Rules of the Supreme Court of Canada

19 (1) A document may be filed with the Registrar by

• (a) hand delivery;

• (b) mail or courier; or

• (c) fax transmission, except in the case of a document that these Rules require to be bound.

(2) On receipt of a document, the Registrar may

• (a) accept or reject the document for filing; or

• (b) accept the document for filing subject to the making of any corrections or the fulfilling of any conditions precedent.

(2.1) to (2.3) [Repealed, SOR/2011-74, s. 7]

(3) A document that is filed by fax transmission shall include a cover page in accordance with subrule 20(3) and is deemed to have been filed on the day on which it is received, unless it is received between 5:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. local time or on a day that is a holiday, in which case it is deemed to have been filed the following day that is not a holiday.

(4) The date of the filing stamp of the Court on the document shall be deemed to be the date of its filing, unless the Court, a judge or the Registrar otherwise orders.

(5) All documents filed shall be served in accordance with Rule 20 on all parties unless these Rules provide otherwise or the Court, a judge or the Registrar otherwise orders.