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Interim Principles and Guidelines on the Court's Use of Artificial Intelligence

Federal Court of Canada

last revised 2025-09-29last verified 2026-09-031 versioncountry page →

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Interim principles published by the Federal Court of Canada on 29 September 2025 governing the court's own use of AI. The court commits not to use AI or automated decision-making in determining the outcome of cases without prior public consultation, and sets accountability, transparency and confidentiality requirements for administrative uses by judges and staff.

Applies to
judges, court-staff
Effective
29 Sept 2025
Current version
Interim principles · 29 Sept 2025
Last verified
03 Sept 2026
Official text
www.fct-cf.ca/en/pages/law-and-practice/artificial-intelligence

What the document requires

  • The court will not use AI or automated decision-making to decide cases without public consultation.
  • Administrative uses of AI by judges and staff must be accountable and transparent.
  • Confidential and personal information in court records must be protected in any AI use.

Version history

VersionDateWhat changedSource
Interim principlescurrent2025-09-29First version recorded.official

Sources

Cite this record

SafeLegalAI Legal AI Regulation Tracker, "Interim Principles and Guidelines on the Court's Use of Artificial Intelligence" (Federal Court of Canada, Interim principles, 2025-09-29), safelegalai.com/regulation/canada/canada-federal-court-interim-ai-principles (accessed 2026-09-04). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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