Law Society of Saskatchewan Legal Resources Library Legal Resources and Services Research Tutorials CanLII Series – Searching the New CanLII
CanLII Series – Searching the New CanLII
1: A Basic “How-To” (5:57)
- Searching CanLII by keyword and case name
- Limiting your search by jurisdiction
- Sorting your search by “most cited”, “most recent”, and “court level”
- Example search scenarios
2: Searching for a Case with a Common Name (3:08)
- You are looking for a BC Court of Appeal criminal case
- The case involved a Thompson and an attempted murder
- You seem to recall the case took place sometime in the mid 1990s
- Thompson is a common name and the search is proving difficult
3: Noting Up a Case with CanLII (2:22)
- You are conducting research on the role of expert evidence
- Kelliher (Village of) v. Smith, [1931] SCR 672 appears to be a leading case commenting on the role of expert evidence
- You would like to know how many times this case has been cited
4: Searching for Case Law on a Point of Law (2:04)
- You are searching for cases involving defamation and damages
- Specifically, you need to locate Saskatchewan cases from the past year
5: Searching for Legislation (2:44)
- Can we determine the Alberta equivalent of the Saskatchewan Administration of Estates Act?
- Can we determine how many times a particular section of the Alberta Administration of Estates Act has been cited by a particular court?
More tutorials are available on CanLII’s YouTube channel