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Canadian Law

Databases and websites relevant for the research in Canadian law.

Cannabis

  • Légalisation du Cannabis - Dossier spécial du CAIJ - "[C]adre législatif applicable au Canada, l’emphase étant mise sur le fédéral et le Québec, ainsi que les sources jurisprudentielle et doctrinale portant sur le cannabis [récréatif] organisées par domaines de droit".

Class actions

Competition and antitrust

Corporate/ commercial

  • Lexis Practical Guidance 14 modules of Canadian legal precedents, checklists and forms. Some modules cover all jurisdictions, while others are for the provinces of Ontario and British Columbia.
  • Practical Law Canada Canadian legal precedents, checklists and forms, as well as other practitioner-oriented content. Access is limited to the Faculty of Law. Registration is required.

Criminal law

Human rights

  • Charterpedia Explains the purpose of each section of the Charter, provides analysis and outlines any relevant tests.

Immigration

Employment and labour

  • LabourSource by WestlawNext Canada Search all of WestlawNext Canada's Labour Law content in a single search, or navigate to specific labour law content. From the homepage, select "LabourSource" from the subscription menu on the far right.
  • Lexis Practical Guidance 14 modules of Canadian legal precedents, checklists and forms. Some modules cover all jurisdictions, while others are for the provinces of Ontario and British Columbia.
  • Practical Law Canada Canadian legal precedents, checklists and forms, as well as other practitioner-oriented content. Access is limited to the Faculty of Law. Registration is required.

Securities

  • Lexis Practical Guidance 14 modules of Canadian legal precedents, checklists and forms. Some modules cover all jurisdictions, while others are for the provinces of Ontario and British Columbia.
  • Practical Law Canada Canadian legal precedents, checklists and forms, as well as other practitioner-oriented content. Access is limited to the Faculty of Law. Registration is required.

National instruments, multilateral instruments, national policies and CSA notices are not available on the CSA website, but rather on their member websites:

Tax

  • Canadian Tax Library by Knotia Latest developments and alerts database from Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada)
  • Tax Court of Canada Decisions
  • Tax Foundation the US leading independent tax policy nonprofit. Information on tax policy at the federal, state, and global levels.
  • Taxnet.pro Database offering full coverage of all Canadian taxes including income tax, GST, the provincially administered taxes, and tax and estate planning.

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