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McGill Style Guide (10th ed).

Abbreviations

The McGill Guide provides an Appendix with abbreviations for jurisdictions, courts and tribunals, caselaw reporters, periodical and yearbooks, as well as online databases. Refer to the Appendix for a full list, or refer to the Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations. For sample abbreviations, refer to the dropdown below: 

There's a summary of jurisdiction abbreviations.

  • Alberta - A
  • British Columbia - BC
  • Canada - C
  • Lower Canada - LC
  • Manitoba - M
  • New Brunswick - NB
  • Newfoundland* - N
  • Newfoundland and Labrador** - NL
  • Northwest Territories - NWT
  • Nova Scotia - NC
  • Nunavut (1 April 1999 and after) - Nu
  • Ontario - O
  • Prince Edward Island - PEI
  • Province of Canada - Prov C
  • Quebec - Q
  • Saskatchewan - S
  • Upper Canada - UC
  • Yukon - Y

**Statutes and regulations repealed before 6 December 2001 / Gazette published before 21 December 2001.

**Statutes and regulations in force on or after 6 December 2001 / Gazette published 21 December 2001 or after.

Refer to Appendix B in the McGill Guide for a detailed list of court and tribunal abbreviations:

  • Federal Court of Appeal – FCA
  • Municipal Court – Mun Ct
  • Ontario Court of Appeal – ONCA
  • Ontario Court of Justice - ONCJ
  • Small Claims Court – Sm Cl Ct
  • Superior Court (Canada) SC
  • Supreme Court of Canada - SCC

Search Sheridan Library’s homepage and database collections to locate reporters by title, keyword, and subject. Refer to Appendix C in the McGill Guide, but a sample list of reporter abbreviations include:

  • Canadian Labour Law Reporter - CLLR
  • Dominion Law Reports - DLR
  • Ontario Reports - OR
  • Labour Arbitration Cases - LAC

Search Sheridan Library’s homepage for law journals or browse this index by subject, keyword, and title. A select list of journal abbreviations include:

  • Alberta Law Review – Alb L Rev
  • Canadian Journal of Family Law – Can J Fam L
  • Harvard Law Review – Harv L Rev
  • Upper Canada Law Journal – UCLJ
  • University of Toronto Faculty of Law Review – UT Fac L Rev
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