<Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> The Supreme Court of Canada is the highest court of Canada . It was created in 1875 by a law passed by the Parliament of Canada, the Supreme and Exchequer Court Act . Since 1949, the Court has been the final court of appeal in the Canadian justice system . Originally composed of six justices (the Chief Justice of Canada and five puisne justices), the Court was expanded to seven justices by the creation of an additional puisne justice position in 1927, and then to nine justices by the creation of two more puisne justice positions in 1949 . </P> <P> The justices are appointed by the Governor - in - Council (Governor General of Canada on the advice of the Cabinet). The first six justices of the Court were all appointed in 1875 by the then Governor General of Canada, the Earl of Dufferin, on the advice of the Canadian Prime Minister, Alexander Mackenzie . </P>

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