What is the core jurisdiction of a superior court under s. 96 of the Constitution Act, 1867?

One aspect of the core jurisdiction of superior courts which is protected by s. 96 is the power of the courts to superintend decisions of provincial inferior statutory decision-makers. That was explained in Noël v. Société d’énergie de la Baie James, 2001 SCC 39, [2001] 2 S.C.R. 207 at para. 27: Under the constitutional arrangements that prevail in Canada, each province has a superior court whose members are appointed under s. 96 of the Constitution Act, 1867. That court is the cornerstone of the Canadian judicial system. It has what has been characterized as a “core” jurisdiction which cannot be removed from it by the provincial legislatures … Among the essential powers reserved for a superior court as a court of general jurisdiction, is the judicial review of lower tribunals and administrative bodies. While that power may be circumscribed it cannot be totally removed from the superior court or transferred to another body… . Position of the petitioner