Which courts deal with civil cases involving small sums of money?
Answer: Small claims courts.
Provinces have trial and appeal courts, plus provincial courts for lesser offences, family courts, traffic courts and small claims courts for civil cases involving small sums of money.
All answer choices
- Small claims courts. (correct answer)
- The Federal Court of Canada.
- Appeal courts.
- The Supreme Court of Canada.
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