Federal Courts Rules — 2
Definitions 2 The following definitions apply in these Rules. Act means the Federal Courts Act . ( Loi ) action means a proceeding referred to in rule 169. ( action ) address for service means a party’s address for service under rule 126.1. ( adresse aux fins de signification ) Administrator means the Chief Administrator appointed under section 5 of the Courts Administration Service Act , or a person acting on his or her behalf. ( administrateur ) Admiralty action means an action in which the Court exercises jurisdiction under section 22 of the Act. ( action en matière d’amirauté ) appeal means a proceeding referred to in rule 335. ( appel ) applicant (a) except in the case of an application that has been certified as a class proceeding, includes a person on whose behalf an application is commenced; and (b) in the case of an application that has been certified as a class proceeding, means (i) in respect of the common questions of law or fact, the representative applicant, and (ii) in respect of individual questions, the member to whom those questions apply. ( demandeur ) application means a proceeding referred to in rule 300. ( demande ) assessment officer means an officer of the Registry designated by an order of the Court, a judge or an associate judge, and includes, in respect of a reference, the referee presiding in the reference. ( officier taxateur ) business day [Repealed, SOR/2015-21, s. 1] case management judge means a judge assigned under paragraph 383(a) or rule 383.1 and includes an associate judge assigned under paragraph 383(b). ( juge responsable de la gestion de l’instance ) certified copy , in respect of a document in the custody of the Registry, means a copy of the document certified by an officer of the Registry. ( copie certifiée conforme ) Christmas recess [Repealed, SOR/2021-244, s. 1] Court means, as the circumstances require, (a) the Federal Court of Appeal, including, in respect of a motion, a single judge of that court; or (b) the Federal Court, including an associate judge acting within the jurisdiction conferred under these Rules. ( Cour ) Court file means the file maintained pursuant to rule 23 or 24. ( dossier de la Cour ) dispute resolution conference means a conference ordered under rule 386. ( conférence de règlement des litiges ) filed , in respect of a document, means accepted for filing under rule 72. ( déposé ) garnishee means a person in respect of whom an order attaching a debt to a judgment debtor has been made under rule 449. ( tiers saisi ) Hague Convention means the Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters signed at The Hague on November 15, 1965. ( Convention de La Haye ) hearing includes a conference held under these Rules. ( audience ) holiday means (a) a Saturday; (b) a holiday as defined in subsection 35(1) of the Interpretation Act ; (c) if New Year’s Day, Canada Day or Remembrance Day falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the following Monday; (d) if Christmas Day falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the following Monday and Tuesday; and (e) if Christmas Day falls on a Friday, the following Monday. ( jour férié ) intervener means a person who has been granted status as an intervener under rule 109. ( intervenant ) issued means (a) in respect of an originating document, dated, signed, sealed with the seal of the Court and assigned a Court file number by the Administrator; and (b) in respect of any other document, dated, signed and sealed with the seal of the Court by the Administrator. ( délivré ) local office means an office of the Registry of the Court established by the Administrator other than the principal office. ( bureau local ) motion means a request to the Court under, or to enforce, these Rules. ( requête ) oath includes a solemn affirmation within the meaning of subsection 14(1) of the Canada Evidence Act . ( serment ) order includes (a) a judgment; (b) a decision or other disposition of a tribunal; and (c) a determina