Legal Information: Canada

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• Canadian Legal Information Institute (CanLII): Search Canadian case law. Free access to Canadian legal information managed by the Federation of Law Societies of Canada.
• Consolidated Statutes and Regulations of Canada: Search Canadian legislation. "The online source of consolidated Acts and regulations of Canada."
• Department of Justice guides to understanding Canadian law:
  • Canada’s System of Justice: "offers a brief outline of Canada's laws and the whole justice system."
  • Canada’s Court System: "provides a general description of the court system in Canada, the types and levels of courts and their responsibilities."
• Federal Court of Canada: Decisions of the Federal Court.
• Jurist Canada Reference Desk: Hosted by the Bora Laskin Law Library at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law. Includes Canadian legal news, scholarship, education, and more.
• Legisinfo: Legislation currently before Parliament. An essential research tool for House of Commons and Senate Bills, including the text of bills, background information, legislative summaries and important speeches. Begins with the 37th Parliament, 1st Session (January 2001).
• LexUM: A directory of Canadian legal web resources from University of Montreal.
• Supreme Court of Canada
  • Judgments of the Supreme Court of Canada Organized by LexUM. All Supreme Court judgments from the Supreme Court and Supreme Court Reports, from 1876 onward

Tip: Search for articles from newspapers, magazines or scholarly journals in order to find the relevant case name or information.

• ProQuest Combined Canadian