For legislation and case law, JIBC follows the Canadian Guide to Uniform Legal Citation (9th ed.). (2018), known as "The McGill Guide".
Note: in-text citations always include the specific section and subsection or page/paragraph number.
If you are new to legal citation, we highly recommend taking a few minutes to review the Queen's University Legal Citation Guide for cases, statutes, and regulations.
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Criminal Code, RSC (1985) c C-46
In-Text
(Criminal Code, 1985, s 318(1)(a))
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Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, s 7, Part I of the Constitution Act, 1982, being Schedule B to the Canada Act 1982 (UK), 1982, c11
In-Text
(Canadian Charter, 1982, s 6(2)(b))
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Treaty Commission Act, RSBC 1996, c 461, (QS)
In-Text
(Treaty Commission Act, 1996, s 5(1))
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Parental Liability Act, SBC 2001, c 45. Retrieved from http://www.bclaws.ca/
In-Text
(Parental Liability Act, 2001, s 7(3)(b))
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Child Care Licensing Regulation, BC Reg 332/2007
In-Text
(Child Care Reg, 2007, s 3(24)(2))
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R v Pickton, 2005 BCSC 836
In-Text
(R v Pickton, 2005, para. 10)
What is a neutral citation?
A neutral citation identifies the case only and does not include where it can be located or retrieved.
Parts of a neutral citation
Year = 2005 - (do not put date in parentheses)
BCSC = B.C. Supreme Court
836 = Number assigned to the case by Court
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R v Ellard (2008), 239 CCC (3d) 233 (BCCA)
In-Text
(R v Ellard, 2008, p. 239)
Parts of the citation
239 = Volume Number
CCC (3d) = Canadian Criminal Cases, 3rd series
233 = starting page
BCCA = B.C. Court of Appeal
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R v Glowatski (2008), 1999 CanLII 5608 (BCSC)
In-Text
(R v Glowatski, 1999, para. 17)
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R v Ellard (2008), BCJ no 1689 (QL) (BCCA)
In-Text
(R v Ellard, 2008, para. 8)