Justice Laws Website
Welcome to the online source of the consolidated Acts and regulations of Canada. The consolidations are generally updated on a weekly basis.
New PDF Page Layout
A new PDF page layout of some frequently accessed Acts and regulations has been added to the Justice Laws Website. This version illustrates modifications that have been made to modernize the page layout of the laws and to make them more readable and easier to consult. Click here to view.
Site Features
The site provides several important features.
- As of 2009-06-01, all consolidated Acts and regulations are "official"
- A side-by-side bilingual PDF version of consolidated Acts and regulations
- Point-in-time access to consolidated Acts and regulations
- Links to "Amendments Not in force" and "Related Provisions"
- Shading of provisions in original enactments that are not yet in force
Frequently Accessed Acts
- Access to Information Act [PDF: 402 kB]
- Canada Elections Act [PDF: 3132 kB]
- Canada Labour Code [PDF: 1660 kB]
- Competition Act [PDF: 1132 kB]
- Contraventions Act [PDF: 255 kB]
- Copyright Act [PDF: 755 kB]
- Criminal Code [PDF: 5461 kB]
- Divorce Act [PDF: 352 kB]
- Financial Administration Act [PDF: 845 kB]
- Immigration and Refugee Protection Act [PDF: 840 kB]
- Income Tax Act [PDF: 11481 kB]
- Pension Act [PDF: 498 kB]
- Privacy Act [PDF: 381 kB]
- Youth Criminal Justice Act [PDF: 895 kB]
