Law Reform Commissions

Resources that are freely available (websites members of the public can use) are marked with an asterisk (*).

Law reform commissions study and publish reports on whether reform is needed in a particular area of law. Law reform commission reports can be highly persuasive—they are frequently reported in judicial decisions and often form the basis of legislative reform.

Canada

• Law Commission of Canada* (abolished in 2006; website is archived)
• Law Reform Database* (includes publications from Canada, Commonwealth nations, and the United States) (via British Columbia Law Institute)
• Uniform Law Conference of Canada*
• Canadian Forum on Civil Justice Inventory of Reforms*
• Law Commission of Ontario*
• Alberta Law Reform Institute*
• British Columbia Law Institute*
• Law Reform Commission of Saskatchewan*
• Manitoba Law Reform Commission*
• Access to Justice & Law Reform Institute of Nova Scotia*
• Civil Code Revision Office of Quebec* (archived by McGill Library)
  

Other Jurisdictions/General

• Law Reform Database* (includes publications from Canada, Commonwealth nations, and the United States) (via British Columbia Law Institute)
• WorldLII Law Reform Project*
• International Centre for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy*
• The Law Commission* (UK)
• Scottish Law Commission*
• The Law Reform Commission of Ireland*
• The American Law Institute*
• Australian Law Reform Commission*
• New Zealand Law Commission*
• California Law Revision Commission*