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Federal Courts Rules (SOR/98-106)

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Regulations are current to 2024-03-06 and last amended on 2022-01-13. Previous Versions

Marginal note:Motion by a party

  •  (1) A party may bring a motion for summary judgment or summary trial on all or some of the issues raised in the pleadings at any time after the defendant has filed a defence but before the time and place for trial have been fixed.

  • Marginal note:Further motion

    (2) If a party brings a motion for summary judgment or summary trial, the party may not bring a further motion for either summary judgment or summary trial except with leave of the Court.

  • Marginal note:Obligations of moving party

    (3) A motion for summary judgment or summary trial in an action may be brought by serving and filing a notice of motion and motion record at least 20 days before the day set out in the notice for the hearing of the motion.

  • Marginal note:Obligations of responding party

    (4) A party served with a motion for summary judgment or summary trial shall serve and file a respondent’s motion record not later than 10 days before the day set out in the notice of motion for the hearing of the motion.

  • SOR/2009-331, s. 3

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