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Standards

You can find more information about standards on the Standards & Codes LibGuide, linked below.

Standards & Codes

The links below go to standards resources available through U of T.

Codes at U of T

Please note: Volumes predating 1985 are located at Gerstein Science Information Centre's 3-Below Level

National Building Code of Canada (electronic)
The most recent version can be downloaded from the Codes Canada website.
National building code of Canada (print)
The most recent edition is available in print for in library use. Please visit the Reference Area.
National Fire Code of Canada (electronic)
The most recent version can be downloaded from the Codes Canada website.
National fire code of Canada (print)
The most recent edition is available in print for in library use. Please visit the Reference Area.
National Plumbing Code of Canada (electronic)
The most recent version can be downloaded from the Codes Canada website.
National plumbing code of Canada (print)
The most recent edition is available in print for in library use. Please visit the Reference Area.
Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code, CSA S6-14
Canadian Electrical Code, Part I , Safety Standard for Electrical Installations, C22.1-15
Justice Laws Website

University of Toronto Libraries has a number of different codes that are available through our subscriptions. If you can't find the code you want, visit us at the Reference Desk in the Engineering and Computer Science Library or email us for more help.

Patent and Trademark Offices

Canadian Patents Database (CIPO)
Canadian patent records from 1869 and full text documents from 1920 to the present.
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
US patents from 1790, full-text available from 1976 to the present.
European Patent Office (EPO)
International patent database.
World Intellectual Property Office
WIPO is the global forum for intellectual property services, policy, information and cooperation.

Free Online Resources

PatentScope ((WIPO)
It includes over 73 million patent documents: PCT and national/regional collections, AI-based developed-in translation tool, chemical structure search and CLIR that finds synonyms search terms and translates everything into 13 languages.
The Lens
Australia, European, United States, and WIPO patent documents.
Google Patents
U.S. patents in pdf format from 1790 to the present.
EPO patents from 1978 to the present. Text only with linkout to EPO and PDF download.

Cases

Lexis Advance Quicklaw
English- and French-language legal sources including journals, court and tribunal cases, legislation, commentary, forms, and international cases. Jurisdictions covered include all of Canada, as well as many foreign jurisdictions including the United Kingdom, other Commonwealth countries, and the United States.
Westlaw Next
Commercial search engine for lawyers and legal professionals. Includes case law, statutes, newspapers, law journals and reviews, and more.
CanLII

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