Criminal Proceedings Rules for the Superior Court of Justice (Ontario) — 33.01
33.01 (1) Where a judge orders or these rules require that factums be filed, each party shall serve and file a factum, to be entitled and described on its cover as “Applicant’s Factum”, “Respondent’s Factum”, or as the case may be. Factum to be Signed and Dated (2) A factum shall be signed by counsel of record or on counsel’s behalf by someone specifically authorized to do so, or by the applicant or respondent if self-represented and the signature shall be followed by the typed name of counsel, if any, and the date. Contents of Applicant’s Factum (3) The applicant’s factum shall consist of the following parts: (a) Part I, with the caption, “Statement of the Case”, containing a brief but specific summary of the evidence to which the application relates, together with a statement, with reasonable particularity, of the grounds upon which admission or exclusion is made; (b) Part II, with the caption, “Summary of the Facts”, containing a concise summary of the facts relevant to the issues in the application; (c) Part III, with the caption, “Issues and Law”, containing a statement of each issue raised, immediately followed by a concise statement of the law and the authorities relating to that issue; (d) Part IV, with the caption, “Order Requested”, containing a statement of the order that the court will be asked to make; (e) Schedule A, with the caption, “Authorities to be Cited”, containing a list of the authorities referred to in the factum, together with citations, in the order in which they appear in Part III or in alphabetical order; and (f) Schedule B, with the caption, “Relevant Legislative Provisions”, containing the text of all relevant statues except any provisions of the Constitution Act , Criminal Code and Youth Criminal Justice Act . in paragraphs consecutively numbered throughout the factum. Contents of Respondent’s Factum (4) The respondent’s factum shall consist of the following parts: (a) Part I, with the caption, “Respondent’s Statement of the Facts”, containing a statement of the facts in Part II of the applicant’s factum that the respondent accepts as correct or substantially correct, and those facts with which the respondent disagrees, along with a concise summary of any additional facts upon which the respondent relies; (b) Part II, with the caption, “Response to Applicant’s Issues”, containing the respondent’s position on each issue raised by the Applicant, immediately followed by a concise statement of the law and the authorities relating to that issue; (c) Part III, with the caption, “Additional Issues”, and containing a statement of any additional issues raised by the respondent, immediately followed by a concise statement of the law and the authorities relating to that issue; (d) Part IV, with the caption, “Order Requested”, containing a statement of the order that the respondent will ask the court to make; (e) Schedule A, with the caption, “Authorities to be Cited”, containing a list of the authorities referred to in the factum, together with citations in the order in which they appear in Part II and Part III, or in alphabetical order; and (f) Schedule B, with the caption, “Relevant Legislative Provisions”, containing the text of all relevant statutes, except any provisions of the Constitution Act , Criminal Code and Youth Criminal Justice Act , in paragraphs consecutively numbered throughout the factum. Contents of Intervenor’s Factum (5) Every intervenor shall prepare and file an “Intervenor’s Factum” that shall consist of: (a) Part I entitled “Intervenor’s Statement as to Facts”, which shall contain a statement of the facts in Part II of the applicant’s factum that the intervenor accepts as correct or substantially correct and those facts with which the intervenor disagrees and a concise summary of any additional facts relied on, with such reference to the transcripts of evidence by page and line or paragraph, as the case may be, as is necessary; (b) Part II entitled “Response to Applicant’s Issues”, w