media-fct@fct-cf.ca

You can consult the Federal Court Policy on Public and Media Access for information about the open court principle and other subjects such as recording, access to court documents and hearings.

Copies of documents

1. Search for documents
   • You can search for documents on the Court Files page (the docket) and consult the Search Tips.
   • After submitting your search, click on the magnifying glass icon in the More column to see a list of filed documents. A new window will open with the Recorded Entry Summary Information.

2. The Registry
   • To request copies of public documents, members of the media can write to the Federal Court Registry at fc_reception_cf@cas-satj.gc.ca.
3. The request
   • You must provide the following information in the email:
     • SUBJECT LINE: “MEDIA REQUEST” and the Court File Number
     • MESSAGE: Document number (Doc column) and Name of document (Recorded Entry Summary column)
   • When “null” is in the Doc column, provide the date and the name of the document.

SUGGESTION: Use your mouse to highlight the entire line with the document number, date and document name, then copy and paste it into an email.

*You can download any document with an icon in the last column (Download), thanks to the Federal Court’s Online Access to Court Records Pilot Project.

Hearings

There are two ways to search for hearings:

• If you have the name of one of the parties, or the Court File Number, you can search on the Hearing List page
• If you know the date of the hearing, select it on this page: Calendar of Hearings

News and Decisions

The Court produces several bulletins to communicate information quickly on specific topics.

Decision Bulletin

• This Bulletin provides a public notice of Federal Court and Federal Court of Appeal decisions when they are posted on the Court website.
  For the Decision Bulletin, sign up for the mailing list: For the Decision Bulletin, sign up for the mailing list: http://decisions.fct-cf.gc.ca/fc-cf/en/l.do

Media Bulletin

• This Bulletin provides public notice of judicial appointments, special Court sittings and events, and some decisions of public interest.
  To subscribe, This Bulletin provides public notice of judicial appointments, special Court sittings and events, and some decisions of public interest. To subscribe, click here.

Court Practice Bulletin

• The Court Practice Bulletin provides access to Notices to Parties and the Profession and materials related to proposed changes to the Federal Courts Rules and Federal Courts Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection Rules.
  To subscribe, The Court Practice Bulletin provides access to Notices to Parties and the Profession and materials related to proposed changes to the Federal Courts Rules and Federal Courts Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection Rules. To subscribe, click here.

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