Legal Research and Writing - Case Law

British Columbia (see also BC Unreported Decision Index)
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Ontario
Québec
Nova Scotia (or here from the NS Barristers' Society)
Prince Edward Island
New Brunswick
Newfoundland
Northwest Territories
Nunavut
Yukon

A note on translations of French-language judgments from Québec: For English speakers wanting English translations of judgments from Québec written in French, realize that most French judgments will be available only in French. My SLAW blogpost from 2 March 2011 explains in more detail where you can try to source English translation of French decisions.

2) Accessing Canadian court dockets online [top]

Free online access to Canadian court dockets remains relatively abysmal in Canada, with there being spotty coverage, depending on jurisdiction, unlike in the United States where there are fairly exhaustive subscription (fee) services such as LexisNexis CourtLink and Pacer.

In Canada, the following chart provides links for those jurisdictions that provide online access to court dockets. For those jurisdictions that do not provide online access, I have provided a link to the registry office to allow users to contact those registries for more information. Beneath this chart are links to various commercial services that provide selected Canadian court docket access.

Jurisdiction	Link to Access Dockets
Canada	Supreme Court of Canada Case Information Federal Court of Appeal Processing Queries Federal Court of Canada Dockets See: IPPractice.ca for Federal Court Court Martial Appeal Court of Canada Dockets Tax Court of Canada Dockets
BC	BC Court Services
AB	None: Alberta Court Registry Sites
SK	None: Access to Saskatchewan Court Records
MB	Manitoba Court Dockets
ON	None: Ontario Court Addresses
QC	Plumitifs
NB	New Brunswick Courts Web Site
NS	Nova Scotia Court Dockets
PE	None: Prince Edward Island Court Registries
NL	None: Newfoundland & Labrador Court Contact Information Trial schedules available here
NT	None: Northwest Territories Court Information Trial schedules available here
YK	None: Yukon Court Services
NU	None: Nunavut Court Contacts

Other Commercial Services

LexisNexis Canada: CaseConnection Dockets
Westlaw Canada: Litigator (has selected court filings)
Equifax Commercial Law Record
Dun & Bradstreet Credit Check Reports
Bloomberg Law - Dockets (may be limited Canadian content)

3) Accessing US, UK, Australian, NZ case law [top]

USA

Federal Court links (Cornell LII)
Federal Court Rules (Cornell LII)
US Supreme Court
US Supreme Court Library (HeinOnline - Subscription Required)
US Federal Courts
State Court links (Cornell LII)
State Court Web Sites (National Center for State Courts)

Australia / New Zealand / India

4) Accessing case law from other jurisdictions [top]

Case Law and Court Dockets