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The Board is a quasi-judicial tribunal that hears applications, appeals, and referrals pursuant to various statutes of the Legislature including the Municipal Act, the Municipal Assessment Act, The Planning Act, and The Municipal Board Act. Public Utilities Board public utilities: Consumer Protection and Government Services
The Government of Canada, which is formally referred to as His Majesty's Government, [6] [7] is defined by the Canadian constitution as the sovereign acting on the advice of the Privy Council; [8] [9] what is known as the Governor-in-Council, [10] referring to the governor general of Canada as the King's stand-in.
Chief Justice of Canada: Richard Wagner; Courts of the Provinces and Territories; Federal courts; Military courts; Constitution. Constitution Acts; Peace, order, and good government; Charter of Rights and Freedoms
The Tax Court of Canada (TCC; French: Cour canadienne de l'impôt), established in 1983 by the Tax Court of Canada Act, is a federal superior court which deals with matters involving companies or individuals and tax issues with the Government of Canada.
The Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act [1] (CCAA; French: Loi sur les arrangements avec les créanciers des compagnies) is a statute of the Parliament of Canada that allows insolvent corporations owing their creditors in excess of $5 million to restructure their businesses and financial affairs.
In 1971, the Federal Court (composed of two divisions, the Federal Court of Appeal and the Federal Court, Trial Division) replaced the Exchequer Court of Canada. In 2003, the Federal Court was split into two separate courts, the Federal Court of Appeal [10] and the Federal Court. [11]
[5]: 47 In so doing, the Supreme Court of Canada sought to give greater effect and meaning to the express statutory right of appeal, which is understood to be the key factor representing legislative intention on the standard of review to be applied in judicial review of an administrative decision.
Public services in Canada are delivered by various levels of government, determined through responsibility enacted in the Constitution. Financing for those services is provided through tax receipts, sales revenues, user fees, and other government revenue sources.