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PRIMARY SOURCES OF LAW

Manitoba Legislation

Provincial Legislation (excluding Manitoba)

Federal Legislation

United States Legislation

City of Winnipeg By-laws

Judgments

Government Information

SECONDARY SOURCES OF LAW

General Reference Material

Legal and Government Directories

Legal Reference Material

Newspapers

News and Current Affairs

SOURCES OF LAW BY ORGANIZATION

Law Associations and Law Societies

Law Reform Commissions

Legal Materials Publishers

RELATED RESOURCES BY SUBJECT

Privacy

Securities

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Manitoba Legislation

Manitoba Statutes

• Laws of Manitoba home page
• Continuing Consolidation of the Statutes of Manitoba
• Annual Statutes from 1988 to the present
• Municipal statutes not in the C.C.S.M.
• Public general statutes not in the C.C.S.M.
• The City of Winnipeg Charter Act
• Private Acts

Manitoba Proclamations

• Proclamations Table

Manitoba Regulations

• Consolidated Regulations
• Annual Regulations from 2000 to the present

Manitoba Rules

• Court of King's Bench Rules
• Court of Appeal Rules
• Criminal Appeal Rules

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PROVINCIAL LEGISLATION (excluding Manitoba)

All provincial legislation is available at: CanLII , including earlier versions for point-in-time research.

Always note the date to which the legislation is updated online. The most recent version may only be available at the originating government websites noted below.

Alberta

• Statutes of Alberta
• Regulations
• Rules of Court
• Bills

British Columbia

• Statutes of British Columbia
• Regulations
• Rules of Court - Provincial Court (Family)
• Rules of Court - Supreme Court (Civil)
• Bills

New Brunswick

• Statutes of New Brunswick
• Regulations
• Rules of Court
• Bills

Newfoundland & Labrador 

• Statutes of Newfoundland and Labrador
• Regulations
• Rules of Court - Provincial Court (Family)
• Rules of Court - Supreme Court (Civil)
• Bills

Northwest Territories

• Statutes and Regulations of the Northwest Territories
• Rules of Court
• Bills

Nova Scotia

• Statutes of Nova Scotia
• Regulations
• Rules of Court
• Bills

Nunavut

• Statutes of Nunavut
• Regulations
• Rules of Court
• Bills

Ontario

• Statutes of Ontario
• Regulations
• Rules of Court (under Courts of Justice Act)
• Bills

Prince Edward Island

• Statutes of Prince Edward Island
• Rules of Court - Supreme Court (Civil)
• Bills

Québec

• Statutes
• Regulations
• Civil Code
• Bills

Saskatchewan

• Statutes
• Regulations
• Rules of Court of King's Bench
• Bills

Yukon

• Statutes
• Regulations
• Rules of Court - Court of Appeal
  Rules of Court - Supreme Court (Uses BCSC unless excepted)
• Bills

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FEDERAL LEGISLATION

• Statutes and Regulations
• Canadian Legal Information Institute (CanLII)
• Table of Public Statutes and Responsible Ministers
• Table of Private Acts
• Bills Currently Before Parliament
• Orders in Council
• Canada Gazette (Online issues published since 1 April, 2003 have official status.)

UNITED STATES LEGISLATION

Federal

• United States Code
• Legislation in the current Congress

State

• Cases, Codes, Statutes and Regulations by individual state

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JUDGMENTS

Canada

All Canadian Jurisdictions

• Canadian Legal Information Institute (CanLII)

Federal

• Supreme Court of Canada
• Federal Court
• Federal Court of Appeal
• Tax Court of Canada
• Canadian Human Rights Tribunal
• Canadian International Trade Tribunal
• Employment Insurance Jurisprudence Library

British Columbia

• B.C. Courts Judgment Database ( provincial ) ( supreme court )

 Alberta

• Alberta Courts Judgment Database

 Ontario

• Ontario Court of Appeal

 Quebec

• Quebec Courts Judgment Database

Great Britain

• British and Irish Legal Information Institute (BAILII)

United States

• Supreme Court and Federal Appeal Courts
• Federal Circuit Courts
• Cases, Codes, Statutes and Regulations by individual state

International

• World Legal Information Institute

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GOVERNMENT INFORMATION

 Provincial and Territorial Governments

Manitoba

Alberta Nunavut

British Columbia Ontario

New Brunswick Prince Edward Island

Newfoundland Québec

Northwest Territories Saskatchewan

Nova Scotia Yukon

Federal Government

General

• Government of Canada landing page
• Government of Canada, Programs and Services
• Government of Canada, Search Engines by Department
• Office of The Prime Minister

Ministries

Links to all Departments and Agencies

• Agriculture and Agri-Food
• Canada Industrial Relations Board
• Canadian Heritage
• Employment and Social Development Canada
• Environment and Climate Change Canada
• Environmental Protection Review Canada
• Finance
• Fisheries and Oceans
• Global Affairs Canada
• Health
• Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
• Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
• Justice
• National Defence
• Natural Resources
• Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
• Public Service Commission of Canada
• Revenue
• Transport
• Treasury Board
• Veterans Affairs

Other Federal Bodies

• Bank of Canada
• Canada Council for the Arts
• Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation
• Canada Energy Regulator
• Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
• Canada Post
• Canadian Grain Commission
• Canadian Human Rights Tribunal
• Canadian International Development Agency Global Affairs Canada
• Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
• Canadian Security Intelligence Service
• Canadian Transportation Agency
• Competition Bureau
• Competition Tribunal
• Elections Canada
• Immigration and Refugee Board
• Impact Assessment Agency of Canada
• Law Commission of Canada (Dissolved)
• Library and Archives Canada
• National Film Board
• National Research Council
• Office of the Auditor General
• Office of the Information Commissioner
• Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy
• Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions
• Privacy Commissioner
• Privy Council Office
• Public Service Commission
• Royal Canadian Mounted Police
• Statistics Canada
• Transportation Safety Board

Parliament

• Bills Currently Before Parliament
• Current Session Chamber Business (Debates, Journals, Bills, Order Paper and Notice Paper)
• Senators, Cabinet Members and Members of the House of Commons
• Orders in Council
• Canada Gazette (Online issues published since 1 April, 2003 have official status.)

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GENERAL REFERENCE MATERIAL

Library Catalogues

• Great Library (Law Society of Manitoba)
• University of Manitoba
• University of Winnipeg (Mercury)
• Winnipeg Public Library
• Library Archive Canada

Locator Tools

• Canada 411
• White Pages
• Postal Code Lookup
• Zip Code Look-Up

Dictionaries and Thesauri

• FindLaw Legal Dictionary
• Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
• https://www.merriam-webster.com/

Maps

• Manitoba Official Highway Map
• Google Maps

Statistical Information

• Statistics Canada
• CIA World Factbook

Other Quick Reference

• Acronym Finder
• Bing Translator
• Environment Canada Weather
• Environment Canada Winnipeg Weather
• RBC Foreign Exchange Rates
• Universal Currency Converter

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LEGAL AND GOVERNMENT DIRECTORIES

Legal

• Canadian Law List
• Lawyer Lookup - Manitoba Law Society

Government

• Manitoba
  • Manitoba Government Telephone Directory
• Canada
  • Canadian Government Electronic Directory Services
• United States
  • United States Government Official Web Portal

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LEGAL REFERENCE SOURCES

Court Registries

• Manitoba Justice Court Registry System

Prejudgment and Postjudgment Interest

• Prejudgment and Postjudgment Interest Table

Corporations

• Federal Corporations Data On-line

Legal Citation

• A Neutral Citation Standard for Case Law
• Guide to Legal Citation - Queen's University

Guides

• Best Guide to Canadian Legal Research
• Canadian Legislation Table

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NEWSPAPERS

Legal Newspapers

• Law360

Daily Newspapers - Local

• Winnipeg Free Press
• Winnipeg Sun

Daily Newspapers - National

• The Globe and Mail
• National Post

Daily Newspapers - Regional

• Vancouver Sun
• Vancouver Province
• Calgary Herald
• Edmonton Journal
• Regina Leader-Post
• Saskatoon StarPhoenix
• Toronto Star
• Ottawa Citizen
• Montreal Gazette
• Le Devoir
• Le Soleil
• Saltwire (formerly Halifax Chronicle Herald)
• SaltWire(formerly St. John's Telegram)
• Whitehorse Star

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NEWS AND CURRENT AFFAIRS

Current News Summary

• Google News Canada

Wire Services

• Canada NewsWire
• The Canadian Press
• Associated Press

Local Media Outlets

• CBC Winnipeg
• CTV Winnipeg
• Winnipeg Free Press

Magazines and Weekly Newspapers

• Lexpert, the Business Magazine for Lawyers
• Maclean's
• Time
• The Hill Times: Canada's Parliamentary Newspaper

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LAW ASSOCIATIONS AND SOCIETIES

Canada

Federal

• Canadian Bar Association
• Federation of Law Societies of Canada

Provincial

• Law Society of Alberta
• Law Society of British Columbia
• Law Society of Manitoba
• Law Society of New Brunswick
• Law Society of Newfoundland
• Law Society of the Northwest Territories
• Nova Scotia Barristers' Society
• Law Society of Nunavut
• Law Society of Prince Edward Island
• Law Society of Upper Canada Ontario
• Law Society of Saskatchewan
• Law Society of Yukon

United States

Federal

• American Bar Association

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LAW REFORM COMMISSIONS

Canada

• The Law Commission of Canada
• Alberta Law Reform Institute
• British Columbia Law Institute
• Manitoba Law Reform Commission
• Law Reform Commission of Nova Scotia
• Law Reform Commission of Saskatchewan

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PUBLISHERS TO THE LEGAL PROFESSION

Canadian

• Federal Publications
• Irwin Law
• LexisNexis Canada
• Purich Publishing
• Thomson Reuters
• Wolters Kluwer

International

• Lexis Nexis
• Martindale-Hubbell
• Sweet & Maxwell

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Privacy Resources

Federal

• Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
  • Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act
    • PIPEDA Self-Assessment Tool 

Manitoba

• Ombudsman Manitoba
  • Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
    • Practise Notes of Freedom of Information Issues
    • FIPPA Resource Manual
  • Personal Health Information Act
    • Practise Notes on Privacy Issues

Alberta

• Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta
  • Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
    • FIPPA Guides and Procedures
  • Personal Information Protection Act
    • PIPA Guides and Advisories

British Columbia

• Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of British Columbia
• Guidance Documents for Compliance
  • Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
    • FIPPA Policies and Procedures
  • Personal Information Protection Act
    • Guide to PIPA

New Brunswick

• Office of the Access and Privacy Commissioner of New Brunswick
  • Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act
  • Personal Health Information Privacy and Access Act

Newfoundland and Labrador

• Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Privacy Act
  • Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act

Northwest Territories

• Commissioner of the Northwest Territories - Privacy
  • Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act

Nova Scotia

• Nova Scotia Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Review Office
  • Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act

Nunavut

• Information and Privacy Commissioner of Nunavut
  • Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act

Ontario

• Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario
  • Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
  • Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
  • Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004

Prince Edward Island

• Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Prince Edward Island
  • Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act

Québec

• Commission d’accès à l’information du Quebec
  • Act respecting access to documents held by public bodies and the Protection of personal information
  • Act respecting the Protection of personal information in the private sector

Saskatchewan

• Office of the Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner
  • Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
  • Local Authority Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
  • Health Information Protection Act
  • Privacy Act

Yukon

• Yukon Information and Privacy Commissioner
  • Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act

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SECURITIES RESOURCES

Securities Commissions

• Alberta Securities Commission
• British Columbia Securities Commission
• Manitoba Securities Commission
• Ontario Securities Commission
• S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Canadian Stock Exchanges

• TSX
• Montreal Exchange

Other Stock Exchanges

• NASDAQ
• NYSE

Company Profiles and Filings

• SEDAR
• EDGAR Online

Forms (Manitoba)

Legal

• Form 6 Application for Recognition as an Exempt Purchaser under Clause 19(1)(c) of the Act
• Form 8 Report of a Trade Made Under Clause 19(1)(b) of The Securities Act
• Form 8A Report of Resale of Securities Purchased Under Clause 19(1)(b) of The Securities Act
• Form 19 Summons to a Witness to Attend Before the Manitoba Securities Commission
• Form 23 Notice of Intention to Trade in a Security under clause 91 (a) or 91(b) of the Securities Regulation
• Form 24 Declaration Respecting a Trade in a Security under clause 91(a) of the Securities Regulation
• Form 25 Declaration Respecting a Trade in a Security under clause 91(b) of the Securities Regulation
• Form 26 Requirements for an Offering Memorandum to be used in Conjunction with the Exemption Contained in clause 91(b) of the Securities Regulation
• Form 27 Report of Termination of Trades made Pursuant to Exemptions Contained in clause 91(a) or 91(b) of the Securities Regulation

Acts

• The Securities Act
• The Labour-Sponsored Venture Capital Corporations Act
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act

Regulations

• Securities Regulation, Man. Reg. 491/88
• Rule-Making Procedure Regulation, Man. Reg. 246/97
• The Labour-Sponsored Venture Capital Corporations Regulation, Man. Reg. 239/97

Periodicals

• CA Magazine

Organizations

• Accounting Standards Board
• Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (CICA)
• Canadian Council of Public Accounts Committees (CCPAC)
• Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants
• Canadian Securities Administrators
• Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
• Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
• Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada
• International Organization of Securities Commissions
• Investment Funds Institute of Canada
• Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada
• National Association of Secirities Dealers (NASD)
• North American Securities Administrators Association