{"id":1759,"date":"2020-11-26T23:31:48","date_gmt":"2020-11-27T04:31:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ontariocourts.ca\/coa\/?page_id=1759"},"modified":"2023-08-30T09:07:57","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T13:07:57","slug":"filing-electronic-documents","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ontariocourts.ca\/coa\/how-to-proceed-court\/practice-directions-guidelines\/filing-electronic-documents\/","title":{"rendered":"Guidelines for Filing Electronic Documents at the Court of Appeal for Ontario"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Guidelines for Filing Electronic Documents at the Court of Appeal for Ontario are currently suspended. Parties are directed to review the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontariocourts.ca\/coa\/how-to-proceed-court\/general\/\">General Practice Direction Regarding All Proceedings in the Court of Appeal<\/a>\u00a0for information about the requirements for electronic filing.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"bold\">Effective: 1 March 2017, Amended: 10 July 2018, 3 July 2020 and 26 October 2020<\/p>\n\n<hr align=\"left\" noshade=\"noshade\" width=\"15%\" \/>\n<h2><a name=\"_Toc473192133\"><\/a><a name=\"_Toc399492494\"><\/a>I. Filing Electronic Materials<\/h2>\n<p>Rule 61.09 of the\u00a0<em>Rules of Civil Procedure<\/em>\u00a0requires parties to file electronic versions of their factums and transcripts on appeals.<\/p>\n<p>The Court of Appeal strongly encourages parties to file electronic versions of other court documents, including appeal and motion materials filed in criminal and civil proceedings, in addition to the paper copies of these documents.<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" noshade=\"noshade\" width=\"15%\" \/>\n<h2><a name=\"_Toc473192134\"><\/a><a name=\"_Toc399492495\"><\/a>II.\u00a0Transmitting Electronic Documents by Email<\/h2>\n<h3><a name=\"_Toc473192135\"><\/a>1. Types of Documents that May be Transmitted by Email<\/h3>\n<p>PLEASE NOTE: The\u00a0<span class=\"safemail\">COA.E-file [at] ontario [dot] ca <\/span>\u00a0address is not designed or intended to receive any inquiries or other communications about court proceedings.<\/p>\n<p>Only documents described on the following list that are less than 35 Megabytes (MBs) may be submitted to the court as an email attachment at\u00a0<span class=\"safemail\">COA.E-file [at] ontario [dot] ca<\/span>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Electronic factums<\/li>\n<li>Electronic transcripts<\/li>\n<li>Electronic versions of other documents prescribed by the\u00a0<em>Rules of Civil Procedure<\/em>\u00a0and the\u00a0<em>Criminal Appeal Rules<\/em>\u00a0including Appeal Books and Compendiums and Exhibit Books<\/li>\n<li>Electronic copies of affidavits of service<\/li>\n<li>Electronic correspondence as specified in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontariocourts.ca\/coa\/how-to-proceed-court\/practice-directions-guidelines\/practice-direction-civil\/\"><strong>Practice Direction Concerning Civil Appeals at the Court of Appeal for Ontario<\/strong><\/a>:\n<ul>\n<li>Notification of change to counsel&#8217;s or self-represented party&#8217;s mailing or email address: see Civil Practice Direction, s. 6.4<\/li>\n<li>Letter to the Registrar seeking court approval to dispense with the requirement to file a motion record or to abridge time to serve or file motion materials on a motion before a single judge: see Civil Practice Direction, s. 7.1.5<\/li>\n<li>Letter to the Registrar advising that a motion to be heard by a single judge or by a panel of judges has been withdrawn or abandoned: see Civil Practice Direction, s. 7.5<\/li>\n<li>Form entitled &#8220;Joint Request for Pre-Hearing Settlement Conference\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontariocourts.ca\/coa\/files\/rules-forms\/Pre-hearing-Form-EN.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Word<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontariocourts.ca\/coa\/files\/rules-forms\/Pre-hearing-Form-EN.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PDF<\/a>&#8220;: see Civil Practice Direction, s. 9.3<\/li>\n<li>Letter requesting an adjournment of a single judge motion, a panel motion, or an appeal: see Civil Practice Direction, ss. 7.5 and 12.3<\/li>\n<li>Notice of abandonment or settlement of an appeal or cross-appeal: see Civil Practice Direction, s. 14<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Electronic correspondence as specified in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontariocourts.ca\/coa\/how-to-proceed-court\/practice-directions-guidelines\/criminal\/\"><strong>Practice Direction Concerning Criminal Appeals at the Court of Appeal for Ontario<\/strong><\/a>:\n<ul>\n<li>Notification of change to counsel&#8217;s or self-represented party&#8217;s mailing or email address: see Criminal Practice Direction, s. 6.3<\/li>\n<li>Letter to the Registrar advising that a motion or application to be heard by a single judge or a panel of judges has been withdrawn or abandoned: see Criminal Practice Direction, s. 7.1.3<\/li>\n<li>Letter to the Registrar seeking court approval to dispense with the requirement to file a motion record or to abridge time to serve or file motion materials on a motion before a single judge: see Criminal Practice Direction, s. 7.2.4.3<\/li>\n<li>Letter to the Registrar, copying the designated inmate\/in person Crown Counsel at Crown Law Office &#8211; Criminal or the Public Prosecution Service of Canada, requesting documents from an inmate\/in person court file to be transferred to a new solicitor appeal court file: see Criminal Practice Direction, s. 9.1.4<\/li>\n<li>Notification by an authorized court transcriptionist that a transcript has been ordered: see Criminal Practice Direction, s. 9.3.1<\/li>\n<li>Notification by an authorized court transcriptionist that a transcript has been completed and attaching a Form 0551: see Criminal Practice Direction, s. 9.3.4<\/li>\n<li>Notification by an authorized court transcriptionist that a transcript has not been completed within the prescribed time: see Criminal Practice Direction, s. 9.3.6<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Documents specifically requested by the Court of Appeal judiciary or staff to be transmitted via email<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Please note<\/strong>: Electronic factums and transcripts that are 35 MBs or greater must be submitted by way of CD\/DVD-ROM or USB key, as discussed below.<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" noshade=\"noshade\" width=\"15%\" \/>\n<h3><a name=\"_Toc473192136\"><\/a>2. Requirements for Sending Documents by Email<\/h3>\n<p>i) The sender\u00a0<em>must<\/em>\u00a0include in the subject line of the email the nature of the attachment and the court file number.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Subject<\/strong>: Factum C12345 &#8211; Factum of the Appellant<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Subject<\/strong>: Transcript C12345<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Subject<\/strong>: Appeal Book and Compendium C12345<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Subject<\/strong>: Notice of Abandonment C12345<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Subject<\/strong>: Affidavit of Service C12345<\/p>\n<p>Please be advised that if an email sent to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:COA.E-File@ontario.ca\">COA.E-file@ontario.ca<\/a>\u00a0does not include a subject line, the email and any attachment will not be accepted by the Court of Appeal for processing.<\/p>\n<p>ii) If any information in the document(s) attached to the email is subject to a publication ban, sealing order, or legislative provision banning publication, then the existence of the restriction on publication should clearly be indicated in the subject line of the email and in the body of the email.<\/p>\n<p>For example:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Subject: C123456 &#8211; Appellant&#8217;s Factum &#8211; Note: Publication Ban under s. 134(11) of the\u00a0<em>Child, Youth and Family Services Act<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Please note that the materials in this factum are subject to a statutory prohibition under s. 134(11) of the\u00a0<em>Child, Youth and Family Services Act<\/em>\u00a0on publishing or making public information that has the effect of identifying a witness at or a participant in a hearing, or a party to a hearing other than a society.<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" noshade=\"noshade\" width=\"15%\" \/>\n<h2><a name=\"_Toc473192137\"><\/a>III. Filing by CD\/DVD-ROM or USB Key<\/h2>\n<p>Electronic documents may also be submitted to the Court of Appeal on a CD\/DVD-ROM or USB Flash Drive\/USB Key by mail, by courier, or in person.<\/p>\n<p>Only one copy of a CD\/DVD-ROM or USB key is required.<\/p>\n<p>The CD\/DVD-ROM or USB key should be labelled with the court file number. The party shall include a covering letter setting out a list of the files contained on the CD\/DVD-ROM or USB key. The documents saved on the CD\/DVD-ROM or USB key should be named by appeal or motion number and the document code identifying the type of document. For example:\u00a0<strong>C12345.FAP.docx<\/strong>. The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontariocourts.ca\/coa\/how-to-proceed-court\/practice-directions-guidelines\/filing-electronic-documents\/#cc\">document codes<\/a>\u00a0are set out below.<\/p>\n<p>If any information found on the CD\/DVD-ROM or USB key is subject to a publication ban, sealing order, or legislative provision banning publication, then this should clearly be indicated on the covering letter and, if feasible, on a label affixed to the CD\/DVD-ROM or USB key.<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" noshade=\"noshade\" width=\"15%\" \/>\n<h2><a name=\"_Toc473192138\"><\/a><a name=\"_Toc399492496\"><\/a>IV. Formatting Electronic Material<\/h2>\n<p>1. Electronic materials may be submitted in the following common formats:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Text-searchable PDF (e.g., using an Optical Character Recognition format for scanned PDF documents)<\/li>\n<li>Microsoft Word<\/li>\n<li>HTML<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2. An electronic version of a factum must be formatted so that the complete document is contained in a single electronic file. The electronic version of the factum does not need to include a scanned image of the signature from the printed version or an electronic signature. If, however, no hardcopy version of the factum is filed, the electronic version of the factum must be signed.<\/p>\n<p>3. If the printed version of the transcript or compendium has more than one volume, the electronic version must be saved in separate files that correspond to the printed volumes.<\/p>\n<p>4. When paper documents are scanned using optical character recognition software, the resolution must be set to 300 dpi and must not be set to grayscale.<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" noshade=\"noshade\" width=\"15%\" \/>\n<h2><a name=\"_Toc473192139\"><\/a><a name=\"_Toc399492497\"><\/a><a name=\"_IV._Naming_Electronically-Filed\"><\/a>V. Naming Electronically-Filed Material<\/h2>\n<p>The file names for all electronic versions of factums, transcripts and other material must start with the Court of Appeal appeal or motion number followed by one of the character codes set out below, or a longer descriptive name indicating the content of the file, and ending with the relevant extension (e.g., docx, PDF). For sealed materials, the code &#8220;SLD&#8221; should be added to the naming convention.<\/p>\n<h3><a name=\"_Toc473192140\"><\/a>1. Examples of Naming Conventions:<\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">C55532.FAP.PDF<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">C55557.TRN.PDF<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">C55556.MPF.docx<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">C55572.FRE.SLD.docx<\/p>\n<h3><a name=\"_Toc473192141\"><\/a>2.\u00a0<a name=\"cc\"><\/a>Appeals:<\/h3>\n<table style=\"width: 576px;\" border=\"1\" width=\"576\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\">\n<caption>Character Codes\u00a0<\/caption>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">Code<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Name<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"66\">\n<p align=\"left\">ABCO<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"510\">\n<p align=\"left\">Appeal Book and Compendium<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"66\">\n<p align=\"left\">ACA<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"510\">\n<p align=\"left\">Compendium for Argument &#8211; Appellant<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"66\">\n<p align=\"left\">ACOM<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"510\">\n<p align=\"left\">Appellant&#8217;s Compendium<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"66\">\n<p align=\"left\">AOA<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"510\">\n<p align=\"left\">Appellant Book of Authorities<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"66\">\n<p align=\"left\">AOI<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"510\">\n<p align=\"left\">Authorities of the Intervener<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"66\">\n<p align=\"left\">AOR<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"510\">\n<p align=\"left\">Respondent&#8217;s Book of Authorities<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"66\">\n<p align=\"left\">APB<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"510\">\n<p align=\"left\">Appeal Book<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"66\">\n<p align=\"left\">BOCA<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"510\">\n<p align=\"left\">Bill of Costs &#8211; Appellant<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"66\">\n<p align=\"left\">BOCR<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"510\">\n<p align=\"left\">Bill of Costs &#8211; Respondent<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"66\">\n<p align=\"left\">EXHB<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"510\">\n<p align=\"left\">Exhibit Book<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"66\">\n<p align=\"left\">EXTB<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"510\">\n<p align=\"left\">Extract Book<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"66\">\n<p align=\"left\">FAP<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"510\">\n<p align=\"left\">Factum of the Appellant<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"66\">\n<p align=\"left\">FEV<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"510\">\n<p align=\"left\">Fresh Evidence<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"66\">\n<p align=\"left\">FOAC<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"510\">\n<p align=\"left\">Factum of Amicus Curiae<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"66\">\n<p align=\"left\">FOI<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"510\">\n<p align=\"left\">Factum of Intervener<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"66\">\n<p align=\"left\">FRE<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"510\">\n<p align=\"left\">Factum of the Respondent<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"66\">\n<p align=\"left\">FXA<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"510\">\n<p align=\"left\">Factum of the Cross-Appellant<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"66\">\n<p align=\"left\">FXR<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"510\">\n<p align=\"left\">Factum of the Cross-Respondent<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"66\">\n<p align=\"left\">RAPB<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"510\">\n<p align=\"left\">Respondent&#8217;s Appeal Book<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"66\">\n<p align=\"left\">RCA<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"510\">\n<p align=\"left\">Compendium for Argument &#8211; Respondent<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"66\">\n<p align=\"left\">RCOM<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"510\">\n<p align=\"left\">Respondent&#8217;s Compendium<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"66\">\n<p align=\"left\">SAB<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"510\">\n<p align=\"left\">Supplementary Appeal Book<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"66\">\n<p align=\"left\">SABC<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"510\">\n<p align=\"left\">Supplementary Appeal Book and Compendium<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"66\">\n<p align=\"left\">SAF<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"510\">\n<p align=\"left\">Supplementary Factum &#8211; Appellant<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"66\">\n<p align=\"left\">SAOA<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"510\">\n<p align=\"left\">Supplementary Book of Authorities &#8211; Appellant<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"66\">\n<p align=\"left\">SAOR<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"510\">\n<p align=\"left\">Supplementary Book of Authorities &#8211; Respondent<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"66\">\n<p align=\"left\">SRF<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"510\">\n<p align=\"left\">Supplementary Factum &#8211; Respondent<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"66\">\n<p align=\"left\">TRN<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"510\">\n<p align=\"left\">Transcript<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Motions<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 576px;\" border=\"1\" width=\"576\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\">\n<caption>Character Codes\u00a0<\/caption>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">Code<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Name<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"66\">\n<p align=\"left\">MPA<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"510\">\n<p align=\"left\">Moving Party Authorities<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"66\">\n<p align=\"left\">MPF<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"510\">\n<p align=\"left\">Moving Party Factum<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"66\">\n<p align=\"left\">MPMR<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"510\">\n<p align=\"left\">Moving Party Motion Record<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"66\">\n<p align=\"left\">MPRP<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"510\">\n<p align=\"left\">Moving Party Reply Factum (Motion for Leave to Appeal)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"66\">\n<p align=\"left\">RPA<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"510\">\n<p align=\"left\">Responding Party Authorities<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"66\">\n<p align=\"left\">RPF<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"510\">\n<p align=\"left\">Responding Party Factum<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"66\">\n<p align=\"left\">RPMR<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"510\">\n<p align=\"left\">Responding Party Motion Record<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"66\">\n<p align=\"left\">SMRM<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"510\">\n<p align=\"left\">Supplementary Motion Record for the Moving Party<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"66\">\n<p align=\"left\">SMRR<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"510\">\n<p align=\"left\">Supplementary Motion Record for the Respondents<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"66\">\n<p align=\"left\">TRN<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" nowrap=\"nowrap\" width=\"510\">\n<p align=\"left\">Transcript<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr align=\"left\" noshade=\"noshade\" width=\"15%\" \/>\n<h2><a name=\"_Toc473192142\"><\/a>VI. Failure to Comply<\/h2>\n<p>The Court of Appeal will reject any electronic version of a factum, transcript or other document that does not conform to the procedures set out in these Guidelines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Guidelines for Filing Electronic Documents at the Court of Appeal for Ontario are currently suspended. 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