(a) Reported cases

When citing a reported case, include a court identifier, in accordance with rule 3.2.7. Use the abbreviation adopted in the official neutral citation (in accordance with what follows below the jurisdiction identifier may be removed if it is evident from the report series). A list of Canadian court identifiers used in neutral citations is included in Appendix 3. As the Canada Supreme Court Reports (SCR) contain only decisions of the Canadian Supreme Court, it is unnecessary to include a court identifier.

(b) Jurisdiction

When citing a decision of a court of one of the provinces or territories and the jurisdiction is not evident from the report series, include a jurisdiction identifier before the court identifier without a space. Use the jurisdiction identifier adopted in the official neutral citation. A list of Canadian court identifiers used in neutral citations is included in Appendix 3.