Legislation Research Guide

Canada

• Annual Statutes of Canada contain the text of the Acts of Parliament (other than appropriation Acts and private Acts) which received royal assent in a given calendar year. Access to these documents is determined by chapter number. For ease of reference, Bill identifiers are also included.
• Bills (Parliament of Canada) The availability of a bill on the website may be delayed by two or more working days following the completion of its stage in the legislative process. The printed version (as opposed to this on-line version) is the official version of the bill. Bills sponsored by the Government which are first introduced in the Senate are prefixed with the letter "S". Government Bills first introduced in the House of Commons are prefixed with the letter "C". In order to find a bill by subject, use the Hansard Index; information on navigating the bills is in the User's Guide.
• Canada Elections Act An Act respecting the election of members to the House of Commons, repealing other Acts relating to elections and making consequential amendments to other Acts [Assented to 31st May, 2000]
• Canada Gazette is the official newspaper of the Government of Canada since 1841. The Canada Gazette is published under the authority of the Statutory Instruments Act. It consists of three parts: Canada Gazette, Part I published every Saturday, contains all formal public notices, official appointments, miscellaneous notices and proposed regulations from the government and private sectors that are required to be published by a federal statute or a regulation; Canada Gazette, Part II published every second Wednesday, Part II contains regulations as defined in the Statutory Instruments Act, and certain other classes of statutory instruments; Canada Gazette, Part III published as soon as is reasonably practicable after Royal Assent, Part III contains the most recent Public Acts of Parliament and their enactment proclamations.
• Canadian Parliamentary Publications: A Research Guide This guide includes major publications produced by Canada's Parliament since Confederation (1867). Included are brief descriptions of the parliamentary publication, coverage dates and if an index is avail.
• CanLII A prototype site in the field of public and free distribution of Canadian primary law material. It was developed for the Federation of Law Societies of Canada and by the University of Montreal's LexUM team. The site covers federal and provincial case law.
• Consolidated Statutes and Regulations (Department of Justice of Canada)
• Constitution Acts 1867-1982
• Criminal Code
• Federal Court of Canada Decisions
• Income Tax Act
• LexUM (formerly from University of Montreal)
• Supreme Court Reports (S.C.R.) : Judgements; the collection available currently goes back to 1985.