Which court is the highest appellate court in Canada?

• A. Federal Court
• B. Supreme Court of Canada
• C. BC Court of Appeal
• D. Supreme Court of British Columbia

Answer: (B)

The main idea is identifying the final authority for appeals across the country. The Supreme Court of Canada is the highest appellate court in Canada, meaning its decisions are the ultimate legal authority for all courts nationwide. Cases reach it after passing through provincial or federal appellate courts and only with leave to appeal, so its rulings set binding precedent that all other courts must follow. The Federal Court is a federal trial court (with an appellate path to the Federal Court of Appeal, not the final authority), the BC Court of Appeal is just the provincial appellate court for British Columbia, and the Supreme Court of British Columbia is a province-level trial court, not the top court for the entire country.