Finding a Lawyer or Paralegal
Information on finding a lawyer or paralegal from Ontario's Ministry of the Attorney General. Includes services for people with limited income.
Lawyer Referral Service
The Law Society of Upper Canada's Lawyer Referral Service provides you with the name of a lawyer who will provide a free consultation of up to 30 minutes to help you determine your rights and options.
Canadian Legal Dictionary
JURIST Canada's browsable dictionary of basic Canadian legal terms is provided by the British Columbia Superior Courts. It focuses on criminal law and procedure.
Justice Ontario
Get started here. You'll find topics such as finding a lawyer, tickets and fines, lawsuits and disputes, family and criminal law, small claims court, human rights, wills and estates. The information is available in multiple languages.
Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO)
CLEO's publications describe the law simply and clearly to help people understand and exercise their legal rights. Topics covered include family law, criminal law, landlord tenant law, and employment law.
You and the law: community legal information on the web
Links to websites on a wide variety of legal topics. Maintained by the University of Toronto's Bora Laskin Law Library.
Your Legal Rights
Legal information about for people in Ontario, maintained by CLEO (Community Legal Education Ontario). Learn about a wide range of legal topics, find answers to common legal questions and problems, and more. Some resources available in other languages.
Estate Planning
Information from the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General on estate planning, including wills and power of attorney and information about family members who cannot take care of themselves.
Family Law Education for Women
Plain language legal information on women’s rights under Ontario family law. Translated into 12 languages.
Labour Law
Do you know your rights at work? Ontario's Ministry of Labour provides information on employment standards, health and safety, labour relations and more.
Landlord and Tenant Board
Information about Ontario's Residential Tenancies Act. Provides links to the Act, as well as to interpretation guidelines and selected court decisions that help explain the law and how it has been applied. Answers to common questions and online brochures make it easier to find the answers you need. The online brochure A Guide to the Residential Tenancies Act is provided in 12 languages.
Youth and Law
From the Ontario Ministry of Children & Youth Services. Information about youth and law in Ontario. Provides links to information on the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
Canadian Legislation Table
Links to authoritative Canadian and provincial sources of laws and legislation.Maintained by the Lederman Law Library at Queen's University.
Justice Laws Website
Online source of the consolidated Acts and regulations of Canada from Canada's Department of Justice. The consolidations are generally updated on a weekly basis.
LEGSINFO
Search for federal government Senate and House of Commons bills since 2001 by title, keyword and number or browse through bills currently before Parliament. Includes the bill's text at different stages, current status, text of debates and further reading.
Legislative Summaries
Background and summaries of government bills currently before Parliament. From the Parliamentary Library.
Canada Gazette
Official newspaper of the Government of Canada since 1841. Published in three parts, the Gazette gives access to all legally binding decisions of the Government of Canada. The Gazette from January 1998 to the present is available on this site. Older Gazettes from 1841 to 1997 can be found in A Nation's Chronicle: the Canada Gazette on the Library and Archives Canada site.
Canadian Legal Information Institute (CanLII)
Excellent source of case law. CanLII gathers legislative and judicial texts, as well as legal commentaries, from federal, provincial and territorial jurisdictions on a single Web site. Case law is accessible by case name.
E-Laws: Ontario Legislation Online
Access to current Ontario statutes and regulations.
Canadian Legal Information Institute (CanLII)
Excellent source of case law. CanLII gathers legislative and judicial texts as well as legal commentaries from federal, provincial and territorial jurisdictions on a single website. Find case law by case name.
Ontario Gazette
Official newspaper of the Government of Ontario. Published weekly, the Gazette gives access to notices and regulations of the Ontario government. The Gazette from January 2000 to the present is available on this site.
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