7.3 Courts in Canada

#1. What do the provincial small claims courts deal with?

Traffic claims

Criminal matters

Family disputes

Civil cases involving small sums of money

#2. Jury duty is a legal requirement for Canadian citizens.

False

True

#3. Decisions made by the administrative tribunals can be reviewed in courts to ensure that the tribunals are acting fairly and in accordance with the law.

False

True

#4. How are the courts in the Provinces and Territories of Canada organized under the Supreme Court of Canada?

Trial Courts -> Supreme Court of Canada

Trial Courts -> Superior Courts -> Supreme Court of Canada

Trial Courts -> Superior Courts -> Courts of Appeal –> Supreme Court of Canada

Trial Courts -> Courts of Appeal –> Supreme Court of Canada

#5. Which provincial courts deal with family disputes?

Trial court

Appeal court

Family courts

Small claims courts

#6. The Administrative boards and tribunals in Canadian provinces and territories are less formal than the court system in Canada.

False

True

#7. Where is the Federal Court of Canada located?

Montreal

Toronto

Ottawa

Victoria

#8. The administrative boards and tribunals in Canadian provinces and territories are part of the court system of Canada.

False

True

#9. Canadian provinces and territories have different kinds of administrative boards and tribunals to resolve various types of disputes that need not go to the courts.

True

False

#10. Which provincial courts deal with traffic law disputes?

Appeal court

Trial court

Traffic courts

Small claims courts

#11. Who appoints and pays the judges in the superior or upper-level courts in the provinces of Canada?

The Federal Government

The Supreme Court of Canada

The Provincial/Territorial government

The Federal Court of Canada

#12. Which is the highest court in Canada?

The Supreme Court of Canada

The Federal Court

The Provincial Courts

The Royal Court

#13. What types of courts do provinces have in Canada?

Select all that apply:

Federal Court

Provincial courts for lesser offenses

Family courts, traffic courts, and small claims courts for civil cases involving small sums of money

Appeals court and trial court

#14. Who is responsible for the judicial system in Canada?

The Provincial governments

The Territorial governments

Nobody

The Federal government

#15. Which provincial courts deal with civil cases involving small sums of money?

Small claims courts

Appeals court

Trial court

Family courts

#16. In Canadian provinces and territories, disputes can be resolved outside of the court system by administrative boards and tribunals.

True

False

#17. Where is the Supreme Court of Canada located?

Toronto

Montreal

Ottawa

Victoria

#18. What kinds of disputes can the administrative boards and tribunals resolve?

Refugee claims and human rights issues

Entitlement to disability benefits

Criminal matters

Entitlement to employment insurance

#19. Which court deals with matters concerning the Federal Government of Canada?

The Supreme Court of Canada

The Federal Court of Canada

The Royal Court

The Provincial Courts

#20. Decisions made by the administrative tribunals in provinces and territories cannot be reviewed in courts.

False

True

#21. The appeals courts sit just below the supreme court in the justice system of Canada.

True

False

#22. Most Provinces contain a trial court and an appeals court.

True

False

Results

#1. What do the provincial small claims courts deal with?

#2. Jury duty is a legal requirement for Canadian citizens.

#3. Decisions made by the administrative tribunals can be reviewed in courts to ensure that the tribunals are acting fairly and in accordance with the law.

#4. How are the courts in the Provinces and Territories of Canada organized under the Supreme Court of Canada?

#5. Which provincial courts deal with family disputes?

#6. The Administrative boards and tribunals in Canadian provinces and territories are less formal than the court system in Canada.

#7. Where is the Federal Court of Canada located?

#8. The administrative boards and tribunals in Canadian provinces and territories are part of the court system of Canada.

#9. Canadian provinces and territories have different kinds of administrative boards and tribunals to resolve various types of disputes that need not go to the courts.

#10. Which provincial courts deal with traffic law disputes?

#11. Who appoints and pays the judges in the superior or upper-level courts in the provinces of Canada?

#12. Which is the highest court in Canada?

#13. What types of courts do provinces have in Canada?

#14. Who is responsible for the judicial system in Canada?

#15. Which provincial courts deal with civil cases involving small sums of money?

#16. In Canadian provinces and territories, disputes can be resolved outside of the court system by administrative boards and tribunals.

#17. Where is the Supreme Court of Canada located?

#18. What kinds of disputes can the administrative boards and tribunals resolve?

#19. Which court deals with matters concerning the Federal Government of Canada?

#20. Decisions made by the administrative tribunals in provinces and territories cannot be reviewed in courts.

#21. The appeals courts sit just below the supreme court in the justice system of Canada.

#22. Most Provinces contain a trial court and an appeals court.