Legislation Research Guide: Federal legislation
Legislation
Parliament of Canada
When looking for Bills, make sure you are in the right session of Parliament. See box on left side of webpage to pick parliamentary session.
Canada Gazette
Canada Gazette can be downloaded free of charge through the Government of Canada website.
- Canada GazetteThe Canada Gazette is the official newspaper of the Government of Canada. You can learn about new statutes, new and proposed regulations, administrative board decisions and public notices. Find out how government departments, businesses and other Canadian organizations can publish their public notices.
Federal legislation resources
- LEGISinfoLIGISinfo provides information on legislation dating back to the 37th Parliament in 2001.
LEGISinfo is an essential research tool for finding information on legislation before Parliament. This tool provides electronic access to a wide range of information - CanLIIThe present website provides access to court judgments, tribunal decisions, statutes and regulations from all Canadian jurisdictions.
- Justice Laws WebsiteThis is an online source of the consolidated Acts and regulations of Canada. The consolidations are generally updated every two weeks.
- Canada Statute ServiceThis site features the consolidated 1985 Revised Statutes of Canada, plus any new Acts (excluding the Income Tax Act), with a complete amendment history for each statute; all Regulations from the 1978 consolidation, plus any new Regulations; and history and case links to the Canada Statute Citator.