For statutes, regulations and caselaw, use Canadian legal citation rules, not Vancouver/NLM, AMA, or APA style.
Canadian legal citation rules are evolving. For quick and easy rules use:
Print-Friendly-Canadian Guide to Uniform Legal Citation
Citation Guide for the Courts of Saskatchewan
Just released Fall 2024: Canadian Open Access Legal Citation Guide (COAL)
The library will review examples on the citation guide and provide the necessary updates.
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) |
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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) |
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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 |
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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.
