Regulations – Know How, the blog of the Great Library

Tracing the Story Behind the Law – Virtual Legislative & Regulatory Research Refreshers!

Understanding the history of a statute can uncover why it was written in a certain way, and how courts might interpret it.

For those looking to refresh their skills, or to meet their CPD requirements, the Great Library’s Legislative and Regulations Research Refreshers can help! These are 2 free sessions which contain 1 professionalism hour, making them a practical and accessible way to strengthen your research skills while earning credit.

Introducing: Regulations Research Refresher!

You asked, we listened! Following the success of the Great Library’s annual Legislative Research Refreshers (now accredited), the librarians developed another instructional session focusing on how to research regulations.

Ready for Regulations, Part III: Finding legislative intent for regulations

In a past post, we covered tracing regulations, but what about finding the legislative intent of regulations? Unfortunately, compared to statutes, this is not always easy or straightforward.

Read on for strategies to locate legislative intent for Federal and Ontario regulations.