In this guide, you will find information and resources about Business Law. This includes some of the following subjects:
Corporate
- Creation and termination of business structures
- Partnerships
- Joint ventures
- Non-profit
- Corporations
- Contract law
- Governance / Liability – Directors’ liability
- Reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions
- Shareholders agreements/remedies
Commercial
- Sales contracts
- Consumer protection
- Product liability
- Negotiable instruments
- Debt/Securities
Texts
General
- Alberta business law practice manual (available online) by Legal Education Society of Alberta Table of Contents.
- The annotated Business Corporations Act of Alberta (available online), 3rd ed. by Brenda-Jean Currie Table of Contents.
- Business corporations in Canada : legal and practical aspects (available online), by Paul Martel Table of Contents.
- Canadian business corporations law, 4th ed. by Kevin McGuinness Table of Contents.
- Canada business corporations manual (available online), 2nd ed. by Jack J. Quinn Table of Contents.
- Corporate and practice manual for charities and not-for-profit corporations (available online), by Jane Burke-Robertson Table of Contents.
- Riley on business interruption insurance, 11th ed. editors Damian Glynn & Toby Rogers Table of Contents.
- Sale of a Business, 15th ed. by Jason Sernoskie Table of Contents.
Last revised Feb. 20, 2025
Contract Law
- Chitty on contracts, 35th ed. by Joseph Chitty Table of Contents.
- Damages for breach of contract (available online), 2nd ed. by Harvin Pitch & Ronald Snyder Table of Contents.
- Introduction to contracts, 5th ed. by Bruce MacDougall Table of Contents.
- Fridman’s the law of contract in Canada, 7th ed. by Jason W. Neyers et al Table of Contents.
- Good faith in Canadian contract law by Brandon Kain. Table of Contents
- The law of contracts, 8th ed. by S. M. Waddams Table of Contents.
Last revised Apr. 24, 2025
Governance\Directors’ Liability
- Directors and officers: a Canadian legal manual, rev. ed. by Hillel Neuer & Lazar Sarna Table of Contents.
- Directors and officers in Canada : law and practice, (available online) by Carol Hansell Table of Contents.
- Directors’ duties in Canada, 7th ed. by Barry Reiter Table of Contents.
- Directors’ liability in Canada, by E. Edward Siemens Table of Contents.
Last revised Apr. 25, 2024
Reorganizations
- Business organizations : practice, theory, and emerging challenges, 2nd ed., by Robert Yalden Table of Contents.
- Business succession guide, 3rd ed. by Paul Mahaffy Table of Contents.
- Mergers, acquisitions and other changes of corporate control (available online), 3rd ed. by Christopher Nicholls Table of Contents.
- Mergers and acquisitions : a legal manual, rev. ed. by Lazar Sarna Table of Contents.
- Outsourcing transactions : a practical guide (available online), by Ian Kyer & John Beardwood (eds.) Table of Contents.
- Private M&A in Canada : transactions and litigation by Paul Blyschak Table of Contents.
Last revised Apr. 25, 2024
Shareholder Agreements
- Drafting shareholder agreements, 2nd ed. by Ricky Ewasiuk Table of Contents.
- Shareholder remedies in Canada, 2nd ed. by Dennis Peterson Table of Contents.
- Shareholders agreements : an annotated guide, 2nd ed. by Aird & Berlis LLP Table of Contents.
- Shareholder disputes, by Legal Education Society of Alberta. Table of Contents.
- Unanimous shareholder agreement disputes, by Legal Education Society of Alberta Table of Contents.
Last revised Nov. 24, 2022
Sale of Goods
- Atiyah and Adams’ sale of goods, 14th ed. by Christian Twigg-Flesner & Rick Canavan Table of Contents.
- Benjamin’s sale of goods, 12th ed. by M. Bridge ed. Table of Contents.
- Sale of goods in Canada, 6th ed. by G.H.L. Fridman Table of Contents.
- Sale and supply of goods, 2nd ed. by Kevin P. McGuinness Table of Contents.
Last revised Apr. 25, 2024
Consumer Protection
- Advertising and marketing law in Canada, 6th ed. by Brenda Pritchard, Susan Vogt & Daniel Cole Table of Contents.
- Canadian advertising and marketing law (available online), by David M.W. Young, Brian R.F. Table of Contents.
- Consumer protection online, by Michael Deturbide Table of Contents.
- Digital commerce in Canada by Michael Deturbide & Teresa Scassa Table of Contents.
Last revised Apr. 25, 2024
Negotiable Instruments
- Annotated Bills of Exchange Act, by Leora Aster & Lazar Sarna Table of Contents.
- Byles on bills of exchange and cheques, 30th ed. Table of Contents.
- Chalmers and guest on bills of exchange and cheques,19th ed. by Mackenzie Dalzell Edwin Stewart Chalmers Table of Contents.
- The law of banking and payment in Canada (available online), by Bradley Crawford Table of Contents.
Last revised Aug. 1, 2024
Debt and Security
- Canadian securities law reporter Table of Contents.
- Canadian securities regulation, 5th ed. by David Johnston, Kathleen Rockwell & Cristie Ford Table of Contents.
- Duties of securities brokers in Canada by Jeffrey G. MacIntosh & Christopher C. Nicholls Table of Contents.
- Securities law (available online) , 3rd ed. by Christopher C. Nicholls Table of Contents.
- Securities law in Canada : cases and commentaries, 3rd ed. by Mary G. Condon, Anita I. Anand, Janis P. Sarra & Sarah Bradley Table of Contents.
Last revised Apr. 25, 2024
Partnerships
- Law of partnerships and corporations (available online), 4th ed. by J. Anthony VanDuzer Table of Contents.
- Lindley & Banks on partnership, 21st ed. by Roderick l’Anson Banks Table of Contents.
Last revised Apr. 25, 2024
Forms and Precedents
- Annotated business agreements, by Gregory Harrington Harris & Paul Richard Table of Contents.
- Bennett on bankruptcy precedents, 3rd ed. by Frank Bennett Table of Contents.
- Canadian business contracts handbook, by Nishan Swais Table of Contents.
- Canadian forms & precedents : sale, distribution & transport of goods (available online), by Edward Levitt, Kevin McGuiness & Catherine Pawluch Table of Contents.
- Canadian forms & precedents : sale and operation of a business (available online), 2nd ed. by John Abraham & Jennifer Babe Table of Contents.
- Canadian legal guide for small business, 2nd ed. by Nishan Swais Table of Contents.
- Corporate precedents by Gilles Thibault Table of Contents.
- Drafting shareholder agreements, 2nd ed. by Ricky Ewasiuk Table of Contents.
- Standard legal forms and agreements for Canadian business, 2nd ed. by Stephen Sanderson Table of Contents.
Last revised Dec. 8, 2022
Case Law
For more information on finding cases see our research guide: Finding and Researching Cases.
A collection of the judgments of the Alberta Courts is available from CanLII. The official version of the reasons for judgment is the signed original or handwritten endorsement in the court file. If there is a question about the content of a judgment, the original court file takes precedence.
The Canadian Abridgment available on Westlaw Edge
All Canadian Summaries, Canadian Case Summaries and Canada Digest are available on Lexis Advance® Quicklaw®
Legislation
- Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, RSC 1985, c B-3
- Canada Business Corporations Act, RSC 1985, c C-44
- Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act, RSC 1985, c C-36
- Competition Act, RSC 1985, c C-34
Federal Acts and Regulations can also be found electronically at:
- Business Corporations Act, RSA 2000, c B-9
- Companies Act, RSA 2000, c C-21
- Cooperatives Act, SA 2001, c C-28.1
- Fair Trading Act, RSA 2000, c F-2
- Franchises Act, RSA 2000, c F-23
- Partnership Act, RSA 2000, c P-3
- Sale of Goods Act, RSA 2000, c S-2
- Securities Act, RSA 2000, c S-4
- Societies Act, RSA 2000, c S-14
To access or purchase the official version, go to: Alberta King’s Printer
Encyclopedias
Canadian encyclopedic digest (C.E.D.) (Western), 4th ed. is available online through Westlaw Canada
Sections related to Business Law include:
- Banking.
- Bankruptcy and Insolvency.
- Bills of Exchange.
- Business corporations.
- Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act.
- Contracts.
- Co-operatives.
- Debtor and creditor.
- Partnership.
- Sale of goods.
- Secured Transactions in Personal Property.
- Securities and Stock Exchanges.
Halsbury’s Laws of Canada
This multi-volume set includes coverage of Federal, Provincial & Territorial legislation. Also available electronically through: Lexis Advance® Quicklaw® This encyclopedia explains the legislation and cases which govern business law issues in every jurisdiction in Canada.
Titles related to Business Law include:
- Business Corporations – HBC (I & II) Table of Contents
- Charities, Associations and Not-for-Profit Organizations (HCH) Table of Contents
- Commercial Law (II) – HSG : Sale of Goods. Table of Contents
- Commercial Law (II) – HBE : Bills of Exchange. Table of Contents
- Contracts (HCO) Table of Contents
- Debtor and Creditor (HDC) Table of Contents
- Partnerships (HPJ) Table of Contents
- Personal Property and Secured Transactions (HPS) Table of Contents
- Securities (HSC) Table of Contents
Last revised June 13, 2024
Journals
- Canadian business law journal / Revue Canadienne du droit de commerce
- The Canadian abridgement : index to Canadian legal literature (ICLL) (available online)
- Current index to legal periodicals – Available online on HeinOnline
Additional full-text articles are available online through:
- Lexis Advance® Quicklaw®
- Westlaw Edge – contains a collection of Canadian journals and law reviews, as well as all articles and case comments appearing in Carswell law reports.
- HeinOnline – provides full-text access to Canadian and international law reviews and legal journals.
For more information on looking for journal articles see our research guide Finding journal articles, conference materials & theses
Last revised May 27, 2025
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