Citing legal documents is different than citing in APA.
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)