"Covering both research and writing skills, this essential guide to Canadian legal research provides comprehensive coverage of a wide range of research sources, and offers guidance on how to locate the law in a systematic and efficient manner. Filled with advice about how to use both paper-based libraries and online resources, it also provides practical suggestions for tackling research problems and identifying and applying the law, and teaches the skills necessary to analyze and solve legal research problems. Helpful checklists, summaries and samples facilitate learning."--pub. desc.

Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. The Legal Research Process -- 2. Factual Analysis -- 3. Issue Determination -- 4. Introduction to Law and Legal Materials -- 5. How to Find the Law and Legal Information -- 6. How to Find Secondary Materials -- 7. How to Find and Update Statutes -- 8. How to Find and Update Regulations -- 9. How to Find and Update Cases -- 10. Introduction to Legal Analysis -- 11. Legal Writing -- 12. A Research Plan -- Answers to Self-Tests -- Index.