Researching Statutes Using Online Sources by Annette Demers

Researching Statutes Using Online Sources by Annette Demers BA LLB MLIS Associate Dean, Law Library and Legal Research Services

Federal Annual Statutes -Citation Transboundary Waters Protection Act, SC 2013, c 12.

Federal Annual Statutes -Sources Source Print/Online Official/Unofficial Statutes of Canada print official Canada Gazette Part Three print and online official Justice Laws (Annual Statutes) online unofficial SC on Hein Online (Session Laws Library) online Scanned copy of the official.

Federal Annual Statutes -Sources

Federal Annual Statutes -Citation Transboundary Waters Protection Act, SC 2013, c 12.

Revised Statutes and Consolidated Statutes

Federal Statute Amendments 1. Section 1 of the Human Rights Code is amended by adding “gender identity, gender expression” after “sexual orientation”. From: Toby’s Act (Right to be Free from Discrimination and Harassment Because of Gender Identity or Gender Expression), 2012, SO 2012, c 7, s 1.

Human Rights Code, section 1, Before: 1. Every person has a right to equal treatment with respect to services, goods and facilities, without discrimination because of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sexual orientation, age, marital status, family status or disability. R. S. O. 1990, c. H. 19, s. 1; 1999, c. 6, s. 28 (1); 2001, c. 32, s. 27 (1); 2005, c. 5, s. 32 (1). After 1. Every person has a right to equal treatment with respect to services, goods and facilities, without discrimination because of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status or disability. R. S. O. 1990, c. H. 19, s. 1; 1999, c. 6, s. 28 (1); 2001, c. 32, S. 27 (1); 2005, C. 5, S. 32 (1); 2012, c 7, s 1. Federal Statute Amendments

Federal Statute Amendments 1. The amending act (ie. Toby’s Act). 2. When the amendment came into force (CIF). 3. The statute being amended (ie. Human Rights Code) as it looked: -before the amendment (prior version) - today (current consolidation)

Federal Revised Statutes To compile the RSC 1985, the Statute Review Commission: 1. Started with RSC 1970. 2. Removed all acts that had been repealed. 3. Removed all sections that had been repealed. 4. Inserted all new substantive acts that had been enacted. 5. Organized the set in alphabetical order by statute title, and assigned a chapter number to each statute. 6. Inserted all amendments into the whole set.

Federal Revised Statutes -citation Access To Information Act, RSC 1985, c A-1.

Current Consolidation A current consolidated statutes collection includes: -all acts on substantive legal topics currently in force -all amendments to these substantive Acts A current consolidated statutes collection DOES NOT include: -amending Acts (found only in an Annual Statutes Collection)

Source Print/Online Official/Unofficial Revised Statutes of Canada print official RSC on Hein Online (Session Laws Library) online Scanned copy of the official. Justice Laws (Consolidated Acts) online official Quicklaw (Canada Statutes) online unofficial Westlaw online unofficial Can. LII online unofficial Federal Revised and Consolidated Statutes -Sources

Consolidated Statute Citations 1. Statutes cited to RSC 1985. • were included in the RSC 1985 • have not yet been repealed Note that you can use RSC 1985 citation to find the statute in two places: in the actual RSC 1985 the way it looked back then; and in the Consolidated Acts collection here to see what the act looks like today.

Consolidated Statute Citation 2. A citation to SC. • substantive statutes enacted after 1985; • have not been repealed; Note that you can then use this citation to find these acts in two places: you can use the SC citation to find the original act in the annual Statutes of Canada, or you can use the citation to find the consolidated version of the act in this collection.

Ontario Statutes

Ontario Annual Statutes -Sources Source Print/Online Official/Unofficial Statutes of Ontario print official E-Laws (Source Law) online official Quicklaw (Ontario Annual Statutes) online unofficial Osgoode Digital Commons online Scanned copy of the official. SO 1970 – 1999 LLMC Digital online Scanned copy of the official SO 1867 -1980

Ontario Annual Statute -Citation Financial Accountability Officer Act, 2013, SO 2013, c 4.

Ontario Revised and Consolidated Statutes

Ontario Revised Statutes -Citation Family Law Act, RSO 1990, c F. 3, s 4 (2)(7).

Ontario Revised and Consolidated Statutes -Sources Source Print/Online Official/Unofficial Revised Statutes of Ontario print and online official E-Laws Consolidated Acts online official Can. LII online unofficial Quicklaw (Ontario Statutes) online unofficial Westlaw online unofficial

Noting Up Legislation

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