Case Digests is a comprehensive collection of case law digests of issues decided by Canadian courts and administrative tribunals. Quebec coverage is limited to cases of national importance. Case Digests contain digests of virtually every reported decision of Canadian courts or administrative tribunals. Unreported court decisions from 1977 and tribunal decisions from 1997 forward are also digested.

It is an efficient tool for finding Canadian cases on an area of law, a particular legal issue or a specific fact situation. It allows you to pinpoint all relevant cases in a single search. Organized by subject according to The Canadian Abridgment Key classification system, its more than 100 main volumes contain more than 500,000 digests of reported decisions from the common law provinces, as well as cases falling under federal jurisdiction from Quebec.

Available in the Reference collection: REF KE 173 C32

Canadian Current Law consists of three parts: A biweekly update of all the research features of the Abridgment, including the Case Law Digests and the Consolidated Table of Cases.

Available on Reserve: Reserve KE 173 C3212

Contains case citations and digest locators for every case digested in the Case Digests. Digest locators for the Second Edition consist of the Second Edition volume number, followed by the digest number (e.g. “R20D Reis.2387”). Digest locators for the Third Edition include a three-letter abbreviation, indicating the subject title of the digest (e.g., “ABL 1.1234” for digest 1234 in volume 1 of the Third Edition under the subject title, “Aboriginal Law”).

Available at: REF KE 173 .C32142 

Contain the citations, history, and judicial treatment of cases by Canadian courts and tribunals. Entries are arranged alphabetically by style of cause.

Available at: REF KE 173 .C3235

A guide to the treatment of federal and provincial statutes, treaties and conventions, and foreign statutes in Canadian cases. Regulations Judicially Considered and Rules Judicially Considered serve the same function with respect to federal, provincial, and foreign regulations and rules of practice and procedure, respectively.

Available at: REF KE 173 .C3233318 and ff.

Contains judicial interpretation of words and phrases arranged alphabetically. Every entry contains a verbatim extract from the judgment in which the word or phrase was considered, as well as the jurisdiction, area of law, adjudicator, and court level. Words & Phrases includes judicial definitions of both statutory and common law terms.

Available at: REF KE 173 W67

Comprehensive bibliography of Canadian legal literature. It indexes books, articles, government publications, electronic sources, containing legal education materials, case comments, and annotations. It also serves as a periodical index.