00:00Canada's judicial system is organized around several courts distinguished by their level of jurisdiction, federal or
00:06provincial and territorial, and by their specialization, youth, family violence, drug addiction.
00:11It comprises four levels of jurisdiction: lower courts (provincial and territorial courts), superior courts, and the federal court.
00:19the Courts of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada.
00:22The entire system is under the authority of the latter, which serves as the court of last resort.
00:26spring.
00:27The Constitution Act of 1867, in its article 91, 27, grants the federal government exclusive jurisdiction in criminal matters.
00:36He is also responsible for the federal courts as well as the superior and appeal courts of the provinces and territories.
00:42The provinces, for their part, are granted jurisdiction over civil law, except for a few areas of
00:47'exceptions such as immigration or patents, and are responsible for the administration of justice in their jurisdiction.
00:52The complex connection between federal and provincial powers is one of the characteristics of the Constitution of Canada.
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