Law of CanadaModule 7
Property, family, work and the regulated economy: land, trusts and estates, family law, employment, business, insolvency, consumers, privacy, intellectual property, the environment and immigration
This module covers the largest ground in the course, and it is deliberately a map rather than a full account. Each of these areas deserves a course of its own. What they have in common in Canada is the **division of powers**: some are provincial (land, trusts, most family law and most employment), some are federal (divorce, insolvency, intellectual property, immigration, banks) and some are shared (the environment, consumer protection, privacy). The first question in each is therefore the same as in Module 2: which legislature has the power and, in Quebec, which tradition applies? The sections below give the central ideas and the leading cases in each area, so that you can recognise the issue and know where to look.
This course explains the law of Canada, not US law. Rules that look the same elsewhere may be different.
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See what is included in the Courses & AI Lab Pass →General education on Canadian law, using invented people and businesses and abstract provinces. It states constitutional provisions and landmark decisions in simplified form, and it is not legal advice. Provinces and territories differ, the law changes, and every case turns on its facts. Consult a lawyer licensed in the province or territory that matters.
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