The Canadian Abridgment eDigests

The Canadian Abridgment eDigests are a current awareness service that is designed to help lawyers and legal researchers keep abreast of the latest developments in case law for a particular topic. The content is derived from case digests that have been written for The Canadian Abridgment Case Digests. The Canadian Abridgment eDigests are available for specific topical areas, and represent a sub-set of all of the cases digested for The Canadian Abridgment, excluding cases that are judged to have little precedential value.

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Legislation

The Estates&TrustsSource legislation database contains all current federal, provincial and territorial legislation essential to an estates and trusts law practice.

Estates&TrustsSource Legislation Collection

The following full-text statutes, rules and regulations are included with your Estates&TrustsSource subscription.

Federal

• Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act
• Canada Business Corporations Act
• Canada Pension Plan Act
• Canada Pension Plan Regulations under Canada Pension Plan Act
• Canadian Forces Superannuation Act
• Canadian Forces Superannuation Regulations under Canadian Forces Superannuation Act
• Children of Deceased Veterans Education Assistance Act
• Children of Deceased Veterans Education Assistance Regulations
• Citizenship Act
• Income Tax Act
• Indian Estates Regulations under Indian Act
• Old Age Security Act
• Old Age Security Regulations under Old age Security Act
• Pension Act
• Award Regulations under Pension Act
• Pension Benefits Division Act
• Pension Benefits Division Regulations under Pension Benefits Act
• Public Service Superannuation Act
• Public Service Superannuation Regulations under Public Service Superannuation Act
• Supplementary Death Benefit Regulations Under Public Service Superannuation Act

Alberta

• Administration of Estates Act
• Alberta Evidence Act
• Devolution of Real Property Act
• Dependent Adults Act 
• Dependants Relief Act
• Dower Act and Regulations
• Human Tissue Gift Act
• Insurance Act
• International Conventions Implementation Act
• Intestate Succession Act
• Law of Property Act
• Legitimacy Act
• Matrimonial Property Act and Regulations
• Perpetuities Act
• Powers of Attorney Act
• Public Trustee Act and Regulations
• Personal Directives Act and Regulations
• Surrogate Rules under the Court of Queen’s Bench Act
• Trustee Act
• Ultimate Heir Act
• Wills Act and Regulations

British Columbia

• Adoption Act and Regulations
• Adult Guardianship Act and Regulations
• Conflict of Laws Rules for Trusts Act
• Estate Administration Act and Regulations
• Estate of Missing Persons Act
• Family Relations Act and Regulations
• Health Care (Consent) and Care Facility (Admission) Act and Regulations
• Human Tissue Gift Act and Regulations
• Infants Act
• Insurance Act
• International Trusts Act
• Land (Spouse Protection) Act and Regulations
• Law and Equity Act and Regulations
• Patients’ Property Act and Regulations
• Pension Benefits Standard Act and Regulations
• Perpetuity Act
• Power of Attorney Act
• Probate Fee Act
• Probate Recognition Act
• Property Law Act
• Public Guardian and Trustee Act and Regulations
• Representation Agreement Act and Regulations
• Supreme Court Act
• Survivorship and Presumption of Death Act
• Trust and Settlement Variation Act
• Trustee Act
• Wills Act and Regulations
• Wills Variation Act

Manitoba

• Child and Family Services Act
• The Court of Queen’s Bench Act and Rules
• The Court of Queen’s Bench Surrogate Practice Act
• The Dependants Relief Act 
• The Domicile and Habitual Residence Act
• Family Maintenance Act
• The Family Property Act
• The Health Care Directives Act
• Homesteads Act and Regulations
• The Human Tissue Gift Act
• The Infants’ Estates Act
• Insurance Act
• The International Trusts Act
• The Intestate Succession Act
• The Law Fees and Probate Charge Act and Regulations
• The Law of Property Act
• Married Women’s Property Act
• The Pension Benefits Act and Regulations
• The Perpetuities and Accumulations Act
• The Powers of Attorney Act
• The Presumption of Death Act
• The Public Trustee Act and Regulations
• The Survivorship Act
• The Trustee Act and Regulations
• The Wills Act

New Brunswick

• Cemetery Companies Act
• Devolution of Estates Act
• Executors and Trustees Act 
• Family Maintenance Act
• Family Services Act
• Guardianship of Children Act
• Human Tissue Gift Act
• Insurance Act
• Infirm Person Act
• International Trust Act
• International Wills Act
• Judicature Act and Rules of Court
• Marital Property Act
• Married Woman’s Property Act
• Pension Benefits Act and Regulations
• Presumption of Death Act
• Probate Court Act and Rules and Regulations
• Property Act
• Provision for Dependants Act 
• Survival of Actions Act
• Survivorship Act 
• Trustees Act and Regulations
• Wills Act

Newfoundland and Labrador

• Adoption Act
• Adoption Regulations
• Advance Health Care Directives Act
• Chattels Real
• Children’s Law Act
• Enduring Powers of Attorney Act
• Family Relief Act
• Human Tissue Act
• International Trusts Act
• Intestate Succession Act
• Judicature Act and Rules of the Supreme Court
• Life Insurance Act
• Pension Benefits Act and Regulations
• Perpetuities and Accumulations Act
• Presumption of Death Act
• Public Trustee Act
• Survivorship Act
• Survival of Actions Act
• Trustee Act and Regulations
• Wills Act

Northwest Territories

• Child Welfare Act
• Children’s Law Act
• Dependants Relief Act
• Devolution of Real Property Act 
• Human Tissue Act 
• Insurance Act and Regulations
• Intestate Succession Act
• Judicature Act and Regulations
• Perpetuities Act
• Personal Directives Act
• Public Trustee Act  and Regulations
• Probate Administration and Guardianship Rules of the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories
• Survivorship Act
• Tenants in Common Act
• Trustee Act 
• Variation of Trusts Act
• Wills Act 

Nova Scotia

• Children and Family Services Act
• Costs and Fees Act and Regulations
• Human Tissue Gift Act<