Canada

Canadian Legal Information Institute (CanLII)

Excellent free source for basic Canadian statutes and case law. Covers both the Federal and Provincial/Territorial levels of government. However, it is not fully comprehensive, so use with care.

Westlaw Canada

Westlaw Canada is our most complete source for Canadian case law, statutes, regulations, and tribunal decisions. Commentary includes the Canadian Abridgment case finding aid, the Canadian Encyclopedic Digest, and treatises in criminal law, labor law, family law, bankruptcy and insolvency, trusts and estates, intellectual property, litigation, and securities law.

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Canadian Legal Research Guide (Harvard)

Excellent and comprehensive page that explains the basics in addition to listing both hard-copy and digital resources.

Canada (Foreign Law Guide)

University of Chicago login necessary.

University of Toronto - Canadian Government Web Resources

Excellent resource that distils Canadian government and law into a basic "need-to-know" format, and much more. Also has research guides.

Department of Justice

Contains all of the legislation and regulations at the Federal level. Cross-indexed and searchable.

Canada Gazette

The Canada Gazette is the official newspaper of the Canadian government, which publishes all of the statutes and regulations passed by the Federal government as well as government notices. The site is comprehensive, with the ability to search back as far as 1841.

Privy Council Office

Contains Orders in Council, Commission reports, and other Canadian government reports and publications.

LEGISinfo - Canadian Parliament legislation information

Useful for finding out about legislation before Parliament, but it is also archived back to 2001. Includes Hansards.

Ontario e-Laws

Comprehensive site for Ontario law.

Annotated Civil Code of Quebec

Good resource for researching the Quebecois civil code. Within each of the sections are references and links to important relevant cases.

Osgoode Hall Law School Research Guides

Contains a number of guides covering Canadian law. While some of it is school-specific, it also covers basics and internet-accessible sources.

Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

The fundamental basis upon which all Canadian law stands.

vLex Canada

Canadian case law, with editorial enhancements from Maritime Law Book Co. Treatises from Irwin Law.

    • Canadian Legal Information Institute (CanLII)

      • Excellent free source for basic Canadian statutes and case law. Covers both the Federal and Provincial/Territorial levels of government. However, it is not fully comprehensive, so use with care.

    • Westlaw Canada

      • Westlaw Canada is our most complete source for Canadian case law, statutes, regulations, and tribunal decisions. Commentary includes the Canadian Abridgment case finding aid, the Canadian Encyclopedic Digest, and treatises in criminal law, labor law, family law, bankruptcy and insolvency, trusts and estates, intellectual property, litigation, and securities law.

        • » more

    • Canadian Legal Research Guide (Harvard)

      • Excellent and comprehensive page that explains the basics in addition to listing both hard-copy and digital resources.

    • Canada (Foreign Law Guide)

      • University of Chicago login necessary.

    • University of Toronto - Canadian Government Web Resources

      • Excellent resource that distils Canadian government and law into a basic "need-to-know" format, and much more. Also has research guides.

    • Department of Justice

      • Contains all of the legislation and regulations at the Federal level. Cross-indexed and searchable.

    • Canada Gazette

      • The Canada Gazette is the official newspaper of the Canadian government, which publishes all of the statutes and regulations passed by the Federal government as well as government notices. The site is comprehensive, with the ability to search back as far as 1841.

    • Privy Council Office

      • Contains Orders in Council, Commission reports, and other Canadian government reports and publications.

    • LEGISinfo - Canadian Parliament legislation information

      • Useful for finding out about legislation before Parliament, but it is also archived back to 2001. Includes Hansards.

    • Ontario e-Laws

      • Comprehensive site for Ontario law.

    • Annotated Civil Code of Quebec

      • Good resource for researching the Quebecois civil code. Within each of the sections are references and links to important relevant cases.

    • Osgoode Hall Law School Research Guides

      • Contains a number of guides covering Canadian law. While some of it is school-specific, it also covers basics and internet-accessible sources.

    • Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

      • The fundamental basis upon which all Canadian law stands.

    • vLex Canada

      • Canadian case law, with editorial enhancements from Maritime Law Book Co. Treatises from Irwin Law.