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A-Z: Best Sources in Canadian Law by Topic

Use this guide as a starting point for any research that involves Canadian law. It will help you to identify quickly the key legal treatises and legislation and will point you to other more in-depth resources.

About this guide...

This guide will serve as a starting point in  your legal research.   It will help you to identify quickly the most important titles in each subject area of law when you are researching an area of law or a legal topic you are not familiar with.   

To use it effectively: 

  • Define the legal topic or the area of law pertinent to your research - see the Index of this guide for the overview of the topics covered in this guide  
  • Scroll over the tabs on the left to access the list of treatises most specific to your topic