Glossary
In Wills
When you make an estate plan you make legal documents like:
These documents make sure someone has the power to make decisions about your property or personal care if you are no longer mentally capable.
You also make a will as part of your estate plan so that:
- your property goes to the people or organizations you want it to go to after you die
- your minor children are cared for after you die
And there are things you can do to reduce the amount of tax your estate pays when you die.
In Wills and Powers of Attorney
An estate trustee is someone who:
- distributes your property after you die
- handles your personal affairs after you die by arranging your funeral, paying your debts, and filing your final income tax return.
An estate trustee is sometimes called an executor or personal representative.
If you do not name a person to be your estate trustee in your will, someone may have to apply to the court to become one after you die.
An estimate is a best guess that you make, based on the information that you have. For example a car repair shop can give a client an estimate of what it would cost to fix their car after they’ve taken a look at it. Sometimes, the law gives you the right to not be charged much more than the estimate someone gives you.
In Criminal Law
If someone claims you did not comply with a court order, the court can schedule an estreatment hearing. For example, this can happen if someone claims you did not follow a recognizance of bail. At the estreatment hearing, you or your surety will be ordered to pay the amount promised to the court when the recognizance of bail was signed.
You and your surety will be given at least 10 days’ notice of when and where the hearing will be held.
Tell or force a tenant to move out. A Notice of Termination from a landlord is often called an eviction notice, even though it does not force the tenant to move out. A Landlord and Tenant Board order forcing a tenant to move out is often called an eviction order.
In Housing Law
To evict is to tell or force a tenant to move out. A Notice of Termination from a landlord is often called an eviction notice, even though it does not force the tenant to move out. A Landlord and Tenant Board order forcing a tenant to move out is often called an eviction order.
In Health and Disability, Canada Pension Plan disability benefits (CPP), Eligibility, Applications, Appeals, Income Assistance, Canada Pension Plan disability benefits (CPP), Eligibility, Applications, Appeals
Evidence is used to prove that something is true or false. There are different types of evidence, such as information from witnesses, and documents like letters from a doctor. Tribunals look at evidence when making decisions.
In Criminal Law
Evidence is used to prove that something is true or false. In court, evidence comes in different forms, such as documents, photographs, or information from witnesses. A judge, justice of the peace, or jury uses evidence to make a decision.
Evidence is also what the police gather when they investigate a crime. This includes statements people make and property the police find when they’re doing a search.
In Housing Law
Evidence is used to prove that something is true or false. Evidence comes in different forms, such as photographs, information from witnesses, and documents like emails and rent receipts. A judge or tribunal member uses evidence to make a decision.
In Immigration Law, Refugee Law
Evidence is used to prove a fact or to persuade someone who’s making a decision, like an immigration officer or a member of the Immigration and Refugee Board. There are different types of evidence, for example:
- information witnesses give at a hearing
- documents, such as letters or reports
- photographs
If you make a refugee claim or an application to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, you need to provide evidence to show why your claim or application should succeed.
Police and immigration authorities gather evidence when they think someone may have done something wrong or committed a crime. This type of evidence includes property they find when they’re doing a search and statements that people make.
