A legal citation for legislation should include the following:
- Title
- Statute name
- Year
- Chapter
- Pinpoint (section) if relevant
The general citation rule for a statute is as follows:
Title, statute volume, year, chapter, (session or supplement), pinpoint
The citation format for legislation is to first cite the title in the short form of the Act. The title is italicized and followed by a comma, the abbreviation for the statute volume (e.g. RSS), the year of publication, the chapter number, the session or supplement (as needed) and the pinpoint (as needed).
The general citation rule for a regulation is as follows:
For Federal Regulations:
Unrevised Regulation: Title, SOR/year-regulation number, pinpoint
Revised Regulation: Title, CRC, chapter, pinpoint, year of revision
There are two citation formats for a regulation depending on whether the regulation is a revised regulation or an unrevised regulation. Federal regulations were last revised in 1978 in the Consolidated Regulations of Canada, 1978. If the regulation came into force after the 1978 consolidation, cite the SOR number, otherwise cite the CRC chapter number.
For Provincial Regulations:
Unrevised Regulation: Title, Jurisdiction, regulation number, year, pinpoint.
Revised Regulation: Title, Volume, year of revision, regulation number, pinpoint.