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Provincial Government Information: Laws

A Guide to sources of information for Canadian provincial government information

General

The Canadian Legal Information Institute (CanLII) aims to provide access to a variety of legal sources. CanLII focuses on providing access to court and tribunal decisions. It also contains recent consolidated statutes and regulations for every jurisdiction in Canada as well as an increasing number of annual statutes from selected jurisdictions. Members of the York community can access Provincial statutes via Heinonline (login required).

Alberta

Consolidations

Annual

Heinonline (link): Annual Statutes (1906+), Revised Statutes of Alberta (1922, 1942, 1957, 1970, 1980, 2000)

British Columbia

Consolidations

Annual

Heinonline (link): Annual Statutes (1872+), Revised/Consolidated Statutes (1871, 1877, 1888, 1897, 1911, 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1979, 1996)

Manitoba

Consolidations

Annual

Heinonline (link): Annual Statutes (1871+), Consolidated/Revised Statutes of Manitoba (1880, 1891, 1902, 1913, 1924 (consolidated amendments), 1940, 1954, 1970), Re-Enacted Statutes of Manitoba (1987-90)

New Brunswick

Consolidations

Annual

Heinonline (link): Revised Statutes (1854/55), Consolidated Statutes (1877,1903, 1927, 1952, 1973), (Annual) Revised Statutes (2011-2016), Annual Regulatons (2000+)

Newfoundland and Labrador

Consolidations

Annual

Heinonline (link): Consolidated Statutes (1874, 1896 (2nd ser.), 1919), Revised Statutes (1952), Annual Statutes (1845-1968)

Nova Scotia

Consolidations

Annual

Heinonline (link): Statutes at Large (1758-1835), Revised Statutes (1851, 1859, 1864, 1873, 1884, 1900, 1923, 1954, 1967, 1989), Annual Statutes (1836+)

Ontario

Consolidations

Annual

Heinonline (link): Revised Statutes of Ontario (1877, 1887, 1897, 1914, 1927, 1937, 1950, 1960, 1970, 1980, 1990), Statutes of the Province of Upper Canada (1792-1832), Annual Statutes (1867-2017), Revised Regulations of Ontario (1960)

Prince Edward Island

Consolidations

Annual

Heinonline (link): Revised Statutes of Prince Edward island (1951), Acts of the General Assembly (1773-1834, 1773-1852, 1773-1868), Annual Acts (1860-1968)

Quebec

Consolidations

Annual

Heinonline (link): Revised Acts and Ordinances of Lower Canada (1845), Consolidated Statutes for Lower Canada (1861), Revised Statutes of Quebec (1888, 1909, 1925, 1941, 1965, 1977), Statutes of Quebec (1867+)

Saskatchewan

Consolidations

Annual

Heinonline (link): Revised Statutes of Saskatchewan (1909, 1920, 1930, 1940, 1953, 1965), Annual Statutes (1906-1968)

Northwest Territories

Consolidations

Annual

Heinonline (link): Revised Ordinances of the Northwest Territories (1888,1956, 1974), Revised Statutes of the Northwest Territories (1988), Revised Regulations (1980, 1990), Annual Ordinances (!875-1984), Annual Statutes (1985-2015) 

Nunavut

Consolidations

Annual

Heinonline (link): not covered

Yukon

Consolidations

Annual

Heinonline (link): Revised Ordinances (1958, 1971), Revised Statutes (1986, 2002), Annual Ordinances (1902-1981), Annual Statutes (1982+)