CanLII Blog

CanLII Publishes French Legal Citation Guide (RJAL)

The Canadian Legal Information Institute (CanLII) has published the French version of its open access legal citation guide, the Guide canadien de la référence juridique en accès libre (RJAL). This guide aims to support legal writing and citation in French across Canada, incorporating specific terminology and a new section on multilingual sources.

CanLII Launches AI-Powered Canadian Legal Research Assistant

The Canadian Legal Information Institute (CanLII) has launched CanLII Search+, an AI-powered research assistant designed to make legal research more intuitive and efficient. The tool allows users to ask questions in plain language and provides contextual analysis and relevance scores for case law, legislation, and commentary.

CanLII Adds Five Career Preparation Ebooks

CanLII has added five open-access e-books from Emond Publishing to its commentary collection. These resources are designed to support law students, licensing candidates, and internationally trained professionals in their legal careers within Canada.

CanLII Launches Redesigned Homepage and myCanLII

The Canadian Legal Information Institute (CanLII) has launched a redesigned homepage and updated its myCanLII user portal. The changes aim to improve the legal research experience by integrating saved content, alerts, and research folders more prominently on the homepage and within the myCanLII interface. A legacy version of myCanLII will remain accessible for one year.