Science Fair Project Encyclopedia Supreme Court of Canada The
Supreme Court of Canada is Canada's highest court and is located
in the capital city of Ottawa. It is now the final court of
appeal, the last judicial resort for all litigants, whether
individual or governmental. Its jurisdiction embraces both the
civil law of the province of Quebec and the common law of the
other provinces and territories. When handling Quebec civil law
cases the court is careful to have them reviewed by the three
civil law judges that are always on the court. The court is
composed of nine justices, formally appointed by the Governor
General on the recommendation of the Cabinet. The creation of
the Court was authorized by the Constitution Act 1867 (formerly
called the British North America Act 1867). The first bills for
its creation, introduced in the Parliament of Canada in 1869 and
in 1870, were withdrawn. On April 8, 1875, however, a new bill
was finally passed. The statesmen most prominent in establishing
the Supreme Court wer