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CriminalSource features all criminal and criminal-related statutes, rules, and regulations relevant to the practice of criminal law.

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Go to the
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tab, then select
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.

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You can do the following in CriminalSource:
  1. Search CriminalSource content using the search box or select
    Advanced
    from the toolbar to get a template with fields customized to the content you've selected on the page.
  2. Go to
    Resources
    to get newsletters from the Crown, Defence Counsel, and the judiciary.
  3. Select
    View a Section of Criminal Legislation along with relevant annotations & histories
    to get annotations of the Criminal Code and related Criminal Statutes.
  4. Select
    Carswell's Criminal Law Digest
    for a large collection of criminal law practice topics.
  5. Go to
    Primary Sources
    for the case law collection, which includes all cases from:
    • Carswell's Criminal Reports
    • Motor Vehicle Reports and Immigration Reports
    • Canadian Criminal Cases
    • Supreme Court of Canada and Federal Court decisions
  6. Go to
    Commentary
    for the library of Thomson Reuters' key criminal-law print titles to get the best commentary available.
  7. Go to
    Mack's Jury Charge Review
    and select
    View
    for a collection of full-text criminal law jury charges that have been reviewed by the Courts of Appeal or the Supreme Court of Canada and accompanied by reviews of the appellate rulings and impugned charge.
  8. Go to
    Finding Tools
    and select
    Tremeear’s Offence Tables (with Sentencing & Procedure Options)
    for sentencing coverage and procedural options for Criminal Code and Controlled Drugs and Substances Act offences, and listings of relevant sentencing provisions for each offence.
  9. Select
    Martin's Offence Grid
    for sentencing and procedural options for commonly charged Criminal Code Offences in an easy-to-read graphical format.

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