7.3 Courts in Canada

#1. 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

#2. 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 -> Courts of Appeal –> Supreme Court of Canada

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

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

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

The Territorial governments

Nobody

The Federal government

The Provincial governments

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

Victoria

Montreal

Toronto

Ottawa

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

Criminal matters

Entitlement to disability benefits

Refugee claims and human rights issues

Entitlement to employment insurance

#6. Which provincial courts deal with family disputes?

Family courts

Small claims courts

Appeal court

Trial court

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

True

False

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

Trial court

Appeals court

Family courts

Small claims courts

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

True

False

#10. 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

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

False

True

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

The Provincial Courts

The Federal Court of Canada

The Royal Court

The Supreme Court of Canada

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

False

True

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

Small claims courts

Traffic courts

Appeal court

Trial court

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

The Provincial/Territorial government

The Federal Court of Canada

The Federal Government

The Supreme Court of Canada

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

False

True

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

True

False

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

Select all that apply:

Federal Court

Appeals court and trial court

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

Provincial courts for lesser offenses

#19. Which is the highest court in Canada?

The Federal Court

The Provincial Courts

The Supreme Court of Canada

The Royal Court

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

Family disputes

Traffic claims

Criminal matters

Civil cases involving small sums of money

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

True

False

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

Toronto

Ottawa

Montreal

Victoria

Results

#1. 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.

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

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

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

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

#6. Which provincial courts deal with family disputes?

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

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

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

#10. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

#19. Which is the highest court in Canada?

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

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

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