Canadian Government Information: Legal/Crim Info

CARS = Credibility, Accuracy, Reasonableness, and Support

CRAAP = Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, and Purpose

Questions to ask, and where to find the answers when evaluating sources

Department of Justice Canada

The official newspaper of the Canadian government. Part I includes formal public notices, official appointments, proposed regulations and the annual list of unclaimed bank balances. Part II contains new regulations and amendments to existing regulations. Part III contains the most recent Public Acts of Parliament.

An essential research tool for finding information on legislation currently before Parliament. This resource is a collaborative effort of the Parliamentary Research Branch and the Information and Documentation Branch of the Library of Parliament. This tool provides electronic access to a wide range of information about individual bills.

Publications, terrorism virtual library, economic and information security

Juristat gives detailed statistics and analysis of the Canadian justice system. Juristat reports are available in the Abbotsford Library or online from Statistics Canada.

(see Publications)

Information about patents, trade-marks, copyright, industrial design, etc.

Decisions.