Canadian Business Law, 3rd Edition
by Tamra Alexander
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,Table of Contents are given below
Chapter 1: Foundations of Business Law in Canada
Chapter 2: Resolving Disputes and Navigating Canada’s Court System
Chapter 3: Tort Law
Chapter 4: Understanding Contracts
Chapter 5: Working with Contracts
Chapter 6: Facilitating Business, Protecting Consumers, and Safeguarding the
Marketplace
Chapter 7: Forms of Carrying On Business
Chapter 8: Banking, Financing, and Debtor-Creditor Law
Chapter 9: Workplace Law
Chapter 10: Property Law
Chapter 11: Intellectual Property and Business Law in the Digital Age
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Chapter 1: Foundations of Business Law in Canada
True or False
1. The only purpose of law is to resolve disputes peacefully. (p. 6) F
2. The rule of law means that government officials must obey the law. (p. 6) T
3. Businesses often include a provision in their contracts that the contract is to be
interpreted according to the “rule of law.” (p. 6) F
4. Once a good legal risk management plan is in place, a business should not need further
legal advice. (p. 2) F
5. To achieve predictability, our common law system requires courts to make decisions in
accordance with precedent. (pp. 6-7) T
6. Precedent is codified law, passed by the legislature. (p. 7) F
7. Unlike the judiciary, legislatures are the elected arms of government and are accountable
to voters. (pp. 9, 13) T
8. Provided that a legislature acts in accordance with the constitution, it can override the
common law by using clear language in a statute. (p. 14) T
9. Like statues, regulations must be approved and passed by the legislature. (p. 12) F
10. The federal government has jurisdiction over interprovincial trade and commerce. (p. 10)
T
11. The provincial governments have residual powers to make laws for all matters that do not
fall specifically within federal jurisdiction. (pp. 10-11) F
12. The principle of paramountcy applies where there is a contradiction between a federal
law and a provincial law. (p. 12) T
13. Canadian courts are empowered to strike down any law that violates the Charter of Rights
and Freedoms. (p. 14) T
14. The Charter grants rights and freedoms from government interference, and
discriminatory actions by individuals and companies. (p. 14) F
15. The Charter ensures that the majority rules, and therefore strengthens the central
principle of democracy. (p. 15) F
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16. Provincial governments create municipalities and pass statutes that delegate specific
powers to municipal governments. (p. 11) T
17. Administrative agencies may be called tribunals, boards, or commissions. (pp. 20-21) T
18. The statute that creates an administrative tribunal generally determines its powers and its
rules of procedure. (pp. 21-22) T
19. Appealing the substance of a tribunal decision is called “judicial review.” (p. 22) F
20. The majority of judges in Canada apply common law rules and interpret
statutes/legislation. (pp. 6-7) T
21. The doctrine of judicial precedent applies to the civil law system. (p. 6) F
22. The sources of law in Canada are the Constitution, statutes, regulations, common law, and
by-laws. (p. 7) T
23. The federal government structure created by the Constitution Act 1867 means there are
two levels of government, the federal level and the provincial level. (p. 8) T
24. The federal and provincial government are granted power to make by-laws. (p. 11) F
25. The doctrine of paramountcy provides that if there is a conflict between federal law and
provincial law, then provincial law will prevail. (p. 12) F
26. The provincial government has the power to legislate on intellectual property, as well as
currency. (p. 12) F
27. Regulations are a source of law in Canada. (p. 12) T
28. The terms “civil law” and “private law” can be used interchangeably. (p. 17) T
29. Administrative law, constitutional law, criminal law, and tax law are all categorized as
private law. (p. 17) F
30. Property law, corporate and commercial law, tort law, and contract law are all categorized
as public law. (p. 17) F
31. In a civil lawsuit the plaintiff (or lawyer) aims to prove the defendant is liable. (p. 18) T
32. The most common reason why a plaintiff will commence a civil law action is to recover
compensatory damages. (p. 18) T
33. In criminal law the prosecution is required to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt
with the use of admissible evidence. (pp. 19-20) T