Rules of the Supreme Court of Canada

21 (1) Every document before the Court shall be printed

• (a) clearly and legibly on white paper of good quality measuring 21.5 cm by 28 cm (letter format);

• (b) except for a book of authorities, which shall be printed on both sides of each page, on one side of the paper only, and in the case of a document that these rules require to be bound, with the printed pages facing up on the left; and,

• (c) subject to subrule (2) and except for the table of contents prepared in accordance with Rule 24, with the pages of the document numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals anywhere at the top of the page.

(2) The pages in a book of authorities do not have to be numbered if the page numbers of the authorities are clearly shown.

(2.1) If a document exceeds 300 pages,

• (a) it shall be bound in volumes of not more than 200 pages;

• (b) there shall be indicated on each volume, below the title of the document and the information required by paragraph 22(1)(f), but within the horizontal lines, the volume number in Roman numerals and, on the same line or on the line below, the volume number, the page numbers of the first and last pages in that volume or, in the case of a book of authorities, the tab numbers of the first and last tabs in that volume; and

• (c) the volume number in Roman numerals shall also appear on the bottom cutting edge of each volume.

(3) Parts I to V of a memorandum of argument on an application for leave to appeal, of a memorandum of argument on a motion, and of a factum on an appeal shall be printed

• (a) in a type no smaller than 12 point and with no more than 12 characters per 2.5 cm;

• (b) with every paragraph, but not headings, consecutively numbered in the left margin;

• (c) with no more than 500 words on every printed page;

• (d) with the lines at least one and one-half lines apart, except for quotations from authorities, which shall be indented and single-spaced; and

• (e) with margins of no less than 2.5 cm.

(4) At the end of Part V of a memorandum of argument on an application for leave to appeal, of a memorandum of argument on a motion, and of a factum on an appeal shall be printed the name of the counsel who prepared the document and the name of each party represented by that counsel, or the name of the party if not represented by counsel. The original of the document shall be signed immediately above the printed name by the counsel or shall be signed by the party if not represented by counsel.