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There are four divisions of the Provincial Court: Criminal and Youth Court, which mostly deals with charges under the ''Criminal Code'' and the ''Youth Criminal Justice Act''; Small Claims Court, which deals with claims about contracts, services, property, and debt; Traffic and Bylaw Court, which deals with traffic tickets and provincial and municipal offences; and, Family Court, which deals with certain claims under the ''Family Law Act'', the ''Child, Family and Community Service Act'' and the ''Family Maintenance Enforcement Act.''
The jurisdiction of the Provincial Court is narrower than the Supreme Court. The Provincial Court only deals with the subjects assigned to it by the provincial government. Unless the government has expressly authorized the Provincial Court to deal with an issue, the Provincial Court cannot hear the case. For example, Small Claims Court can only handle claims with a value of between $5,001 to $35,000, and Family Court cannot deal with claims involving family property or family debt(with the exception of declaration of pet ownership between spouses), or hear claims under the ''Divorce Act''. Each branch of the Provincial Court has its own set of procedural rules and its own court forms.
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