Research & Reference

Words and Phrases enables the practitioner to have at all times the precise meaning of a particular word or phrase.

This volume dedicates itself to the legacy of The Honourable Justice Marshall Rothstein, who became a judge of the Supreme Court of Canada in 2006 and retired in 2015.

This volume is a collection of papers that provides analytical commentary on the issues related to community and institutional aspects of religious freedom.

Bennion on Statutory Interpretation is the leading work on the interpretation of legislation and essential reading for all those who practise law, whether drafting legislation, administering it, advising on it or arguing it in court.

A clear and easy-to-use guide for legal writers in common law countries.

Grounded on the intuition that the legal profession supports the rule of law, these 6 papers examine the historical perspective on threats to the rule of law, the sufficiency of the current Canadian legal framework to support this ideal and how the principle of stare decisis as observed by the Supreme Court of Canada undermines the spirit of the rule of law.

This title covers employment law topics such as human rights legislation, employment standards, obligations and duties of the employee, and more.

This collection of papers, developed out of Canadian Constitution Foundation's Annual Conference 2015, takes a critical review of recent constitutional law developments in a number of controversial issues of national concern.

Halsbury's Laws of Canada – Immigration and Citizenship (2019 Reissue) authoritatively defines – in a clear and straightforward manner – the law that governs entry to Canada, residence requirements, and the attainment of Canadian citizenship.

Canada imposes taxes based on taxpayer residence and on the source of income, and the rules relating to this international taxation are complex. This title presents a straightforward and lucid explanation of those rules, and how they are applied by the taxing authorities.