Older Canadian Legislation

Early Canadiana Online (ECO) - ECO contains both historical Bills and Debates from the Canadian Parliament. While the Debates are free to access online, the Bills are accessible through the University of Toronto Library system.

Law Library Microform Consortium (LLMC) - LLMC provides online access to some federal legislative resources and Constitutional resources. This site is accessible through the University of Toronto Library system. 

HeinOnline - HeinOnline contains the Revised Statutes of Canada and annual statutes. This site is accessible through the University of Toronto Library system.

Internet Archive - The Internet Archive provides free access to older Federal legislation and legislative materials, including some Revised Statutes, sessional papers, and statutory orders. Site access is free.   

A Guide to Legislation and the Legislative Process in British Columbia - This document was prepared by the Office of Legislative Counsel, Ministry of Attorney General, Province of British Columbia. The document is devided in to three sections, The Creation of Legislative Policy, Drafting Legislation and Enactment of Law and provides a nice overview of the BC legislative process.

The British Columbia Reports - The British Columbia Reports are part of the BC History Digital Collections at the UBC Archives. "The British Columbia Reports is a law report series that was first published in 1884 by the Law Society of British Columbia, with judgments dating back to 1867. The series ceased publication in 1948. This collection includes the full text of all decisions published in the series." (The British Columbia Reports website).

Table of Local and Private British Columbia Statutes 1872-2008 - This table is provided by Courthouse Libraries BC, they are a "non-profit organization providing legal information services to the legal community and the public of BC." This table lists all private, public and unconsolidated acts as well as all their amendments and citations.

Publications Centre, Historical Legislation - The Queen's Printer offers access to some historical legislation and will continue to add legislation to their site. They currently offer access to the following documents:

North West Territories Ordinances to S.S. 1905

R.S.S. 1920 (effective 1920-11-10)
R.S.S. 1930 (effective 1931-02-01)
R.S.S. 1940 (effective 1941-02-01)
R.S.S. 1953 (effective 1953-02-01)
R.S.S. 1965 (effective 1966-02-07)
R.S.S. 1978 (effective 1979-02-26)

S.S. 1905 to 1920
S.S. 1931 to 1940
S.S. 1941 to 1950
S.S. 1951 to 1960
S.S. 1961 to 1970
S.S. 1971 to 1980
S.S. 1981 to 1990
S.S. 1991 to 2000

British North America Acts, 1867-1975
Lloydminster Charter (consolidation)
Lloydminster Municipal Amalgamation Act, 1930
Saskatchewan Boundaries and Territories Acts

Public Statutes of the Province of Saskatchewan

University of Saskatchewan Wiki - Saskatchewan Legislation Research Guide - This USask Wiki is maintained by Gregory Wurzer and contains links to various legislative documents as well as to the Law Society of Saskatchewan.

Internet Archives

• Manual of School Law embracing The Manitoba School Act and the Amendments thereto of 1882, 1883 & 1884, Consolidated and compiled with Regulations, Forms, Notes and References.
• A Manual of the Law of Registration of Titles to Real Estate in Manitoba and the NWT.
• The Public Schools Act, with Amendments up to 1920

• Past Legislatures - 53rd, 54th, 55th - The Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick provides access to past legislatures. The 1st session of the 53rd Legislature was in 1996.
• New Brunswick Provincial Archives - The Provinical Archives currently provides access to Government Finding Aids and New Brunswick Legislative Assembly Sessional Records from 1786-1833.
• Government Finding Aids
• Legislative Assembly Sessional Records 1786-1833
• The Extracts from the Hon. J.H. Grays Preliminary Report on the Statutory Laws of Ontario, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.

Early Canadiana Online(ECO)

Please be advised that the following EOC items require a UTOR ID.

• 1794 - Acts of the General Assembly of His Majesty's province of New-Brunswick
• 1883 - Acts of the General Assembly of Her Majesty's province of New Brunswick
• The Local and Private Statutes of New Brunswick 1855
• The Public Statutes of New Brunswick passed in the year 1854 together with those unrepealed by the revised statutes
• The Revised Statutes of New Brunswick 1854
• New Brunswick alphabetical index of all the acts passed by the General Assembly from the time of the Consolidated statutes [1877] down to and including the year 1890
• An Act for appointing commissioners to inquire into the losses occasioned by the late destructive fires in this province
• Acts of the General Assembly of His/Her Majesty's Province of New Brunswick passed in 1786 to 1867
• Draft of Bill Relating to King's College 1857
• The Law Relating to Parish Schools in New Brunswick together with the Rules and Regulations made by the provincial Board of Education, 1858
• New Brunswick Railway Acts, 1856
• An Ordinance Establishing Fees To Be Taken In The Province of New Brunswick 1834
• An Index to the laws of the province of New Brunswick, since the year 1836 to the end of the session of the General Assembly in the year 1848

Government of Nova Scotia

The Nova Scotia government provides access to the statutes listed below.

• The Statutes of Nova Scotia (1758-1835)

Early Canadiana Online

ECO offers over 32 titles, these can be found by searching "Nova Scotia and Law" under the subject heading, below are listed some of the titles found on EOC

• Acts At The General Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia 1759-1766
• The Temporary Acts of the General Assemblies of His Majesty's Provinces of Nova Scotia 1768 to1791

Internet Archive

The Internet Archive provides acesss to the following

• History of the Chancery Court of Nova Scotia by Hon. Charles J. Townshend
• The Statutes of Nova Scotia (1850)
• The Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia (1851)
• The Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia 2nd Series (1859)
• The Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia 3rd Series (1864)
• The Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia 4th Series (1873)
• The Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia 5th Series (1884)
• The Statutes of Nova Scotia (1886)
• The Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia (1900)
• The Statutes of Nova Scotia (1905)
• The County Court Manual
• A Compelation of the Statutes Passed Since Confederation relating to Banks and Banking
• A Digest of the Nova Scotia Common Law, Equity, Vice-Admiralty and Election Reports (1858-1932)
• Laws of Nova Scotia relating to Customs and Excise Duties and for the prevention of smuggling (1864)

The Extracts from the Hon. J.H. Grays Preliminary Report on the Statutory Laws of Ontario, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.

Early Canadiana Online

• The Acts of the General Assembly of PEI- Volume I - 1773-1852 - This volume covers the period from the 13th year of King George's reign to the 15th year of Queen Victoria's reign.

• The Acts of the General Assembly of PEI - Volume II - 1853-1862

• The Acts of the General Assembly of PEI - Volume III - 1863-1868

• The Statutes at Large of PEI - 1773-1833

• School Acts: The Revised and Amended Acts of the General Assembly Relating to Education 1858

• Laws of PEI relating to Schools and Education passed in the years 1861 and 1863

• Laws, Regulations and Instructions for the Post Office Department in PEI 1859 - comprising The Acts of the Legislature; The List of Way Office and Postmasters in this Island; The General Rules Adopted for their Guidance; Rates of Postage; and the times for dispatching The Inland, Colonial and Foreign Mails.

• An Act for the regulation of the Militia and Volunteer Forces 1866

The Archives PEI - the APEI offers access to some historical documents in microfilm or text format. If you would like further information please contact them through their website.

Early Canadiana Online

ECO has a small collection of Newfoundland and Labrador Legislative material.

• A Bill (as amended) for making perpetual an Act...for the establishing Courts of Judicature in the Island of Newfoundland and the Islands adjacent...
• An Act for Establishing Courts of Judicature in the Island of Newfoundland and the Islands Adjacent; and for re-annexing Part of the Coast of Labrador
• An Act for further continuing an Act for Establishing Courts of Judicature in the Island of Newfoundland...(see above).
• An Act to continue, until 31/12/1832, certain acts relating to the Island of Newfoundland, and the fisheries carried on upon the banks and shores thereof.
• A Bill for the better Administration of Justice in Newfoundland, and for consolidating and the amending the Laws relating to said Colony. 10/07/1823
• A Bill, intituled, An Act for the better Administration of Justice in Newfoundland, and for other purposes. 24/05/1824
• An Act for Reviving and Continuing Several Laws of Customs relating to the establishing Courts of Judicature...and to the Encouragement of Greeland Whale Fisheries..., and to the Admission to entry to Great Britain of oil and blubber of Newfoundland
• An Act to continue, until 20/02/1800, several Laws relating to the Prevention and Punishment of Attempts to Seduce Persons in His Majesty's Forces...TO ESTABLISHING COURTS OF JUDICATURE IN NEWFOUNDLAND.
• An Act for Establishing a Court of Civil Jurisdiction in the Island of Newfoundland, for a limited time. 1791

The Rooms Provincial Archives - unfortunately The Rooms does not have an online collection but "archival government records are available for research at The Rooms Provincial Archives, subject to the provisions of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act" as stated on their website.

Internet Archives

• The Revised Ordinances of the NWT and Other Ordinances passed by the Legislative Assembly 31/10-11/12/1888
• The Consolidated Ordinances of the Yukon Territory, 1902: Being a consolidation of The Consolidated Ordinances of the NORTH-WEST TERRITORIES, 1898, with the subsequent Public General Ordinances of the Council of Yukon Territory.
• Ready Reference Guide to the Ordinances of the North-West Territories, including the Revised Ordinances of 1888 and all subsequent Ordinances to 1895 (inclusive) Included is a Complete Index to "The Judicature Ordinance" (1893) and Amendments thereto.

Early Canadiana Online

Early Canadiana Online

• Regualtions Governing Placer Mining also The Issues of Leases to Dredge for Minerals in the Bels of Rivers, Reprinted 1899

Internet Archives

• The Consolidated Ordinances of the Yukon Territory, 1902
• The Consolidated Ordinances of the Yukon Territory, 1914

Indian and Northern Affairs Canada

• Nunavut Land Claims Agreement
• Amendments to the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement