Can I Use AI in Court in Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut?
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The Current Landscape Governing AI Use in Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut Courts and Tribunals
Here is what their rules currently say.
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Dedicated AI rules or guidance (3)
No AI-specific policy (12)
(Almost) Every Court and Tribunal in the Territories: Can I Use AI?
This list covers the courts of each territory plus the principal tribunals and boards that hear public disputes.
Yukon
Can I use AI for my case before the Court of Appeal of Yukon?
Yes. You can use AI to prepare your case before the Court of Appeal of Yukon. But read these rules first:
Court of Appeal Act (Yukon), section 12
- The Court of Appeal of Yukon has not issued its own AI practice direction, but that does not mean AI use is unregulated here. Section 12 of the Court of Appeal Act (RSY 2002, c. 47) directs that appeal proceedings follow the rules of the Court of Appeal for British Columbia.
- Section 12 reads: “Proceedings in appeals under this Act, when not otherwise provided for by this Act or the rules made under section 11, shall be as nearly as possible in conformity with the rules of the Court of Appeal for British Columbia.”
- So the British Columbia Court of Appeal’s filing rules, including its rule on artificial intelligence, apply to your appeal in Yukon.
British Columbia Court of Appeal Registrar’s Filing Directive, section 7.3 (Last updated: September 4, 2025)
- Section 7.3, which addresses the use of litigation aids and artificial intelligence, reminds all litigants that they are responsible for the authenticity and accuracy of all materials filed with the Court.
- You may use AI, but you are personally responsible for verifying everything it produces, including every legal authority you cite, before you file. AI tools can produce citations to cases that do not exist.
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Can I use AI for my case before the Supreme Court of Yukon?
Yes. You can use AI to prepare your case before the Supreme Court of Yukon. But if you rely on AI for your legal research or submissions, you must tell the Court, and your pleadings must certify the authorities you cite.
Practice Direction GENERAL-29: Use of Artificial Intelligence Tools (Last updated: June 26, 2023)
- If you rely on artificial intelligence (such as ChatGPT or any other AI platform) for your legal research or submissions in any matter and in any form before the Court, you must advise the Court of the tool used and for what purpose.
- This applies to counsel and self-represented litigants alike.
- Use caution when relying on legal authorities, analysis, or principles derived from generative AI in your written and oral representations.
- Rely only on authoritative sources such as official court and government websites, well-known commercial publishers, or public services like CanLII when referencing legislation, case law, or commentary.
- You are responsible for the accuracy of your representations. Anyone who uses generative AI must check and confirm the accuracy of the information it provides, for example by cross-referencing reliable legal databases (a “human in the loop”).
- All pleadings, notices of application, responses, and outlines must include a signed certificate, in the form set out in the Practice Direction, certifying that the signer is satisfied as to the authenticity of every authority and legal principle cited in the document.
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Can I use AI for my case before the Territorial Court of Yukon?
We are not aware of any specific rule preventing you from using AI to prepare your case at the Territorial Court of Yukon. However, while the Territorial Court of Yukon may not have a specific rule governing AI use, you are responsible for the accuracy of everything you file. If your materials contain, for example, cases that do not exist, you may be sanctioned for doing so. These sanctions may include, depending on the circumstances, monetary penalties.
Sources: Practice Directions, Notices to the Profession and Public
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Can I use AI for my case before the Small Claims Court of the Yukon?
We are not aware of any specific rule preventing you from using AI to prepare your case at the Small Claims Court of the Yukon. However, while the Small Claims Court of the Yukon may not have a specific rule governing AI use, you are responsible for the accuracy of everything you file. If your materials contain, for example, cases that do not exist, you may be sanctioned for doing so. These sanctions may include, depending on the circumstances, monetary penalties.
Sources: Small Claims Court, Small Claims Court Rules
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Can I use AI for my case before the Yukon Residential Tenancies Office?
We are not aware of any specific rule preventing you from using AI to prepare your case at the Yukon Residential Tenancies Office. However, while the Yukon Residential Tenancies Office may not have a specific rule governing AI use, you are responsible for the accuracy of everything you file. If your materials contain, for example, cases that do not exist, you may be sanctioned for doing so. These sanctions may include, depending on the circumstances, monetary penalties.
Source: Residential Tenancies Office
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Northwest Territories
Can I use AI for my case before the Court of Appeal for the Northwest Territories?
We are not aware of any specific rule preventing you from using AI to prepare your case at the Court of Appeal for the Northwest Territories. However, while the Court of Appeal for the Northwest Territories may not have a specific rule governing AI use, you are responsible for the accuracy of everything you file. If your materials contain, for example, cases that do not exist, you may be sanctioned for doing so. These sanctions may include, depending on the circumstances, monetary penalties.
Sources: Rules of Court, Notices and Directives
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Can I use AI for my case before the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories?
Yes. You can use AI to prepare your case before the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories. But if a document you file was prepared using AI, you must declare that in its first paragraph.
Notice to the Public and Practice Direction: The Use of Artificial Intelligence in Court Proceedings (Last updated: October 29, 2025)
- If a document you prepared for litigation includes content created or generated by AI, you must inform the Court and the other parties. Do this with a declaration in the first paragraph stating that AI was used in preparing the document, either in its entirety or only for specifically identified paragraphs.
- The declaration is meant only to notify the Court and the other parties so that they can govern themselves accordingly.
- Use caution when referencing legal authorities or analysis derived from AI. Rely exclusively on authoritative sources such as official court websites, commonly referenced commercial publishers, or well-established public services such as CanLII.
- Any AI-generated submissions must be verified with meaningful human control (a “human in the loop”), for example by cross-referencing reliable legal databases so that the citations and their content hold up to scrutiny.
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Can I use AI for my case before the Territorial Court of the Northwest Territories?
We are not aware of any specific rule preventing you from using AI to prepare your case at the Territorial Court of the Northwest Territories. However, while the Territorial Court of the Northwest Territories may not have a specific rule governing AI use, you are responsible for the accuracy of everything you file. If your materials contain, for example, cases that do not exist, you may be sanctioned for doing so. These sanctions may include, depending on the circumstances, monetary penalties.
Sources: Notices and Directives, Territorial Court
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Can I use AI for my case before the Human Rights Adjudication Panel of the Northwest Territories?
We are not aware of any specific rule preventing you from using AI to prepare your case at the Human Rights Adjudication Panel of the Northwest Territories. However, while the Human Rights Adjudication Panel of the Northwest Territories may not have a specific rule governing AI use, you are responsible for the accuracy of everything you file. If your materials contain, for example, cases that do not exist, you may be sanctioned for doing so. These sanctions may include, depending on the circumstances, monetary penalties.
Sources: Resources, Rules of Practice and Direction
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Can I use AI for my case before the Northwest Territories Employment Standards Appeals?
We are not aware of any specific rule preventing you from using AI to prepare your case at the Northwest Territories Employment Standards Appeals. However, while the Northwest Territories Employment Standards Appeals may not have a specific rule governing AI use, you are responsible for the accuracy of everything you file. If your materials contain, for example, cases that do not exist, you may be sanctioned for doing so. These sanctions may include, depending on the circumstances, monetary penalties.
Source: Employment Standards Appeals
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Can I use AI for my case before the Northwest Territories Information and Privacy Commissioner?
We are not aware of any specific rule preventing you from using AI to prepare your case at the Northwest Territories Information and Privacy Commissioner. However, while the Northwest Territories Information and Privacy Commissioner may not have a specific rule governing AI use, you are responsible for the accuracy of everything you file. If your materials contain, for example, cases that do not exist, you may be sanctioned for doing so. These sanctions may include, depending on the circumstances, monetary penalties.
Source: Know Your Rights
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Can I use AI for my case before the Northwest Territories Rental Officer?
We are not aware of any specific rule preventing you from using AI to prepare your case at the Northwest Territories Rental Officer. However, while the Northwest Territories Rental Officer may not have a specific rule governing AI use, you are responsible for the accuracy of everything you file. If your materials contain, for example, cases that do not exist, you may be sanctioned for doing so. These sanctions may include, depending on the circumstances, monetary penalties.
Sources: Rental Agreement Dispute Resolution, Rental Office
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Nunavut
Can I use AI for my case before the Court of Appeal for Nunavut?
We are not aware of any specific rule preventing you from using AI to prepare your case at the Court of Appeal for Nunavut. However, while the Court of Appeal for Nunavut may not have a specific rule governing AI use, you are responsible for the accuracy of everything you file. If your materials contain, for example, cases that do not exist, you may be sanctioned for doing so. These sanctions may include, depending on the circumstances, monetary penalties.
Sources: Rules of Court, Practice Directives
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Can I use AI for my case before the Nunavut Court of Justice?
We are not aware of any specific rule preventing you from using AI to prepare your case at the Nunavut Court of Justice. However, while the Nunavut Court of Justice may not have a specific rule governing AI use, you are responsible for the accuracy of everything you file. If your materials contain, for example, cases that do not exist, you may be sanctioned for doing so. These sanctions may include, depending on the circumstances, monetary penalties.
Sources: Rules of Court, Practice Directives, Notices to the Profession
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Can I use AI for my case before the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Nunavut?
We are not aware of any specific rule preventing you from using AI to prepare your case at the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Nunavut. However, while the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Nunavut may not have a specific rule governing AI use, you are responsible for the accuracy of everything you file. If your materials contain, for example, cases that do not exist, you may be sanctioned for doing so. These sanctions may include, depending on the circumstances, monetary penalties.
Sources: Legislation, News Releases
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The rules vary widely and are moving quickly. A small number of bodies now require you to formally declare or disclose your use of AI, many more have issued softer guidance that stops short of a firm rule, and most still have no AI-specific policy at all. Notably, not one court or tribunal on this list bans AI outright, but every one of them still holds you responsible for what you file. Generative AI can invent fake case citations that look entirely real, and courts in Canada and beyond have already penalized the people who filed them, so verify every authority against a trusted source such as CanLII before you rely on it.
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