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Case Law

FamilySource contains all full text cases dealing with family law from the WestlaweCARSWELL case law collection. This collection includes:

·         Complete coverage of reported Canadian court decisions from the common law provinces and Quebec cases of national importance, from 1986 and continuing forward.

·         Complete coverage of reported Supreme Court of Canada and Privy Council decisions originating in any province or territory from 1876 forward.

·         Complete coverage of Federal Court decisions reported in the Federal Court Reports from 1971 forward, and of the Exchequer Court from 1875 through 1970 (with comprehensive coverage of other reported decisions of the Federal Court from 1976 forward).

·         Comprehensive coverage of unreported decisions received from the courts, from 1986 and continuing forward..

The Canadian Abridgment Case Digests

FamilySource contains all case digests dealing with family law back to 1820, drawn from The Canadian Abridgment Case Digests print service. This print service is a comprehensive collection of digests of Canadian case law. With the exception of Quebec civil law cases, this collection covers virtually every reported case in Canada, and every case received from Canadian courts, including unreported cases, since 1986.

Decisions from Carswell Law Reports

Complete coverage of family law decisions ever published in Carswell law reports. These include:

Current Report Series – Regional and Jurisdictional

Alberta Law Reports (Alta. L.R.) 1977-

British Columbia Law Reports (B.C.L.R.) 1977-

Western Weekly Reports (W.W.R.) 1911-

Current Report Series – Topical 

Administrative Law Reports (Admin. L.R.) 1983-

Business Law Reports (B.L.R.) 1977-

Canada G.S.T. Cases (G.S.T.C.) 1992-

Canada Tax Cases (C.T.C) 1917-

Canadian Bankruptcy Reports (C.B.R.) 1920-

Canadian Cases on Employment Law (C.C.E.L.) 1983-

Canadian Cases on the Law of Insurance (C.C.L.I.) 1983-

Canadian Cases on the Law of Torts (C.C.L.T.) 1976-

Canadian Cases on Pensions and Benefits (C.C.P.B.) 1994-

Canadian Environmental Law Reports (C.E.L.R.) 1987-

Carswell's Practice Cases (C.P.C) 1976-

Construction Law Reports (C.L.R.) 1983-

Criminal Reports (C.R.) 1946-

Estates and Trusts Reports (E.T.R.) 1977-

Immigration Law Reporter (Imm.L.R.) 1987-

Motor Vehicle Reports (M.V.R.) 1977-

Municipal and Planning Law Reports (M.P.L.R.) 1976-

Personal Property Security Act Cases (P.P.S.A.C.) 1977-

Real Property Reports (R.P.R.) 1977-

Reports of Family Law (R.F.L.) 1971-

Historical Report Series

Alberta Law Reports (Alta. L.R.) 1908-33

Canadian Cases on the Law of Securities (C.C.L.S.) 1994-1998

Canadian Intellectual Property Reports (C.I.P.R.) 1984-90

Canadian Reports, Appeal Cases (C.R.A.C.) 1871-78; 1912-13

Coutlee's Canada Supreme Court Cases (Cout. S.C.) 1875-1906

Eastern Law Reporter (E.L.R.) 1906-14

Fox Patent Cases (Fox Pat.C.) 1940-71

Maritime Provinces Reports (M.P.R.) 1929-68

New Brunswick Reports (N.B.R.) 1867-1929

Northwest Territories Reports (N.W.T.R.) 1983-1998

Nova Scotia Reports (N.S.R.) 1886-1929

Ontario Practice Reports (P.R.) 1896-1904

Ontario Reports (O.R.) 1934-55

Ontario Weekly Reporter (O.W.R.) 1902-16

Reports of Family Law, Reprint Series (R.F.L. Rep.) 1824-1970

Saskatchewan Law Reports (Sask. L.R.) 1916-31

Tax Appeal Board Cases (Tax A.B.C.) 1949-71

Western Law Reporter (W.L.R.) 1905-16

Other reported criminal, evidence and constitutional decisions

1.       SCC and Privy Council: complete coverage of all Supreme Court of Canada and Privy Council decisions originating in any province or territory from 1876 forward.

2.       Federal Courts: all decisions reported in the Federal Court Reports from 1971 forward, and of the Exchequer Court from 1875 through 1970 (with comprehensive coverage of other reported decisions of the Federal Court from 1976 forward).

3.       Other reported decisions from Canadian courts and tribunals: Court and tribunal decisions published in major law report series of other commercial publishers, including Quebec cases of national importance. These law report series include:

decisions published in major law report series of other commercial publishers, including Quebec cases of national importance. These law report series include:
A.R. Alberta Reports
Alta. L.R.B.R. Alberta Labour Relations Board Reports
B.C.A.C. British Columbia Appeal Cases
C.C.C. Canadian Criminal Cases
C.H.R.R. Canadian Human Rights Reporter
C.I.R.B. Canada Industrial Relations Board
C.L.L.C. Canadian Labour Law Cases
C.L.R.B.R. Canadian Labour Relations Board Reports
C.N.L.R. Canadian Native Law Reporter
C.P.R. Canadian Patent Reporter
C.R.R. Canadian Rights Reporter
D.L.R. Dominion Law Reports
D.T.C. Dominion Tax Cases
F.T.R. Federal Trial Reports
I.L.R. Canadian Insurance Law Reporter
L.A.C. Labour Arbitration Cases
L.C.R. Land Compensation Reports
Man. R. Manitoba Reports
N.B.R. New Brunswick Reports
N.R. National Reporter
N.S.R. Nova Scotia Reports
Nfld. & P.E.I.R. Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island Reports
O.A.C. Ontario Appeal Cases
O.L.R.B. Rep. Ontario Labour Relations Board Reports
O.M.B.R. Ontario Municipal Board Reports
O.R. Ontario Reports
O.S.C.B. Ontario Securities Commission Bulletin
Sask. R. Saskatchewan Reports
W.S.I.A.T.R. Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal Reporter (formerly W.C.A.T.R.)
Y.R. Yukon Reports

For these reporters, coverage of court decisions is currently complete from 1986, and coverage of tribunal decisions is currently complete from June 2002. We are continuing to expand our historical archive of court and tribunal decisions.

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