Administrative Tribunals In Canada

As disputes are inevitable in any society, it is important for people to always improve the solutions to disputes. Usually, when a dispute becomes severe and unsolvable simply by negotiation, two parties will go to court for better solutions. In Canada, we have 2 systems that run parallel: administrative tribunal and the court system. However, administrative tribunals are not part of the court system; instead they are independent government agencies which are established under legislation (either federal or provincial) to implement legislative policy. Unlike court where the judge makes decision based on common law, administrative tribunals are less formal. Members of administrative tribunals, compared with judges in courts, are more specialized and professional about the topic they are about to solve. There are many administrative tribunals in Canada, such as Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB) which is responsible for making decisions on immigration and refugee matters. Members of the IRB are specialists on immigration law.

Her majesty the Queen is the monarch while the prime minister’s power is kept within the boundaries of Canada’s constitution. As a former colony of the UK, Canada’s government is divided into 3 branches: the executive branch, the legislative branch, and the judicial branch. The executive branch carries out the government business, manages actions, and performs operations and implements law of Canada. The legislative branches make and debate the laws. The judicial branches decide who broke the law and correspondent punishment. Although the laws are passed by the legislative branches, the rules of law apply to all. That is to say, the government, all agencies, and all citizens must follow the