Canada's legal system is pluralist, built on three separate foundations. English common law governs most of the country, French civil law governs Quebec's private law, and the Indigenous legal traditions developed independently by Canada's Indigenous nations continue to operate alongside both.
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the legal system of Canada is pluralist: English common law, French civil law, and Indigenous law systemsView the Source 2. Law of Canada (Wikipedia)
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The Constitution Act, 1867 (known as the British North America Act prior to 1982), affirmed governance based on parliamentary precedent
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Includes: Bora Laskin, Bora Laskin (October 5, 1912, March 26, 1984) was a Canadian jurist who served as the 14th chief justice of Canada from 1973 to 1984 and as a puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Canada from...View the Source Canada 1867 (rev. 2011) (source article)
Includes: Constitution of Canada, Section 4Quote, Includes: Constitution of Canada, Section 4
the Name Canada shall be taken to mean Canada as constituted under this Act
Drug Treatment Courts (Canada) (Wikipedia)
Includes: Drug Treatment Courts (Canada), Lead sectionQuote, Includes: Drug Treatment Courts (Canada), Lead section
Drug Treatment Courts are pre-sentence courts introduced in Canada in 1998 that provide individuals facing criminal charges driven by their substance abuse addiction (SAD) with a voluntary alternative to a prison sentence.
Richard Wagner (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Richard Wagner, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Richard Wagner, Wikipedia lead sentence
is a Canadian jurist who has served as the
Mahmud Jamal (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Mahmud Jamal, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Mahmud Jamal, Wikipedia lead sentence
is a Canadian jurist serving as a puisne justice of t
Michelle O'Bonsawin (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia contributorsIncludes: Michelle O'Bonsawin, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Michelle O'Bonsawin, Wikipedia lead sentence
is a Canadian jurist who is serving as a puisne justi
John Henry Barnstead - Wikipedia
Includes: John Henry Barnstead, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: John Henry Barnstead, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Canadian tanner
Wikipedia: Rosalie Abella
Includes: Rosalie Silberman Abella, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Rosalie Silberman Abella, Wikipedia lead sentence
is a Canadian jurist
Andromache Karakatsanis (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Andromache Karakatsanis, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Andromache Karakatsanis, Wikipedia lead sentence
is a Canadian jurist
Malcolm Rowe (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Malcolm Rowe, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Malcolm Rowe, Wikipedia lead sentence
is a Canadian who has served as a puisne justice of t
Nicholas Kasirer (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Nicholas Kasirer, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Nicholas Kasirer, Wikipedia lead sentence
is a Canadian jurist who is serving as a puisne justi
Mary Moreau (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Mary Moreau, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Mary Moreau, Wikipedia lead sentence
is a Canadian jurist who is serving as a puisne justi
Philippe Kirsch (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Philippe Kirsch, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Philippe Kirsch, Wikipedia lead sentence
is a Canadian lawyer who served as a judge of the Int
Bertha Wilson (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Bertha Wilson, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Bertha Wilson, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Canadian jurist and the first female puisne just
Clara Brett Martin (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Clara Brett Martin, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Clara Brett Martin, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Canadian lawyer
William Schabas (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: William Schabas, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: William Schabas, Wikipedia lead sentence
is a Canadian academic specialising in international
Bill Hastings (judge) (Wikipedia)
Includes: Bill Hastings, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Bill Hastings, Wikipedia lead sentence
is a Canadian-born judge who served as the tenth Chie
John Erskine Read (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: John Erskine Read, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: John Erskine Read, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Canadian lawyer
Antonio Lamer (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Antonio Lamer, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Antonio Lamer, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Canadian lawyer and jurist who served as the
William Buell Richards (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: William Buell Richards, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: William Buell Richards, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Canadian lawyer
Charles Fitzpatrick (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Charles Fitzpatrick, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Charles Fitzpatrick, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as Min
Thibaudeau Rinfret (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Thibaudeau Rinfret, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Thibaudeau Rinfret, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Canadian jurist who served as the ninth Chief Ju
Kimberly Prost (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Kimberly Prost, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Kimberly Prost, Wikipedia lead sentence
is a Canadian jurist currently serving as a judge of
William Johnstone Ritchie (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: William Johnstone Ritchie, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: William Johnstone Ritchie, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Canadian judge who was the second Chief Justice
William Alexander Henry (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: William Alexander Henry, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: William Alexander Henry, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Canadian lawyer
John Wellington Gwynne (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: John Wellington Gwynne, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: John Wellington Gwynne, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Canadian lawyer and Puisne Justice of the Suprem
Christopher Salmon Patterson (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Christopher Salmon Patterson, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Christopher Salmon Patterson, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Canadian Puisne judge of the Supreme Court of Ca
George Edwin King (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: George Edwin King, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: George Edwin King, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Canadian lawyer
Louis Henry Davies (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Louis Henry Davies, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Louis Henry Davies, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Canadian businessman
John Douglas Armour (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: John Douglas Armour, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: John Douglas Armour, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Canadian Puisne judge of the Supreme Court of Ca
Lyman Duff (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Lyman Duff, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Lyman Duff, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Canadian lawyer and judge who served as the eigh
Francis Alexander Anglin (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Francis Alexander Anglin, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Francis Alexander Anglin, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Canadian lawyer and judge who served as the seve
Patrick Kerwin (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Patrick Kerwin, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Patrick Kerwin, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Canadian judge who served as the tenth Chief Jus
John Robert Cartwright (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: John Robert Cartwright, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: John Robert Cartwright, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Canadian lawyer and judge who served as Chief Ju
Ivan Rand (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Ivan Rand, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Ivan Rand, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Canadian lawyer
Wallace Nesbitt (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Wallace Nesbitt, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Wallace Nesbitt, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Canadian lawyer and puisne justice of the Suprem
Albert Clements Killam (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Albert Clements Killam, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Albert Clements Killam, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Canadian lawyer
John Idington (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: John Idington, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: John Idington, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Canadian justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
James Maclennan (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: James Maclennan, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: James Maclennan, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Canadian lawyer
Louis-Philippe Brodeur (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Louis-Philippe Brodeur, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Louis-Philippe Brodeur, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Canadian journalist
Pierre-Basile Mignault (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Pierre-Basile Mignault, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Pierre-Basile Mignault, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Canadian lawyer and Puisne Justice of the Suprem
Albert Malouin (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Arthur Cyrille Albert Malouin, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Arthur Cyrille Albert Malouin, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Canadian lawyer
Edmund Leslie Newcombe (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Edmund Leslie Newcombe, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Edmund Leslie Newcombe, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Canadian lawyer
John Henderson Lamont (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: John Henderson Lamont, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: John Henderson Lamont, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Canadian lawyer
Lawrence Arthur Dumoulin Cannon (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Lawrence Arthur Dumoulin Cannon, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Lawrence Arthur Dumoulin Cannon, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Canadian lawyer
Oswald Smith Crocket (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Oswald Smith Crocket, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Oswald Smith Crocket, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Canadian lawyer
Frank Joseph Hughes (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Frank Joseph Hughes, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Frank Joseph Hughes, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Canadian lawyer and puisne judge of the Supreme
Henry Hague Davis (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Henry Hague Davis, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Henry Hague Davis, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Canadian lawyer and Puisne Justice of the Suprem
Roy Kellock (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Roy Lindsay Kellock, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Roy Lindsay Kellock, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Canadian Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
James Wilfred Estey (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: James Wilfred Estey, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: James Wilfred Estey, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Canadian lawyer
Charles Holland Locke (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Charles Holland Locke, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Charles Holland Locke, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Canadian Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
Douglas Abbott (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Douglas Charles Abbott, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Douglas Charles Abbott, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Canadian Member of Parliament
Lawrence Pennell (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Lawrence Pennell, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Lawrence Pennell, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Canadian lawyer
Louise Arbour (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Louise Arbour, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Louise Arbour, Wikipedia lead sentence
is a Canadian jurist who has served as the
Ernest Weinrib (Wikipedia)
Includes: Ernest Weinrib, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Ernest Weinrib, Wikipedia lead sentence
is a Canadian legal academic who works on jurispruden
Canadian Multiculturalism Act (Wikipedia)
Includes: Canadian Multiculturalism Act, Wikipedia lead paragraphQuote, Includes: Canadian Multiculturalism Act, Wikipedia lead paragraph
The Canadian Multiculturalism Act (French: Loi sur le multicul
National Building Code of Canada (Wikipedia)
Includes: National Building Code of Canada, Wikipedia lead paragraphQuote, Includes: National Building Code of Canada, Wikipedia lead paragraph
The National Building Code of Canada is the model building code of Canada. It is issue
Courts martial of Canada (Wikipedia)
Includes: Courts martial of Canada, Wikipedia lead paragraphQuote, Includes: Courts martial of Canada, Wikipedia lead paragraph
Courts martial of Canada are trials conducted by the Canadian Armed Forces. Such courts martial are authorized
Jean-Thomas Taschereau (judge) (Wikipedia)
Includes: Jean-Thomas Taschereau, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Jean-Thomas Taschereau, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Canadian lawyer and judge
Yves Fortier (ambassador) (Wikipedia)
Includes: Yves Fortier, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Yves Fortier, Wikipedia lead sentence
is a Canadian diplomat
Official Languages Act (Canada) (Wikipedia)
Includes: Official Languages Act (Canada), IntroductionQuote, Includes: Official Languages Act (Canada), Introduction
The Official Languages Act (French: Loi sur les langues officielles) is a Canadian law that came into force on September 9, 1969, which gives French and English equal status in the government of Canada.
Employment equity (Canada), Wikipedia
Includes: Employment Equity Act (Canada), IntroductionQuote, Includes: Employment Equity Act (Canada), Introduction
Employment equity, as defined in federal Canadian law by the Employment Equity Act (French: Loi sur l’équité en matière d’emploi), requires federal jurisdiction employers to engage in proactive employment practices to increase the representation of four designated groups: women, people with disabilities, visible minorities, and Indigenous peoples.
Claire L'Heureux-Dub? (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Claire L'Heureux-Dube, IntroductionQuote, Includes: Claire L'Heureux-Dube, Introduction
Claire L'Heureux-Dubé (born September 7, 1927) is a retired Canadian judge who served as a puisne justice on the Supreme Court of Canada from 1987 to 2002.
Suzanne Côté (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Suzanne Cote, IntroductionQuote, Includes: Suzanne Cote, Introduction
Suzanne Côté (born September 21, 1958) is a puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.
Glenn Joyal (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Glenn Joyal, IntroductionQuote, Includes: Glenn Joyal, Introduction
Joyal is a puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.
Samuel Henry Strong (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Samuel Henry Strong, IntroductionQuote, Includes: Samuel Henry Strong, Introduction
Samuel Henry Strong (August 13, 1825 - August 31, 1909) was an English-Canadian lawyer and judge who served as the third Chief Justice of Canada from 1892 to 1902.
Robert Taschereau (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Robert Taschereau, IntroductionQuote, Includes: Robert Taschereau, Introduction
Robert Taschereau (September 10, 1896, July 26, 1970) was a lawyer who served as the 11th Chief Justice of Canada from 1963 to 1967, as a puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Canada from 1940 to 1963, and briefly as the Administrator of the Government of Canada for one month from March to April 1967 following the death of Governor General of Canada Georges Vanier.
Albert Hudson (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Albert Blellock Hudson, IntroductionQuote, Includes: Albert Blellock Hudson, Introduction
Albert Blellock Hudson (August 21, 1875 - January 6, 1947) was a politician, lawyer and judge from Manitoba, Canada.
Gérald Fauteux (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Gerald Fauteux, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Gerald Fauteux, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Canadian jurist and lawyer who served as the
Henri-Elzéar Taschereau (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Henri-Elzear Taschereau, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Henri-Elzear Taschereau, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Canadian jurist and the fourth Chief Justice of
Désiré Girouard (Wikipedia)
Includes: Desire Girouard, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Desire Girouard, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Canadian lawyer
Télesphore Fournier (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Telesphore Fournier, Wikipedia lead sentenceQuote, Includes: Telesphore Fournier, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Canadian politician
Ran Hirschl (Wikipedia)
Includes: Ran Hirschl, Wikipedia category: Canadian legal scholarsQuote, Includes: Ran Hirschl, Wikipedia category: Canadian legal scholars
Category:Canadian legal scholars
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