Category: Legislative Research

Editorial changes in Revised Statutes

Occasionally you may see minor changes in the wording of your statute provision with little or no explanation. Perhaps there are no amendment breadcrumbs to follow, or you may simply see the word “revised” among the source notes. What gives?

This post will cover the status and history of non-substantive changes made to Ontario revised statutes and Federal revised statutes, and address how researchers can detect them. 

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Legislative Group Refreshers!

Researching legislation can be time-consuming and laborious but hardly ever boring (at least, according to many a law librarian). Join us for a 1-hour group tutorial where one of our law librarians will go through the fundamentals of legislative research including an overview of the legislative process (focusing on Ontario and Federal), effective time-saving tools, and a live demonstration of common legislative tasks like: 

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