Juror Eligibility: Difference between revisions

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General Principles

See also: Jury Selection

Under s. 626, a "qualified" juror is defined as a person who "according to ... the laws of a province" is qualified and who is "summoned as a juror" in accordance with the governing provincial law:

Qualification of jurors
626. (1) A person who is qualified as a juror according to, and summoned as a juror in accordance with, the laws of a province is qualified to serve as a juror in criminal proceedings in that province.
No disqualification based on sex
(2) Notwithstanding any law of a province referred to in subsection (1), no person may be disqualified, exempted or excused from serving as a juror in criminal proceedings on the grounds of his or her sex.
R.S., 1985, c. C-46, s. 626; R.S., 1985, c. 27 (1st Supp.), s. 128.

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Provincial Rules

Each province will have a Juries Act, or equivalent which sets out the eligibility and the process for summoning them to court.^[1]

↑ NL: Jury Act, 1991, c 16
NB: Jury Act, RSNB 2016, c 103
NS: Juries Act, SNS 1998, c 16
ON: Juries Act, RSO 1990, c J.3
MB: Jury Act, CCSM c J30
SK: Jury Act, SS 1998 c J-4.2
AB: Jury Act, RSA 2000, c J-3
BC: Jury Act, RSBC 1996, c 242
NWT: Jury Act, RSNWT 1998, c J-2
PEI: Jury Act, RSPEI 1998, c J-5.1

[1] NL: Jury Act, 1991, c 16
NB: Jury Act, RSNB 2016, c 103
NS: Juries Act, SNS 1998, c 16
ON: Juries Act, RSO 1990, c J.3
MB: Jury Act, CCSM c J30
SK: Jury Act, SS 1998 c J-4.2
AB: Jury Act, RSA 2000, c J-3
BC: Jury Act, RSBC 1996, c 242
NWT: Jury Act, RSNWT 1998, c J-2
PEI: Jury Act, RSPEI 1998, c J-5.1

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 NL: [http://canlii.ca/t/8b1r Jury Act, 1991, c 16]<br>
-NB: [http://canlii.ca/t/9016 Jury Act, RSNB 2016, c 103]<Br>
+NB: [http://canlii.ca/t/9016 Jury Act, RSNB 2016, c 103]<br>
 NS: [http://canlii.ca/t/jp2d Juries Act, SNS 1998, c 16]<br>
 ON: [http://canlii.ca/t/kv45 Juries Act, RSO 1990, c J.3]<br>
-MB: [http://canlii.ca/t/8gx3 Jury Act, CCSM c J30]<Br>
+MB: [http://canlii.ca/t/8gx3 Jury Act, CCSM c J30]<br>
 SK: [http://canlii.ca/t/wfd Jury Act, SS 1998 c J-4.2]<br>
 AB: [http://canlii.ca/t/522lg Jury Act, RSA 2000, c J-3]<br>
-BC: [http://canlii.ca/t/lgm1 Jury Act, RSBC 1996, c 242]<Br>
+BC: [http://canlii.ca/t/lgm1 Jury Act, RSBC 1996, c 242]<br>
-NWT: [http://canlii.ca/t/8hvk Jury Act, RSNWT 1998, c J-2]<Br>
+NWT: [http://canlii.ca/t/8hvk Jury Act, RSNWT 1998, c J-2]<br>
-PEI: [http://canlii.ca/t/8d92 Jury Act, RSPEI 1998, c J-5.1]<Br>
+PEI: [http://canlii.ca/t/8d92 Jury Act, RSPEI 1998, c J-5.1]<br>
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