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CRIM 1160 & 2260: Primary Legal Sources: Finding Case Law

Case Law / Jurisprudence

Canadian Case Law / Jurisprudence (Free)

  • CanLII includes court judgements from all Canadian courts, including the Supreme Court of Canada, federal courts, and the courts in all Canadian provinces and territories, decisions from boards and administrative tribunals and case law that dates back to 1830s. 
     
  • Judgements of the Supreme Court of Canada are available online through a collaboration between the Supreme Court of Canada and the University of Montreal's Faculty of Law.  Decisions published in the Supreme Court Reports from 1970 to date are available in both English and French. Decisions published prior to 1970 are available in the language of publication only. Cases may be searched by date, case name, or subject.
     
  • The Courts of British Columbia provide full text rulings of the BC Supreme Court and Court of Appeal from 1996. CanLII's collection of BC decisions is comprehensive from 1990, but contains many significant decisions prior to this.
     
  • Quicklaw includes an extensive collection of Canadian cases and offers comprehensive case history and treatment coverage.  The Douglas College library provides a subscription but you will need to login with your CNA login to use it for free from off campus locations. You can find the database link below.

Provincial Court Structure

 

 

Source: Courts of BC (n.d.) Intro to the Courts. https://courtsofbc.ca/justice-system/introhttps://courtsofbc.ca/justice-system/intro