Health Law

Canadian Abridgment

The Canadian Abridgment digests case law from common law provinces from 1809 to the present. Health law is covered in volume 49.

• Available in print in Library Stacks under Dig. Can. A2 A26 LAW.
• Also available on WestlawNext Canada.

Canada Digest

The Canada Digest digests case law from common law provinces from 1904 to the present. Health law is covered in its own volume

• Available on Lexis Advance Quicklaw.

Law journals contain articles, book reviews, and case comments on a particular topic.

• Health Law in Canada
  • Available in print K8 .E247 LAW PER (from volume 2)
  • Also available online to the Faculty of Law
• Health Law Journal (no longer published)
  • Available in print K8 .E2474 LAW PER (vol. 5 - vol. 20)  
  • Also available on Lexis Advance Quicklaw
• Health Law Review (no longer published)
  • Available in print K8 .E249 LAW PER
  • Also available on Lexis Advance Quicklaw
• McGill Journal of Law and Health
  • Available on WestlawNext Canada
  • Available on Lexis Advance Quicklaw
• Risk Management in Canadian Healthcare
  • Available in print K22 .I756 LAW PER (from volume 3)

Legal encyclopedias are a good place to begin your research. They will provide you with a broad overview of a topic before you delve into the subtleties.

Canadian Encyclopedic Digest

• Available in print Dig. Can. A2 C42 Course Reserves 
• Also available on WestlawNext Canada
• The following volumes cover health law:
  • Title 72, Vol. 15: Hospitals and Health Care
  • Title 117, Vol. 27: Professions and Occupations
  • Title 117, Vol. 27: Public Health and Welfare

Halsbury's Laws of Canada

• Available in print Dig. Can. A2 C46 Course Reserves
• Also available on Lexis Advance Quicklaw
• The following volumes cover health law:
  • Medicine and Health
  • Mental Health
  • Public Health