Deck 1: The Canadian Legal System, Regulation of the Professions and Ethical Considerations

Question 1

Civil litigants have an automatic right of appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

What rule applies when federal and provincial legislation have a direct operational conflict?

Answer 2

The federal legislation trumps the provincial legislation to the extent of the contradiction. This is called the doctrine of paramountcy.

Question 3

Which of the following is a federal power under the Canadian Constitution?

A) fisheries
B) management of hospitals
C) governance of the professions
D) contracts

Answer 3

fisheries

Question 4

To be eligible for registration as a professional engineer in Canada, applicants must first sit an exam to evaluate their technical ability.

Question 5

Explain what is meant by self-regulation.

Question 6

Engineers Canada has professional-level reciprocity agreements with all of the following jurisdictions except?

A) Mexico
B) United Kingdom
C) France
D) Texas

Question 7

Codes of ethics have detailed lists of what professionals are prohibited from doing.

Question 8

Name the four persons (or groups) professionals owe ethical duties to.

Question 9

What is the definition of a "facilitation payment" under the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act in Canada?

A) payments made to secure contracts
B) payment for the acquisition of land rights
C) small payments made to expedite processing of routine approvals
D) vacation pay