This course enables students to develop a practical understanding of laws that affect
the everyday lives of people in Canada, including their own lives. Students will gain
an understanding of the need for laws, and of their rights, freedoms, and responsibilities
under Canadian law. Topics include laws relating to marriage, the workplace, cyberbullying,
and criminal offences. Students will begin to develop legal reasoning skills and will apply
the concepts of legal thinking and the legal studies inquiry process when investigating
legal issues that are relevant to life in Canada today. Prerequisite: Canadian History since World War I, Grade 10, Academic or Applied,
or the locally developed compulsory course (LDCC) in Canadian history
