CRM 308 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Supreme Court Act, Indictable Offence, Jury Trial
27 Sep 2018
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Crm 308 lecture 1 notes - canadian court system. Each province and territory, with the exception of nunavut, has a provincial and a. In ontario, these courts are called the ontario court of justice and the ontario superior. The ontario coj is composed of judges as well as justices of the peace, who are laypeople appointed by local citizens. The ontario scoj is composed of judges. Each province has an appellate court which hears appeals. In ontario, this court is called the ontario court of appeal. The scc is the final court of appeal from all other canadian courts. The scc consists of a chief justice and eight other judges, all appointed by the federal gvt. The supreme court act requires that at least three judges must come from quebec. Traditionally, of the other 6 judges, three come from ontario, two from western canada, and one from the atlantic provinces.
