The primary purpose of this site is to give Canadian citizens access to Canadian federal and provincial statutes, regulations and legislative information. The site will be frequently updated. Visit us often. The laws of Canada come from many different sources. One of these sources is legislation.
Legislation is a collection of written principles which guide behaviour in society.
Statutes or Acts are considered primary sources. When Parliament or a provincial legislature wishes to enact a law, it goes through a process of drafting legislation. This draft, which lays out what the law should say, is known as a bill. After the bill has been discussed, revised, and passed by Parliament or the legislature, it officially becomes a Statute. Within the Statute, there is often a statement which allows an individual or body to become responsible for the piece of legislation.