The Law Society of British Columbia is the self-governing body for lawyers in the Canadian province of British Columbia (BC). The website has information about the structure and purpose of the Law Society and information for the public on various aspects of the law such as buying a house, divorce and separation and making a will. There is information on complaints and discipline including discipline reports and a hearings schedule.
Website of the Ontario Bar Association (OBA) a branch of the Canadian Bar Association representing members of the legal profession in the Canadian province of Ontario. The site provides details of branch officers, sections and committees and information about the OBA's continuing legal education programme. There is information on the advocacy work the OBA is concerned with along with press releases detailing the association's activities.
Website of the New Brunswick branch of the Canadian Bar Association an organisation representing the legal profession in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The website gives details of Executive and Council members and information about the various sections. The site has an online newsletter providing branch news and a page of links to other Canadian legal resources. The site is available in English and French.
Website of the Manitoba Bar Association, a branch of the Canadian Bar Association representing the legal profession in the Canadian province of Manitoba. The site gives contact details for Executive Committee and Council members along with details of branch sections and information about conferences and other events. Copies of the Association's annual reports are made available as PDF documents and there are links provided to other Manitoba legal resources. Parts of the website are made available to members only.
Website of the British Columbia branch of the Canadian Bar Association (CBABC) an organisation representing the legal profession in the province of British Columbia in Canada. The site has profiles of branch officers, details of events and a selection of press releases. There are links to other Canadian legal resources including law schools and blogs. Parts of the site are accessible to members only.
Website of the Centre for Constitutional Studies at the University of Alberta in Canada. The Centre is concerned with the "interdisciplinary study of constitutional matters both nationally and internationally". The website has details of staff and of the Centre's research projects and publications, including the Constitutional Forum and the Review of Constitutional Studies. There is a collection of links to constitutional law resources and a Constitutional Keywords database which is made freely available on the site.
The Centre for Innovation Law and Policy (CILP) is based in the Faculty of Law at the University of Toronto and describes itself as a "multi-faceted academic centre devoted to the study of laws, institutions and policies that affect, or are affected by, innovation or technological change". The site has information about the Centre and its staff and includes online full-text copies of CILP's newsletter. Details are given of research projects being carried out at the Centre including links to full text papers where available.
The CharityLaw.ca website is produced by Canadian law firm Carters Professional Corporation. The site provides legal information aimed at charities and not-for-profit organisations based in Canada and other countries. The site has details of the firm's services and expertise and provides free access to a range of in-house publications (bulletins, articles and seminar materials) which can be downloaded from the site in PDF.
The Images of Justice website is produced by Canadian based artist Trevor Goring who has compiled a collection of pictures covering a range of legal subjects and portraits of lawyers. Most of the paintings are by Trevor Goring and are grouped by subject including women in law, pre-Christian law, antiquity and European law, justice USA and portraits in law. The paintings can also be browsed by title. There is information about the subject of each picture along with details of how to obtain prints, note cards or digital images.
Egale is a civil rights group which is campaigning for equal rights for gay, lesbians and homosexuals in Canada. Key topics of concern include same-sex marriage rights and employment equality. The website includes details of the aims of the organisation and its current campaigns. It also offers news stories relating to Canadian legal developments, significant court cases and rulings. Information is offered in English or French.
