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Court Martial Appeal Court

Provinical/Territorial Courts of Appeal

Provincial/Territorial Superior Courts

Federal Court of Appeal

Canada's Court System

Federal VS Provincial Courts

How does Canada's Court System work?

- Responsible for providing everthing the courts under their jurisdiction need.

- Administers the Supreme Court of Canada and other federal courts

- Help people resolved disputes fairly, between individuals and the state

- Interpret and pronounce laws, set standards, and decide questions that affect all aspects of Canadian society.

- Each province/territory has its own courts, however the Supreme Court of Canada presides over the entire system.

- Ex's: building and maintaing the courthouses, to providing staff and resources (sheriffs).

- Appoints and pays judges for the superior courts in each province, as well as the judges at the federal level.

Canada's System of Government

LEGISLATURE

EXECUTIVE

JUDICIARY

- Power to make, alter and repeal laws

- Resolves disputes according to law (including disputes about how legislative and executive powers are exercised).

- Responsible for administering and enforcing laws

Supreme Court of Canada

How is a court room set up?

Crown/Prosecutor

Defense Lawyer

Jury

Court Clerk

Judge

Witness

Accused/Prisoner's box

Provincial and territorial supreme courts

- Hears appeals from military courts

- Established by Parliament

- The judges are selected from the federal courts and other superior courts around the country.

- income tax issues

- claims against the Government of Canada

- civil suits between private parties in federally regulated areas

- immigration and refugee matters

- intellectual property proceedings (copyright)

- citizenship appeals

- cases involving Crown corporations or departments of the Government of Canada.

These courts handle most cases that come into the system. Such as:

- most criminal offenses, except serious ones

- family law matters (child support, adoption, NOT DIVORCE).

- young people who are in conflict with the law (12 to 17 yearsold)

-traffic and bylaw violations

- provinicial/territorial regulatory offenses

- claims involving money

Military Courts

Tax court of Canada

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