Number of levels of adjudication

Canada Elections Act (published 2000-05-31, lastamended 2012-04-01), http://laws.justice.gc.ca/PDF/E-2.01.pdf

525. (1) The following courts are competent courts forthe purposes of this Part:

(a) a court listed in subsection (2) that has jurisdictionin all or part of the electoral district in question; and

(b) the Federal Court.

(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(a), the courtsare

(a) in the Province of Ontario, the Superior Court ofJustice;

(b) in the Province of Quebec, the Superior Court;

(c) in the Provinces of Nova Scotia and BritishColumbia, Yukon and the Northwest Territories, the Supreme Court;

(d) in the Provinces of New Brunswick, Manitoba,Saskatchewan and Alberta, the Court of Queen’s Bench;

(e) in the Provinces of Prince Edward Island andNewfoundland, the Trial Division of the Supreme Court; and

(f) in Nunavut, the Nunavut Court of Justice.

(3) An application shall be dealt with without delayand in a summary way. The court may, however, allow oral evidence to be given atthe hearing of the application in specific circumstances.

532. (1) An appeal from a decision made undersubsection 531(2) lies to the Supreme Court of Canada on any question of law orfact, and must be filed within eight days after the decision was given.

(2) The Supreme Court shall hear the appeal withoutdelay and in a summary manner.

(3) The registrar of the Supreme Court shall sendcopies of the decision to the persons mentioned in subsection 526(1), to anyintervenor and to the Speaker of the House of Commons.

(4) The Speaker of the House of Commonsshall communicate the decision to the House of Commons without delay.