Databases & Search Tools
Repositories of legal and business information, search engine filters, and finding tools.
Available in the TLA Library:
Canadian case law, legislation, commentary, forms, and precedents *Includes Practical Guidance, Legislative Pulse, and Brief Analysis
Canadian case law, legislation, and commentary
*Includes Irwin Law's Essentials of Canadian Law Series
View or Download PDF for more details on vLex
Canadian case law, legislation, commentary, and O’Brien’s Encyclopedia of Forms
*Includes CriminalSource, EmploymentSource, Estates&TrustsSource, and FamilySource packages
Texts, looseleafs, and annotations
Full text articles from English language legal periodicals, dictionaries, and legislative material
**Free to all Ontario lawyers but password must be obtained from the LSO Great Library **
Criminal Sentencing Research
**Free to all Ontario lawyers but password must be obtained from the LSO Great Library. Lawyers can use the same login information for HeinOnline**
Connected to the TLA WiFi? Access our legal research databases on site for free via https://tlalibrary.wordpress.com/
Publicly available:
Full text LSO seminars starting from 2004
Canadian Law Blogs Search Engine
Google custom search filter: search law blogs for articles by experts
Google custom search filter: search law firm websites for legal experts, law firm bulletins, press releases, etc.
Calculator, instructions and worksheets that will help explain how to calculate child & spousal support amounts
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Industry sector intelligence, financial benchmarks, labour trends and business statistics
Securities documents and information filed by public companies and investment funds
US Securities and Exchange Commission filings
Organization for Economic Co-operation & Development: global economic and trade data
Searchable database of answers to legal questions. Available in 107 languages.
A free research assistant for criminal law questions.
Monitor of each mandatory minimum sentence (MMS) in the Canadian Criminal Code and Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
Research Guides & Practice Support
Reliable starting points for online legal research.
The Canadian Legal Research and Writing Guide
Practical research guidance & useful links (check out the Step-by-Step Legal Research Process)
Search strategy basics in a series of short videos
LSO Great Library Research Guides
Pathfinders & research tools
Canadian Open Access Legal Citation Guide
CanLII's free legal citation aid
Research and teaching resources on international & foreign law
UN Audiovisual Library of International Law
Online library of international law materials, including treaties, jurisprudence, documents, legal publications, research guides and selected scholarly writings, as well as international law training materials
Research, reports, and links to US Indigenous, State, Federal, & International law sites
Google Scholar For US Legal Research
Blog post detailing how to use Google Scholar to locate American case law and legal information
Community Legal Education Ontario: clear, accurate & practical legal information
National Self-Represented Litigants Project: news, research & resources
Step-by-step information about common legal problems
Precedents
Client relations guidelines, practice checklists, & precedents
CCLA Compendium of Damages Awarded in Personal Injury Actions Across Ontario
1999 - Updated yearly
2005 - Updated yearly
Forms & Precedents in the TLA Collection
List of resources available in the TLA Library
Precedents can also be found in the O'Brien's and Lexis Practical Guidance databases, as well as many print sources, available for use in the TLA library.
Dictionaries & Directories
The Canadian Online Legal Dictionary
Collaborative dictionary compiled and edited by Irwin Law
LII's community-built, freely available legal dictionary and encyclopedia
Links to writing resources, glossaries and dictionaries
Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations
Meaning of abbreviations for English language legal publications
Comprehensive directory of law firms, lawyers, judges and government departments in Canada
News & Commentary
Commentary including a growing collection of law reviews
Press releases that feature law professionals as sources
Commentary and op-ed from the legal community
News analysis and commentary, focus sections that look into specific practice areas, and caselaw
Canadian legal news, analysis and current awareness for lawyers and legal professionals
Professional news, tips, fashion and opinions on legal topics
Canadian, co-operative, and about any and all things legal
Legal and business news & analysis (email alert subscription service available free to TLA members)
Legal, financial and regulatory information from over 70 countries (can subscribe to tailored email alerts)
News and opinions published by specialists in Supreme Court of Canada advocacy and agency