Provider |
Title |
Description |
URL |
Supreme Court of Newfoundland |
Information for Parties |
Guidelines/key resources/courtroom etiquette/FAQs |
https://www.court.nl.ca/supreme/info-parties/ |
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Getting Legal Assistance |
Guidelines/what can & cannot be provided by provided by Court Registry |
https://www.court.nl.ca/supreme/info-parties/getting-legal-assistance/ |
Provincial Court of Newfoundland |
Definitions |
Definitions for common legal terms used in court |
https://court.nl.ca/provincial/goingtocourt/ definitions.html |
|
Etiquette & Procedures |
Guidelines for etiquette for provincial court |
https://court.nl.ca/provincial/goingtocourt/ etiquette.html |
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Frequently Asked Questions |
FAQs for various levels of provincial court |
https://court.nl.ca/provincial/goingtocourt/ faq.html |
Law Society of Alberta |
Glossary of Terms |
Definitions for common legal terms used in the court process |
https://www.lawsociety.ab.ca/resource-centre/public-resources/working-with-a-lawyer/glossary-of-terms/ |
Government of Canada |
Canada’s System of Justice |
All about the justice system in Canada |
https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/csj-sjc/ index.html |
Canadian Judicial Council |
Resource Centre |
Gateway to learning about Canada’s court system |
https://cjc-ccm.ca/en/resources-center |
|
Filing a Complaint |
Online form to file a complaint against Supreme Court/Court of Appeal/Federal judges |
https://cjc-ccm.ca/en/resources-center/filing-complaint |
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Reading and Understanding Case Reports |
Teaches SRLs how to read and understand reported court decisions |
https://representingyourselfcanada.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Reading-A-Case-Primer.pdf |
Canadian Judicial Council |
Civil Law Handbook |
|
https://cjc-ccm.ca/sites/default/files/documents/2021/Civil%20handbook%20-%20English%20MASTER%20FINAL%202021-03-30.pdf |
Supreme Court of Canada |
Information & Resources for Self-Representing Litigants |
Information for those who wish to appeal to the SCC – includes forms |
https://www.scc-csc.ca/unrep-nonrep/app-dem/index-eng.aspx |
|
Archived Webcasts |
Archived webcasts of SCC hearings from 2009+ |
https://www.scc-csc.ca/case-dossier/info/webcasts-webdiffusions-eng.aspx |
National Self-Represented Litigants Project |
Coping with the Courtroom: Essentials Tips & Information for Self-Represented Litigants |
Online PDF |
https://representingyourselfcanada.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/nsrlp-coping-with-the-courtroom-2014-07-2016-05.pdf |
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Navigating the Justice System: A Guide for Self-Represented Litigants with Disabilities |
Guide for self-reps who have a disability |
https://representingyourselfcanada.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/PWD-Primer.pdf |
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“My Learned Friend”: Constructive Working Relationships Between Self-Represented Litigants & Opposing Counsel |
Working with the other parties’ lawyer/representative as a self-rep |
https://representingyourselfcanada.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/MY-LEARNED-FRIENDFinal-1022016.pdf |
|
The McKenzie Friend: Choosing & Presenting a Courtroom Companion |
SLR’s are allowed to apply to have a support person attend court with them – explains processes, issues, and requirements |
https://representingyourselfcanada.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/McKenzie-Friend-FINAL.pdf |
CanLII |
The CanLII Primer |
Legal Research Principles and CanLII Navigation for Self-Represented Litigants |
https://representingyourselfcanada.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/NSRLP-CanLII-Primer-V1.pdf |
Canadian Civil Liberties Association |
Resources on police record checks |
Information & tools regarding record checks |
https://ccla.org/recordchecks/resources/ |
Legalline |
Free legal answers on over 1600 topics |
Organized by province & available in 107 languages |
https://www.legalline.ca/ |