This subject guide gathers links and content to assist in researching federal legislation.
House of Commons parliamentary business
Senate of Canada activities in the chamber
- Includes links to bills and debates.
- Search for new regulations
Orders in Council (Privy Council Office)
- Search for Orders in Council from 1990 to the present.
- Check for recent acts in force
- Locate and update a private act
Compendium of House of Commons Procedure
- 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
- Provides short definitions and descriptions of parliamentary terms, procedure and resources.
- Sets out basic concepts and explains how statutory interpretation rules are used to analyze legislative texts.
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