The Inner Temple Library is creating subject guides on various legal topics that the Library specialises in.

This particular guide covers electronic resources to which the Library has access that relate to Canada and includes key law reports, cases & judgments and laws. The resources listed are subscription databases and free web sources.

The Library will supply scans, subject to the provisions of the law of copyright (the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 and the Copyright and Rights in Performances (Research, Education, Libraries and Archives) Regulations 2014), to barrister members of all four Inns.

Charges for the document supply service are being waived during the Coronavirus situation, but the relevant form (Judicial Proceedings or Private Research) must be completed.

Enquiries may be made by email: distanceservice@innertemple.org.uk

Encyclopedias

Halsbury’s Laws of Canada
via Lexis Library

Law Reports via Subscription Databases

Supreme Court Reports
via Lexis Library

Federal Court Reports
via Lexis Library

Ontario Reports
via Lexis Library

Law Reports via Free Websites

Supreme Court of Canada – https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scr/en/nav_date.do

Judgments via Subscription Databases

Federal

Supreme Court
via Lexis Library and Westlaw Canada

Federal Court
via Lexis Library and Westlaw Canada

Provincial

Alberta
via Lexis Library & Westlaw Canada

British Columbia
via Lexis Library & Westlaw Canada

Manitoba
via Lexis Library & Westlaw Canada

New Brunswick
via Lexis Library & Westlaw Canada

Newfoundland
via Lexis Library & Westlaw Canada

North West Territories
via Lexis Library & Westlaw Canada

Nova Scotia
via Lexis Library & Westlaw Canada

Nunuvat
via Westlaw Canada

Ontario
via Lexis Library & Westlaw Canada

Prince Edward Island
via Lexis Library & Westlaw Canada

Quebec
via Lexis Library & Westlaw Canada

Saskatchewan
via Lexis Library & Westlaw Canada

Yukon
via Westlaw Canada

Judgments via Free Websites

Federal

Federal Court – https://decisions.fct-cf.gc.ca/fc-cf/en/nav.do

Provincial

CanLII – https://www.canlii.org/en/

British Columbia – https://www.bccourts.ca/index.aspx

Manitoba – http://www.manitobacourts.mb.ca/court-of-appeal/recent-judgments/

New Brunswick – https://www.courtsnb-coursnb.ca/content/cour/en/appeal/content/decisions.html

Newfoundland – https://www.court.nl.ca/appeal/search-decisions-of-the-court/

Northwest Territories – https://decisia.lexum.com/nwtcourts-courstno/en/nav.do

Nova Scotia – https://decisia.lexum.com/nsc/en/nav.do

Ontario – https://www.ontariocourts.ca/decisions_index/en/

Quebec – http://citoyens.soquij.qc.ca/

Yukon – http://www.yukoncourts.ca/courts/supreme/3665.html

Legislation via Subscription Databases

Federal

Annual Statutes of Canada
via Lexis Library

Revised Statutes of Canada
via Lexis Library

Canada Federal Statutes
via Westlaw Canada

Provincial

Alberta
via Lexis Library & Westlaw Canada

British Columbia
via Lexis Library & Westlaw Canada

Province of Manitoba
via Lexis Library & Westlaw Canada

New Brunswick – Lexis
via Library & Westlaw Canada

Newfoundland – Lexis
via Library & Westlaw Canada

North West Territories
via Lexis Library & Westlaw Canada

Nova Scotia
via Lexis Library & Westlaw Canada

Nunuvat
via Westlaw Canada

Ontario
via Lexis Library & Westlaw Canada

Prince Edward Island
via Lexis Library & Westlaw Canada

Quebec
via Lexis Library & Westlaw Canada

Saskatchewan
via Lexis Library & Westlaw Canada

Yukon
via Lexis Library & Westlaw Canada

Legislation via Free Websites

Federal

Justice Laws Website – https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/

CanLII – https://www.canlii.org/en/

Provincial

CanLII – https://www.canlii.org/en/

Alberta – https://www.qp.alberta.ca/Laws_Online.cfm

British Columbia – http://www.bclaws.ca/

Manitoba – https://www.gov.mb.ca/justice/crown/laws.html

New Brunswick – https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/jag/attorney-general/content/acts_regulations.html

Newfoundland – https://assembly.nl.ca/legislation/

Northwest Territories – https://www.justice.gov.nt.ca/en/legislation/

Nova Scotia – https://nslegislature.ca/legislative-business/bills-statutes

Nunavut – https://www.nunavutlegislation.ca/

Ontario – https://www.ontario.ca/laws/about-e-laws

Prince Edward Island – https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/legislation/all/all/a

Quebec – http://www3.publicationsduquebec.gouv.qc.ca/loisreglements/loisannuelles/loisduquebec.en.html

Saskatchewan – https://publications.saskatchewan.ca/#/freelaw

Yukon – http://www.gov.yk.ca/legislation/legislation/page_a.html

Commentary via Subscription Databases

Lexis Library – has textbooks and journals relating to Canada

Examples include:

Canadian Civil Procedure Law, 2nd ed./ by Linda Abrams & Kevin McGuinness
The Practitioner’s Criminal Code, 2020 ed./ by Alan Gold
The law of evidence in Canada, 4th ed. / by Sidney N. Lederman, Alan W. Bryant and Michelle K. Fuerst
Canadian Tort Law, 11th ed. / Allen Linden

Commentary via Free Websites

CanLII – https://www.canlii.org/en/

The “Commentary” section includes full-text books, articles and journals.

Research Guides

Researching Canadian Law – https://www.nyulawglobal.org/globalex/Canada1.html

This is a narrative account of Canadian legal systems and legal research, with hypertext links to the sources mentioned.