Business

• Alberta Business Law Practice Manual by Legal Education Society of Alberta Table of Contents
• The Annotated Business Corporations Act of Alberta, 3rd ed. by Brenda-Jean Currie Table of Contents Also available online
• Business Corporations in Canada: Legal and Practical Aspects, by Paul Martel Table of Contents Also available online
• Business Law Fundamentals, by Legal Education Society of Alberta Table of Contents
• Canadian Business Corporations Law, 4th ed. by Kevin McGuinness Table of Contents
• Canada Business Corporations Manual, 2nd ed. by Jack J. Quinn Table of Contents Also available online
• Corporate and Practice Manual for Charities and Not-for-Profit Corporations, by Jane Burke-Robertson Table of Contents Also available online
• Riley on Business Interruption Insurance, 11th ed. Table of Contents
• Sale of a Business, 14th ed. by Jason Sernoskie Table of Contents

Last revised Apr. 11, 2024

• Chitty on Contracts, 35th ed. by Joseph Chitty Table of Contents
• Damages for Breach of Contract, 2nd ed. by Harvin Pitch & Ronald Snyder Table of Contents Also available online
• Introduction to Contracts, 5th ed. by Bruce MacDougall Table of Contents
• The Law of Contract in Canada, 6th ed. by G.H.L. Fridman Table of Contents
• The Law of Contracts, 8th ed. by S. M. Waddams Table of Contents

Last revised Apr. 25, 2024

• 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, by Carol Hansell Table of Contents. Also available online
• 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

• 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, by Legal Education Society of Alberta Table of Contents
• Mergers, Acquisitions and Other Changes of Corporate Control, 3rd ed. by Christopher Nicholls Table of Contents Also available as an e-text
• Mergers and Acquisitions: a Legal Manual, rev. ed. by Lazar Sarna Table of Contents
• Outsourcing Transactions: a Practical Guide, by Ian Kyer & John Beardwood (eds.) Table of Contents Also available online
• Private M&A in Canada : transactions and litigation by Paul Blyschak Table of Contents

Last revised Apr. 25, 2024

• 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
• Shareholders 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

• 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 Nov. 24, 2022

• Advertising and Marketing Law in Canada, 6th ed. by Brenda Pritchard, Susan Vogt & Daniel Cole Table of Contents
• Canadian Advertising and Marketing Law, by David M.W. Young, Brian R.F. Table of Contents Also available online
• 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

• 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, Cheques and Promissory Notes, 16th ed. by Mackenzie Dalzell Edwin Stewart Chalmers Table of Contents
• The Law of Banking and Payment in Canada, by Bradley Crawford Table of Contents Also available online

Last revised Apr. 25, 2024

• 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, 3rd ed. by Christopher C. Nicholls Table of Contents.  Also available as an e-text
• 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

• Law of Partnerships and Corporations, 4th ed. by J. Anthony VanDuzer Table of Contents Also available as an e-text.
• Lindley & Banks on Partnership, 21st ed. by Roderick l’Anson Banks Table of Contents

Last revised Apr. 25, 2024

Business Law Reports (B.L.R.)

• ICLR
• Lexis Advance® Quicklaw®
• vLex Justis
• Westlaw Canada

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.

• CanLII – Alberta Court of Justice
• CanLII – Court of King’s Bench
• CanLII – Court of Appeal

The Canadian Abridgment available on Westlaw Canada

All Canadian Summaries, Canadian Case Summaries and Canada Digest are available on Lexis Advance® Quicklaw®

• 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:

• Canadian Legal Information Institute (CanLII)
• Justice Laws Website

• 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

Canadian Encyclopedic Digest (C.E.D.) (Western), 4th ed. available electronically 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)
• Charities, Associations and Not-for-Profit Organizations (HCH)
• Commercial Law – HBL (I & II): Auctions; Bills of Exchange; Bailment; Sale of Goods.
• Contracts (HCO)
• Debtor and Creditor (HDC)
• Partnerships (HPJ)
• Personal Property and Secured Transactions (HPS)
• Securities (HSC)

• Corporations Canada
• Service Alberta Corporate Registry
• Canadian Securities Administrators
• SEDAR
• EDGAR
• TMX