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Chapter 1: Canadian Work Law in a Nutshell
Multiple Choice
1. What are the three regimes of work law discussed in this chapter? (p. 4)
a. The common law regime, the regulatory regime, and the collective bargaining
regime
b. The court system regime, administrative tribunals regime, and collective bargaining
regime
c. The employment contracts regime, commercial contracts regime, and the collective
bargaining regime
d. The law of contracts regime, the law of torts regime, and the common law regime
2. Why is the “master and servant” regime considered a “status-based” regime? (p. 5)
a. Because workers could leave these jobs at will without facing any penalties
b. Because workers enjoyed a certain level of respect for the work they did
c. Because workers had more rights than workers do today
d. Because workers were subservient to the people for whom they worked
3. To what does the “common law of employment contracts” refer? (p. 7)
a. The collection of all collective agreements submitted to the various provincial labour
boards
b. The collection of all written employment contracts in Canada
c. The collection of all written judicial decisions regarding employment contract
disputes
4. What does the term “binding precedent” mean? (p. 7)
a. Lower courts must decide similar cases in the same way as any other court in any
jurisdiction, only if they agree with the decision
b. Lower courts must decide similar cases in the same way as higher courts in any
jurisdiction
c. Lower courts must decide similar cases in the same way as higher courts in
the same jurisdiction, whether they agree with the decision or not
d. Lower courts must decide similar cases in the same way as other lower courts in the
same jurisdiction
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5. What is a “tort”? (p. 7)
a. An act that constitutes a breach of a specific term of employment
b. An act that violates an employment statute
c. A wrongful act committed by one party resulting in harm to another
d. A wrongful act committed by one party whether or not it results in harm to another
6. For which of the following reasons have courts decided that employment contracts
are distinguishable from commercial contracts? (p. 9)
a. Unlike employment contracts commercial contracts are generally not
characterized by an inequality of bargaining power
b. Unlike employment contracts commercial contracts are generally not in written form
c. Unlike employment contracts commercial contracts are not highly regulated
d. Unlike employment contracts commercial contracts have little effect on the overall
economy
7. What main reason does the author identify for why governments intervened in
‘freedom of contract’ by creating employment standards legislation? (p. 10)
a. Because employers often did not exercise their superior bargaining power in a
way acceptable to society
b. Because employees were too willing to bounce from job to job creating uncertainty for
employers and the economy
c. Because governments realized they could raise more tax dollars if people had stable
employment
d. Because employers were taking advantage of their employees
8. What are “administrative tribunals”? (p. 11)
a. “Administrative tribunals” is simply another term for “court of law”
b. They are created by statute to offer an alternative system, though one not
wholly dissimilar, to the courts
c. They are created by statute to review the decisions of courts
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9. Which of the following does the author claim is the main purpose of the collective
bargaining regime? (p. 12)
a. To create incentives for workers to work as efficiently as possible
b. To create penalties when unions do something illegal
c. To introduce certainty and stability into the employment relationship
d. To produce a countervailing force that could help equalize bargaining power
between employers and workers
10. What has been the Canadian government’s position regarding collective
bargaining? (p. 12)
a. It has been consistently hostile since the inception of collective bargaining in the
mid-1940s
b. It has been consistently supportive since the inception of collective bargaining in the
mid1940s
c. It has been alternatively supportive and hostile since the inception of collective
bargaining in the mid-1940s, depending upon the particular government in power
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