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Legal Citation: Legislation

Core elements in a legislation citation

  • Title
  • Type of legislation
  • Jurisdiction
  • Year
  • Chapter number

Statutes - General Forms

Title, type of statutes jurisdiction year, chapter (necessary additional information), pinpoint.
Income Tax Act, RS C 1985, c 1 (5th Supp), s 118.
Highway Traffic Act, RS O 1990, c H.8 s 21.
Safe Food for Canadians Act, S C 2012 c 24.

Regulations - General Forms

Federal regulations (revised):

Title, Consolidated Regulations of Canada abbreviated to CRC, chapter, pinpoint (year) (optional).
Food and Drug Regulations, CRC, c 870, s B.01.003 (1978).

Federal regulations (unrevised):

Title (optional), Statutory Orders and Regulations abbreviated to SOR/ year-regulation number, pinpoint.
Copyright Regulations, SOR/ 97-457, s 6.

Ontario revised regulations:

Title (optional), RRO year of revision, Reg number, pinpoint.
Gross Weight on Bridges, RRO 1990, Reg 598, s 2.

Ontario unrevised regulations:

Title (optional), Jurisdiction Reg muber/last two digits of year, pinpoint.
Driver Licence Examinations, O Reg 341/94, s 5.

For citing other provincial regulations, please refer to the McGill Guide E-31, 2.6.2.