7.3 Courts in Canada

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

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

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

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

Trial Courts -> Supreme Court of Canada

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

True

False

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

True

False

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

The Federal government

Nobody

The Provincial governments

The Territorial governments

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

True

False

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

Refugee claims and human rights issues

Entitlement to employment insurance

Criminal matters

Entitlement to disability benefits

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

Select all that apply:

Appeals court and trial court

Federal Court

Provincial courts for lesser offenses

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

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

False

True

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

False

True

#11. 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

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

Appeals court

Small claims courts

Family courts

Trial court

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

Victoria

Ottawa

Montreal

Toronto

#14. Which provincial courts deal with family disputes?

Trial court

Appeal court

Family courts

Small claims courts

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

Civil cases involving small sums of money

Criminal matters

Family disputes

Traffic claims

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

Ottawa

Montreal

Toronto

Victoria

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

False

True

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

The Provincial/Territorial government

The Federal Government

The Federal Court of Canada

The Supreme Court of Canada

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

True

False

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

Appeal court

Trial court

Small claims courts

Traffic courts

#21. Which is the highest court in Canada?

The Provincial Courts

The Federal Court

The Supreme Court of Canada

The Royal Court

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

The Supreme Court of Canada

The Federal Court of Canada

The Provincial Courts

The Royal Court

Results

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

#11. 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.

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

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

#14. Which provincial courts deal with family disputes?

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

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

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

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

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

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

#21. Which is the highest court in Canada?

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