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The Canadian Abridgment and Legal Topics
This collection of over a million digests of Canadian law covers significant reported or unreported cases received from the courts since 1986, except for Quebec civil law cases. Westlaw's legal topics expand to include case law, the Canadian Encyclopedic Digest, texts and annotations, legal memoranda, Causes of Action, Proof of Facts, and Practical Law documents organized by legal issue.
Canadian Encyclopedic Digest (CED)
CED lists over 225 subjects alphabetically with subtopics for pinpoint navigation, offering a clear overview of any legal issue and providing context to relevant cases and legislation. You can also link to Canadian and international cases, commentary, and equivalent legal topics.
Words and phrases
Find the precise terminology you need for successful litigation or transactional work by accessing over 70,000 statutory and common-law terms judicially defined by Canadian courts and tribunals.
Index to Canadian Legal Literature (ICLL)
Canada's only comprehensive legal bibliography contains books, articles, government publications, audio-visual materials, continuing legal education materials, case comments, and annotations in English and French. Westlaw provides links to full texts as well as references in KeyCite Canada results.
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Advanced legal tools
Elevate and streamline your research with helpful technology that allows you to quickly locate relevant documents, understand and verify case law, and organize your legal information.
Westlaw Canada Search
Find the case law and documents you need quickly with Westlaw Canada's intuitive legal search engine, designed to provide the accurate information you need to confidently build a strong case and deliver for your clients or stakeholders.
KeyCite Canada
Access a network of links from primary law to a wealth of supporting material to help you understand and quickly verify whether a case or legislation is still good law without ever having to leave Westlaw Canada.
Curated research
Organize and share your research more efficiently with the ability to create, favorite, and share folders for categorised access to your firm's legal research. Focus on the information most important to you with convenient filtering and re-sorting options.
Custom pages
Personalise your online legal research experience by creating a page ideal for how you work where you can organise your favorite content and research tools while clearing away the rest.
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Comprehensive content collection
We've compiled the most complete, accurate, and up-to-date information for Canadian legal professionals.
Cases
Access an extensive collection of important cases, including unparalleled historical coverage of unreported court decisions from 1986 forward and reported court decisions dating back to 1977. View decisions published in Carswell's law reports from their inception and decisions predating 1977 from Westlaw's key courts and law report series.
Legislation
View pending legislation alongside current legislation to help you anticipate amendments not yet in force. Concordances of legislation empower you to compare similar legislation in other jurisdictions to aid your interpretation and understanding.
Board and tribunal decisions
Examine this large repository of board, tribunal, and arbitration decisions with an expert selection of important cases via the Thomson Reuters Law Report Collections across all jurisdictions.
Articles, journals, and newsletters
Enrich your understanding of the law with a vast array of law reports, journals, and reviews. You can expand this collection via subscriptions to The Advocates' Quarterly, Canadian Business Law Journal, Kim Spencer McPhee Class Action Monitor, and Estates, Trusts & Pensions Journal.
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Content subscriptions
Enhance your legal research resources with unmatched editorial content covering major practice areas, all integrated with the innovative capabilities of Westlaw Canada.
LawSource
LawSource is your one-stop source for key legal information, such as regularly updated case law, board and tribunal decisions, and statutes, complete with the exclusive KeyCite citation service. This core subscription also provides access to the Canadian Encyclopedic Digest and finding tools like the Canadian Abridgement Digests, Words & Phrases, and the Index to Canadian Legal Literature (ICLL).
CriminalSource
Never miss a case on point with this expansive compilation of criminal cases and expert commentary, including Criminal Code annotations.
EmploymentSource
Search in one place for all the commentary and case law you need on topics from wrongful dismissal to occupational health and safety.
Estates & TrustsSource
Gain access to crucial estates and trusts workflow solutions, including checklists, precedents, and fillable forms.
FamilySource
Quickly find the case law, legislation, guidelines, and commentary you need for family law.
InsolvencySource
Retrieve cases, legislation, and more for bankruptcy, insolvency, and personal property security law.
IPSource
Use this starting point for research in Canadian copyright, trademark, and intellectual property law.
LabourSource
Research arbitration and labour board decisions, legislation, collective bargaining, and more.
Litigator
Access litigation tools such as directories, rule annotations, and tables of concordance.
SecuritiesSource
Rely on trusted securities resources, such as Provincial and Territorial Securities Acts & Regulations.
Causes of Action, Defences, and Remedies
Utilise this collection of toolkits — each focused on a specific cause of action for tort or contract.
O'Brien's Encyclopedia of Forms
Make use of these Canadian legal forms and precedents covering the broadest range of legal topics.
Business Law Centre
Research effectively using this comprehensive, trusted business law solution, which includes SEDAR, EDGAR, and more.
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