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Justice Studies

Research Guide for NorQuest students enrolled in Justice Studies

Jurisdiction Abbreviations:

SCC - Supreme Court of Canada

SC – Statutes of Canada

RSC – Revised Statutes of Canada

SA – Statutes of Alberta

RSAB - Revised Statutes of Alberta

ABCA - Alberta Court of Appeal

ABKB - Court of King’s Bench

ABPC - Provincial Court

Guidance here is meant for NorQuest College Justice Studies students.

Examples are based on the McGill Guide and APA 7th Edition.

NorQuest College Library thanks The Justice Institute of British Columbia for providing the initial framework for these examples.

Legal Citations

Examples here are for common situations. Use judgement and comparison if you need to write a citation for an item not explicitly dealt with here.

Charter of Rights and Freedoms

 Reference 

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.

 Citation in text: 

 (Canadian Charter, 1982, s 6(2)(b))

 (Title, | year, | pinpoint)

Revised Statutes of Canada

 Reference

 Criminal Code, RSC (1985), c C-46.

 Title, | jurisdiction | (year), | chapter. 

 Citation in text:

 (Criminal Code, 1985, s 318(1)(a))

 (Title, year, pinpoint)

Statutes of Alberta

 Reference:

 Child and Youth Advocate Act, SA 2011, c C 11.5.

 Title, | jurisdiction | year, | chapter.

 Citation in text: 

 (Child and Youth Advocate Act, SA 2011, s 9(10))

  (Title, | jurisdiction | year | pinpoint)

Revised Statutes of Alberta

 Court of Appeal Act, RSA 2000, c 30.

 Title, | jurisdiction | year, | chapter.

 Citation in text: 

 (Title, year, pinpoint)

 (Court of Appeal Act, 2000, s 8(2))

Regulations of Alberta
 

Title, | Alta Reg | number/year.

 Protecting Survivors of Human Trafficking Regulation, Alta Reg 97/2020.

 Citation in text: 

 (Protecting Survivors Reg, 2020, s 12(2))

 (Title, (abbreviated if appropriate) | year, | pinpoint)

Case Law: Neutral citation

 R v Vader, 2016 ABQB 55.

 Case name, | year | level of court | case number.

 Citation in text: (R v Vader, 2016, para. 28)

 (Case name, | year, | pinpoint)

Municipal By-Laws

 City of Edmonton, by-law No 8353, Conduct of Transit Passengers (16 July 2019).

 Municipality, | by-law | number, | Title | (day month year).

 Citation in text:

 (City of Edmonton, 2019, Conduct of Transit Passengers, s 12).

 (Municipality, | year, | Title,  pinpoint).