Rules of the Supreme Court of Canada

27 (1) Within 30 days after the day on which a file is opened by the Court following the filing of an application for leave to appeal or, if a file has already been opened, within 30 days after the service of an application for leave to appeal, a respondent or an intervener may respond to the application for leave to appeal by

• (a) serving a copy of the response on all other parties;

• (b) filing with the Registrar the original and two copies of the printed version of the response and a copy of the electronic version of the memorandum of argument referred to in paragraph (2)(a), if any, and any response to any motion related to the application for leave to appeal; and

• (c) [Repealed, SOR/2020-281, s. 4]

• (d) sending to all other parties a copy of the electronic version of the memorandum of argument referred to in paragraph (2)(a), if any, and any response to any motion related to the application for leave to appeal by email.

(2) The response must be bound and consist of the following:

• (a) a memorandum of argument in accordance with paragraph 25(1)(c), with Parts I to V not exceeding 20 pages in the case of a respondent and five pages in the case of an intervener; and

• (b) if, in support of the response, the respondent or intervener intends to rely on transcripts or evidence from the record filed with the court appealed from, the relevant excerpts of the transcripts or evidence, including exhibits.

(3) Subrule (2) does not apply if the response is no longer than two pages.