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Access resources that are essential and complementary to the practice and evolution of law thanks to CAIJ! The collections developed cover relevant legal information disseminated at the federal and provincial levels, as well as in other jurisdictions. Log in to Espace CAIJ to begin your research!

CAIJ’s search engine

Find what you’re looking for. CAIJ’s powerful search engine simultaneously searches millions of items of content, both online and in libraries.

Online secondary sources

Move forward with your research. CAIJ’s online doctrine offers you the largest sources of legislature online. CAIJ’s doctrinal collection also includes essential works in various fields of law.

Annotated statutes

Consult an exceptional source of legal analysis. CAIJ’s collection of annotated statutes and codes contains over one hundred statutes from Quebec and Canada in some twenty areas of law. The annotations present the state of the law by compiling the resources that facilitate the interpretation of the law in a user-friendly way.

Documented research questions

Ask the right question. To start or improve your research, use our thousands of research questions, written, enriched and updated by our researchers. They provide the legislative, jurisprudential and doctrinal sources needed to understand the field or a more specific legal issue.

Legal dictionaries

Find definitions and translations of thousands of legal terms with Me Hubert Reid’s dictionary and the Centre Paul-André Crépeau’s dictionaries. Use the definitions, examples, synonyms and comparisons to speed up your writing and analysis.

Databases

Query dozens of databases. Thanks to agreements signed on your behalf, CAIJ gives you both remote and library-based access to renowned databases that make your work easier.

Templates and forms

Make your work easier. CAIJ offers a wide range of templates and forms in electronic and print formats, including civil and criminal procedure forms, estate administration forms, and family law forms, either online or in co-working libraries.

Special research guides

Consult legal sources on a topical issue. Each special guide deals in depth with a legal topic or topical issue. Our researchers aggregate all the latest, relevant content and documentation.

Scott’s Index

Tap into thousands of articles. The Scott Index to Canadian Legal Periodicals lists more than 50,000 texts published since 1998. It is maintained by CAIJ, and includes legal articles from over a hundred Canadian law journals, as well as those from scientific journals in related disciplines, and texts from conferences and symposia.

Heritage collections

Let yourself be transported back in time. The CAIJ offers a number of interactive virtual exhibitions, as well as historical and heritage collections, including the notebooks of Judge James Reid. Images, audio clips in English and French, and access to the full texts of historical works are available online. You can also visit the collection in one of our library by appointment only.