Legal Research and Writing - Case Law

British Columbia (see also BC Unreported Decision Index)
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Ontario
Québec
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
New Brunswick
Newfoundland
Northwest Territories
Nunavut
Yukon

A note on translations of French-language judgments from Québec: For English speakers wanting English translations of judgments from Québec written in French, realize that most French judgments will be available only in French. My SLAW blogpost from 2 March 2011 explains in more detail where you can try to source English translations of French decisions.

2) Accessing Canadian court dockets online

Free online access to Canadian court dockets remains relatively abysmal in Canada, with there being spotty coverage, depending on the jurisdiction, unlike in the United States where there are fairly exhaustive subscription (fee) services such as LexisNexis CourtLink and Pacer.

The following chart provides links for those Canadian jurisdictions that provide online access to court dockets. For those jurisdictions that do not provide online access, I have provided a link to the registry office to allow users to contact those registries for more information. Beneath this chart are links to various commercial services that provide selected Canadian court docket access.

Jurisdiction
Link to Access Dockets

Canada

Supreme Court of Canada Case Information

Federal Court of Appeal Proceeding Queries

Federal Court of Canada Dockets

See: IPPractice.ca for Federal Court

Court Martial Appeal Court of Canada Dockets

Tax Court of Canada Dockets

BC

BC Court Services

AB

None: Alberta Court Operations and Schedules

SK

None: Access to Saskatchewan Court Records

MB

Manitoba Court Dockets

ON

None: Ontario Court Addresses

QC

Plumitifs

NB

New Brunswick Courts Web Site

NS

Nova Scotia Court Dockets

PE

None: Prince Edward Island Court Registries

NL

None: Newfoundland & Labrador Court Contact Information

Trial schedules available here

NT

None: Northwest Territories Court Information

YK

None: Yukon Court Services

NU

None: Nunavut Court Contacts

Other Commercial Services

Litigator (Westlaw Edge Canada) (selected court filings)
Dun & Bradstreet
Bloomberg Law

3) Accessing US, UK, Australian, NZ case law [top]

USA

US Federal Court links (Cornell LII)
US Federal Court Rules (Cornell LII)
US Supreme Court
US Supreme Court Library (HeinOnline - Subscription Required)
US Federal Courts
State Court links (Cornell LII)
State Court Web Sites (National Center for State Courts)

Australia / New Zealand / India

4) Accessing case law from other jurisdictions [top]

CommonLII (Commonwealth Legal Information Institute)

WorldLII - List of Countries

Globalex - List of Country Guides

Project on International Courts and Tribunals

World Courts

Case Law and Court Dockets