Ontario: Debates, Legislation and Legal Resources

Bills, Statutes & Regulations, Debates (Hansard) and Committee Proceedings

Bills, Debates (Hansard) and Committee Proceedings From the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
Statutes and Regulations Search "e-Laws" for Ontario laws (statutes) and regulations. Includes reference tables for recent changes in the law.

Court & Tribunal Decisions

Guide to Ontario Courts Find information about court sitting dates, rules and the judges for the Court of Appeal, the Superior Court of Justice and the Ontario Court of Justice.

[N.B. At the moment, most Ontario courts do NOT have decisions available for free online.]

Assessment Review Board The Assessment Review Board is an independent administrative tribunal which hears and determines complaints, applications and appeals under various statutes. The Board is the sole tribunal hearing complaints pertaining to property assessment.
Canadian Legal Information Institute (CanLII) This search engine can help to find case law from each province, if available for free online. Search results also include the text of the report, along with "Note Up"'s: indications of when the case was used in other court decisions.
Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario: Orders, Privacy Complaint Reports and Judicial Reviews Search for reports, reviews and reconsiderations of cases, from the 1980's, on.
Ontario Court of Appeal: Judgments & Endorsements Judgments from June 1998, on.
Ontario Human Rights Commission Significant case summaries, from 1995, on.

Legal Information: Comprehensive Sites & Subject Directories

Finding Legal Help in Ontario From University of Toronto's Bora Laskin Law Library.
Law Society of Upper Canada Links are provided to Ontario lawyers and to a series of help sheets written by Ontario lawyers.
Legal Aid Ontario Information about Legal Aid in Ontario, how to find a lawyer and answers to frequently asked questions.
LegalLine Online Created by Legal Information Ontario, a non-profit organization, this site provides detailed legal and contact information in regards to Ontario and federal laws.
Ministry of the Attorney General Answers are provided to frequently asked questions such as those about Ontario judicial process, family law or using small claims court.

Access to Justice Network Provides links to legislative materials from across Canada and a compilation of legal resources on specific issues.
CanadaLegal.com Use the search engine or browse the "Area of Law" or "Category" for information topics.
Canadian Legal FAQs From the University of Alberta's Legal Studies Program, find answers to currently asked questions of a national or Alberta-based interest. Searches can also be done by topic.
Canadian Legal Resources Created by Alan Gahtan, a Toronto information technology lawyer. Legal information is divided by subject area or a search engine can be used. Over 500 online legal forms are also listed, from Canada and around the world.
Duhaime's Canadian Legal Information Centre Major Canadian legal subjects are explained in detail. Provincial legal information is also provided. The home page [www.duhaime.org/] lists more subject-related links.
Jurist Canada Organized by Canadian law professors to help students find legal information about Canada and other countries. This site also includes the tables of contents from the latest Canadian law journals and a search engine.
Law Related Internet Resources From York University. Search by topic; includes links to a few other countries.
Legal Links From the Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia, this is a subject directory of legal information.
LegalPortal.ca Created by Alan Gahtan, a Toronto information technology lawyer, search for legal information, particularly in the technology or e-commerce sectors.
LEXPERT: The Canadian Legal LEXPERT Directory This online directory identifies the leading Canadian law firms and lawyers in over 50 practice areas across Canada. The Directory does not rank firms or practitioners, but it does outline which firms and practitioners are regarded as leaders in a particular areas. The "Schedule of Practice Areas" is a list of law topics, linked to explanatory essays. Each essay covers "Practice Area Definition"; "Recent Developments"; and "Leading Practitioners".
LexUM From the University of Montreal's Faculty of Law, this site contains many links to legal information about Quebec.
Links to Legal Resources From the University of Toronto's Bora Laskin Law Library, this is a well annotated list of legal resources. A very detailed subject list is also provided.
Morrie Sacks Law Library Written by the Morrie Sacks Law Corporation, this is a comprehensive listing of Canadian legal information, organized by topic.
Research Tools and Law Links From the University of Manitoba, search drop down menus for access to Canadian and international legislation, case law, directories of lawyers and law schools, online law journals and other legal information web sites.

Legal Information: Search Engines

ACJNet: Search From the Access to Justice Network, search for Canadian legal information either with a basic (by drop-down topic), advanced or specific event search.
CanadaLegal.com Use the search engine or browse the "Area of Law" or "Category" for information topics.
Canadian Law List A searchable directory of Canadian lawyers and law firms.
Canadian Legal Information Institute (CanLII) Find case law from each province or the major decisions from the Supreme Court, the Federal Court, the Tax Court and the Competition Tribunal. Search results also include the text of the report, along with "Note Up"'s: indications of when the case was used in other court decisions.

May 2004