Canadian property law

Property law in Canada is the body of law concerning the rights of individuals over land, objects, and expression within Canada. It encompasses personal property, real property, and intellectual property. Personal property is a type of Property. In the Common law systems personal property may also be called chattels or personalty. In the Common law, real property (or realty) refers to one of the two main classes of Property, the other class being Personal property ( Intellectual property ( IP) is a legal field that refers to creations of the mind such as musical literary and artistic works inventions and symbols names

Personal property laws are typically governed by provincial legislation such as the provincial Sale of Goods Acts. Likewise, the common law rules inherited from the United Kingdom are largely still in force.

Real property law is likewise a matter of provincial legislation with the incorporation of English common law rules.

Intellectual property, as with most common law countries, remains entirely based in federal statute; however, there are common-law economic torts related to intellectual property, e. Common law refers to law and the corresponding legal system developed through decisions of courts and similar tribunals rather than through legislative statutes or executive Economic torts are Torts that provide the Common law rules on liability for the infliction of Pure economic loss, such as interference with economic or business g. , passing off. For other uses of this and related terms please refer to the " Pass " disambiguation page Canada tried to take the middle road between the United Kingdom and the United states in many of their intellectual property laws. Copyright law and trademark law in Canada was initially based on the English legislation but has since incorporated many changes from the US model and other places. Canadian copyright law is the area of law that defines Copyright within Canada. Canadian trade-mark law provides protection to marks statutorily under the Canadian Trade-mark Act and also at common law Canadian patent law, however, was initially based on US legislation but has typically favoured the application of UK case law. Canadian patent law is the legal system regulating the grant of Patents on Inventions within Canada.

Law of Canada v • d • e
Sources of law	Constitution, federal statutes, provincial statutes
Core areas of law	Constitutional law, Administrative law, Criminal law, Contract law, Tort law, Property law
Other areas of law	Aboriginal law, Civil and human rights, Family law, Immigration and refugee law, Labour and employment law, Copyright law, Trade-mark law, Patent law
Courts	Supreme Court, Federal Court (Appeal), Courts of Appeal, Superior courts, Provincial courts
Education	Law school, Law School Admission Test, Call to the bar

The Canadian legal system has its foundation in the British Common law system inherited from being a part of the Commonwealth. The Constitution of Canada is the supreme law in Canada; the country's Constitution is an amalgamation of codified acts and uncodified traditions The following is a list of notable Acts of Parliament of Canada. The following is a list of notable Acts passed by all Canadian provinces and territories Canadian constitutional law is the area of Canadian law relating to the interpretation and application of the Constitution of Canada by the Courts. Canadian administrative law is the body of law in Canada addressing the actions and operations of governments and governmental agencies Criminal law in Canada is under the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal government. Canadian contract law has its foundation in the English legal tradition of the 19th and early 20th century Tort law in Canada concerns the treatment of the law of Torts within the Canadian jurisdiction excluding Quebec, which is covered by the Law of obligations See also Human rights in Canada Civil rights law in Canada concerns the private rights and power of people within Canada Family law in Canada concerns the body of Canadian law dealing with the family relationship its formation and its dissolution Canadian immigration and refugee law concerns the area of Law related to the admission of foreign nationals into Canada, their rights and responsibilities once Canadian labour law is that body of Law which regulates the rights restrictions obligations of trade unions workers and employers in Canada Canadian copyright law is the area of law that defines Copyright within Canada. Canadian trade-mark law provides protection to marks statutorily under the Canadian Trade-mark Act and also at common law Canadian patent law is the legal system regulating the grant of Patents on Inventions within Canada. The court system of Canada is made up of many Courts differing in levels of legal superiority and separated by jurisdiction The Supreme Court of Canada ( French: Cour suprême du Canada) is the highest court of Canada and is the final court of appeal in the Canadian The Federal Court is a Canadian trial court that hears cases arising under certain areas of federal law The Federal Court of Appeal is a Canadian appellate court that hears cases concerning federal matters arising from certain federal Acts Court of Appeal, Court of Appeals, and Appellate Division redirect here for a list of specific courts using those titles see Court of Appeal In Common law systems a superior court is a Court of general Competence which typically has unlimited Jurisdiction with regard to civil and The Provincial and Territorial Courts in Canada are local trial "inferior" or "lower" Courts of limited jurisdiction established Legal education is the education of individuals who intend to become legal professionals or those who simply intend to use their law degree to some end either related to law This is a list of Law schools and law faculties in Canada. Canada is mostly a Common law jurisdiction The Law School Admission Test ( LSAT) is an examination administered by the Law School Admission Council (LSAC that attempts to measure logical and verbal reasoning The Call to the Bar is a legal Term of art in most Common law jurisdictions