Quiz: Do you know the Canadian Court System

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Supreme Court of Canada
- 1) Senior Court in the Land 2) Final appeal court for all civil and criminal cases 3) Able to be selective about the cases it hears; therefore it concentrates on issues of national importance
- 1) has jurisdiction over criminal prosecutions involving young persons
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Federal Court
- 1) settles claims worth up to $100 000
- 1) Deals with income tax, patents, customs cases and immigration
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Ontario Court of Justice
- Criminal Law Division- deals with people charged in 96% of criminal offences, - deals with minor offences in provincial law (there are usually presided over by Justices of the Peace)
- Family Court- deals with family matters (child custody, divorce)
- Justice of Peace- deals with bail hearings , has jurisdiction over prosecutions of provincial offences
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Small Claims Court:
- - settles claims worth up to $10 000
- - deals with murder

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