Criminal Law – Sentencing

• Annual review of criminal law by Gold et al. Table of Contents
• Criminal Law: Evidence, Practice and Procedure by John L. Gibson Table of Contents
  Chapter 54 provides commentary on procedural aspects of sentencing proceedings.
• Criminal Pleadings and Practice in Canada, 2nd ed. by Eugene G. Ewaschuk Table of Contents
  Section 18 discusses sentencing principles and provides citations to key case law.
• Justice in Aboriginal Communities: Sentencing Alternatives by Ross Gordon Green Table of Contents
• The Law of Sentencing by Allan Manson Table of Contents
  Also available as an e-text
• Sentencing, 9th ed. by Clayton C. Ruby, Gerald J. Chan, Nader R. Hasan Table of Contents 
• Sentencing: The Practitioner’s Guide by Gary R. Clewley & Paul G. McDermott Table of Contents
• Sentencing and Criminal Justice, 5th ed. by Andrew Ashworth Table of Contents
• The Sentencing Code of Canada: Principles & Objectives by Gilles Renaud Table of Contents
• Speaking to Sentence: A Practical Guide by Gilles Renaud Table of Contents

• Published annually: Canadian Sentencing Digest: Quantum Service by R. Paul Nadin-Davis, Clarey Sproule Table of Contents
• Canada Criminal Sentencing Digest, 2nd ed. by Sheila Nemet-Brown Table of Contents
• Canada Sentencing Quantums E-Resource Available through: LexisAdvance® Quicklaw®:
• Published annually: Martin’s Annual Criminal Code by J.C. Martin Table of Contents
  Offence Grid visually shows whether offence is indictable, summary or hybrid; maximum/minimum sentences, available sentencing options, and illegal sentences.
• Published annually: The annotated … Tremeear’s criminal code : and the following related statutes, Canada Evidence Act, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Food and Drugs Act, Narcotic Control Act, Young Offenders Act by David Watt & Michelle Fuerst Table of Contents
  Offence Grid visually shows whether offence is indictable, summary or hybrid; maximum/minimum sentences, available sentencing options, and illegal sentences.

• Youth Criminal Justice Law, 3rd ed. by Nicholas Bala & Sanjeev Anand Table of Contents
  Also available as an e-text
• Youth Criminal Justice Act Manual by Peter J. Harris & Miriam H. Bloomenfeld Table of Contents
  Commentary and digests are provided on sentencing principles and the sanctions possible under the YCJA. Also included are digests organised by offence.
• A Guide to the Youth Criminal Justice Act by Lee Tustin & Robert E. Lutes Table of Contents

• Drug Offences in Canada, 3rd ed. by Bruce A. MacFarlane Table of Contents
• Sentencing Drug Offenders by Simon Armstrong Table of Contents

• Weapons Offences Manual by Peter Harris & Miriam Bloomenfeld Table of Contents

• Breathalyzer Law in Canada : the Prosecution and Defence of Drinking and Driving Offences, 4th ed. by Roderick McLeod, John Takach, Murray Segal Table of Contents
• Defending Drinking and Driving Cases by Alan Gold Table of Contents
• Impaired Driving in Canada, 4th ed. by Joseph Kenkel Table of Contents
• Impaired Driving in Canada the Charter Cases by Joseph Kenkel Table of Contents

E-Resources

When you visit one of our libraries, you have access to comprehensive caselaw databases:

• LexisAdvance® Quicklaw® 
• WestlawNext – Canada (LawSource)
• JustisOne
• ICLR

For more information on finding cases, check out our Find Cases page

In Print

• Canadian Criminal Cases (CCC)
• Criminal Reports (CR, CRNS)
• Motor Vehicle Reports (MVR)

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 – Provincial Court judgments
• CanLII – Court of Queen’s Bench judgments
• CanLII – Court of Appeal judgments

Canadian Legal Information Institute (CANLII) provides free searchable full-text access to Canadian case law. The scope of coverage varies by jurisdiction and court.

Boolean operators, proximity connectors, phrases and date restrictions can be incorporated into your query. Using the [Advanced Search] feature, you can select one or more jurisdictions to be searched, limit your search to appellate decisions, and restrict your search by type of tribunal.

You can also use CanLII to retrieve cases by citation or name.

E-Resources

The Canadian Abridgment available on:

WestlawNext – Canada (LawSource)

Canadian encyclopedic digest (C.E.D.) (Western), 4th ed. includes coverage of Federal, Provincial (4 Western provinces) and Territorial legislation.

Titles related to Sentencing include:

• Sentencing. Volume 51, Title 144
• Youth Criminal Justice. Volume 56, Title 167

The CED provides discussion of these areas of law with annotations to legislation and case law.  Additional information may be found by searching the indexes or database using the keywords “impaired driving,”  “driving while impaired,” “breathalyzer,” “breath sample,” “blood sample,” etc.

Also available electronically through: WestlawNext – Canada (LawSource)

Halsbury’s laws of Canada is a multi-volume set includes coverage of Federal, Provincial & Territorial legislation

This encyclopedia explains the legislation and cases which govern family law issues in every jurisdiction in Canada, allowing you to quickly locate, contextualize and apply the basic elements of the law.

Titles related to Sentencing include:

• Controlled Substances and Drugs (HDS)
• Criminal Procedure (HC2)
• Firearms, Weapons and Explosives (HFW)
• Youth Justice (HYJ)

Additional information may be found under other topical headings, and subsequent developments may be located by referring to the Cumulative Supplement.

Also available electronically through: LexisAdvance® Quicklaw®