Workshop presentation delivered June 14, 2010. Focus on legislative research, with a focus on the Ontario context.

1. The Ins and Outs of Legislative Research Peter Marques, Head Librarian Ontario Workplace Tribunals Library [email_address] 416-314-3700 Located on the 7 th Floor – Please Visit for a Personal Tour Monday, June 14, 2010

3. Official Acts and Regulations: e-Laws [e-laws.gov.on.ca] Continually updated database of Ontario's statutes and regulations, both consolidated and source law Justice Laws [laws.justice.gc.ca] Online source of the consolidated Acts and regulations of Canada. The consolidations are generally updated every Tuesday morning. Ontario Gazette [ontariogazette.gov.on.ca] Published every Saturday, the Ontario Gazette published proclamations, government notices, regulations, and more. Canada Gazette [gazette.gc.ca] The Canada Gazette contains formal public notices, official appointments, proposed regulations, regulations and public Acts of Parliament from government departments and agencies. Overview of Online Resources

8. Digging Up Background Information on a Bill / Law

14. Once a Bill has become Law, what happens to it?

17. Source Law and Consolidated Law When we check 2007, c. 7, Sch. 41, s. 2(1) for section 43(2)(b), we find the following : Amendments to Existing Legislation

19. Search of period in time law by Act title – 15 items, 2 hits per item: e-Laws Period in Time Law Search

20. Search of period in time law by section and Act title – 15 items, 59+ hits per item: e-Laws Period in Time law Search

21. e-Laws Period in Time Law search will always bring up the same results when applied to a specific Act (unless a date restriction is applied), the only difference is The results’ “hits” document-level navigation which is based on your search terms: e-Laws Period in Time Law Search

22. However, if you are really determined to focus on period in time law for a specific section it’s best to search the specific section and terms: Note: Use the date option if you want to search an exact date to identify what the law was on that very day. WSIA PIT search covers 2003 onwards. e-Laws Period in Time Law Search

24. A Few Tips to Help You Search e-Laws

28. The Ontario Workplace Tribunals Library is open Monday to Friday from 8:30am to 5pm. If you have any questions or need help with your research please call our Reference Desk at 416 314-3700 or e-mail us at [email_address] . Please visit us at owtlibrary.on.ca