The Federal Court of Appeal (French: Cour d'appel fédérale) is a Canadian appellate court that hears cases concerning federal matters.

[2] Federal tribunals that are subject to judicial review under s. 28 of the Federal Court Act include the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal, the Canadian Energy Regulator, the Canada Industrial Relations Board, the Copyright Board, the Canadian Transportation Agency, the Competition Tribunal, the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Tribunal and the Specific Claims Tribunal established by the Specific Claims Tribunal Act.

[3] Salaries are determined annually by the Judicial Compensation and Benefits Commission.

[4] In April 2014, the court ruled in favour of the Métis people in a case involving extending protections to Aboriginal peoples in Canada who lived off-reserve.

[5] In September 2015, the court dismissed an appeal by the Government of Canada over a ruling by the Federal Court that found a rule banning the Niqāb at citizenship ceremonies to be unconstitutional.