Canada

Key law sites

CanLII - Canadian Legal Information Institute
Developed for the Federation of Law Societies of Canada, this site provides free access to Canadian primary materials (legislation and case law) and uses AustLII search engine technology.

ACJNet - Access to Justice Network
In French and English, provides access to Canadian legislation and other legal information, including links to relevant organisations, publications, etc.

Doing Legal Research in Canada (LLRX.com)
Online guide to doing legal research in Canada. The guide provides information and links to print and online resources and is aimed primarily at researchers outside of Canada needing an overview of Canadian legal research.

Jurist Canada
Legal education network which includes Legal News, Learning & Teaching Law, Researching Law and Law Reports. Quick links are provided to the Constitution, Charter of Rights, Statutes/Regs, and the Criminal Code.

LexUM (University of Montreal, Faculty of Law)
An excellent site, available in French and English, providing links to a vast array of Canadian information, ranging from Parliament and Government resources, through legislation and judicial decisions, to law libraries, law firms, publishers, etc.

Overview of Sources of Canadian Law on the Web, Update 3 (LLRX.com)
This article attempts to list and annotate the major sources of Canadian Law on the Web, including statutes, regulations, other legislative materials, case law, and government documents. Most of the Web sites listed here are free of charge.

Researching Canadian Law (GlobaLex) (updated to November 2005)
A useful research guide covering the Canadian legal system and sources of legal information.

Government information

Government of Canada
Provides access to general information about Canada, as well as to a wide variety of Federal Government information and services, including details on the workings of the Canadian Government and its parliamentary, judicial and vice-regal institutions.
The Government of Canada Publications site provides details of over 100,000 publications dating back to 1982, some are in full-text.

Department of Justice of Canada
Contains information originating with the Federal Department of Justice, including news, government initiatives, laws, bills, and new statutes and decisions of the Supreme Court of Canada (since January 1993).

Government Information in Canada / Information Gouvernementale au Canada
Quarterly electronic journal, published by the University of Saskatchewan Libraries, is devoted to "discussion and study of Canadian federal, provincial/territorial, and local government information." Beginning in 1994, the journal includes articles in both French and English.

Legislation

CanLII - Canadian Legal Information Institute
Developed for the Federation of Law Societies of Canada, this site provides free access to Canadian statutes and regulations.

Department of Justice Canada - Laws
Provides access to full-text consolidated statutes and regulations, as well as annual statutes from 1995+. As of June 1, 2009, all consolidated Acts are "official".

LexUM (University of Montreal, Faculty of Law)

Case law

See also Monash University Library's Electronic case law - Canada (Monash users only)

CanLII - Canadian Legal Information Institute
Developed for the Federation of Law Societies of Canada, this site provides free access to decisions from Canadian courts.

LexUM (University of Montreal, Faculty of Law)
The Judicial Decisions section of LexUM (Law Library of Canada & Quebec) provides links to the decisions of the Federal and Supreme Courts of Canada, as well as to decisions of Provincial Courts and Administrative Tribunals.

Law schools and libraries

Osgoode Hall Law School
Osgoode Hall Law School of York University, Toronto; contains information about the Law School, its activities, etc, as well as links to a wide array of Canadian law-related Internet resources via its "Canada Law" Links. Osgoode Web Press provides access to journals and newsletters, selected Canadian statutes and rules, and reports on the Canadian criminal justice system.

LexUM (University of Montreal, Faculty of Law)

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