The Judiciary

Laws of Canada

The making of federal laws entails many steps: from legal drafting to tabling and discussion in Parliament, to enactment and then to the drafting of regulations which define their application and enforcement. For more on how a bill becomes law, please click here.

For an online searchable resource of all government and private members bills before Parliament and their status (readings) before the House of Commons and the Senate, please consult the Consolidated Statutes and Regulations of the Department of Justice, Government of Canada.

The Canada Gazette is one of the vehicles that allows you to access the laws and regulations that govern daily life in Canada. It has been the "official newspaper" of the Government of Canada since 1841. Government departments and agencies as well as the private sector are required by law to publish certain information in the Canada Gazette.