The Court is composed of 22 judicial seats, in addition to 10 justices who currently sit supernumerary.[1] They hear over 1,500 appeals each year, on issues of private law, constitutional law, criminal law, administrative law and other matters. The Supreme Court of Canada hears appeals from less than 3% of the decisions of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, therefore in a practical sense, the Court of Appeal is the last avenue of appeal for most litigants in Ontario.[2]
The Court of Appeal derives its jurisdiction from Ontario's Courts of Justice Act.
Current judges
A courtroom at Osgoode Hall. Over the dais are the Royal Arms of the United Kingdom, which until 1931 were the Royal Arms for general purposes throughout the British Empire. The Statute of Westminster 1931 effectively elevated the Royal Arms of Canada to the position of the King's Royal Arms for general purposes across Canada, which is why the Royal Arms of Canada are now used by the court to represent the Canadian Crown.
Supernumerary Justices
Chief Justices of Ontario
Past judges
Chief Justices of Upper Canada (1792–1841)/Province of Canada (1841–1867)
^Canada, Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs (11 March 2024). "Federal Judicial Appointments - Number of Federally Appointed Judges in Canada". www.fja.gc.ca.
^"Court of Appeal for Ontario". Ontariocourts.on.ca. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
^"Ontario Judicial Appointments Announced". 2012-06-22. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
^"Government of Canada announces judicial appointments in the province of Ontario". 2017-07-18.
^ a b"ONTARIO JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS ANNOUNCED". Retrieved 1 August 2018.
^"ONTARIO JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS ANNOUNCED". Retrieved 1 August 2018.
^Canada, Employment and Social Development (2015-06-26). "Ontario Judicial Appointments Announced - Canada.ca". www.canada.ca.
^Canada, Department of Justice (2017-04-07). "Government of Canada announces judicial appointments in the province of Ontario - Canada.ca". www.canada.ca.