Juror Eligibility

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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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: [http://canlii.ca/t/9016 Jury Act, RSNB 2016, c 103
NS: Juries Act, SNS 1998, c 16
ON: Juries Act, RSO 1990, c J.3
MB: [http://canlii.ca/t/8gx3 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: [http://canlii.ca/t/8hvk Jury Act, RSNWT 1998, c J-2
PEI: [http://canlii.ca/t/8d92 Jury Act, RSPEI 1998, c J-5.1

[1] NL: Jury Act, 1991, c 16
NB: [http://canlii.ca/t/9016 Jury Act, RSNB 2016, c 103
NS: Juries Act, SNS 1998, c 16
ON: Juries Act, RSO 1990, c J.3
MB: [http://canlii.ca/t/8gx3 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: [http://canlii.ca/t/8hvk Jury Act, RSNWT 1998, c J-2
PEI: [http://canlii.ca/t/8d92 Jury Act, RSPEI 1998, c J-5.1

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