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Parliament of Canada

The website of the Parliament of Canada provides information about the work, organisation and history of the Canadian Senate, House of Commons and parliamentary committees. Details of current legislation and the work of previous sessions are given. Debates and committee minutes are available from 1996 onwards and bills or acts from 1994 onwards . Other official publications on the site include committee reports and minutes of committee proceedings. There is a directory of current Members of both Houses. The About Parliament section includes historical and procedural information.

Law Commission of Canada

Website of the Law Commission of Canada, an independent federal agency set up in 1997 to advise Parliament on reforming the laws of Canada. The Commission lost its funding in 2006, but its website has been archived by Library and Archives Canada. Reports produced while the Commission was active are still available in the Resources section of the site, under the heading “Reading Room”. Information about the work of the Commission is also provided.

Government of Canada

Official website of the Canadian Government. Includes an alphabetical directory of federal government websites and a set of links to provincial and territorial government sites. The Publications and Reports page is a portal to Canadian government publications and information about them. The site is available in French or English.

International Competition Network

Website of the International Competition Network (ICN) an informal, virtual network of competition agencies from 92 jurisdictions. The aim of the ICN is to promote “more efficient and effective antitrust enforcement worldwide to the benefit of consumers and businesses.” The site has a directory of members with contact details and links to websites. Details of work groups, which cover advocacy, agency effectiveness, cartels, mergers and unilateral conduct, are given along with links to handbooks and reports.

Canadian Bar Association

Official website of the Canadian Bar Association, the professional organisation for all members of the legal profession in Canada. The site gives information about the CBA structure, meetings, annual conference and current initiatives. A list of interest groups represents the Association's involvement in a full range of legal subject areas. A list of Canadian Provinces links to separate site sections for the Provincial and Territorial branches of the CBA. In addition the site features a series of news headlines, with links to full-text news releases, papers and reports.

Researching Canadian law

Research and resource guide for Canada, by Kim Nayyer, covering print and online sources of law and legal materials. Published on New York University's Globalex website and updated periodically, it gives overview of the Canadian legal system and provides background information and sources of Canadian legislation and case law. There is guidance to law schools and the legal profession and to secondary literature including journals, books, directories and legal dictionaries. A separate section deals with legal research in Quebec.

Uniform Law Conference of Canada

Website for the body responsible for promoting legislative review and harmonisation in Canadian statute law. The site offers a history of the Conference with texts of its constitution and by-laws, supported by a bibliography of books and journal articles commenting on its work. Contact details for the present Executive Committee and past presidents are provided. Proceedings of Annual Meetings are available from 1918 onwards when the Conference was created.

Manitoba Law Reform Commission

Website for the Manitoba Law Reform Commission, established as an independent agency of the Government of Manitoba, Canada. The Commission's duties, stated on the site are "to inquire into and consider any matter relating to law in Manitoba with a view to making recommendations for the improvement, modernization and reform of law". The site describes current projects and matters under review by the Commission. Details of the Commission's members with biographical sketches are presented on the site.

Indigenous Law Centre of Canada

Website of the Indigenous Law Centre of Canada (formerly the Native Law Centre) at the University of Saskatchewanan, which is dedicated to the study and development of indigenous law in Canada. The work of the Centre involves running educational programs, conducting research and developing publications with the aim of assisting in the formulation of policy and justice in the areas of Aboriginal rights in Canada and around the world.

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is the official parliament of the Province of British Columbia, Canada. The website gives information on legislative proceedings and documents, legislation, members of the Legislative Assembly, the Legislative Library and other information for the public. Bills, Hansard (Debates), Reports of Legislative Committees and other related documents from 1992 onwards are also provided. Transcripts of these materials can be searched by keywords and date, and progress of current Bills followed.

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