Laws and Legislation

Links to primary legal sources in Canada: laws, cases, court rules, and court forms.

Provides an official consolidation, or updated version, of all federal acts and regulations maintained by Canada's Department of Justice.

Contains all the current provincial laws (both statutes and regulations) of British Columbia.

A listing of bylaws enacted by Vancouver City Council. Search the alphabetical list of bylaw titles or browse by topic.

Provides access to case law, tribunal decisions, statutes, and regulations from all Canadian jurisdictions including BC. 

Includes: BC Building Code, BC Fire Code, BC Plumbing Code, Vancouver Building By-law, and Vancouver Plumbing By-law.

A how-to for legal research and representing yourself in court in British Columbia. A paper copy is also available at VPL.

Helps you develop an effective step-by-step legal research process, learn when and how to use various types of resources, and understand the process of statutory research using online sources.

A Government of Canada portal to explain the Charter in detail, including its history, significance within the Constitution, a section-by-section summary and analysis, and examples of prominent court cases.