Comprehensive Canadian Legal Research Coverage

Updated daily, the vLex Canadian collection offers both unreported judgments and reported case law, such as the Maritime Law Book series, one of the most significant and comprehensive resources of Canadian case law available. Containing over 500,000 cases, dating back to 1876, the Canadian coverage available from vLex includes cases from the Supreme Court of Canada and appellate courts of Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, the Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Saskatchewan, and Yukon. vLex offers a complete package of legal material tailored to the Canadian legal sector, with legislation, draft bills, news, legal commentary, blogs, books, and journals available within this collection.

The Irwin Law book collection brings an innovative approach to legal publishing that does more than outline the current state of the law. Containing over 300 books and journals, this collection analyses the complex issues of the day in a succinct and readable style, and in a manner that is probing and thoughtful. With a focus on Canadian law as well as some international topics, the Irwin Law E-Library covers a wide range of practice areas, and it is exclusively available on vLex.

An archive of early publication versions from the Irwin Law book collection, suitable for practitioners who require access to older editions.

This unique series by General Editors Brian H. Greenspan and Justice Vincenzo Rondinelli provides practical coverage on key topics in the area of criminal law including: search & seizure, evidence, sexual offences, impaired driving, sentencing, and more. Written from both a prosecution and defence perspective, each topic in the Series provides comprehensive and balanced coverage.

The Immigration Law Series by General Editors Cathryn Sawicki and Chantal Desloges includes their flagship title Canadian Immigration and Refugee Law: A Practitioner's Handbook, along with key titles in the areas of permanent residency, family class sponsorship, refugee protection and inadmissibility and remedies.

Emond's Working with the Law Series has been a mainstay for paralegals, law clerks, and lawyers entering into new practice areas. Each title in the series provides practical tips and guidance on how to navigate the Canadian legal landscape. Topics coverage is extensive and includes areas such as real estate, small claims, administrative law, ethics, contracts and torts, to name a few. This Series also covers fundamental law practice skills titles such as interviewing, legal accounting, legal research, and advocacy.

Access a collection of eight specialised titles, designed to provide a greater understanding of Canada’s constitutional, political, and legal institutions. Titles available in this collection include Political Law in Canada, Canada’s Parliament: A Primer, The Senate of Canada, The Recognition of Two Official Languages in Canada, Drafting, Interpreting, and Applying Legislation, Federalism in Canada: Evolving Constitutional, Political, and Social Realities, The House of Commons of Canada, and Canadian Immigration Law.

A complementary collection of international case law, news, books, and journals, containing over 400,000 cases, legislative provisions, legal documents, and articles. This collection combines important international cases from over 20 courts, including judgments from the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), International Criminal Court, Inter-American Court of Human Rights, World Trade Organization, International Court of Justice, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center, International Labour Organization, United Nations Resolutions, United Nations Treaty Series, and many more.

The Common Law Books and Journals Collection provides access to an authoritative collection of vLex’s extensive common law secondary sources. The collection spans across multiple jurisdictions, and contains titles from some of the world’s leading publishers, including Gale, Georgetown Law, Edinburgh University Press, WIPO, and many more.