Section 85 of the Rules of the Court of Appeal of Quebec in Criminal matters authorizes the Clerk to publish a Practice Directions to explain or render these rules or a practice before the Court more precise. These Practices Directions may be reviewed and amended from time to time.
Below you will find a list of the Clerk's Practice Directions published to date in criminal matters.
| Clerk's Practice Direction No. 3 - Digital Office of the Court of Appeal (DOCA) - Electronic filing of originating appellate pleadings | Issued: October 3, 2022 Revised: March 11, 2024; February 20, 2025 |
| Clerk's Practice Direction No. 4 - Notification of briefs by technological means in criminal matters | Issued: October 3, 2022 |
| Clerk's Practice Direction No. 5 - Documents attached to applications and necessary for their adjudication in criminal matters (applications presented before a judge alone) | Practice Direction repealed on March 11, 2024 |
| Clerk's Practice Direction No. 6 - Documents attached to applications and necessary for their adjudication in criminal matters (applications presented before a panel) | Practice Direction repealed on March 11, 2024 |
| Clerk's Practice Direction No. 7 - Transmission of the PDF File of Pleadings and Documents by Means of the Digital Office of the Court of Appeal (DOCA) | Issued: October 3, 2022 Revised: October 3, 2023; February 5, 2024; March 11, 2024; February 20, 2025 |
| Clerk's Pratice Direction No. 8 - Filing of the PDF File of Books of Authorities | Issued: October 3, 2022 Revised: October 3, 2023; March 11, 2024; February 20, 2025 |
| Clerk's Pratice Direction No. 9 - Method for Presenting Certain Requests in Criminal and Penal Matters | Issued: March 11, 2024 Revised: February 20, 2025 |
| Clerk's Pratice Direction No. 10 - Types of Files Legible by the Means Available to the Court of Appeal | Issued: March 11, 2024 Revised: February 20, 2025 |
| Clerk's Practice Direction No. 11 - Statutory and Regulatory Provisions Reproduced in Schedule II to a Brief or Memorandum | Issued: April 18, 2024 Revised: February 20, 2025 |
Section 78 of the Regulation of the Court of Appeal of Quebec in Penal Matters authorizes the Clerk to publish a directive to explain and facilitate proper understanding of this Regulation. These Practices Directions may be reviewed and amended from time to time.
Below you will find a list of the Practice Directions published to date in penal matters.
| Rules Respecting the Preparation of the PDF Files Filed with or Transmitted to the Court | Issued: October 3, 2022 Revised: October 3, 2023; February 5, 2024; February 20, 2025 Also refer to the Practical Guide to Preparing PDF Files for Transmission to the Quebec Court of Appeal (former version / new version of Acrobat)(currently available only in French). |
| Notice - New coordinating judge at the seat of the Court of Appeal in Quebec | Issued: August 8, 2022 |
| Guidelines concerning the use of technological devices in courtrooms | Last update: April 27, 2022 |
Guidelines concern in particular:
- cell phones
- smart watches
- electronic tablets
- computers
- recorders
- cameras
- photo cameras
Forms in Criminal Matters
| Joint application for facilitation in a criminal matter (s. 67 of the Rules in criminal matters) (PDF) | Last update: March 11, 2024 |
| Questionnaire concerning appeal from sentence (s. 65 of the Rules in criminal matters) (PDF) | Last update: April 3, 2024 |
| Form for the management of an appeal alleging the inffective assistance of councel (s. 66 of the Rules in criminal matters) (PDF) | Available only in French for the moment |
| Application for a transcript of the proceedings and the reproduction of exhibits (s. 31 of the Rules in criminal matters) (PDF) | Last update: March 11, 2024) (Form available on the website of ministere of Justice) |
| Application for the reproduction of judicial hearings (PDF) |