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Act and rules of Canada Tax Court Rules, procedures and practice notes from Canada Tax Court. It includes information on employment insurance and Canada pension plan.

Alberta Courts Site Map Interactive map featuring contact information (address, phone numbers) for all existing courts in Alberta. Site developed by Elisabeth Fry Society.

Court Procedures (Alberta) This online resource is provided by the Elizabeth Fry Society. Court procedures vary depending on age and where the court is located and this site features the court procedures for both youth and adults in Edmonton and Calgary. The free Acrobat Reader plug-in is required to download and/or print these documents.

Federal Court of Canada / Cour fédérale du Canada The Federal Court of Canada was established in 1971 as the successor to the Exchequer Court of Canada which had been created in 1875.
A major reason for the new Court's creation was the increase in the number of federal boards and commissions and the realization that a national court was needed to review the decisions of the administrative tribunals. As a specialized federal public law court, the Federal Court of Canada is second in importance only to the Supreme Court of Canada.


Finding Information: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) - Department of Justice FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) about finding Canadian legal information. The site is developed by Canada Justice and provides information on issues such as federal statutes and regulations, government bills, courts decisions, child support and immigration.

How the courts are organized Site developed by Canada Justice explaining the levels and types of courts in Canada: provincial/territorial courts (which handle the great majority of cases that come into the system), provincial/territorial superior courts (which deal with more serious crimes and also take appeals from provincial/territorial court judgments, the Federal Court, the provincial/territorial courts of appeal and the Federal Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court of Canada (at the highest level).

Office the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs Directory of official federal and provincial/territorial websites relevant to law such as courts, constitutional text, case law, statutes and regulations and government law publications.

Resources for Teachers (Supreme Court of Canada) Provides information on the Court about tours, Educational Kits, mock trials, youth activity book.

Tax Court of Canada The Court was established on July 18, 1983 by the Tax Court of Canada Act, which replaced an administrative tribunal known as the Tax Review Board with a court of law. The new court had jurisdiction to hear appeals under four Acts of Parliament: the Income Tax Act, the Canada Pension Plan, the Petroleum and Gas Revenue Tax Act and the Unemployment Insurance Act.