1. The Ins and Outs of Legislative Research Peter Marques, Head Librarian Ontario Workplace Tribunals Library [email_address] 416-314-3700 Located on the 7 th Floor – Please Visit for a Personal Tour Monday, June 14, 2010
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3. Official Acts and Regulations: e-Laws [e-laws.gov.on.ca] Continually updated database of Ontario's statutes and regulations, both consolidated and source law Justice Laws [laws.justice.gc.ca] Online source of the consolidated Acts and regulations of Canada. The consolidations are generally updated every Tuesday morning. Ontario Gazette [ontariogazette.gov.on.ca] Published every Saturday, the Ontario Gazette published proclamations, government notices, regulations, and more. Canada Gazette [gazette.gc.ca] The Canada Gazette contains formal public notices, official appointments, proposed regulations, regulations and public Acts of Parliament from government departments and agencies. Overview of Online Resources
14. Once a Bill has become Law, what happens to it?
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17. Source Law and Consolidated Law When we check 2007, c. 7, Sch. 41, s. 2(1) for section 43(2)(b), we find the following : Amendments to Existing Legislation
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19. Search of period in time law by Act title – 15 items, 2 hits per item: e-Laws Period in Time Law Search
20. Search of period in time law by section and Act title – 15 items, 59+ hits per item: e-Laws Period in Time law Search
21. e-Laws Period in Time Law search will always bring up the same results when applied to a specific Act (unless a date restriction is applied), the only difference is The results’ “hits” document-level navigation which is based on your search terms: e-Laws Period in Time Law Search
22. However, if you are really determined to focus on period in time law for a specific section it’s best to search the specific section and terms: Note: Use the date option if you want to search an exact date to identify what the law was on that very day. WSIA PIT search covers 2003 onwards. e-Laws Period in Time Law Search
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