Justice, Courts & Legal
70 curated official resources. Search and filter these in the directory →
Federal
- Canadian Human Rights Tribunal — Decisions DatabaseFull-text searchable decisions and rulings of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal since 1979, including pay equity decisions, with RSS feeds and a mailing list for newly posted cases.
- Child Support Table Look-upDepartment of Justice tool that calculates the base federal child support amount from the paying parent's gross income, number of children, and province.
- Consolidated Canadian Autonomous Sanctions ListGlobal Affairs Canada's searchable consolidated list of all individuals and entities under Canadian autonomous sanctions, published in HTML, PDF and XML.
- Correctional Service Canada — Research PublicationsBrowse CSC research reports and summaries by topic — recidivism, mental health, Indigenous corrections, women offenders, substance use, and more.
- Court Martial Appeal Court of Canada — DecisionsRead the reasons for judgment of the superior court that hears appeals from Canadian courts martial, published in both official languages.
- Ethics Canada — Conflict of Interest and Ethics CommissionerOfficial site of the independent parliamentary ethics office (replaces ciec-ccie.parl.gc.ca); hosts the searchable public registry of disclosures under the Conflict of Interest Act and the MPs' Code.
- Federal Court — Decisions DatabaseSearch and read decisions and reasons for judgment of the Federal Court of Canada, including immigration, Indigenous, maritime and federal administrative law cases.
- Federal Court of Appeal — Decisions DatabaseSearch and read decisions and reasons for judgment of the Federal Court of Appeal, Canada's national appellate court for federal matters.
- Federal Court of CanadaFederal Court decisions, forms, rules, and case filings
- Immigration and Refugee Board — DecisionsAccess Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada decisions, including selected refugee protection and appeal decisions and the board's decision resources.
- Justice Canada — Laws of CanadaConsolidated federal statutes and regulations — the Justice Laws Website
- Justice Canada — Research and Statistics Division reportsBrowse and download 700+ Justice Canada research reports, JustFacts briefs and State of the Criminal Justice System annuals (EN/FR, HTML and PDF), from the RSD catalogue.
- Public Prosecution Service of CanadaFederal prosecution policies, annual reports, and case information
- Supreme Court of Canada — Case Information SearchSearch Supreme Court of Canada case information by docket number, party name or citation to track appeals, hearing dates, docket entries and filed documents.
- Supreme Court of Canada — JudgmentsSearch SCC decisions, docket, hearings, and leave-to-appeal rulings
- Tax Court of CanadaTax Court decisions, procedures, and appeal filings
- Tax Court of Canada — Find a DecisionSearch Tax Court of Canada decisions on income tax, GST/HST, employment insurance and CPP appeals by name, citation or docket.
- Courts of Ontario — Case SearchSearch for decisions from the Court of Appeal, Superior Court, and Ontario Court of Justice
- Ontario Court of Appeal — DecisionsPublished decisions from Ontario's highest provincial court
- Ontario Human Rights Tribunal — DecisionsPublished decisions from the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario
Provincial
- Alberta — Traffic Tickets Digital ServiceOfficial Alberta portal to look up traffic tickets and fines, pay in full or partially, request time to pay, plead not guilty, request a trial date or seek a review by a prosecutor.
- Alberta CourtsCourt of Appeal, Court of King's Bench, and Alberta Court of Justice — sittings, decisions, and filing information
- Alberta King's Printer — Laws OnlineOfficial source for Alberta's statutes, regulations, and orders in council
- Alberta King's Printer — Laws Online CatalogueSearch Alberta's official catalogue of acts, regulations and codes by title, chapter number or responsible ministry; most available free as consolidated HTML or PDF.
- Alberta Labour Relations BoardAlberta's labour relations tribunal for union certification, unfair labour practice complaints and strike and lockout matters, with board decisions, forms and filing information.
- Legal Aid AlbertaAlberta legal aid eligibility, application, and duty counsel information
- BC Civil Resolution TribunalCanada's first online tribunal: resolve small claims under $5,000, strata property, vehicle accident and society/co-op disputes without court, via the Solution Explorer, online claims and searchable decisions.
- BC Human Rights TribunalFile and respond to human rights complaints in British Columbia, search tribunal decisions and follow cases through mediation and hearings.
- BC Labour Relations BoardBritish Columbia's labour relations tribunal for union certification, collective bargaining and Labour Relations Code complaints, with a searchable decisions database and filing services.
- BC LawsOfficial consolidated statutes and regulations of British Columbia, free to search and cite
- British Columbia — Court Services OnlineE-search BC Provincial and Supreme civil, traffic and criminal court files by party name or file number, view daily court lists, and e-file documents.
- Courts of British Columbia — JudgmentsJudgments and hearing lists from the BC Court of Appeal, Supreme Court, and Provincial Court
- Legal Services Society — Legal Aid BCLegal Aid BC — eligibility, duty counsel, and free legal resources for British Columbians
- Legal Aid ManitobaLegal help for low-income Manitobans — apply online and find duty counsel services
- Manitoba — Manitoba LawsBrowse and search official consolidated Manitoba statutes (C.C.S.M.) and regulations, updated as amendments come into force, with annual chapters back to 1985.
- Manitoba CourtsManitoba Court of Appeal, King's Bench, and Provincial Court — hearing schedules, decisions, and registry contacts
- New Brunswick — Acts and RegulationsConsolidated acts and regulations of New Brunswick in both official languages
- New Brunswick Courts — Schedules and RecordsOfficial judiciary site for the Court of Appeal, King's Bench, Probate, Provincial and Small Claims courts: case schedules, rules of court, courthouse locations and records access.
- Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador — Judgments DatabaseSearchable database of Supreme Court and Court of Appeal decisions with keyword, docket number, judge, date-range and subject-tag filters; full judgment texts from 2001 onward.
- Courts of the NWT — Scheduled Matters & Docket PDFsFilter scheduled court matters by court, community and date range across all NWT regions; download daily Territorial/Supreme Court docket PDFs refreshed several times a day.
- Courts of Nova ScotiaNova Scotia's courts — decisions database, virtual court information, and self-help guides
- Nova Scotia Courts — Decisions DatabaseOfficial searchable database of most written decisions of the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal, Supreme, Provincial, Bankruptcy and Small Claims courts released publicly since 2003, updated daily, with recent-additions feed.
- Nova Scotia Legal AidFree legal help in criminal, family, and social justice matters across Nova Scotia
- Nunavut Courts — Daily Docket & Court File SearchSearch daily criminal/civil court dockets by community, court type and date across all Nunavut communities; also concluded dockets and party lookup by name or court file number.
- Legal Aid OntarioOntario legal aid eligibility checker, duty counsel, and legal information
- Ontario — Integrated Accessibility Standards Regulation (O. Reg. 191/11)The e-Laws text of Ontario's Integrated Accessibility Standards Regulation: accessibility, information and communications, customer service and built-environment standards. The authoritative compliance text for AODA accessibility requirements.
- Ontario — Provincial Offences Act Online ServicesCheck the case status of traffic tickets and fines, see how much you owe, pay, request an early resolution meeting with a prosecutor, or request a trial online for Provincial Offences Act matters.
- Ontario Animal Care Review BoardAppeal animal welfare inspector orders, removals and cost statements to Ontario's Animal Care Review Board, part of Tribunals Ontario.
- Ontario Courts Public PortalOntario's digital court portal for filing documents, accessing case information, and managing court matters online.
- Ontario e-LawsOfficial consolidated statutes and regulations of Ontario, searchable and current to the day
- Ontario Financial Services TribunalAdjudicates appeals and applications under Ontario financial services legislation, including insurance, mortgage brokering, credit unions and pension matters, with published decisions and hearing information.
- Ontario Health Professions Appeal and Review BoardReview complaints decisions of Ontario health regulatory colleges and appeal hospital privileges and public health order decisions through the Health Professions Appeal and Review Board.
- Ontario Labour Relations BoardOntario Labour Relations Board portal for union certification, unfair labour practice and employment standards appeals, with board decisions, forms, e-filing and hearing information.
- Ontario Social Benefits TribunalAppeal Ontario Works and Ontario Disability Support Program decisions to the Social Benefits Tribunal: file an appeal, request interim assistance and prepare for a hearing.
- Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals TribunalFinal level of appeal for Ontario workplace safety and insurance claims: search WSIAT decisions, file appeals and access tribunal procedures and forms.
- Tribunals Ontario — Online Hearing PortalFile and manage matters across LTB, SBT, HRTO, LAT and other Tribunals Ontario bodies
- Commission des services juridiques (Quebec)Quebec legal aid eligibility and regional office finder
- Quebec — LégisQuébecSearch official consolidated Quebec statutes and regulations in French and English, with historical point-in-time versions and annual laws in PDF since 1996.
- Tribunal administratif du QuébecQuebec's general administrative tribunal: contest decisions of ministries, municipalities and public bodies in social, economic, real estate and environmental matters, and follow case progress online.
- Legal Aid SaskatchewanFree legal services in criminal and family matters for eligible Saskatchewan residents
- Saskatchewan eCourt — e-Filing PortalElectronic filing and court services portal for Saskatchewan courts, starting with Court of Appeal e-filing for parties and counsel.
- Saskatchewan Law CourtsSaskatchewan's courts — daily dockets, judgments, and self-represented litigant resources
- Saskatchewan Publications CentreFreelaw access to Saskatchewan's statutes, regulations, and official government publications
- Yukon Courts — Judgment DatabaseSearch written reasons for judgment and sentencing from Yukon's Court of Appeal, Supreme Court and Territorial Court — most decisions since 2006, backfilled toward 2001, all as PDFs.
Agency
- CanLII — Canadian Legal Information InstituteFree Canadian legislation and case law search across all federal, provincial, and tribunal levels
- CanLII — Legal Research APIProgrammatic access to Canada's free legal research database — search case law, statutes and tribunal decisions by jurisdiction, court, citation or full text; free API key required.
- Office of the Correctional Investigator — ReportsRead annual and special investigation reports from the federal prison ombudsman on conditions, treatment, and systemic issues in Canadian penitentiaries.
- Social Security Tribunal — Decision searchSearch Social Security Tribunal decisions on EI, CPP and OAS appeals by benefit type, date and outcome; full decision texts online.
- Ontario Rental Housing Tribunal — Rent IncreasesApproved rent increase guidelines and maximum amounts for Ontario
Crown Corp
- SOQUIJ — Décisions des tribunaux du QuébecFree public search of judgments from Quebec's judicial and administrative tribunals, updated daily by the province's legal information corporation; searchable with English keywords.