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Representing Myself at the Tax Court of Canada

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This section strives to give you information and tools to help you start your appeal or application, prepare for your hearing and understand what is expected of you. In no way does this section constitute legal advice or should be taken to mean that legal advice is not necessary. We encourage you to seek legal advice first. Some information on where to find a lawyer can be found here.

The term ‘Self-Represented Litigant’ describes people who go to court without a lawyer and represent themselves or through an agent. They are expected to be familiar with the Rules of the Court.

The term ‘Appellant’ is used to describe you when you appeal a decision whereas the term ‘Applicant’ is used to describe you when you apply to the Court for an extension of time.

The term ‘Respondent’ is used to describe His Majesty the King, represented by a Department of Justice Canada lawyer or by an agent from the Canada Revenue Agency appointed by the Attorney General of Canada.

For appeals which fall under the Informal Procedure, appellants may be self-represented, represented by legal counsel or have an agent (for example an accountant) act on their behalf. However, for those appeals which have been instituted under the General Procedure, section 17.1 of the Tax Court of Canada Act and the Canada v. BCS Group Business Services Inc. decision from the Federal Court of Appeal (2020 FCA 205) stipulate:

  1. A party to a proceeding who is an individual may act in person or be represented by a lawyer.
  2. Where a party to a proceeding is a corporation, that party must be represented by lawyer.
  3. Where a party to a proceeding is not an individual and not a corporation, that party shall be represented by lawyer except with leave of the Court and on any conditions that it may determine.

In all cases, it is recommended that you seek legal counsel/advice prior to commencing an appeal in the Tax Court as Registry personnel are not permitted to give you any legal advice. Please note that until your case is heard by a Judge, your contact with the Court will only be with staff of the Registry of the Tax Court. Therefore, it is important for you to understand what Registry staff can and cannot do to assist you in preparing your appeal.

The Registry’s role

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What is the Registry? The Registry plays a central role in the Court’s operations. It is responsible for processing, recording and directing the flow of all documents filed by the parties. The Registry is the point of contact between the public and the judges.

Registry staff are able:

  • To inform you
    • about what forms you may need to use and provide you with information to assist in filling out some of the forms.
    • about interpreters and court reporters.
    • about how the Court works and about the Tax Court practices and procedures.
  • To provide you
    • with copies of applicable Court forms. These are also available on this website under “Acts, Rules & forms”. Please note that these forms are not forms with blanks to be filled out, but rather only indicate the standard format, wording and information that must appear in your document. It is intended that you will prepare your own documents and use the forms as a guide.
    • an opportunity to make changes to the documents you have submitted in the event they do not comply with the Rules or are missing information.
    • with information about motions, status hearings or other court hearings.
    • Court lists and information on how to get a case set down for hearing.
    • with information regarding the status of your appeal and the steps to be completed in order to have your appeal heard by the Court.
  • to check your forms and other court papers for completeness
    • for example, ensure that documents are signed, comply with the Rules and that any cited attachments are present and signed by an authorized person within your province or territory).
  • to serve as a Commissioner of Oaths
    • to swear/affirm any affidavits prepared by you, to be filed in the Tax Court of Canada.

Registry staff are not able:

  • to give you legal advice.
    • It is strongly suggested that you seek legal advice before commencing a proceeding.
  • to recommend the name of any lawyer to act on your behalf.
  • to tell you
    • what words to use in your court documents and affidavits.
    • whether you have included enough information in your court papers. 
    • what to say in court or how to make your legal arguments / submissions to a Judge.
    • what the decision of the Court will be or give you any opinion about what it might be.
  • to contact you to advise when your documents are due to be filed.
  • to interpret orders made by a Judge.
  • to change an order that has been made by a Judge.
  • to allow you to communicate with a Judge at any time, other than at your Court hearing.
  • to provide you the name of the judge hearing your appeal.

Having said all of this, please know that the Registry staff will do everything they can within their parameters to help you.

Informal and General Procedures

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The Tax Court of Canada has exclusive original jurisdiction to hear and determine references and appeals to the Court on matters arising from 14 different Acts of Parliament. Most files that come to our Court relate to Income Tax or Goods and Services Tax (GST). Depending on your situation, the first document you need to file will either be called a Notice of Appeal or an Application for Extension of Time. To find out which procedure you can use, please use the tool in When Can I Come to the Tax Court of Canada section.

When it comes to Notices of Appeal, two types of procedures are generally available to you: the Informal Procedure and the General Procedure.

Informal Procedure

The Informal Procedure is intended to minimize and simplify the legal steps involved in the appeal process. There are no filing fees associated with this type of procedure. The Tax Court of Canada Rules (Informal Procedure) apply to all informal procedure appeals in the TCC under the Income Tax Act and the Tax Court of Canada Rules of Procedure Respecting the Excise Tax Act (Informal Procedure) apply to all informal procedure appeals in the TCC under the Excise Tax Act.

For income tax appeals, the Informal Procedure is limited to cases in which the amount of federal tax and penalties in dispute for each taxation year, excluding interest, is $25,000 or less and to cases in which the amount of loss in question is $50,000 or less. For GST appeals, on the other hand, the Informal Procedure is limited to cases in which the the amount at issue is $50,000 or less.

If your amounts exceed these limits but you would rather proceed with the informal procedure, you may do so by stating in your Notice of Appeal that you agree to limit your appeal to $25,000 or $50,000, as the case may be.

General Procedure

The General Procedure is more formal in its procedures and legal steps. Filing fees are also associated with this type of procedure. There are three classes of filing fees:

Class A

  • where the amount in issue is less than $50,000
  • for appeals in which a loss has been determined, where the amount of loss in issue is less than $100,000
  • the filing fee is $250

Class B

  • where the amount in issue is $50,000 or more but less than $150,000
  • for appeals in which a loss has been determined, where the amount of loss in issue is $100,000, or more but less than $300,000
  • the filing fee is $400

Class C

  • where the amount in issue is $150,000 or more
  • for appeals in which a loss has been determined, where the amount of loss in issue is $300,000, or more
  • the filing fee is $550

The General Procedure is governed by the Tax Court of Canada Rules (General Procedure). A copy of the TCC's rules may be required to help you follow the entire process. Please refer to section 17 of the Tax Court of Canada Act. A copy of the Act and the Rules may also be obtained from any Registry office of the TCC.

When appealing under the General Procedure, you may represent yourself or be represented by a lawyer. A corporation must be represented by a lawyer.

When Can I Come to the Tax Court of Canada

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You may not appeal an assessment under the Income Tax Act or the Excise Tax Act before the Tax Court if you have not sent a ‘notice of objection’ to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). The review of your notice of objection by the CRA will result in a reassessment, a confirmation or a determination. If you do not agree with the CRA's answer to your notice of objection, you have 90 days from the date of the reassessment, confirmation or determination to appeal to the TCC.

You may also appeal to the TCC if the CRA does not respond to your notice of objection within 90 days in an income tax case or 180 days in a GST case.

Please use the tool below to find out if the Tax Court is the right place for you to come and if so, which document you can file.

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What Happens after Filing the First Document

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Notice to Appeal (Informal Procedure)

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Overview: Filing a Notice of Appeal (Informal Procedure)
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The first step is to send your Notice of Appeal to the Court. You may do so electronically, in-person, by mail or by fax. The Notice of Appeal may be in the form set out in Schedule 4 , but a letter is also acceptable as long as it sets out, in general terms, the reasons for the appeal and the relevant facts such as the date of the assessment or assessments, the taxation years or GST periods at issue. You must also include your address for service and you are encouraged to provide your email and phone number.

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Once your Notice of Appeal is sent to the Court, the Registry will verify it to ensure it contains all the required information. If information is missing (such as reasons for the appeal, address for service, etc.), the Registry will contact you and ask that you provide the missing information.

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Once the Registry has verified your Notice of Appeal and has all the required information, it will proceed to filing the document and assigning a court file number to it. The Registry will send you an acknowledgement of receipt by mail listing your court file number. This is normally done within one week of receiving your Notice of Appeal.

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The Registry will serve a copy of your Notice of Appeal on His Majesty in right of Canada by transmitting a copy to the office of the Deputy Attorney General of Canada. They are the 'Respondent'.

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The Respondent will file a Reply to your Notice of Appeal with the Registry within 60 days after they receive your Notice of Appeal. This is their position regarding your appeal.

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The Registry will send both parties a Notice of Hearing at least 30 days before the scheduled day in court. This Notice will tell you exactly where and at what time your appeal will be heard.

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Once you have received your Notice of Hearing, it is time to prepare your case for the hearing. This is when you will present your case to the judge. We have prepared a full section regarding Your Day in Court here and highly encourage you to review it.

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Once the hearing is concluded, the judge may render a decision from the bench on the same day or reserve his or her decision. In the latter case, the court shall, other than in exceptional circumstances, render judgment not later than 90 days after the day on which the hearing is concluded. The Court will give reasons for its judgment orally or in writing.

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An overview of the Notice of Appeal (Informal Procedure) process is shown in an image. Circles indicate each of the following steps:

  1. Step 1: Filing of the Notice of Appeal
  2. Step 2: Verification by the Registry
  3. Step 3: Opening of the court file
  4. Step 4: Copy sent to the Respondent
  5. Step 5: Reply to the Notice of Appeal
  6. Step 6: Notice of Hearing sent to parties
  7. Step 7: Your Day in Court
  8. Step 8: Decision

One last circle indicates ‘finish’.

Notice to Appeal (General Procedure)

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The first step is to send your Notice of appeal to the Court. You may do so electronically , in-person, by mail or by facsimile. The Notice of Appeal must be in Form 21(1)(a) . Please note that the forms are not forms with blanks to be filled out, but rather only indicate the standard format, wording and information that must appear in your document. It is intended that you will prepare your own documents and use the forms as a guide.

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Once your Notice of Appeal is sent to the Court, the Registry will verify it to ensure it contains all the required information.
If information is missing (such as reasons for the appeal, address for service, etc.), the Registry will contact you and ask that you provide the missing information.

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The filing fee shall be paid within five days after the receipt of the Notice of Appeal by the Registry. If a Notice of Appeal is filed in person, the Registry accepts cheques, money orders, cash, debit and credit cards. Cheques must be made in Canadian funds payable to the Receiver General for Canada. In instances where the Notice of Appeal is filed electronically, by mail or facsimile, it is advisable to submit the appropriate filing fee by cheque or money order. Arrangements to pay the filing fee by credit card may also be made by contacting the Registry at the time of filing.

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Once the Registry has verified your Notice of Appeal and has received the filing fees, it will proceed to filing the appeal and assigning a court file number to it. The Registry will send you a certificate of service by mail listing your court file number. This is normally done within one week of receiving your Notice of Appeal.

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The Registry will serve a copy of your Notice of Appeal on His Majesty in right of Canada by transmitting a copy to the office of the Deputy Attorney General of Canada. They are the ‘Respondent’.

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The Respondent will file a Reply to your Notice of Appeal with the Registry within 60 days after they receive your Notice of Appeal. This is their position regarding your appeal.

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The Appellant may choose to file an Answer to the Reply to the Notice of Appeal. The Answer shall be filed and served within 30 days after service of the Reply to the Notice of Appeal. If you’re wondering how to calculate deadlines, please refer to our specific section on the subject below.

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Pleadings are closed when an appellant has filed and served an answer or the time for the filing and serving of an answer has expired. Once the close of pleadings occurs, the parties may submit a timetable of dates for the next steps. The Registry will contact the parties and ask them to provide a timetable if they haven’t already of their own accord.

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The Court will issue an order setting dates for the completion of steps in the appeal. Orders setting dates are generally issued from dates submitted by the parties. Parties should carefully consider the dates they submit to the Court for litigation steps. The Court expects that parties will meet self-imposed ordered deadlines. Please refer to Practice Note 14 for more details. These steps are usually the service of lists of documents between parties, the conduct of examinations of discovery, satisfaction of undertakings and communication with the Court.

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When the parties are ready for hearing, they may apply jointly or unilaterally in writing to the Registrar to fix the time and place of hearing. Where all parties agree on making a joint application, it shall be in Form 123. Where all parties do not agree on making a joint application, the party making the (unilateral) application shall file a memorandum containing the information, as far as they are concerned, required in Form 123 and shall serve a copy of the memorandum on all other parties and those parties shall, within ten days of service of the memorandum, file and serve a similar memorandum. It should be noted that the Court may, at any time, on its own initiative or at the request of a party, direct that a settlement conference be held to consider the possibility of settling any or all of the issues. Please refer to Practice Note 21 and Rule 126.2.

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Once you have received your Notice of Hearing, it is time to prepare your case for the hearing. This is when you will present your case to the judge. We have prepared a full section regarding Your Day in Court and highly encourage you to review it.

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Once the hearing is concluded, the judge may render a decision from the bench on the same day or reserve his or her decision. In any event, when the Court has rendered its judgment, a copy of the judgment and any written reasons for it shall be sent to each party to the proceeding.

Step 12

An overview of the Notice of Appeal (General Procedure) process is shown in an image. Circles indicate each of the following steps:

  1. Step 1: Filing of the Notice of Appeal
  2. Step 2: Verification by the Registry
  3. Step 3: Paying the filing fees
  4. Step 4: Opening of the court file
  5. Step 5: Copy sent to the Respondent
  6. Step 6: Reply filed
  7. Step 7: Answer (if any) filed
  8. Step 8: Timetable submitted
  9. Step 9: Timetable order
  10. Step 10: Application to fix the time and place of hearing
  11. Step 11: Your Day in Court
  12. Step 12: Decision

One last circle indicates ‘finish’.

Application for Extension of Time

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The first step is to send your application for extension of time to the Court. You may do so electronically, in-person, by mail or by facsimile. If you are submitting an application for extension of time to file an appeal, you shall set out the reasons why the appeal was not instituted within the time limited by section 169 of the ITA or by section 302 of ETA for doing so and you must also submit your notice of appeal with the application. Your notice of appeal must set out the reasons for the appeal and the relevant facts such as the date of the assessment or assessments, the taxation years or GST periods at issue. You must also include your address for service and you are encouraged to provide your email and phone number.

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Once your Application for Extension of Time is sent to the Court, the Registry will verify it to ensure it contains all the required information. If information is missing (such as reasons for the application, address for service, etc.), the Registry will contact you and ask that you provide the missing information. Copy sent to either Deputy Minister or Deputy Attorney General.

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The Registry will serve a copy of your Application on His Majesty in right of Canada by transmitting a copy to the office of the Deputy Attorney General of Canada. They are the 'Respondent'.

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The Registry will send both parties a Notice of Hearing at least 30 days before the scheduled day in court. This Notice will tell you exactly where and at what time your application will be heard

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The Respondent may file a response to the Application for extension of time.

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Once you have received your notice of hearing, it is time to prepare your case for the hearing. This is when you will present your case to the judge. We have prepared a full section regarding Your Day in Court here and highly encourage you to review it.

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Once the hearing is concluded, the judge may render a decision from the bench on the same day or reserve his or her decision. In any event, when the Court has rendered its judgment, a copy of the judgment and any written reasons for it shall be sent to each party to the proceeding.

Step 7

An overview of the Application for extension of time process is shown in an image. Circles indicate each of the following steps:

  1. Step 1: Filing of the Application for extension of time
  2. Step 2: Verification by the Registry
  3. Step 3: Copy sent to the Respondent
  4. Step 4: Notice of Hearing sent to parties
  5. Step 5: Filing of the reply to the application
  6. Step 6: Your Day in Court
  7. Step 7: Decision

One last circle indicates ‘finish’.

How to Calculate Deadlines

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Knowing how to calculate deadlines for serving and filing documents is important in order to do these steps within the prescribed timelines.

You need to keep in mind Court office hours, federal and provincial holidays and the Court’s winter holiday period. There are differences depending on the chosen filing method (electronic, in person, by mail or by fax) and the court procedure (informal or general).

Statutory deadlines to file an appeal

Appeals under the Income Tax Act and under the Excise Tax Act

If you received a notice of reassessment, a notice of confirmation or a notice of determination, you can appeal this assessment or determination at the Court. You have 90 days to file a notice of appeal starting from the day following the date of the issuance of the notice.

Your notice of appeal must be received by the Registry of the Court on or before the last day of the 90-day period. If you are unable to act within this 90-day period, you can apply for an extension of time under certain circumstances.

Section 169 of the Income Tax Act
Section 302 of the Excise Tax Act

Appeals under the Employment Insurance Act and under the Canada Pension Plan Act

To appeal a decision of the Minister, you must file a notice of appeal at the Tax Court of Canada within 90 days after the date that the decision was mailed to you. If the mailing date is unknown, that 90-day period starts from the date indicated on the decision.

Tax Court of Canada Rules of Procedure respecting the Employment Insurance Act
Tax Court of Canada Rules of Procedure respecting the Canada Pension Plan

The filing date

The filing date is the date that a document is received by the Tax Court of Canada’s Registry.

If a document is filed electronically, the filing deadline for the day is midnight (12:00AM) according to the regional time of the office of the Court where you file the document.

If a document is filed in person, by mail or by fax, the daily filing deadline is before the Court’s Registry closes for the day. The registries are open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday, except holidays (please see federal and provincial holidays below).

Calculating deadlines in days

When a document is to be served or filed within a time after, from of or before a specified day, the time does not include that day. It includes all other days, including weekends and federal and provincial holidays. The Court’s winter holiday period will be excluded for specific steps, please refer to the section below for more details.

The deadline ends on the last day of the set number of days. If counting backwards, count the day on which the period starts and count backwards until you reach the set number of days.

Winter holiday period

Except where a contrary intention appears:

Under the informal procedure, the period beginning on December 21 in any year and ending on January 7 of the next year shall be excluded when counting days only for the purpose of the following steps:

  • The Minister filing a reply to the notice of appeal;
  • The Tax Court of Canada fixing a date of hearing;
  • The Tax Court of Canada rendering the decision.

Under the general procedure, the period beginning on December 21 in any year and ending on January 7 of the next year shall be excluded when calculating deadlines under the general procedure rules or a direction. This therefore excludes the deadlines for the filing of a notice of appeal or an application for extension of time, which are statutory deadlines.

Federal and provincial holidays

When a deadline to file a document or do something falls on Saturday or a federal holiday, the deadline is extended to the following day that is not Saturday or a federal holiday.

The federal statutory holidays are the following:

  • Sundays;
  • New Year's Day;
  • Good Friday;
  • Easter Monday;
  • Victoria Day (Monday preceding May 25);
  • Canada Day;
  • Labour Day;
  • National Day for Truth and Reconciliation;
  • Thanksgiving Day;
  • Remembrance Day;
  • Christmas Day.

The Registry is open during provincial holidays. However, the Registry may either have limited staff or be closed on the following provincial holidays. To avoid missing a deadline, please file the document the day of or before the following days:

  • Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day (June 24th, for offices located in QC only);
  • Civic Holiday (first Monday of August, for offices BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, NB, NS, PE, NL only);
  • Boxing Day (December 26 for all offices).

Please note that the third Monday of February (Family Day) is a regular workday for the Tax Court of Canada.

Examples

On Monday, January 20, 2020 you received a notice of reassessment stating that you have unreported income. The notice of reassessment is dated Monday, January 13, 2020. The 90-day period to file your notice of appeal starts to run on Tuesday, January 14, 2020 (the day following the issuance of the notice by the Minister). You should count January 14th as the first day and stop on the 90th following day. Your notice of appeal should be received by the registry on or before Sunday, April 12, 2020.  Since Sundays are federal statutory holidays, the deadline falls on the following day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or a federal statutory holiday. In this case, the deadline to file the notice of appeal would be Tuesday, April 14, 2020 because Monday, April 13, 2020 is also a federal holiday.

On Thursday, December 17, 2020, you receive a notice of confirmation dated Tuesday, December 15, 2020. You have 90 days to file a notice of appeal starting from the day following the date of the issuance of the notice of confirmation. For the purpose of computing these 90 days, you shall count all days, including the Court’s winter holiday period. You shall not consider the winter holiday period, since the document you are filing is a notice of appeal, the deadline for filing is a statutory deadline that is not enacted by the Court. You must file your notice of appeal on or before Monday, March 15, 2021.

You were served with the reply to the notice of appeal on Tuesday December 1, 2020. You have 30 days to serve and file an optional answer. You must count 30 days, excluding the period from December 21 to January 7. That will bring you to Monday, January 18, 2021.

You received a decision of the Minister stating that you are not eligible for employment insurance. The decision is dated December 1, 2020. You are not aware of the date that the decision was mailed to you. Starting December 1, 2020, count 90 days forward. Your notice of appeal must be received by the Court’s registry on or before March 1, 2021.

You filed your notice of appeal to the Court on November 27, 2020. The Court served it to the Minister on November 30, 2020. The Minister disposes of a 60-day period to file a reply (on or before January 29, 2021). However, since the winter holiday period from December 21 to January 7 shall be excluded from date computation in this situation, the 60-day period ends instead on Tuesday, February 16, 2021. The Minister will have until Tuesday, February 16, 2021 to file his reply.

Ways to Resolve my Appeal

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It is always advisable to attempt to resolve a dispute without going to court. Both parties are encouraged to communicate with each other throughout the process to see if they can reach an agreement without going to court. We encourage parties to have settlement discussions as soon as possible after the pleadings are closed.

The Court can schedule a Settlement Conference on its own initiative or at the request of a party. Practice Note 21 states the following:

  1. Settlement conferences will not be scheduled unless parties to the litigation have confirmed that a written offer of settlement has been made and that a written reply has been provided.
  2. Both parties must be present at all times during the settlement conference.
  3. Parties to the settlement conference must ensure that a representative with full authority to settle the appeal is present at all times.
  4. The Court may award costs against a party where it deems the conduct of that party to have impeded on the efficient functioning of the settlement conference.

If the appeal proceeds to a court hearing, the appeal is resolved by having both parties appear in court to present their versions of the facts to a judge. It is important to note that you will have to explain why you disagree with the Minister’s decision and provide evidence to that effect.

The judge will then decide the appeal based on the evidence and arguments presented to the Court.

My Day in Court

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Preparing for your day in court is crucial. It starts well before the actual hearing day.

When I Receive the Court's Decision

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Further to the conclusion of the hearing, you will either receive an oral decision on the same day or at a later date. In any event, you will receive an official copy of the judgment by registered mail.

Appeal of the Court’s decision

If you decide to appeal the decision of the Tax Court, you may do so accordingly:

Decision to be appealed To which Court an appeal lies Reference Time Limit
Applications

An Order with respect to an Application for an extension of time to serve an Objection

An appeal must be filed in the Federal Court of Appeal

Federal Courts Act subsections 27(1.2), (1.3), (2)

Within 30 days after pronouncement of decision in the calculation of which July and August shall be excluded

An Order with respect to an Application for an extension of time to institute an appeal

An appeal must be filed in the Federal Court of Appeal

Federal Courts Act subsections 27(1.2), (1.3), (2)

Within 30 days after pronouncement of decision in the calculation of which July and August shall be excluded

An Order with respect to an Application for a postponement of a period of suspension of authority to issue tax receipts under s.188.2(4) ITA (paragraph 18.29 (3)(b) TCC Act)

An appeal must be filed in the Federal Court of Appeal

Federal Courts Act subsections 27(1.2), (1.3), (2)

Within 30 days after pronouncement of decision in the calculation of which July and August shall be excluded

Application for extension of time to file an appeal at the Federal Court of Appeal

A notice of motion must be served and then filed in the Federal Court of Appeal

Federal Courts Act subsection 27(2)

Within any further time that a judge of the Federal Court of Appeal may fix or allow before or after the end of those 30 days

General Procedure Appeals

Judgment

An appeal must be filed in the Federal Court of Appeal

Federal Courts Act subsections 27(1.1) & (2)

Within 30 days after pronouncement of decision in the calculation of which July and August shall be excluded

Order (excluding orders related to applications for extension of time)

An appeal must be filed in the Federal Court of Appeal

Federal Courts Act subsections 27(1.1) & (2)

Within 10 days after pronouncement of decision

Judgment / Order where the appeal is dismissed because the appellant failed to attend a hearing, status hearing or pre-hearing conference

A motion to have the order of dismissal set aside and the appeal set down for hearing must be filed in the Tax Court of Canada

Tax Court of Canada Rules – (General Procedure) subsection 140(2)

Within 30 days after the pronouncement of the judgment or order

Application for extension of time to file an appeal at the Federal Court of Appeal

A notice of motion must be served and then filed in the Federal Court of Appeal

Federal Courts Act subsection 27(2)

Within any further time that a judge of the Federal Court of Appeal may fix or allow before or after the end of those 10 or 30 days, as the case may be

Certificate of Costs

A motion must be filed in the Tax Court of Canada

Tax Court of Canada Rules – (General Procedure) section 159

Within 30 days of the date of a certificate of costs

Extension of time for appealing the taxation of costs

A motion must be filed in the Tax Court of Canada

Tax Court of Canada Rules – (General Procedure) subsection 12 (2)

An extension of time may be made before or after the expiration of the time prescribed

Informal Procedure Appeals

Judgment

An appeal must be filed in the Federal Court of Appeal

Federal Courts Act subsections 27(1.2), (1.3), (2)

Within 30 days after pronouncement of decision in the calculation of which July and August shall be excluded

Order (excluding orders related to applications for extension of time)

An appeal must be filed in the Federal Court of Appeal

Federal Courts Act subsections 27(1.1) & (2)

Within 10 days after pronouncement of decision

Judgment / Order where the appeal is dismissed because the appellant did not attend the hearing

An application must be filed in the Tax Court of Canada

Tax Court of Canada Act subsection 18.21

180 days after the day on which the order was mailed to the appellant

Application for extension of time to file an appeal at the Federal Court of Appeal

A notice of motion must be served and then filed in the Federal Court of Appeal

Federal Courts Act subsection 27(2)

Within any further time that a judge of the Federal Court of Appeal may fix or allow before or after the end of those 10 or 30 days, as the case may be

Certificate of Costs

An application must be filed in the Tax Court of Canada

Tax Court of Canada Rules – (IT Informal Procedure) subsection 14(1) and (GST Informal Procedure) subsection 13(1)

Within 20 days of the date of mailing of the certificate of taxation

Extension of time for appealing the taxation of costs

An application must be filed in the Tax Court of Canada

Tax Court of Canada Rules – (IT Informal Procedure) subsection 14(2) and (GST Informal Procedure) subsection 13(2)

The time may be extended by a Judge of the Court

Employment Insurance and Canada Pension Plan Appeals

Final Judgment / Order

An appeal must be filed in the Federal Court of Appeal

Federal Courts Act subsections 27(1.2), (1.3), (2)

Within 30 days after pronouncement of decision in the calculation of which July and August shall be excluded

Order (excluding orders related to applications for extension of time)

An appeal must be filed in the Federal Court of Appeal

Federal Courts Act subsections 27(1.1) & (2)

Within 10 days after pronouncement of decision

Judgment / Order where the appeal is dismissed because the appellant did not attend the hearing

An application must be filed in the Tax Court of Canada

Tax Court of Canada Act subsection 18.21

No later than 180 days after the day on which the order was mailed to the appellant

Application for extension of time to file an appeal at the Federal Court of Appeal

A notice of motion must be served and then filed in the Federal Court of Appeal

Federal Courts Act subsection 27(2)

Within any further time that a judge of the Federal Court of Appeal may fix or allow before or after the end of those 10 or 30 days, as the case may be