Définition des officiers et des bureaux judiciaires

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"juge de la cour provinciale"

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juge de la cour provinciale Toute personne qu’une loi de la législature d’une province nomme juge ou autorise à agir comme juge, quel que soit son titre, et qui a les pouvoirs d’au moins deux juges de paix. La présente définition vise aussi les substituts légitimes de ces personnes. (provincial court judge)
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L.R. (1985), ch. C-46, art. 2; L.R. (1985), ch. 11 (1er suppl.), art. 2, ch. 27 (1er suppl.), art. 2 et 203, ch. 31 (1er suppl.), art. 61, ch. 1 (2e suppl.), art. 213, ch. 27 (2e suppl.), art. 10, ch. 35 (2e suppl.), art. 34, ch. 32 (4e suppl.), art. 55, ch. 40 (4e suppl.), art. 21990, ch. 17, art. 7; 1991, ch. 1, art. 28, ch. 40, art. 1, ch. 43, art. 1 et 9; 1992, ch. 20, art. 216, ch. 51, art. 32; 1993, ch. 28, art. 78, ch. 34, art. 59; 1994, ch. 44, art. 2; 1995, ch. 29, art. 39 et 40, ch. 39, art. 138; 1997, ch. 23, art. 1; 1998, ch. 30, art. 14; 1999, ch. 3, art. 25, ch. 5, art. 1, ch. 25, art. 1(préambule), ch. 28, art. 155; 2000, ch. 12, art. 91, ch. 25, art. 1(F); 2001, ch. 32, art. 1, ch. 41, art. 2 et 131; 2002, ch. 7, art. 137, ch. 22, art. 324; 2003, ch. 21, art. 1; 2004, ch. 3, art. 12005, ch. 10, art. 34, ch. 38, art. 58, ch. 40, art. 1 et 7; 2006, ch. 14, art. 12007, ch. 13, art. 1; 2012, ch. 1, art. 160, ch. 19, art. 371; 2013, ch. 13, art. 2; 2014, ch. 17, art. 1, ch. 23, art. 2, ch. 25, art. 2; 2015, ch. 3, art. 44, ch. 13, art. 3, ch. 20, art. 15; 2018, ch. 21, art. 12; 2019, ch. 13, art. 140; 2019, ch. 25, art. 1; 2022, ch. 17, art. 1.

– CCC (CanLII), (Jus.)

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Définitions

487.04 Les définitions qui suivent s’appliquent au présent article et aux articles 487.05 à 487.0911 . ...
juge de la cour provinciale Y est assimilé le juge du tribunal pour adolescents visé au paragraphe 2(1) de la Loi sur le système de justice pénale pour les adolescents, dans le cas où la personne visée par le mandat est un adolescent. (provincial court judge)
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1995, ch. 27, art. 11998, ch. 37, art. 152001, ch. 41, art. 172002, ch. 1, art. 1752005, ch. 25, art. 1, ch. 43, art. 5 et 92007, ch. 22, art. 2, 8 et 472008, ch. 6, art. 35 et 632009, ch. 22, art. 162010, ch. 3, art. 6, ch. 17, art. 32012, ch. 1, art. 302013, ch. 9, art. 16, ch. 13, art. 82014, ch. 17, art. 13, ch. 25, art. 232015, ch. 20, art. 232018, ch. 16, art. 216, ch. 21, art. 182019, ch. 13, art. 1522019, ch. 25, art. 196.12021, ch. 27, art. 32022, ch. 17, art. 19

– CCC (CanLII), (Jus.)

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"Justice"

Définitions

2 Les définitions qui suivent s’appliquent à la présente loi.
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juge de paix Juge de paix ou juge de la cour provinciale, y compris deux ou plusieurs juges de paix lorsque la loi exige qu’il y ait deux ou plusieurs juges de paix pour agir ou quand, en vertu de la loi, ils agissent ou ont juridiction. (justice)

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L.R. (1985), ch. C-46, art. 2; L.R. (1985), ch. 11 (1er suppl.), art. 2, ch. 27 (1er suppl.), art. 2 et 203, ch. 31 (1er suppl.), art. 61, ch. 1 (2e suppl.), art. 213, ch. 27 (2e suppl.), art. 10, ch. 35 (2e suppl.), art. 34, ch. 32 (4e suppl.), art. 55, ch. 40 (4e suppl.), art. 21990, ch. 17, art. 7; 1991, ch. 1, art. 28, ch. 40, art. 1, ch. 43, art. 1 et 9; 1992, ch. 20, art. 216, ch. 51, art. 32; 1993, ch. 28, art. 78, ch. 34, art. 59; 1994, ch. 44, art. 2; 1995, ch. 29, art. 39 et 40, ch. 39, art. 138; 1997, ch. 23, art. 1; 1998, ch. 30, art. 14; 1999, ch. 3, art. 25, ch. 5, art. 1, ch. 25, art. 1(préambule), ch. 28, art. 155; 2000, ch. 12, art. 91, ch. 25, art. 1(F); 2001, ch. 32, art. 1, ch. 41, art. 2 et 131; 2002, ch. 7, art. 137, ch. 22, art. 324; 2003, ch. 21, art. 1; 2004, ch. 3, art. 12005, ch. 10, art. 34, ch. 38, art. 58, ch. 40, art. 1 et 7; 2006, ch. 14, art. 12007, ch. 13, art. 1; 2012, ch. 1, art. 160, ch. 19, art. 371; 2013, ch. 13, art. 2; 2014, ch. 17, art. 1, ch. 23, art. 2, ch. 25, art. 2; 2015, ch. 3, art. 44, ch. 13, art. 3, ch. 20, art. 15; 2018, ch. 21, art. 12; 2019, ch. 13, art. 140; 2019, ch. 25, art. 1; 2022, ch. 17, art. 1.

– CCC (CanLII), (Jus.)

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Article 188

L'article 188 définit le « juge en chef » aux fins de l'art. 188 :

188
[omis (1) and (2)]
(3) [Repealed, 1993, c. 40, s. 8] (3) [Abrogé, 1993, ch. 40, art. 8]

Définition de juge en chef

(4) Au présent article, juge en chef désigne :

a) dans la province d’Ontario, le juge en chef de la Cour de l’Ontario;

b) dans la province de Québec, le juge en chef de la Cour supérieure;

c) dans les provinces de la Nouvelle-Écosse, de la Colombie-Britannique et de l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard, au Yukon et dans les Territoires du Nord-Ouest, le juge en chef de la Cour suprême;

d) dans les provinces du Nouveau-Brunswick, du Manitoba, de la Saskatchewan et d’Alberta, le juge en chef de la Cour du Banc de la Reine;

e) dans la province de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador, le juge en chef de la Cour suprême, Section de première instance;

f) au Nunavut, le juge en chef de la Cour de justice du Nunavut.

[omis (5) and (6)]

– CCC (CanLII), (Jus.)

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"Juge"

Divers articles du Code font référence à un « juge d'une cour supérieure de juridiction criminelle. Il peut s'agir d'une cour d'appel provinciale. L'exercice de cette forme de compétence par une cour d'appel, selon l'affaire, sera rare pour des « raisons pratiques » et « de politique générale ».

Article 164

L'article 164 définit le « juge » aux fins de l'art. 164 comme suit :

164
[omis (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6) and (7)]

Définitions

(8) Les définitions qui suivent s’appliquent au présent article.
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juge Juge d’un tribunal. (judge)
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L.R. (1985), ch. C-46, art. 164L.R. (1985), ch. 27 (2e suppl.), art. 10, ch. 40 (4e suppl.), art. 21990, ch. 16, art. 3, ch. 17, art. 91992, ch. 1, art. 58, ch. 51, art. 341993, ch. 46, art. 31997, ch. 18, art. 51998, ch. 30, art. 141999, ch. 3, art. 272002, ch. 7, art. 139, ch. 13, art. 62005, ch. 32, art. 82014, ch. 25, art. 6 et 46, ch. 31, art. 42015, ch. 3, art. 462018, ch. 29, art. 122021, ch. 24, art. 1

– CCC (CanLII), (Jus.)

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Section 320

Section 320 defines "judge" for the purpose of s. 320 as:

320
[omis (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6) and (7)]
(8) In this section, ...
"judge" means a judge of a court.
R.S., 1985, c. C-46, s. 320; R.S., 1985, c. 27 (2nd Supp.), s. 10, c. 40 (4th Supp.), s. 2; 1990, c. 16, s. 4, c. 17, s. 11; 1992, c. 1, s. 58, c. 51, s. 36; 1998, c. 30, s. 14; 1999, c. 3, s. 29; 2002, c. 7, s. 142.

– CCC (CanLII), (Jus.)

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Part XXI.2

Section 462.3 defines "judge" for the purpose of Part XII.2 (s. 462.3 to 462.5) as:

462.3 (1) In this Part [Pt. XII.2 – Produits de la criminalité (art. 462.3 à 462.5)],
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"judge" means a judge as defined in section 552 [definitions - judges] or a judge of a superior court of criminal jurisdiction;

– CCC (CanLII), (Jus.)

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Sections 487.011 to 487.0199

Definitions

487.011 The following definitions apply in this section and in sections 487.012 to 487.0199 .
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"judge" means a judge of a superior court of criminal jurisdiction or a judge of the Court of Quebec.
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2004, c. 3, s. 7; 2014, c. 31, s. 20.
[annotation(s) ajoutée(s)]

– CCC (CanLII), (Jus.)

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Sections 488.1

Section 488.1 defines "judge" for the purpose of s.488.1 as:

488.1 (1) In this section,
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"judge" means a judge of a superior court of criminal jurisdiction of the province where the seizure was made;

– CCC (CanLII), (Jus.)

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Section 490.2

Section 490.2 defines "judge" for the purpose of s. 490.2, 490.5, and 490.8 as:

490.2
[omis (1), (2), (3), (4) and (4.1)]

Definition of “judge”

(5) In this section and sections 490.5 and 490.8, "judge" means a judge as defined in section 552 [definitions - judges] or a judge of a superior court of criminal jurisdiction.
1997, c. 23, s. 15; 2001, c. 32, s. 31; 2007, c. 13, s. 9; 2017, c. 7, s. 65.

– CCC (CanLII), (Jus.)

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Section 492.1(8)

492.1
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Definitions

(8) The following definitions apply in this section.
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"judge" means a judge of a superior court of criminal jurisdiction or a judge of the Court of Quebec. ...
1993, c. 40, s. 18; 1999, c. 5, s. 18; 2014, c. 31, s. 23; 2019, c. 25, s. 207.
[annotation(s) ajoutée(s)]

– [http://canlii.ca/t/ckjd#art492.1

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Part XVI (s. 493 to 529.5)

Section 493 defines "judge" for the purpose of Part XVI (compelling attendance and interim release) as:

493 In this Part [Pt. XVI – Mesures concernant la comparution d’un prévenu devant un juge de paix et la mise en liberté provisoire (art. 493 à 529.5)], ...
"judge" means

(a) in the Province of Ontario, a judge of the superior court of criminal jurisdiction of the Province,

(b) in the Province of Quebec, a judge of the superior court of criminal jurisdiction of the province or three judges of the Court of Quebec,

(c) [Repealed, 1992, c. 51, s. 37]

(d) in the Provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Manitoba, British Columbia, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, Alberta and Newfoundland and Labrador, a judge of the superior court of criminal jurisdiction of the Province,

(e) in Yukon and the Northwest Territories, a judge of the Supreme Court, and

(f) in Nunavut, a judge of the Nunavut Court of Justice;

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R.S., 1985, c. C-46, s. 493; R.S., 1985, c. 11 (1st Supp.), s. 2, c. 27 (2nd Supp.), s. 10, c. 40 (4th Supp.), s. 2; 1990, c. 16, s. 5, c. 17, s. 12; 1992, c. 51, s. 37; 1994, c. 44, s. 39; 1999, c. 3, s. 30; 2002, c. 7, s. 143; 2015, c. 3, s. 51; 2019, c. 25, s. 209.

– CCC (CanLII), (Jus.)

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Part XIX - "Judge"

Under Part XIX (s. 552 to 573.2) concerning indictable offences in trial without a jury, s. 552 defines "judge":

552 In this Part [Pt. XIX – Actes criminels – procès sans jury (art. 552 à 572)],
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"judge" means,

(a) in the Province of Ontario, a judge of the superior court of criminal jurisdiction of the Province,

(b) in the Province of Quebec, a judge of the Court of Quebec,

(c) in the Province of Nova Scotia, a judge of the superior court of criminal jurisdiction of the Province,

(d) in the Province of New Brunswick, a judge of the Court of Queen’s Bench,

(e) in the Province of British Columbia, the Chief Justice or a puisne judge of the Supreme Court,

(f) in the Province of Prince Edward Island, a judge of the Supreme Court,

(g) in the Province of Manitoba, the Chief Justice or a puisne judge of the Court of Queen’s Bench,

(h) in the Provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta, a judge of the superior court of criminal jurisdiction of the province,

(h.1) in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, a judge of the Trial Division of the Supreme Court,

(i) in Yukon and the Northwest Territories, a judge of the Supreme Court, and

(j) in Nunavut, a judge of the Nunavut Court of Justice.

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R.S., 1985, c. C-46, s. 552; R.S., 1985, c. 11 (1st Supp.), s. 2, c. 27 (1st Supp.), s. 103, c. 27 (2nd Supp.), s. 10, c. 40 (4th Supp.), s. 2; 1990, c. 16, s. 6, c. 17, s. 13; 1992, c. 51, s. 38; 1999, c. 3, s. 36; 2002, c. 7, s. 145; 2015, c. 3, s. 53.

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Misc

Definitions

118 In this Part [Pt. IV – Infractions contre l’application de la loi et l’administration de la justice (art. 118 à 149)],
"evidence" or statement" means an assertion of fact, opinion, belief or knowledge, whether material or not and whether admissible or not; (témoignage, déposition ou déclaration)

"government" means

(a) the Government of Canada,

(b) the government of a province, or

(c) Her Majesty in right of Canada or a province; (gouvernement)

"judicial proceeding" means a proceeding

(a) in or under the authority of a court of justice,

(b) before the Senate or House of Commons or a committee of the Senate or House of Commons, or before a legislative council, legislative assembly or house of assembly or a committee thereof that is authorized by law to administer an oath,

(c) before a court, judge, justice, provincial court judge or coroner,

(d) before an arbitrator or umpire, or a person or body of persons authorized by law to make an inquiry and take evidence therein under oath, or

(e) before a tribunal by which a legal right or legal liability may be established,

whether or not the proceeding is invalid for want of jurisdiction or for any other reason; (procédure judiciaire)

"office" includes

(a) an office or appointment under the government,

(b) a civil or military commission, and

(c) a position or an employment in a public department; (charge ou emploi)

"official" means a person who

(a) holds an office, or

(b) is appointed or elected to discharge a public duty; (fonctionnaire)

"witness" means a person who gives evidence orally under oath or by affidavit in a judicial proceeding, whether or not he is competent to be a witness, and includes a child of tender years who gives evidence but does not give it under oath, because, in the opinion of the person presiding, the child does not understand the nature of an oath. (témoin)
R.S., 1985, c. C-46, s. 118; R.S., 1985, c. 27 (1st Supp.), ss. 15, 203; 2007, c. 13, s. 2.

– CCC (CanLII), (Jus.)

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See Also

• Criminal Courts