Federal legislation

This subject guide gathers links and content to assist in researching federal legislation.

Compendium of House of Commons Procedure(link is external)

  • Includes discussion of the workings of committees, the constitutional framework and various parliamentary publications. Provides a detailed description of the different types of bills and stages in the legislative process. 

Glossary of Parliamentary Procedure(link is external)

  • Provides short definitions and descriptions of parliamentary terms, procedure and resources. 

Statutory Interpretation 

  • Sets out basic concepts and explains how statutory interpretation rules are used to analyze legislative texts. 

Canada Gazette Part I  

  • on-site at Courthouse Libraries

Canada Gazette Part II 

  • on-site at Courthouse Libraries