Legal Resources

Explains how if you are a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada, you can sponsor your spouse, common-law partner, conjugal partner, dependent child (including adopted child), or other eligible relative (such as a parent or grandparent) to become a permanent resident.

Links to resources for information about how you can deal with debt without declaring bankruptcy.

Supplies creditors with links to a range of online resources. Includes search tools and publications.

Refugees and persons in need of protection are people within or outside Canada who fear persecution and going back to their home country. This website provides information about Canada’s refugee programs along with information and resources for those who wish to claim refugee status in Canada.

Information on the Cannabis Act, which creates a strict legal framework for controlling the production, distribution, sale, and possession of cannabis across Canada.

Find out how you can immigrate to Canada, how to protect yourself from fraud, and what to expect after you arrive in Canada.

Provides general information for parents and guardians of children who are in trouble with the law.

Information about your rights and responsibilities when dealing with a bank or a federally regulated trust, loan, or insurance company. Includes information on banking, credit cards, mortgages, credit and loans, investments, and fraud.

This brochure outlines a consumer’s insolvency options when they are facing challenging financial times, and explains that Licensed Insolvency Trustees (LITs) are the only qualified professionals authorized to administer insolvency proceedings.

Charterpedia provides legal info about the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and contains information about the purpose of each section of the Charter, the analysis or test developed through case law in respect of the section, and any considerations related to it. Each Charterpedia entry cites relevant case law.