For statutes, regulations and caselaw, use the Canadian Guide to Uniform Legal Citation as described below, not Vancouver/NLM, AMA, or APA style.
Go to CanLII.org for Provincial and Federal legislation. Select "Saskatchewan" under Primary Law. Use the "citation to this version" reference format (example pictured below):
Note: When citing from CanLII and the citation includes a URL use the proper URL (Office of the King's Printer) for the document.
Note: Italicize the titles after copying from CanLII website.
1. The Health Information Protection Act, SS 1999, c H-0.021
2. The Health Facilities Licensing Act, SS 1996, c H-0.02
3. The Health Care Directives and Substitute Health Care Decision Makers Act, 2015, SS 2015, c H-0.002
| Format | Example | |
| Federal & provincial statutes | #. Title, Statute Volume (e.g., RSS) year, chapter (session or supplement) (as needed), pinpoint (as needed) | 1. The Health Information Protection Act, SS 1999, c H-0.021, s 2(m) |
|
Saskatchewan revised regulations |
#. Title (some titles include a date), RRS chapter regulation number | 1. The Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 1996, RRS c O-1.1, Reg 1, s 9(1) |
|
Saskatchewan unrevised regulations |
#. Title, Year, Sask Reg number/year | 1. The Hospital Standards Regulations, 1980, Sask Reg 331/79 |
|
Federal revised regulations |
#. Title, CRC, chapter, pinpoint (as needed) (year of revision, optional). | 1. Food and Drug Regulations, CRC, c 870 |
| Federal unrevised regulations | #. Title, SOR/year-regulation number, pinpoint (as needed) | 1. Health Care Services (GST/HST) Regulations, SOR/91-23 |
Note: abbreviations are used for "chapter" (c) and "section" (s).
| LAFOIP | The Local Authority Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, SS 1990-91, c L-27.1, s 23-1 |
|
Health Care Directives & Substitute Act |
The Health Care Directives and Substitute Health Care Decision Makers Act, 2015, SS 2015, c H-0.002 |
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HIPA |
The Health Information Protection Act, SS 1999, c H-0.021 |
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Hospital Standards Regulations |
Hospital Standards Regulations, 1980, Sask Reg 331/79 |
| PIPEDA | Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, SC 2000, c 5 |
| Vanessa's Law | Protecting Canadians from Unsafe Drugs Act (Vanessa’s Law), SC 2014, c 24, amending Food and Drugs Act, RSC 1985, c F-27 |
Note: Additional legal citation guidelines and abbreviations are available from the Saskatchewan Courts.
The following formats cover cases from Courts and Administrative Tribunal (such as the Saskatchewan Information Privacy Commissioner).
| Format | Example | |
| Neutral citation available | #. Case name, Neutral citation pinpoint if needed, print report citation |
1. Gray v Wiegers, 2008 SKCA 7 at para 4, 291 DLR (4th) 176 |
| Neutral citation with parallel print citations |
# Case name, Neutral citation (pinpoint if needed), alternate print citations |
1. Valley Beef Producers Co-operative Ltd. v. Farm Credit Corp., 2002 SKCA 100, 218 DLR (4th) 86, [2002] 11 WWR 587, 223 Sask R 236 |
|
Neutral citation unavailable |
#. Case name, Print Report Citation, pinpoint | 1. Bank of Montreal v Nevin, [1996] 7 WWR 317 (Sask CA) at 320 |
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Electronic source only & neutral citation unavailable |
#. Case name, year of case CANLII number (Jurisdiction Court level) | 1. Saskatchewan Student Aid Fund v. Olsen, 1995 CanLII 3942 (SK CA) |
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Unreported cases |
#. Case name, date, registry location or judicial district, docket number, (Jurisdiction Court level) | 1. Williams v Saskatchewan Government Insurance (25 June 2009) Melfort, QBG 20/2009 (Sask QB) |
Note: Additional legal citation guidelines and abbreviations are available from the Saskatchewan Courts.
