7.3 Courts in Canada

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

Toronto

Montreal

Victoria

Ottawa

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

True

False

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

The Federal Government

The Provincial/Territorial government

The Supreme Court of Canada

The Federal Court of Canada

#4. 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.

True

False

#5. 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.

False

True

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

True

False

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

Select all that apply:

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

Provincial courts for lesser offenses

Federal Court

Appeals court and trial court

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

The Royal Court

The Supreme Court of Canada

The Provincial Courts

The Federal Court of Canada

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

True

False

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

Nobody

The Territorial governments

The Provincial governments

The Federal government

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

False

True

#12. 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

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

Appeal court

Trial court

Small claims courts

Traffic courts

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

False

True

#15. Which is the highest court in Canada?

The Federal Court

The Provincial Courts

The Royal Court

The Supreme Court of Canada

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

Traffic claims

Civil cases involving small sums of money

Criminal matters

Family disputes

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

Victoria

Toronto

Montreal

Ottawa

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

False

True

#19. Which provincial courts deal with family disputes?

Family courts

Appeal court

Trial court

Small claims courts

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

False

True

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

Family courts

Trial court

Small claims courts

Appeals court

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

Entitlement to employment insurance

Criminal matters

Refugee claims and human rights issues

Entitlement to disability benefits

Results

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

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

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

#4. 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.

#5. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

#15. Which is the highest court in Canada?

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

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

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

#19. Which provincial courts deal with family disputes?

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

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

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