Appeals may proceed on the standard track or the fast track, depending on the nature of the file or as decided by a judge of the Court.

The wait time for a hearing proceeding on the standard track is the time elapsed between the moment when all the briefs have been filed (i.e., when the clerk sets the matter down for a hearing) and the date scheduled for the hearing of the appeal.

Wait times for hearings proceeding on the standard track (in months)

Number of applications for leave to appeal in civil matters

Number of applications for leave to appeal from a conviction in criminal and penal Matters

Number of applications for leave to appeal from a sentence

Although a large number of appeal files are opened each year, not all are heard on the merits. Appeal proceedings may be ended by an out-of-court settlement, by a settlement resulting from a settlement conference, or by the summary dismissal of the appeal.

Appeal proceedings may also be ended by a judgment rendered after the hearing of an application to dismiss the appeal.

After a hearing on the merits, the Court may render its judgment at the hearing (on the minutes of the hearing) or take the matter under advisement. The data below excludes judgments rendered after hearings on applications.

Percentage of judgments in civil matters rendered at the hearing or after the matter is taken under advisement

Percentage of judgments in criminal or penal matters rendered at the hearing or after the matter is taken under advisement

The Quebec Court of Appeal offers judicial mediation (in civil matters) and facilitation services (in criminal matters), which provide the parties with an opportunity to reach a settlement with the assistance of a judge acting as mediator or facilitator.

Settlement conferences in civil matters

Facilitation in criminal matters