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The department's responsibilities reflect the double role of the Minister of Justice, who is also by law the Attorney General of Canada: in general terms, the Minister is concerned with the administration of justice, including policy in such areas as criminal law, family law, human rights law, and Aboriginal justice; the Attorney General is the ...
In Canada, family law is primarily statute -based. The federal government has exclusive jurisdiction over marriage and divorce under section 91 (26) of the Constitution Act, 1867. The main piece of federal legislation governing the issues arising upon married spouses’ separation and the requirements for divorce is the Divorce Act.
In January 1974, Law Reform Commission of Canada published Working Paper 1: The Family Court. On the basis of the recommendations set out in the working paper, the Department of Justice in 1975 endorsed several pilot projects which ultimately led to the establishment of Unified Family Courts in most Canadian provinces.
Repealed and re-enacted: S.C. 1986, c. 4. Keywords. Divorce; Canada. Status: In force. The Divorce Act[1] (French: Loi sur le divorce) is the federal Act that governs divorce in Canada. The Constitution of Canada gives the federal Parliament exclusive jurisdiction to regulate the law of marriage and divorce.
The first is the term "provincial court", which has two quite different meanings, depending on context. The first, and most general meaning, is that a provincial court is a court established by the legislature of a province, under its constitutional authority over the administration of justice in the province, set out in s. 92(14) of the Constitution Act, 1867. [2]
The Constitution of Canada is the supreme law of the country, and consists of written text and unwritten conventions. [6] The Constitution Act, 1867 (known as the British North America Act prior to 1982), affirmed governance based on parliamentary precedent and divided powers between the federal and provincial governments. [7]
2020 [4] The Superior Court of Justice (French: Cour supérieure de justice) is a superior court in Ontario. The Court sits in 52 locations across the province, including 17 Family Court locations, and consists of over 300 federally appointed judges. [1] In 1999, the Superior Court of Justice was renamed from the Ontario Court (General Division).
The minister of justice and attorney general of Canada (French: ministre de la justice et procureur général du Canada) is a dual-role portfolio in the Canadian Cabinet. [7] The officeholder in the role of Minister of Justice (French: Ministre de la Justice) serves as the minister of the Crown responsible for the Department of Justice and the ...