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Last week in Ottawa, Francis Barragan (CanLII) & Ivan Mokanov (Lexum) demoed the new Search+ for FLSC members. To say thanks, we gifted our new CanLII socks—a huge hit!

Thrilled by the feedback as we continue our mission for open access to law.

New on CanLII: "Codifying the Law of Evidence — From Stare Decisis Domination to Codification’s Innovation" by Ken Chasse #lawofevidence #legalcommentary zurl.co/kNFB6

The latest issue (vol 63 no 3) of the Alberta Law Review is now available on CanLII! Featuring contributions from Colton Fehr, Daniel Del Gobbo, Charlie Feldman, Mark Mancini, Florence Ashley, Michael Luba, and Asad Kiyani. #legalcommentary zurl.co/iP55p

New on CanLII from the UBC AI & Criminal Justice Initiative: "AI & Policing: Research Report on the Governance & Use of Artificial Intelligence by Police in Canada" by Benjamin Perrin, Geoffrey Liew and Isabelle Sweeney #ai #criminallaw #justiceissues #legaltech #legalcommentary zurl.co/3rcmJ

We are pleased to announce that five short open access e-books from Emond Publishing are now available on CanLII! These practical, accessible guides are designed to support law students and licensing candidates as they navigate key stages of their legal careers. zurl.co/pLSsG

The latest issue (vol 20/21 no 1) of the Indigenous Law Journal is now available on CanLII! Featuring contributions from Adam Iggers, Brandon Montour, Sam Powless, Carson Cook, Lara Zarum, Alec Sader, Gerald Taiaiake Alfred, and Amber Meadow Adams. #legalcommentary zurl.co/CQNtL

The latest issue (vol 17 no 1) of the Western Journal of Legal Studies is now available on CanLII! Featuring contributions from Christopher Hill, Anne Merritt, and Kieran Woboditsch-Velasco. #legalcommentary zurl.co/9CDFr

🚨 New: CanLII Search+!

Artificial intelligence is coming to CanLII for more intuitive and accurate searches in the Canadian legal corpus.

Try it here: search-plus.canlii.org

🚨 Nouveau : CanLII Recherche+ !

L’intelligence artificielle débarque sur CanLII pour des recherches plus intuitives et précises dans le corpus juridique canadien.

Essayez-le ici : recherche-plus.canlii.org

Nous sommes heureux d’annoncer la publication du Guide canadien de la référence juridique en accès libre (RJAL) sur CanLII ! Le RJAL est la version française du Canadian Open Access Legal (COAL) Citation Guide, publié précédemment. #coalrjal #doctrine zurl.co/4Omly

New paper from the Alberta Law Reform Institute now available on CanLII: "Residential Tenancies Act: Before and During a Tenancy" #tenancylaw #legalcommentary zurl.co/cmcrq

The latest issue (vol 70 no 4) of the McGill Law Journal/Revue de droit de McGill is now available on CanLII! Featuring contributions from René Provost, Jeanne Mayrand-Thibert, Paul Warchuk, Spencer Nestico-Semianiw, Claire Houston, and Stéphane Sérafin. #legalcommentary zurl.co/mVdSf

New from the #CanLIIAuthorsProgram: "Disclosure at the Assessment Review Board: Best Practices, Procedural Fairness, and Getting the Value Right" (zurl.co/XQASU) and "Board Oversight: A Retrospective Look at the Failure of the Corporate Juggernaut" (zurl.co/cmYmX) by Michael Amiro #legalcommentary

The latest edition of Joshua Prowse's "Canadian Refugee Procedure" -- a comprehensive guide to the legal processes involved in claiming refugee status in Canada -- is now available on CanLII! #immigrationlaw #refugeelaw #legalcommentary zurl.co/OS19U

Call for Volunteer Authors: Help Update the Supreme Court Civil Rules Section of the CanLII Manual to BC Civil Litigation CanLII is inviting legal practitioners, academics, and other experts to volunteer in updating the Supreme Court Civil Rules portion of the CanLII Manual to British Columbia Civil Litigation, an ope…

CanLII is inviting legal practitioners, academics, and other experts to volunteer in updating the Supreme Court Civil Rules portion of the CanLII Manual to British Columbia Civil Litigation (zurl.co/LewJU). Learn more about how to contribute at the CanLII blog: zurl.co/eWLMo

New report from the British Columbia Law Institute now available on CanLII: "Study Paper on Access to Neighbouring Land and Airspace for Construction-Related Purposes" #constructionlaw #tortlaw #propertylaw #disputeresolution #ADR #legalcommentary zurl.co/iHF1p

Le dernier numéro (vol 54 no 3) de la Revue de droit de l'Université de Sherbrooke est maintenant disponible sur CanLII! Avec du contenu de Charles-Etienne Daniel, Anne-Sophie Hulin, Marie-Eve Couture-Menard, Stéphane Bernatchez, Kévin Adou Moustapha, et plus. #doctrine zurl.co/QXel7

The latest issue (vol 23) of the Annual Review of Insolvency Law is now available on CanLII! #insolvencylaw #legalcommentary zurl.co/oAdM4

What’s Hot on CanLII? 🔥 – January 2026 Each month, we tell you which three English-language cases and French-language cases have been the most viewed* on CanLII in the previous month and we give you a small sense of what the cases are a…

Wondering what were the most consulted cases on CanLII this past month? Check out our new blog post "What’s Hot on CanLII? 🔥 - January 2026": zurl.co/2zMMV

New on CanLII: "Demographics, Civil Law, or Something Else? Understanding the Lower Rate of Reported Legal Problems in Quebec" by Sarah A. Sutherland ; featured in Lex Electronica vol 31 no 1 #quebeclaw #civillaw #legalissues #legalcommentary zurl.co/Lteat

New on CanLII: "Assessing Gross Disproportionality in Climate Change Litigation: The Case for a Justificatory Approach" by Eva Linde ; featured in Ottawa Law Review vol 56 no 2 #climatechange #environmentallaw #constitutionallaw #legalcommentary zurl.co/xnXmI

The latest issue (vol 88 no 1) of the Saskatchewan Law Review is now available on CanLII! Featuring contributions from Michelle Biddulph, James Steele, Alaa-Safia Bouzertit, Carla Fast, Avery Gray, Benjamin Ironstand, Ashley King, George King, Ethan Lin, and more! #legalcommentary zurl.co/N2PzW

Now available on CanLII: "Paradoxes of Professional Regulation: In Search of Regulatory Principles" by Michael J Trebilcock (2022) -- an open access book from University of Toronto Press #professionalregulation #administrativelaw #legalcommentary zurl.co/wfmk2

The latest issue (vol 40 no 2) of the Canadian Journal of Law and Society is now available on CanLII! This issue features contributions from Bertrand Lavoie, Dale Ballucci, Alexander McClelland, Patricia Hania, David Koussens, Amélie Barras, and many more! #legalcommentary zurl.co/K9LpE

New casebook on CanLII: "The Fundamentals of the Law of Evidence: Cases and Commentaries" by UBC Allard School of Law Professor Nikos Harris #lawofevidence #commonlaw #criminallaw #legalcommentary zurl.co/wgxhs

A brand new feature has just been launched in the CanLII search engine! The “Display options” dropdown menu allows you to customize the information shown in your search results. You can even save your preferred settings as defaults! #CanLIIStrong

Now available on CanLII: "The Security of Self: A Human-Centric Approach to Cybersecurity", edited by Emily Laidlaw and Florian Martin-Bariteau -- an #openaccess book from University of Ottawa Press. #cybersecurity #cyberlaw #techlaw #legalcommentary zurl.co/ZZVlh

The January 2026 issue of Robert Morin's Regulatory and Economic Offences Newsletter is now available on CanLII! #legalcommentary zurl.co/Y1FsJ

The latest issue (vol 51 no 1) of Queen's Law Journal is now available on CanLII! Featuring contributions from A.J. Davidson, Sakshi Agarwal, and Elaine Craig. #legalcommentary zurl.co/Z9TW8

New on CanLII: "AI & Policing: Roundtable Report on the Governance & Use of Artificial Intelligence by Police in Canada" by Benjamin Perrin #ai #legaltech #policing #justiceissues #legalcommentary zurl.co/w5AqZ