Is the schedule of Federal Court hearings published?
Yes, the list is available on the Hearing List page. Return to Top • Are hearings open to the public? With some exceptions, the Court’s hearings are open to the public. To find out when the Court will be sitting, check the Court’s list of scheduled hearings under Hearing List. Return to Top • I would like to participate in a pending case. Is this possible? Although most cases before the Federal Court are open to the public, only the parties to the case, or those people who have been granted official intervener status pursuant to Rule 109 of the Federal Courts Rules, are permitted to present documents or arguments to the Court. Return to Top • Are Federal Court proceedings recorded? Federal Court hearings are not televised, though some require the attendance of a stenographer, who makes a written record of the proceedings. If a stenographer is present, this will be noted in the Court’s docket entry for the file, available at Court Index and Docket. Note: transcripts, if available, must
