Federal Courts Rules

Marginal note:Proof of service

• 146 (1) Service of a document is proven by

  • (a) an affidavit of service in Form 146A or, if the service is effected in the Province of Quebec, a certificate of service of a sheriff, bailiff or other authorized person in accordance with the Code of Civil Procedure of that Province;

  • (b) if the document is not an originating document, a solicitor’s certificate of service in Form 146B;

  • (c) if the service is effected by leaving a copy of the document at a solicitor‘s office, by an acknowledgement of service that is signed and dated by the solicitor or another person on behalf of the solicitor; or

  • (d) if the service is effected under rule 134, an acceptance of service that is signed and dated by the party’s solicitor.

• Marginal note:Acknowledgement of service – signature

  (2) If an acknowledgement of service under paragraph (1)(c) is signed by a person on behalf of a solicitor, the person shall sign his or her own name.