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Legislation: Canada: federal

Subjects: Law, Law: Foreign Law

Canadian federal legislation

Canada Gazette

This is the official newspaper of the Government of Canada.The online PDF format of the Canada Gazette is accepted as the official text for issues after various dates in spring 2003.

Starting dates of Official online issues

Part I 5 April 2003
Part II 9 April 2003
Part III 14 May 2003

Our print collection of Canadian legislation (both federal & provinicial)  is historic only - most series ending the early 2000s. The volumes are consequently kept off site. Should you wish to consult a printed volume, you are welcome to order them to the Law Library via the Request function on SOLO.

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Interpretation

Citations to Canadian statutes

Cite laws by title (italicized), volume by year (if possible, cite to the latest Revised Statutes of Canada, abbreviated "R.S.C."), chapter ("c."), section ("s."), paragraph ("par."), and subparagraph ("subpar.") referenced: Canada Labour Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. L-2, s. 14.

You might find some statutes are abbreviated such as:

  • Criminal Code (C.C.)
  • Code of Penal Procedure (C.P.P.)
  • Code of Civil Procedure (C.C.P.)
  • Civil Code of Quebec (C.C.Q.)
  • Civil Code of Lower Canada (C.C.L.C.)