Unit 3 - The Strutcture Of Saskatchewan’s Courts

Question 1

What are the different levels of court in Saskatchewan

Answer 1

Provincial Court
> court of kings bench
> provincial court of appeal
~> Supreme Court of Canada

Question 2

What are provincial courts and what are they responsible for?

Answer 2

• No jury
• most criminal matters end here
• less serious summary offences (small claims)
• first appearance
• traffic court
• Cree court
• youth court

Question 3

What is the court of kings bench and what is it responsible for?

Answer 3

• family court
• trial by jury/judge
• more serious crimes
• can appeal decision made in the lower court

Question 4

What is the provincial court of appeal and what is it responsible for?

Answer 4

• hear appeals
• evaluate if a lower court made a mistake
• can alter the results of previous trials
• 8 judges

Question 5

What is the Supreme Court of Canada and what is it responsible for?

Answer 5

• 8 judges and a chief Justice
• highest court in Canada
• decisions are final and inclusive
• a general court of appeal from decisions of all other Canadian courts of law
• has jurisdiction over disputes in all areas of the law