Law Resources
Online Databases - High Quality!
Any of our sponsored online databases below in the highlighted cream section can be used for school projects as each article you find was originally a PRINT RESOURCE, i.e. magazines, newspapers, journals, reference books, etc. The original print citation is given for each article.
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General Law Resources
Guide to Canada's System of Justice
Includes information about the history of law in Canada, the Constitution, the Judicial structure, and the role of the public.
How to make small claims court work for you
Contains information on how to file a claim and what kind of claims are dealt with in small claims court.
Toronto Association of Law Libraries
The Toronto Association of Law Libraries (TALL) offers its members access to a network of professional contacts through regular meetings and continuing education programs.
Bora Laskin Law Library
Great starting point for finding legal resources on the Internet. It includes extensive legal research guides, sections on services for students, faculty and other groups and a unique resource, the Women's Human Rights Resources site. The Library also hosts a password-protected Internet for the Faculty of Law called e-legal. E-legal includes past exams, reserve readings and shortcuts to frequently used legal resources.
Starting Points for Law Sites
Get the information you need on major provincial or federal political bodies.
List of Law Libraries in Canada
Alphabetical list of law libraries in Canada followed by list of other libraries.
Ted Tjaden's "Doing Legal Research in Canada"
An 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.
Family Law
Ministry of the Attorney General - Family Law resources
A comprehensive site outlining information about divorce/separation, child custody and access, family mediation, child/spousal support, etc. Also available is the pdf document, What you should know about family law in Ontario.
Municipal Law
Brockville ByLaws
Provincial Law
A PDF version of the human rights code which is a provincial law that gives everybody equal rights and opportunities without discrimination in specific areas such as jobs, housing and services.
Human Rights Policy in Ontario
Policy development at the Commission involves in-depth research on a broad range of human rights, legal and social equality issues. This sometimes involves undertaking consultations to determine the opinions and needs of the potentially affected groups in the community. This site lists the individual policies.
Dispute Resolution Practice Code (Financial Services Commission of Ontario)
The Dispute Resolution Practice Code ("Code") is a user's guide to resolving disputes between consumers and insurers involving statutory accident benefits claims under the Insurance Act and the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule ("SABS"). This document is also available in PDF format.
Canadian Association of Law Libraries
CALL (The Canadian Association of Law Libraries) currently has approximately 500 members representing a wide variety of law libraries across Canada. It provides a forum for the exchange of information and ideas among members, fosters cooperation among Canadian law libraries, and plays an active role in promoting access to legal information for all Canadians.
Finding Legal Help in Ontario
This guide has been prepared by the Bora Laskin Law Library to help people find a lawyer or other legal support to help resolve legal problems.
LegalLine.ca
Provides Ontario residents with sufficient legal information covering Ontario and Federal law to know when the assistance of a lawyer is advisable, and to direct them to the Ontario Bar and other appropriate resources for further assistance.
List of Courthouse libraries in Ontario
Designed as a vehicle to communicate the objects and initiatives of the corporation. Primarily, it is designed for LibraryCo's Shareholders - the County and District Law Presidents' Association and the Law Society of Upper Canada, its stakeholders - the Metropolitan Toronto Lawyers Association, the Ontario Bar Association and the Ontario Courthouse Librarians Association and those it advocates for the County and District Law Library staff and the lawyers of Ontario.
Canadian Case Law/Legislation on the Web
Provides law based information for all 10 provinces and 3 territories, as well as federal information.
Statutes & Regulations of Ontario
You can search Ontario laws here.
Federal Law
Table of Public Statutes and Responsible Ministers
Provides all the chapters of the Revised Statutes, 1985, with their amendments and certain other Public Acts and their amendment.
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Overview of the Human Rights program in Canada. Also available is the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom document as well as the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom Guide.
Federal Department of Justice
Search here for specific laws.
Parliamentary Internet
This website will tell you all you've ever wanted to know about the parliament buildings in Ottawa, plus what goes on inside.
Canada Gazette I,II,III
The Canada Gazette is one of the vehicles that Canadians can use to access the laws and regulations that govern their daily lives. It has been the "official newspaper" of the Government of Canada since 1841. This website allows for easy access to information about it and getting it online.
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