1. Canadian Law 2104/2204
Unit 1

2. Skills for Understanding law
Reading a Statute
Statute is a law passed by a provincial Legislature or Parliament
Eg. Criminal Code of Canada, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46 s. 219(1)
The citation refers to the Criminal Code, a Revised Statute of Canada (revised in 1985), chapter C-46, section 219, subsection (1)

3. This statute defines the offense known as criminal negligence
Reading a Case Citation
for people who want to read details of a case
Eg. Criminal example: R. v. Burke (2001), 153 C.C.C. (3d) 97 (Ont. C.A.)
Eg. Civil example: Cempel v. Harrison Hot Springs Hotel Ltd. [1998] 6 W.W.R. 233 (B.C.C.A)