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Association des Cours Constitutionnelles Ayant en Partage l'Usage du Français

The ACCPUF (Association des Cours Constitutionnelles Ayant en Partage l'Usage du Français) exists to develop communications and cooperation between Francophone jurisdictions. It carries out its aim by organising conferences, providing training, issuing publications and giving technical assistance, all on the subject of constitutional law. Member countries include Canada, France, Belgium, and Francophone countries in Africa, Europe and Asia.

Supreme Court of Canada

Official website of the Ottawa based Supreme Court of Canada. Information on the role of the court and background to the Canadian judicial system is provided along with an outline of the constitutional framework, organisation of the courts and judiciary. A history of the Court and profiles of the current and past chief justices and justices of the court are included. A timetable of hearings and searchable database of cases is given on the site.

Law Times

Law Times is a weekly Canadian legal newspaper published by Canada Law Book. The website publishes headline legal news stories linking to selective online copies of articles available in the print version. There is also a section of case digests appearing in the current issue of the print version. A commentary section features editorial comment and letters to the editor.

Canada Watch : practical and authoritative analysis of key national and international issues

Canada Watch is serial produced by the Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies and the Osgoode Hall Centre for Public Law and Public Policy. Designed for both academic and non-academic audiences, it covers Canadian studies, public law and public policy issues and some international matters. It is available online from 1999 (vol. 7, issue 3) onwards.

Ontario Human Rights Commission

Official site of the Ontario Human Rights Commission which was established in 1961 to administer Ontario's Human Rights Code. The agency is accountable to the Legislature through the Minister of Citizenship. The site provides general information about the Commission and about the various rights Ontarians are entitled to. It also contains the full-text of the Human Rights Code, annual reports of the Commission, consultation and discussion documents, policies, plain language publications and guides.

Employment Insurance Jurisprudence Library

A searchable database of Canadian insurance jurisprudence including Canadian Umpire Benefits decisions, Federal Court decisions and Supreme Court decisions along with a number of related Provincial Court and Human Rights Tribunal decisions. A collection of the most important decisions can be searched separately. Materials are carried in full-text and presented in HTML format. Help notes on searching the database are provided. The service is made freely available online by the Minister of Public Works and Government Services in Ottawa, Ontario.

Dalhousie Health Justice Institute

Internet site providing general information on the aims and work of the Dalhousie Health Justice Institute at Dalhousie University - an interdisciplinary Institute of the Faculties of Law, Medicine, Health Professions, and Dentistry with a focus on health law and policy. The site also provides descriptions of health law and policy programmes and courses provided in Dalhousie University, details of the Institute's projects and links to related websites. Full text annual reports from 1996-7 onwards can be downloaded from the site.

Government of Nunavut

Official site of the Government of Nunavut. Nunavut was established by the Canadian Parliament Nunavut Act 1993 in recognition of the rights and land claims of the Inuit, the territory's indigenous people. Nunavut officially joined the federation of Canada in 1999. The website provides general information about the history, people, culture and government of Nunavut, with links to the Legislative Assembly and other government departments. The information is also available in French, Inuktitut and Inuinnaqtun.

Legislative Assembly of Nunavut

Official website of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut province in Canada. The site contains bills, debates and proceedings of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard), reports of standing committees (in PDF format), and a link to the Nunavut Legislative Library catalogue. The site is published in English and Inuktitut language versions. Some items are also provided in French and Innuinaqtun

Canadian Institute of Resources Law

Internet website providing general information about the Canadian Institute of Resource Law which was formed in 1979 by the University of Calgary to undertake and promote research in Canadian resource law and environmental issues. The website provides background details of the Institute's mandate, governance and management structure, with staff profiles and contacts list. Publications include reports, papers and conference proceedings, some of which are available in full text online.

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