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Guidelines for the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Canadian Courts Licensee use of generative AI – white paper and companion tools

Canadian Judicial Council guidelines (24 Oct 2024); provincial law societies (Ontario, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, BC) issue their own guidance.

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Instrument	Issuer	Date on page	What it says	Source
Guidelines for the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Canadian CourtsJudicial guidelinePrimary sourcePractice note. Scope not stated in the stored source.	Canadian Judicial Council	issued · Effective 2024-10-24	Guidelines for courts on AI use, emphasising judicial independence and public confidence.	Canadian Judicial Council
Notice to the Parties and the Profession: The Use of Artificial Intelligence in Court ProceedingsPractice noticeCourtPrimary sourceConfidence: highProfessional guidance. Scope not stated in the stored source.	Federal Court of Canada	2024-05-07	Notice of 7 May 2024. A document prepared for litigation must say in its first paragraph that AI was used when AI created or generated content in the document. A declaration is not required when AI only suggests changes to text a person wrote. The declaration is required when AI generated the content, including named paragraphs It is not required when AI only suggests, recommends or critiques human-written text	Federal Court of Canada
Interim Principles and Guidelines on the Court's Use of Artificial IntelligenceCourt policyCourtPrimary sourceConfidence: mediumUnverified datePractice note. Scope not stated in the stored source.	Federal Court of Canada	2023-12-20 (updated 2025-09-29)	The Federal Court will not use AI or automated decision-making to make judgments and orders without first consulting the public. Covers the Court’s own use of AI	Federal Court of Canada
Notice to the Profession & Public – Ensuring the integrity of court submissions when using large language modelsPractice noticeCourtPrimary sourceConfidence: mediumUnverified dateDate not shown on announcement page; tri-court PDF at albertacourts.ca/docs/default-source/qb/npp/tri-court-notice-to-profession-and-public---large-language-models.pdfSecondary. Scope not stated in the stored source.Alberta	Alberta Courts (Court of Appeal, King's Bench, Court of Justice)	Not stated	Tri-court notice urging caution with LLM-derived authorities and requiring meaningful human verification of AI-generated submissions. "Human in the loop" verification against reliable legal databases	Alberta Courts (Court of Appeal, King's Bench, Court of Justice)
Practice Direction: Use of Artificial Intelligence in Court SubmissionsPractice directionCourtPrimary sourceConfidence: highPractice note. Scope not stated in the stored source.Manitoba	Court of King's Bench of Manitoba	2023-06-25	When AI has been used to prepare court materials, the materials must indicate how AI was used. Disclosure of AI use in submissions	Court of King's Bench of Manitoba
Avis à la communauté juridique: intégrité des observations en cas d'utilisation des grands modèles de langagePractice noticeCourtSecondary sourceConfidence: mediumSecondary. Scope not stated in the stored source.Quebec	Cour supérieure du Québec	2023-09-28	Quebec Superior Court notice on the integrity of submissions prepared with large language models (caution and human verification). Reported by Barreau de Montréal, links to the court’s notice	Cour supérieure du Québec
Lignes directrices sur l'utilisation de l'intelligence artificielle générative par les jugesJudicial guidelinesCourtPrimary sourceConfidence: mediumUnverified dateDate not captured.Secondary. Scope not stated in the stored source.Quebec	Cour d’appel, Cour supérieure, Cour du Québec et cours municipales	Not stated	Guidelines governing how judges of Quebec’s courts may use generative AI and explaining legitimate uses to the public. Applies to judges of four Quebec court levels	Cour d’appel, Cour supérieure, Cour du Québec et cours municipales
Notice: Ensuring the integrity of court submissions when using generative AIPractice noticeCourtPrimary sourceConfidence: mediumUnverified dateDate from file name.Secondary. Scope not stated in the stored source.Nova Scotia	Supreme Court of Nova Scotia	2023-10-18	Urges caution with AI-derived authorities and requires meaningful human verification of AI-generated submissions. "Human in the loop" verification	Supreme Court of Nova Scotia
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Proceedings before the Nova Scotia Court of AppealPractice noticeCourtPrimary sourceConfidence: mediumProfessional guidance. Scope not stated in the stored source.Nova Scotia	Nova Scotia Court of Appeal	2025-03-14	Court of Appeal notice on AI use with human oversight; refers to National Action Committee publications on AI. Diligence to protect integrity of court process	Nova Scotia Court of Appeal
Practice Direction General-29: Use of Artificial Intelligence ToolsPractice directionCourtPrimary sourceConfidence: highPractice note. Scope not stated in the stored source.Yukon	Supreme Court of Yukon	2023-06-26	Counsel or parties relying on AI for legal research or submissions must tell the Court which tool was used and for what purpose. Disclosure of tool and purpose	Supreme Court of Yukon
General Application Practice Directive #12 – Use of Artificial Intelligence in Court SubmissionsPractice directiveCourtPrimary sourceConfidence: highProfessional guidance. Scope not stated in the stored source.Saskatchewan	Court of King's Bench for Saskatchewan	2026-01-01 (effective) · Effective 2026-01-01	Court of King’s Bench directive, effective 1 January 2026. It does not prohibit appropriate use of AI. The person who files or presents material must ensure it is accurate, and must independently verify authorities generated, summarised or cited with AI. Reliance on AI does not reduce the duty to ensure accuracy of written and oral submissions Unverified or fabricated authorities may attract costs or other sanctions	Court of King's Bench for Saskatchewan
Notice to the Profession and General Public: AI submissionsPractice noticeCourtPrimary sourceConfidence: lowUnverified dateFetched PDF heading reads Draft Notice. Treat this as an unconfirmed draft, not as a notice in force.Secondary. Scope not stated in the stored source.Newfoundland and Labrador	Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador	2023-10-12 (draft PDF)	The PDF retrieved for this row is headed as a draft notice. It urges caution with authorities taken from large language models and asks for meaningful human verification of AI-generated submissions. A final issued notice was not confirmed on 10 October 2026, so this row does not record an effective date. "Human in the loop" verification	Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador

Law societies and bars

Law societies and bars for Canada
Instrument	Issuer	Date on page	What it says	Source
Licensee use of generative AI – white paper and companion toolsLaw society guidanceSecondary sourceUnverified datePrimary LSO page not retrieved.Secondary. Scope not stated in the stored source.	Law Society of Ontario	date not confirmed (secondary source)	White paper on applying the rules of professional conduct to GenAI, with three companion practical tools; LSO was the fifth Canadian society to issue guidance (after Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, BC).	Law Society of Ontario
Ethics of Artificial Intelligence for the Legal PractitionerToolkitBarPrimary sourceConfidence: mediumProfessional guidance. Guides barristers. Not a court practice note.	Canadian Bar Association	2024-10-31	CBA practice toolkit on professional obligations when using generative AI, referencing Canadian court notices and the EU AI Act. Onus on lawyers to minimise AI risks, not merely obtain consent	Canadian Bar Association
Artificial intelligence (AI) and the legal professionResource hubLaw societyPrimary sourceConfidence: lowProfessional guidance. Scope not stated in the stored source.British Columbia	Law Society of British Columbia	Not stated	LSBC priority page on AI with links to its Guidance on Professional Responsibility and Generative AI. Guidance PDF linked from page	Law Society of British Columbia
The Generative AI PlaybookGuidanceLaw societyPrimary sourceConfidence: mediumProfessional guidance. Guides lawyers. Not a court practice note.Alberta	Law Society of Alberta	2023-12-20	Playbook on how Alberta lawyers can use generative AI safely, tied to the technological competence duty in Code rule 3.1-2. Technological competence commentary [5] to rule 3.1-2	Law Society of Alberta
Guidelines for the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence in the Practice of LawGuidanceLaw societyPrimary sourceConfidence: mediumProfessional guidance. Scope not stated in the stored source.Saskatchewan	Law Society of Saskatchewan	Not stated	Guidelines adapted from the California State Bar guidance on generative AI, mapped to Saskatchewan professional duties. Recommends workplace AI policies and continuous learning	Law Society of Saskatchewan
Generative Artificial Intelligence: Guidelines for Use in the Practice of LawGuidanceLaw societyPrimary sourceConfidence: mediumProfessional guidance. Scope not stated in the stored source.Manitoba	Law Society of Manitoba	2024-04-22	Definitions, benefit/risk evaluation and links between generative AI use and the Code of Professional Conduct. Maps AI use to Code obligations	Law Society of Manitoba
AI Guide for Legal Practices in Nova ScotiaGuidanceLaw societyPrimary sourceConfidence: mediumProfessional guidance. Guides lawyers. Not a court practice note.Nova Scotia	Nova Scotia Barristers' Society	2025-07-15	Practical guide grounded in the NSBS Code of Professional Conduct for lawyers using ChatGPT, Copilot and legal-specific AI. Careless use can mislead courts, breach confidentiality or perpetuate bias	Nova Scotia Barristers' Society
Intelligence artificielle générative – guides, outils et repères déontologiquesGuidanceLaw societyPrimary sourceConfidence: mediumProfessional guidance. Scope not stated in the stored source.Quebec	Barreau du Québec	Not stated	Barreau du Québec hub with its practical guide for responsible use of generative AI and ethics toolbox. Guide PDF: barreau.qc.ca/media/bnddaqfd/guide-intelligence-artificielle-generative.pdf	Barreau du Québec

Privacy regulators

Privacy regulators for Canada
Instrument	Issuer	Date on page	What it says	Source
Principles for responsible, trustworthy and privacy-protective generative AI technologiesPrivacy guidancePrivacy regulatorPrimary sourceConfidence: highProfessional guidance. Scope not stated in the stored source.	Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada	2023-12-07	Joint federal, provincial and territorial privacy regulators’ principles for developers, providers and organisations using generative AI. Generative AI is not outside existing privacy law; organisations remain bound by it	Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada

Legislation

Legislation for Canada
Instrument	Issuer	Date on page	What it says	Source
Rules of Civil Procedure, rule 4.06.1(2.1) – factum certification of authorities and quotationsCourt ruleLegislationPrimary sourceConfidence: highBinding rule. Scope not stated in the stored source.Ontario	Ontario (Rules of Civil Procedure)	2026-09-01 (in force) · Effective 2026-09-01	From 1 September 2026, a factum must include a signed statement that the signer is satisfied every authority cited is authentic and every quotation accurately reproduces the authority. O. Reg. 275/26 replaced the authenticity-only text introduced by O. Reg. 384/24. The subrule does not require a statement that AI was or was not used. The signer certifies authenticity of every authority and accuracy of every quotation A self-represented party signs the statement. Authorities on a government site, CanLII, a court site or a commercial publisher of decisions are presumed authentic	Ontario (Rules of Civil Procedure)

No guidance found as of 10 Oct 2026

Law Society of Ontario · Law society · checked 2026-10-10
LSO technology page could not be fetched on 10 Oct 2026; existing batch 2 row (white paper, secondary) retained.
Supreme Court of Canada · Court · checked 2026-10-10
No AI notice for parties found as of 10 Oct 2026 (search site:scc-csc.ca returned only judgments).

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AI instruments for Canada
Instrument	Issuer	Date on page	What it says	Source
Guidelines for the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Canadian CourtsJudicial guidelinePrimary sourcePractice note. Scope not stated in the stored source.	Canadian Judicial Council	issued · Effective 2024-10-24	Guidelines for courts on AI use, emphasising judicial independence and public confidence.	Canadian Judicial Council
Licensee use of generative AI – white paper and companion toolsLaw society guidanceSecondary sourceUnverified datePrimary LSO page not retrieved.Secondary. Scope not stated in the stored source.	Law Society of Ontario	date not confirmed (secondary source)	White paper on applying the rules of professional conduct to GenAI, with three companion practical tools; LSO was the fifth Canadian society to issue guidance (after Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, BC).	Law Society of Ontario
Notice to the Parties and the Profession: The Use of Artificial Intelligence in Court ProceedingsPractice noticeCourtPrimary sourceConfidence: highProfessional guidance. Scope not stated in the stored source.	Federal Court of Canada	2024-05-07	Notice of 7 May 2024. A document prepared for litigation must say in its first paragraph that AI was used when AI created or generated content in the document. A declaration is not required when AI only suggests changes to text a person wrote. The declaration is required when AI generated the content, including named paragraphs It is not required when AI only suggests, recommends or critiques human-written text	Federal Court of Canada
Interim Principles and Guidelines on the Court's Use of Artificial IntelligenceCourt policyCourtPrimary sourceConfidence: mediumUnverified datePractice note. Scope not stated in the stored source.	Federal Court of Canada	2023-12-20 (updated 2025-09-29)	The Federal Court will not use AI or automated decision-making to make judgments and orders without first consulting the public. Covers the Court’s own use of AI	Federal Court of Canada
Principles for responsible, trustworthy and privacy-protective generative AI technologiesPrivacy guidancePrivacy regulatorPrimary sourceConfidence: highProfessional guidance. Scope not stated in the stored source.	Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada	2023-12-07	Joint federal, provincial and territorial privacy regulators’ principles for developers, providers and organisations using generative AI. Generative AI is not outside existing privacy law; organisations remain bound by it	Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
Ethics of Artificial Intelligence for the Legal PractitionerToolkitBarPrimary sourceConfidence: mediumProfessional guidance. Guides barristers. Not a court practice note.	Canadian Bar Association	2024-10-31	CBA practice toolkit on professional obligations when using generative AI, referencing Canadian court notices and the EU AI Act. Onus on lawyers to minimise AI risks, not merely obtain consent	Canadian Bar Association
Rules of Civil Procedure, rule 4.06.1(2.1) – factum certification of authorities and quotationsCourt ruleLegislationPrimary sourceConfidence: highBinding rule. Scope not stated in the stored source.	Ontario (Rules of Civil Procedure)	2026-09-01 (in force) · Effective 2026-09-01	From 1 September 2026, a factum must include a signed statement that the signer is satisfied every authority cited is authentic and every quotation accurately reproduces the authority. O. Reg. 275/26 replaced the authenticity-only text introduced by O. Reg. 384/24. The subrule does not require a statement that AI was or was not used. The signer certifies authenticity of every authority and accuracy of every quotation A self-represented party signs the statement. Authorities on a government site, CanLII, a court site or a commercial publisher of decisions are presumed authentic	Ontario (Rules of Civil Procedure)
Notice to the Profession & Public – Ensuring the integrity of court submissions when using large language modelsPractice noticeCourtPrimary sourceConfidence: mediumUnverified dateDate not shown on announcement page; tri-court PDF at albertacourts.ca/docs/default-source/qb/npp/tri-court-notice-to-profession-and-public---large-language-models.pdfSecondary. Scope not stated in the stored source.	Alberta Courts (Court of Appeal, King's Bench, Court of Justice)	Not stated	Tri-court notice urging caution with LLM-derived authorities and requiring meaningful human verification of AI-generated submissions. "Human in the loop" verification against reliable legal databases	Alberta Courts (Court of Appeal, King's Bench, Court of Justice)
Practice Direction: Use of Artificial Intelligence in Court SubmissionsPractice directionCourtPrimary sourceConfidence: highPractice note. Scope not stated in the stored source.	Court of King's Bench of Manitoba	2023-06-25	When AI has been used to prepare court materials, the materials must indicate how AI was used. Disclosure of AI use in submissions	Court of King's Bench of Manitoba
Avis à la communauté juridique: intégrité des observations en cas d'utilisation des grands modèles de langagePractice noticeCourtSecondary sourceConfidence: mediumSecondary. Scope not stated in the stored source.	Cour supérieure du Québec	2023-09-28	Quebec Superior Court notice on the integrity of submissions prepared with large language models (caution and human verification). Reported by Barreau de Montréal, links to the court’s notice	Cour supérieure du Québec
Lignes directrices sur l'utilisation de l'intelligence artificielle générative par les jugesJudicial guidelinesCourtPrimary sourceConfidence: mediumUnverified dateDate not captured.Secondary. Scope not stated in the stored source.	Cour d’appel, Cour supérieure, Cour du Québec et cours municipales	Not stated	Guidelines governing how judges of Quebec’s courts may use generative AI and explaining legitimate uses to the public. Applies to judges of four Quebec court levels	Cour d’appel, Cour supérieure, Cour du Québec et cours municipales
Notice: Ensuring the integrity of court submissions when using generative AIPractice noticeCourtPrimary sourceConfidence: mediumUnverified dateDate from file name.Secondary. Scope not stated in the stored source.	Supreme Court of Nova Scotia	2023-10-18	Urges caution with AI-derived authorities and requires meaningful human verification of AI-generated submissions. "Human in the loop" verification	Supreme Court of Nova Scotia
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Proceedings before the Nova Scotia Court of AppealPractice noticeCourtPrimary sourceConfidence: mediumProfessional guidance. Scope not stated in the stored source.	Nova Scotia Court of Appeal	2025-03-14	Court of Appeal notice on AI use with human oversight; refers to National Action Committee publications on AI. Diligence to protect integrity of court process	Nova Scotia Court of Appeal
Practice Direction General-29: Use of Artificial Intelligence ToolsPractice directionCourtPrimary sourceConfidence: highPractice note. Scope not stated in the stored source.	Supreme Court of Yukon	2023-06-26	Counsel or parties relying on AI for legal research or submissions must tell the Court which tool was used and for what purpose. Disclosure of tool and purpose	Supreme Court of Yukon
General Application Practice Directive #12 – Use of Artificial Intelligence in Court SubmissionsPractice directiveCourtPrimary sourceConfidence: highProfessional guidance. Scope not stated in the stored source.	Court of King's Bench for Saskatchewan	2026-01-01 (effective) · Effective 2026-01-01	Court of King’s Bench directive, effective 1 January 2026. It does not prohibit appropriate use of AI. The person who files or presents material must ensure it is accurate, and must independently verify authorities generated, summarised or cited with AI. Reliance on AI does not reduce the duty to ensure accuracy of written and oral submissions Unverified or fabricated authorities may attract costs or other sanctions	Court of King's Bench for Saskatchewan
Notice to the Profession and General Public: AI submissionsPractice noticeCourtPrimary sourceConfidence: lowUnverified dateFetched PDF heading reads Draft Notice. Treat this as an unconfirmed draft, not as a notice in force.Secondary. Scope not stated in the stored source.	Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador	2023-10-12 (draft PDF)	The PDF retrieved for this row is headed as a draft notice. It urges caution with authorities taken from large language models and asks for meaningful human verification of AI-generated submissions. A final issued notice was not confirmed on 10 October 2026, so this row does not record an effective date. "Human in the loop" verification	Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador
Artificial intelligence (AI) and the legal professionResource hubLaw societyPrimary sourceConfidence: lowProfessional guidance. Scope not stated in the stored source.	Law Society of British Columbia	Not stated	LSBC priority page on AI with links to its Guidance on Professional Responsibility and Generative AI. Guidance PDF linked from page	Law Society of British Columbia
The Generative AI PlaybookGuidanceLaw societyPrimary sourceConfidence: mediumProfessional guidance. Guides lawyers. Not a court practice note.	Law Society of Alberta	2023-12-20	Playbook on how Alberta lawyers can use generative AI safely, tied to the technological competence duty in Code rule 3.1-2. Technological competence commentary [5] to rule 3.1-2	Law Society of Alberta
Guidelines for the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence in the Practice of LawGuidanceLaw societyPrimary sourceConfidence: mediumProfessional guidance. Scope not stated in the stored source.	Law Society of Saskatchewan	Not stated	Guidelines adapted from the California State Bar guidance on generative AI, mapped to Saskatchewan professional duties. Recommends workplace AI policies and continuous learning	Law Society of Saskatchewan
Generative Artificial Intelligence: Guidelines for Use in the Practice of LawGuidanceLaw societyPrimary sourceConfidence: mediumProfessional guidance. Scope not stated in the stored source.	Law Society of Manitoba	2024-04-22	Definitions, benefit/risk evaluation and links between generative AI use and the Code of Professional Conduct. Maps AI use to Code obligations	Law Society of Manitoba
AI Guide for Legal Practices in Nova ScotiaGuidanceLaw societyPrimary sourceConfidence: mediumProfessional guidance. Guides lawyers. Not a court practice note.	Nova Scotia Barristers' Society	2025-07-15	Practical guide grounded in the NSBS Code of Professional Conduct for lawyers using ChatGPT, Copilot and legal-specific AI. Careless use can mislead courts, breach confidentiality or perpetuate bias	Nova Scotia Barristers' Society
Intelligence artificielle générative – guides, outils et repères déontologiquesGuidanceLaw societyPrimary sourceConfidence: mediumProfessional guidance. Scope not stated in the stored source.	Barreau du Québec	Not stated	Barreau du Québec hub with its practical guide for responsible use of generative AI and ethics toolbox. Guide PDF: barreau.qc.ca/media/bnddaqfd/guide-intelligence-artificielle-generative.pdf	Barreau du Québec

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