The Cree communities of Eeyou-Istchee receive itinerant court services within the Abitibi judicial district of Quebec. In all communities, itinerant courts can hear cases under the Court of Quebec including Criminal and Penal Division, Civil Division, Youth Division and Small Claims. In addition, all the the Cree communities can host cases under the Quebec Superior Court including for civil, family and criminal matters. Youth Protection has a number of hearings each year as well through our state-of-the-art video conferencing equipment. The Cree Justice system and facilities are designed as a venue that can host any type of courts or judicial or administrative proceedings. The characteristic circular courtrooms represent the Cree value that justice is about community and is an inclusive process.

This section provides the schedule of upcoming court sessions for each community, as well as resources related to court appearances.

For more information on the role of the main courts in the Quebec court system, please consult the Quebec Justice website.

Court Schedule

Court files for our communities are processed by the Direction régionale des services judiciaires du Nord-du-Québec located at 901, 3e Rue Ouest, Amos, Québec, J9T 2T4, telephone (819) 444-5231 or toll free 1-866-226-9860.

The current schedule of upcoming court sessions for each community is found in the colour-coded schedule below.

Please note that court schedules are subject to change by the Government of Quebec so please refer to this page on a regular basis for the most up-to-date information.