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Browse current and historic photos related to the Court.

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The building

Front view of the Supreme Court of Canada Building.
West view of the Supreme Court of Canada Building.
East view of the Supreme Court of Canada Building.
Side aerial view of Supreme Court of Canada building.
The Supreme Court of Canada Building (fall view).
Aerial view of the Supreme Court of Canada building.
Supreme Court of Canada building from the river at the end of the afternoon.
The Supreme Court of Canada Building (winter view).
Tulips in from of the Supreme Court of Canada building

The main courtroom

Main Courtroom.
Judge's computer console.
Raised lectern.
Lowered lectern.
A wall-mounted plasma screen television.
Cameras in the Main Courtroom.
Interior of the interpretation booth.
Close-up of a screen inside the interpretation booth.
Five computer screens in the audiovisual booth.
Entrance to the Main Courtroom.

Architectural details

Main door of the Supreme Court building
Light fixture in the grand entrance hall
Marble bannister in the grand entrance hall
Mouldings on the ceiling of the grand entrance hall
Light coming in through the windows of the grand entrance hall
Staircase inside the Supreme Court building

Paintings

Painting of the Right Honourable Robert George Brian Dickson, P.C., C.C.
Painting of the Right Honourable Robert George Brian Dickson, P.C., C.C.
Artist: Cleeve Horne
Painting of the Right Honourable Francis Alexander Anglin, P.C.
Painting of the Right Honourable Francis Alexander Anglin, P.C.
Credit: Philippe Landreville, photographer
Supreme Court of Canada Collection
Artist: K. Forbes
Painting of the Right Honourable John Robert Cartwright, P.C., C.C., M.C.
Painting of the Right Honourable John Robert Cartwright, P.C., C.C., M.C.
Credit: Philippe Landreville, photographer
Supreme Court of Canada Collection
Artist: K. Forbes
Painting of the Right Honourable Sir Louis Henry Davies, P.C., K.C.M.G.
Painting of the Right Honourable Sir Louis Henry Davies, P.C., K.C.M.G.
Credit: Philippe Landreville, photographer
Supreme Court of Canada Collection
Artist: Robert Harris
Painting of the Right Honourable Sir Lyman Poore Duff, P.C., G.C.M.G.
Painting of the Right Honourable Sir Lyman Poore Duff, P.C., G.C.M.G.
Credit: Philippe Landreville, photographer
Supreme Court of Canada Collection
Artist: Ernest Fosbery
Painting of the Right Honourable Joseph Honoré Gérald Fauteux, P.C., C.C.
Painting of the Right Honourable Joseph Honoré Gérald Fauteux, P.C., C.C.
Credit: Philippe Landreville, photographer
Supreme Court of Canada Collection
Artist: Eva Prager
Painting of the Right Honourable Sir Charles Fitzpatrick, P.C., G.C.M.G.
Painting of the Right Honourable Sir Charles Fitzpatrick, P.C., G.C.M.G.
Credit: Philippe Landreville, photographer
Supreme Court of Canada Collection
Artist: K. Forbes
Painting of the Right Honourable Sir Henri-Elzéar Taschereau, P.C., Kt.
Painting of the Right Honourable Sir Henri-Elzéar Taschereau, P.C., Kt.
Credit: Philippe Landreville, photographer
Supreme Court of Canada Collection
Artist: Ernest Fosbery
Painting of the Honourable Patrick Kerwin, P.C.
Painting of the Honourable Patrick Kerwin, P.C.
Credit: Philippe Landreville, photographer
Supreme Court of Canada Collection
Artist: K. Forbes
Painting of the Right Honourable Antonio Lamer, P.C., C.C., C.D.
Painting of the Right Honourable Antonio Lamer, P.C., C.C., C.D.
Credit: Philippe Landreville, photographer
Supreme Court of Canada Collection
Artist: Bruno Bobak
Painting of the Right Honourable Bora Laskin, P.C., C.C.
Painting of the Right Honourable Bora Laskin, P.C., C.C.
Credit: Philippe Landreville, photographer
Supreme Court of Canada Collection
Artist: Cleeve Horne
Painting of the Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin, P.C., C.C.
Painting of the Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin, P.C., C.C.
Credit: Philippe Landreville, photographer
Supreme Court of Canada Collection
Artist: Joseph Plaskett
Painting of the Honourable Sir William Buell Richards, Kt.
Painting of the Honourable Sir William Buell Richards, Kt.
Credit: Philippe Landreville, photographer
Supreme Court of Canada Collection
Artist: Frances Richards
Painting of the Right Honourable Thibaudeau Rinfret, P.C.
Painting of the Right Honourable Thibaudeau Rinfret, P.C.
Credit: Philippe Landreville, photographer
Supreme Court of Canada Collection
Artist: K. Forbes
Painting of the Honourable Sir William Johnstone Ritchie, Kt.
Painting of the Honourable Sir William Johnstone Ritchie, Kt.
Credit: Philippe Landreville, photographer
Supreme Court of Canada Collection
Artist: A.D. Patterson
Painting of the Right Honourable Robert Taschereau, P.C., C.C.
Painting of the Right Honourable Robert Taschereau, P.C., C.C. Crédit: Philippe Landreville, photographer
Supreme Court of Canada Collection
Artist: Eric Goldberg
Painting of the Right Honourable Sir Samuel Henry Strong, P.C., Kt.
Painting of the Right Honourable Sir Samuel Henry Strong, P.C., Kt.
Crédit: Philippe Landreville, photographer
Supreme Court of Canada Collection
Artist: Robert Harris
Painting of the Honourable Bertha Wilson.
Painting of the Honourable Bertha Wilson
Crédit: Mary Lennox Hourd
Artist: Mary Lennox Hourd; Donated by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt
Painting of the Court's original quarters.
Painting of the Court’s original quarters
Credit: Philippe Landreville, photographer
Supreme Court of Canada Collection
Artist: W.A. Salter

Busts

Bust of the Right Honourable John Robert Cartwright, P.C., C.C., M.C.
Bust of the Right Honourable John Robert Cartwright, P.C., C.C., M.C.
Credit: Philippe Landreville, photographer
Supreme Court of Canada Collection
Sculptor: Kenneth Jarvis, C.R.
Presented by his family.
Bust of the Right Honourable Robert George Brian Dickson, P.C., C.C.
Bust of the Right Honourable Robert George Brian Dickson, P.C., C.C.
Credit: Philippe Landreville, photographer
Supreme Court of Canada Collection
Sculptor: Kenneth Jarvis, Q.C.
Presented by members of the Bar.
Bust of the Right Honourable Sir Lyman Poore Duff, P.C., G.C.M.G.
Bust of the Right Honourable Sir Lyman Poore Duff, P.C., G.C.M.G.
Credit: Philippe Landreville, photographer
Supreme Court of Canada Collection
Sculptor: Orson Wheeler
This bust was presented by fellow members of the Canadian Bar Association.
Bust of the Right Honourable Antonio Lamer, P.C., C.C., C.D.
Bust of the Right Honourable Antonio Lamer, P.C., C.C., C.D.
Credit: Philippe Landreville, photographer
Supreme Court of Canada Collection
Sculptor: Kenneth Jarvis, Q.C.
Presented by members of the Bar.
Bust of the Right Honourable Bora Laskin, P.C., C.C.
Bust of the Right Honourable Bora Laskin, P.C., C.C.
Credit: Philippe Landreville, photographer
Supreme Court of Canada Collection
Sculptor: Kenneth Jarvis, Q.C.
Presented by the Canadian Bar Association and the Canadian Society for the Weizmann Institute of Science.
Bust of the Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin, P.C., C.C.
Bust of the Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin, P.C., C.C.
Supreme Court of Canada Collection
Sculptor: Keith R. Hamilton, Q.C.
Presented by members of the Bar.
Bust of Walter S. Allward (1876-1955)
Bust of Walter S. Allward (1876-1955)
Credit: Philippe Landreville, photographer
Supreme Court of Canada Collection
Sculptor: Christian C. Corbet
Gift from the Canadian Portrait Academy.
Bust of the Right Honourable Richard Wagner, P.C.
Bust of the Right Honourable Richard Wagner, P.C.
Supreme Court of Canada Collection
Sculptor: Jean-Pierre Busque

Historical photos

The crowd at the laying of the cornerstone (May 20, 1939).
View of the Supreme Court of Canada under construction.
The Courtroom in the old Court Building.
The old Supreme Court of Canada Building.
View of the Supreme Court of Canada under construction.
View of the Supreme Court of Canada under construction.
Queen Elizabeth laying the cornerstone.
View of the Supreme Court of Canada under construction.
Date modified: 2025-04-03