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Law Society of Manitoba

The Law Society of Manitoba is the self-governing body for lawyers in the Canadian province of Manitoba. The website has information relating to the Law Society including its purpose and functions, a directory of members and full text copies of its newsletter, Bencher Bulletin. The Society's code of conduct, rules and forms are also available to download along with annual reports, discipline notices and policy documents. There is advice aimed at the public on making a complaint and a page of links to other Manitoba legal resources.

Law Society of British Columbia

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.

Images of Justice

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 Canada

Egale is a civil rights group which is campaigning for equal rights for 2SLGBTQI+ (Two Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex +) people in Canada. The website includes details of the aims of the organisation and its current campaigns. It also offers Canadian legal news, key court cases and research reports. Information is offered in English or French.

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. 

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.

Canadian Law List

Free online directory of Canadian law firms, lawyers, judges and government departments, published by Key Media. Consisting of profiles and contact details, it is searchable by personal name, law firm, region, practice area and government department.
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