7.3 Courts in Canada

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

The Federal government

The Provincial governments

Nobody

The Territorial governments

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

The Federal Government

The Federal Court of Canada

The Provincial/Territorial government

The Supreme Court of Canada

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

Criminal matters

Family disputes

Civil cases involving small sums of money

Traffic claims

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

Entitlement to employment insurance

Refugee claims and human rights issues

Criminal matters

Entitlement to disability benefits

#5. Which is the highest court in Canada?

The Federal Court

The Supreme Court of Canada

The Royal Court

The Provincial Courts

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

True

False

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

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

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

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

Trial court

Appeal court

Small claims courts

Traffic courts

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

False

True

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

Select all that apply:

Appeals court and trial court

Federal Court

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

Provincial courts for lesser offenses

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

Family courts

Trial court

Small claims courts

Appeals court

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

Montreal

Toronto

Ottawa

Victoria

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

The Provincial Courts

The Royal Court

The Supreme Court of Canada

The Federal Court of Canada

#14. 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

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

True

False

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

False

True

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

Victoria

Ottawa

Toronto

Montreal

#18. Which provincial courts deal with family disputes?

Trial court

Family courts

Small claims courts

Appeal court

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

True

False

#20. 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

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

False

True

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

True

False

Results

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

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

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

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

#5. Which is the highest court in Canada?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

#14. 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.

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

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

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

#18. Which provincial courts deal with family disputes?

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

#20. 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.

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

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