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Law
Sites
Access
to Justice Network
The Access to Justice Network (ACJNet) is an electronic community
that brings together people, information, and educational resources
on Canadian justice and legal issues. It uses new technologies to
create and distribute products and services and to facilitate broad
base consultations. ACJNet is the only nationwide service dedicated
to making law and justice resources available to all Canadians in
either official language.
Alan
Gahtan's Canadian Legal Resources
Alan Gahtan is a partner with the law firm of Bennett Jones (Toronto
office) where he practises primarily in the information technology
and electronic commerce law area. Mr. Gahtan has been called to
the Ontario (1991) and California (1996) Bars and is a registered
Trademark Agent (Canadian Trademark Office). The site contains links
to many different law related web sites and is neatly organized.
Canadian
Criminal Justice Resource Page
This page compiles links to sites dealing with criminal justice;
corrections and life inside a prison; restorative justice; crime
prevention; victims of crime; juvenile delinquency; and law enforcement.
It has also included government and media sites that you may want
to look at as well. Links to grad programs in criminology at Canadian
Universities can also be accessed from this page. There are no full
text documents on this page - only links to sites related to criminal
justice and criminology issues in some way. At the bottom of this
page, there are some links to up-coming conferences and congresses
that might be of interest. The focus is on Canadian sites, but the
author has included other sites in cases where the author could
not find enough links to Canadian sources.
Canadian
Criminal Justice Association
The Canadian Criminal Justice Association is an independent national
voluntary organization working for an improved criminal justice
system in Canada. The Association was founded in 1919. The CCJA
is a membership organization dedicated to the improvement of the
criminal justice system in Canada. There is a place for one and
all.
Canadian
Legal FAQs
These questions and answers were developed by the Legal Studies
Program, University of Alberta. The contents are intended as general
legal information only and should not form the basis for legal advice
of any kind. These FAQs cover the law at the time these questions
were prepared. Every effort has been taken to ensure the accuracy
of these FAQs. However, laws change and every situation is different,
so do not take action using this information without consulting
a lawyer.
CAVEAT
CAVEAT was incorporated as a not-for-profit charitable organization
in June, 1992 and received its charitable designation in October,
1992. The organization is governed by a volunteer board, of which
Priscilla de Villiers is President. Professional staff and numerous
volunteers manage the company and coordinate its various programs.
CAVEAT's mission is to contribute to the creation and maintenance
of a just, peaceful society through public education, changes to
the justice system, and ensuring the rights of victims. This can
only be achieved by a significant reduction in both the number of
occurrences of violence and the severity or impact of such violence.
Canadian
Department of Justice
The Mission of the Department of Justice is to support the Minister
of Justice in working to ensure that Canada is a just and law-abiding
society with an accessible, efficient and fair system of justice;
provide high-quality legal services and counsel to the government
and to client departments and agencies; and promote respect for
rights and freedoms, the law and the Constitution.
First
Line Criminal Information: Lobby and Main Directory
The pages at this site give information useful to anyone who is
either facing a criminal charge in Canada, and does not have a lawyer,
or who just has a general interest in how the Canadian criminal
legal process works. There is information especially for "young
offenders" (under 18 years old), and there are links to other sources
of criminal law information, including lawyers.
Government
of Ontario
This is the official web site for the government of Ontario. The
web site contains a great amount of information on Ontario. This
is a great resource for anyone interested in the province.
The
Law Society of Upper Canada
The Law Society of Upper Canada exists to govern the legal profession
in the public interest by: ensuring that the people of Ontario are
served by lawyers who meet high standards of learning, competence
and professional conduct; and upholding the independence, integrity
and honour of the legal profession.
MADD
(Mothers Against Drinking and Driving)
Mothers Against Drunk Driving is a non-profit grass roots organization
with more than 600 chapters nationwide. MADD is not a crusade against
alcohol consumption. Our focus is to look for effective solutions
to the drunk driving and underage drinking problems, while supporting
those who have already experienced the pain of these senseless crimes.
National
Crime Prevention Centre
Crime in Canada has traditionally been dealt with through reactive
measures - the apprehension, sentencing, incarceration and rehabilitation
of offenders. This approach, while important, is not sufficient
to prevent crime and that is why the Government of Canada launched
the National Strategy on Community Safety and Crime Prevention.
According to Statistics Canada estimates, our governments spend
almost $10 billion a year on police, courts and corrections services
in an effort to reduce crime. If the personal and physical costs
associated with pain and suffering of victims or lost productivity
are included, the annual cost of crime, in Canada, may be as high
as $46 billion. The bottom line is that crime hurts people and makes
them feel unsafe; it decreases quality of life and changes the face
of our communities. The National Strategy is aimed at reducing crime
and victimization by addressing their root causes through a social
development approach.
Ontario
Legislative Assembly
This is the official web site for the Ontario Legislative Assembly.
The site has information on the parliament building, history of
the assembly, and information on the Canadian legal system.
Supreme
Court of Canada
The Supreme Court of Canada is Canada's highest court. It is the
final general court of appeal, the last judicial resort for all
litigants, whether individuals or governments. Its jurisdiction
embraces both the civil law of the province of Quebec and the common
law of the other provinces and territories. The Supreme Court of
Canada hears appeals from the provincial or territorial courts of
appeal and the Federal Court of Appeal. You can find a bounty of
information on Canadian law here.
York
University Library-Law Links
This site contains links to many different law related web sites.
The links have been organized into many different easy-to-use categories.
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