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Tax Court of Canada

The Tax Court of Canada (TCC) was established in 1983 and is the first level of appeal for taxpayers in Canada. The website gives information about the history of the TCC, a list of acts under which the Court has jurisdiction, annual reports and a selection of information sheets detailing the work of the court. There is also practical guidance for people appealing to the TCC and online (HTML) copies of the Court rules. Full text judgements of the Court are available back to 1997 and can be browsed by date, name or subject area or searched using a simple or advanced search option.

Canadian Tax Treaties

This webpage, provided by the Canadian Department of Finance, lists recent changes to treaties and provides a collection of  tax treaties in force, arranged by country. Information is also given about treaties that are not yet in force and treaties that are under negotiation. 

World Anti-Doping Code

The World Anti-Doping Code is a worldwide standard for anti-doping regulations established by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and is made freely available on their website. The code was originally designed in 2004 to harmonise rules and regulations regarding doping in sport across all countries and sports. Through the Copenhagen Declaration on Anti-Doping in Sport, Governments have indicated their readiness to adopt the code. The code was updated in January 2009; further details regarding revisions are available on the site.

Canadian Judicial Council

Website of the Canadian Judicial Council (CJC). The CJC was established in 1971 with the aim of improving the quality of the Canadian judiciary. Areas of work include the continuing education of judges, handling complaints against federally appointed judges and recommending on judicial salaries. A selection of FAQs provide information about the judicial system. There are also links to the Canadian Constitution, the section of the Judges Act which governs the CJC and the Council's by-laws and procedures. A list of CJC publications is provided, some of which are available in full.

Centre for Restorative Justice

The Centre for Restorative Justice at the Simon Fraser University in Canada is funded by the Correctional Service of Canada and provides education, training and research in the field of restorative justice (RJ). The website has a searchable database of restorative justice resources which includes introductory materials, resources for RJ practitioners and scholarly literature. There is a selection of legal cases relevant to restorative justice which include summaries and links to the full-text of the judgement in PDF.

Bayefsky.com

Professor A.F. Bayefsky of York University, Toronto, and a team of researchers have produced this site. Its aim is to enhance the implementation of the human rights legal standards of the United Nations and to increase access to these documents by making materials associated with the treaty system available in electronic and user-friendly form.

Centre for Research on Globalisation (CRG)

The Centre for Research on Globalisation (CRG) is is a Montreal-based independent research and media group of progressive writers, academics and activists who are critical of globalisation and the New World Order. In their view, globalisation and war are connected and lead to a concentration of private wealth. This site exposes the activities of global banks, financial institutions and multinationals. There are articles on the latest news events. There are archives of earlier news articles and links to other websites with similar sympathies to CRG.

International Civil Aviation Organization: Treaty Collection

Treaty information compiled by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and made available on its website. Includes the DAGMAR database of aeronautical agreements and arrangements (bilateral and multilateral) registered with ICAO. DAGMAR gives title, date of signature, parties and other details of each treaty, but not the text of the treaty itself. The Treaty Collection also provides lists of party and status information for multilateral air agreements, the text of recent treaties, ICAO Assembly resolutions relating to treaty ratification and other information.

Canadian Law List

Website of a directory of Canadian law firms, lawyers, judges and government departments produced by the Canadian legal publisher Canada Law Book Inc. and made freely available online. The directory provides profiles and contact details (including email and website addresses) for each entry and is searchable by individual lawyer, law firm, region, practice area and government department. An online form and payment details are included on the site enabling lawyers or law firms to submit their own entry to the directory.

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