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CASE LAW & THE COURTS
CANLII – Online decisions from both Federal and Provincial Courts can be found here
Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court of Canada Reports
Federal Court of Canada
Tax Court of Canada
Canadian Human Rights Tribunal
Canadian International Trade Tribunal
Canadian Competition Tribunal
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Canadian Industrial Relations Board
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
British Columbia Provincial Court
British Columbia Court of Appeal
British Columbia Securities Commission
British Columbia Environmental Appeal Board
British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal
Recent decisions of British Columbia’s Courts can be found on CANLII’s website
Alberta Courts and Judgements
Appeals Commission for Alberta Workers’ Compensation
Alberta Environmental Appeal Board
Alberta Labour Relations Board
Alberta Energy and Utilities Board
Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission
Recent decisions of Alberta’s Courts can be found on CANLII’s website
Saskatchewan Courts
Recent decisions of Saskatchewan’s Courts can be found on CANLII’s website
Manitoba Courts
Recent decisions of Manitoba’s Courts can be found on CANLII’s website
Ontario Court of Appeal & Decisions
Ontario Superior Court of Justice
Ontario Court of Justice
Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal Decisions
Ontario Human Rights Commission
Ontario Energy Board
Ontario Land Tribunal
Ontario Securities Commission
Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal
Recent decisions of Ontario’s Courts can be found on CANLII’s website
Superior Court of Quebec
Judgements de la Cour d’appel du Québec (The Website of the Société québécoise d’information juridique (SOQUIJ) provides free access to reasoned decisions of the Court of Appeal of Québec rendered since January 1, 2000)
Quebec Securities Commission
Recent decisions of Quebec’s Courts can be found on CANLII’s website
Courts of Newfoundland and Labrador
Recent decisions of Newfoundland and Labrador Courts can be found on CANLII’s website
Recent decisions of New Brunswick Courts can be found on CANLII’s website
Recent decisions of Nova Scotia Courts can be found on CANLII’s website
Recent decisions of PEI Courts can be found on CANLII’s website
Yukon Court Information
Decisions of the Court of Appeal of the Territory, Supreme Court of the Territory, Territorial Court of Yukon, and the Youth Court of Yukon please see the CANLII web site.
Courts of the Northwest Territories
Recent decisions of the Northwest Territories Courts can be found on CANLII’s website
GENERAL LEGAL REFERENCE
Access to Justice Research Network (Canadian)
Best Guide to Canadian Legal Research
Britannica.com
Hieros Gamos
Introduction to Basic Legal Citation (The Blue Book)
Legal Information Institute (Cornell University)
Legal Research (The Great Library)
World Law Guide
GOVERNMENT
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT & AGENCIES
The Canadian Parliament
The Canadian Government
Bank of Canada
Canada Customs and Revenue Agency
Canadian Radio and Telecommunication Commission
Competition Bureau
Department of Finance Canada
Department of Foreign Affairs
Department of Justice
Environment Canada
Government of Canada Departments & Agencies
House of Commons
Health Canada
Human Resources Development Canada
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Industry Canada
Investment Canada
The Office of the Correctional Investigator
The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions
Public Service Commission of Canada
Public Works and Government Services Canada
Senate of Canada
Treasury Board of Canada
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS
Government of British Columbia
Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Government of Alberta
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Government of Saskatchewan
Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
Government of Manitoba
Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
Government of Ontario
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Ontario Annual Statutes 191-1999 in PDF
Government of Quebec
National Assembly of Quebec
Government of New Brunswick
Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
Government of Nova Scotia
The Nova Scotia Legislature
Government of Prince Edward Island
Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
House of Assembly Newfoundland and Labrador
Government of the Northwest Territories
The Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
Government of Yukon
Legislative Assembly of Yukon
Government of Nunavut
Legislative Assembly of Nunavut
The United States Senate
U.S. House of Representatives
The White House
Official U.S. Executive Branch Web Sites
Federal Citizen Information Center
U.S. Federal Government Agencies
U.S. Department of State
Office of the Attorney General
Office of the Inspector General
U.S. Department of Justice
U.S. Treasury
U.S. Department of Labor
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
STATE GOVERNMENTS
State and Local Governments Resource Page
Cornell Legal Information Institute-Government Sources by State
LEGISLATION
Canada Gazette – Parts I, II, III
CANLII
Child Support Guidelines
Consolidated Statutes and Regulations
Current Bills
Federal Court Forms
Great Library Legislation Tracking
Guide to Canada’s System of Justice
LegisInfo
Maintained by the Library of Parliament, this site provides information on Federal bills, including text of bills, government press releases, legislative summaries, coming into force information etc.
Orders in Council
Parliament of Canada
Bills (1992- ) (Queen’s Printer)
Hansard (1992- ) (Queen’s Printer)
Revised Statutes of British Columbia and Consolidated Regulations
Orders in Council (1992-)
Bills
Progress of Bills
Freelaw – free access to up-to-date electronic versions of all Government of Saskatchewan Acts and Regulations, The Saskatchewan Gazette, and other legislative publications – all fully downloadable and searchable in Portable Document Format (PDF).
Hansard
CanLII
E-Laws – Consolidated Ontario Statutes and Regulations
Hansard
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Ontario Gazette
Quebec Statutes and Regulations
Quebec Public and Private Bills
Hansard – only available in French
Gazette Officielle du Quebec
Nova Scotia Statutes
Bills – progress and full text
Hansard
Proclamations
Royal Gazette Part II – Registry of Regulations
Code of Federal Regulations
Constitutional Law & Criminal Procedure
Constitution of the United States
Congressional Record Online
GPO Access
United States Code (Cornell University)
United States Code Search
United States – Legal Information Institute
Maintained by the Law School of Cornell University, this website offers access to the United States Code and other legislation as well as court opinions and other legal information
NEWSPAPERS & LEGAL JOURNALS
ONLINE LIBRARY CATALOGUES
Bora Law Library – University of Toronto Law Library
Dalhousie University – Sir James Dunn Law Library
Government of Canada
Great Library – Law Society of Upper Canada
National Library of Canada
Queen’s University Libraries – William R. Lederman Law Library
Ryerson University Library
Supreme Court of Canada Law Library Catalogue
University of Alberta Libraries
University of British Columbia Library Catalogue
University of Calgary Law Library
University of Manitoba Libraries
University of New Brunswick
University of Saskatchewan Libraries Catalogue
University of Ottawa Library Catalogue
University of Waterloo Library
University of Western Ontario Library Catalogue
University of Windsor – Paul Martin Law Library
York University Library Catalogue
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
The Advocates’ Society
Barreau du Quebec
Canadian Association of Law Libraries
Canadian Bar Association
Canadian Judicial Council
Federation of Ontario Law Associations (FOLA)
The County of Carleton Law Association
The County of Frontenac Law Association
Criminal Lawyers’ Association
Federation of Law Societies of Canada
Kingston Criminal Defence Lawyers Association
La Chambre des Notaires du Quebec
LibraryCo Inc.
LPIC
Middlesex Law Association
Nova Scotia Barristers Society
Ontario Bar Association
Ontario Trial Lawyers Association
The Law Society of Alberta
The Law Society of British Columbia
The Law Society of Manitoba
The Law Society of New Brunswick
The Law Society of Newfoundland
The Law Society of the Northwest Territories
The Law Society of Nunavut
The Law Society of Saskatchewan
The Law Society of Upper Canada
The Law Society of the Yukon
The Toronto Association of Law Libraries
The Thunder Bay Law Association
Canadian Academy of Engineering
Canadian Council of Professional Engineers
Canadian Dental Association
Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario
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Engineering Institute of Canada
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American Bar Association
The Hong Kong Bar Association
The Incorporated Law Society of Ireland
International Bar Association
The Law Council of Australia
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Law Society of Northern Ireland
Law Society of Scotland
The Law Society of Singapore
U.S. Findlaw Legal Associations and Organizations