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Courts, Tribunals & Regulators
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Quebec
Quebec Courts
Cour d'appel du Québec
Quebec Court of Appeal
Appellate — highest court in Quebec
Québec
Cour supérieure du Québec
Superior Court of Quebec
Superior — court of general jurisdiction
Montréal
Cour du Québec
Court of Quebec
First instance
Québec
Palais de justice de Montréal
Montreal Courthouse
Courthouse — Cour supérieure & Cour du Québec
Montréal
Palais de justice de Québec
Quebec City Courthouse
Courthouse — Cour supérieure & Cour du Québec
Québec
Administrative Tribunals
Tribunal administratif du logement (TAL)
Administrative Housing Tribunal
Administrative
Montréal
Tribunal administratif du travail (TAT)
Administrative Labour Tribunal
Administrative
Montréal
Tribunal administratif du Québec (TAQ)
Administrative Tribunal of Quebec
Administrative
Québec
Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse (CDPDJ)
Quebec Human Rights and Youth Rights Commission
Administrative — investigative
Montréal
Tribunal des droits de la personne
Human Rights Tribunal of Quebec
Administrative — adjudicative
Montréal
Commission d'accès à l'information (CAI)
Quebec Access to Information Commission
Administrative — regulator & adjudicator
Montréal
Commission municipale du Québec
Quebec Municipal Commission
Administrative
Québec
Bureau d'audiences publiques sur l'environnement (BAPE)
Quebec Environmental Public Hearings Board
Administrative — inquiry
Québec
Commission de protection du territoire agricole du Québec (CPTAQ)
Quebec Agricultural Land Protection Commission
Administrative
Québec
Régie de l'énergie
Quebec Energy Board
Administrative — economic regulator
Montréal
Regulators
CNESST
Commission des normes, de l'équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail
Administrative — first instance
Québec
Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF)
Quebec Financial Markets Authority
Administrative — regulator
Montréal
Office de la protection du consommateur (OPC)
Quebec Consumer Protection Office
Administrative — regulator
Montréal
Régie du bâtiment du Québec (RBQ)
Quebec Building Authority
Administrative — regulator
Montréal
Organisme d'autoréglementation du courtage immobilier du Québec (OACIQ)
Quebec Real Estate Brokerage Self-Regulator
Administrative — regulator
Brossard
Barreau du Québec
Quebec Bar
Professional regulator
Montréal
Chambre des notaires du Québec
Quebec Chamber of Notaries
Professional regulator
Montréal
Government & Oversight Bodies
Protecteur du citoyen
Quebec Ombudsman
Oversight
Québec
Curateur public du Québec
Quebec Public Curator
Administrative
Montréal
Directeur des poursuites criminelles et pénales (DPCP)
Director of Criminal and Penal Prosecutions
Prosecution service
Québec
Revenu Québec
Administrative — tax authority
Québec
Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ)
Quebec Automobile Insurance Corporation
Administrative — public insurer
Québec
Bureau du coroner du Québec
Quebec Coroner's Office
Investigative
Montréal
Commissaire à la déontologie policière
Quebec Police Ethics Commissioner
Oversight
Montréal
IVAC — Indemnisation des victimes d'actes criminels
Quebec Crime Victims Compensation
Administrative — compensation scheme
Montréal
Ontario
Quebec Courts
Court of Appeal for Ontario
Appellate — highest court in Ontario
Toronto
Divisional Court (Ontario)
Appellate — branch of the Superior Court
Toronto
Superior Court of Justice — Toronto
Superior — court of general jurisdiction
Toronto
Superior Court of Justice — Family Court (Toronto)
Superior — family
Toronto
Small Claims Court — Toronto
Superior — Small Claims branch
Toronto
Ontario Court of Justice — Toronto
First instance
Toronto
Administrative Tribunals
Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB)
Administrative
Toronto
Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO)
Administrative — adjudicative
Toronto
Licence Appeal Tribunal (LAT)
Administrative
Toronto
Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (WSIAT)
Administrative — appellate
Toronto
Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB)
Administrative
Toronto
Social Benefits Tribunal (SBT)
Administrative
Toronto
Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT)
Administrative
Toronto
Assessment Review Board (ARB)
Administrative
Toronto
Health Professions Appeal and Review Board (HPARB)
Administrative — review
Toronto
Committee of Adjustment (City of Toronto)
Municipal — first instance
Toronto
Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPC)
Administrative — regulator & adjudicator
Toronto
Health Services Appeal and Review Board (HSARB)
Administrative — appellate
Toronto
Pay Equity Hearings Tribunal
Administrative
Toronto
Child and Family Services Review Board (CFSRB)
Administrative
Toronto
Ontario Special Education Tribunal (OSET)
Administrative
Toronto
Animal Care Review Board (ACRB)
Administrative
Toronto
Ontario Parole Board
Administrative
Toronto
Ontario Energy Board (OEB)
Administrative — economic regulator
Toronto
Regulators
Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB)
Administrative — first instance
Toronto
Tarion Warranty Corporation
Administrative — warranty administrator
Toronto
Home Construction Regulatory Authority (HCRA)
Administrative — regulator
Toronto
Ontario Securities Commission (OSC)
Administrative — regulator
Toronto
Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA)
Administrative — regulator
Toronto
Consumer Protection Ontario
Administrative — regulator
Toronto
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO)
Professional regulator
Toronto
College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO)
Professional regulator
Toronto
Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario (RCDSO)
Professional regulator
Toronto
Ontario College of Pharmacists (OCP)
Professional regulator
Toronto
College of Physiotherapists of Ontario
Professional regulator
Toronto
College of Massage Therapists of Ontario (CMTO)
Professional regulator
Toronto
Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO)
Administrative — regulator
Toronto
Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA)
Administrative — safety regulator
Toronto
Electrical Safety Authority (ESA)
Administrative — safety regulator
Mississauga
Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy — Toronto
Federal — regulator
Toronto
Government & Oversight Bodies
Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC)
Administrative — assessment authority
Toronto
Ontario Land Registry & Teranet
Administrative — registry
Toronto
Toronto Municipal Licensing & Standards
Municipal — enforcement
Toronto
Toronto Building Division
Municipal — permits & inspection
Toronto
Ombudsman Toronto
Municipal — oversight
Toronto
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