In this guide you will find information on many topics related to immigration including :
- the immigration application process;
- resources available for new immigrants living in Alberta
Texts
- Annotated Immigration and Refugee Protection Act of Canada. Table of contents.
- Canadian immigration and refugee law : a practitioner’s handbook, 4th ed. by Cathryn Sawicki & Chantal Desloges. Table of contents
- Canadian immigration and refugee law for legal professionals by Lynn Fournier-Ruggles. Table of contents.
- Canadian immigration & refugee law practice by Lorne Waldman. Table of contents
- Canadian immigration handbook : a guide to essential immigration knowledge by Hui Zhang. Table of contents.
- Immigration law (available online), 2nd ed. by Jaimie Chai Yun Liew & Donald Galloway. Table of contents
- Immigration law and practice, 2nd ed. by Lorne Waldman. Table of contents.
- Inadmissibility and remedies by Raj Sharma & Aris Daghighian. Table of contents
- Intersection of immigration and criminal law by Legal Education Society of Alberta. Table of contents.
- Judicial review of immigration decisions by Lorne Waldman. Table of contents
Last revised May 2025
Case Law
For more information on finding cases see our research guide: Finding and Researching Cases
Last Revised June 2025
Legislation
- Canadian Bill of Rights, SC 1960, c 44
- Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
- Citizenship Act RSC 1985, c C-29
- Constitution Act, 1867 to 1982
- Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act, SC 2000, c 24
- Extradition Act, SC 1999, c 18
- Federal Courts Immigration and Refugee Protection Rules, SOR/93-22
- Federal Courts Rules, SOR/98-106
- Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, SC 2001, c 27
- Immigration Appeal Division Rules, SOR/2002-230
- Immigration Division Rules, SOR/2002-229
- Immigration Guidelines, SI/80-125
- Immigration Investigation Regulations, SOR/80-686
Federal Acts and Regulations can be found electronically at:
Last Revised May 2025
Journals
Canada’s immigration & citizenship bulletin
Indexes
- The Canadian abridgment : index to Canadian legal literature (ICLL) (available online)
- Current index to legal periodicals (CILP) (available online)
Additional full-text articles are available electronically through:
- Canlii – commentary – contains books, articles and reports.
- HeinOnline – provides full-text access to Canadian and international law reviews and legal journals.
- Lexis Advance® Quicklaw®
- vLex Justis
- Westlaw Edge – contains a collection of Canadian journals and law reviews, as well as all articles and case comments appearing in Carswell law reports.
For more information on looking for journal articles see our research guide Finding journal articles, conference materials & theses
Last revised May 2025
Encyclopedias and Digests
- All Canadian summaries, Canadian case summaries and Canada digest are available online through Lexis Advance® Quicklaw®
- The Canadian abridgement (available online)
- Canadian encyclopedic digest (C.E.D.) (Western), 4th ed. (available online).
- Sections related to immigration law include:
- Immigration and Refugees
- Citizenship
- Sections related to immigration law include:
- Halsbury’s Laws of Canada (available online). This multi-volume set explains the legislation and cases which govern immigration law issues in every jurisdiction in Canada, allowing you to quickly locate, contextualize and apply the basic elements of the law.
- Titles related to immigration law include:
- Immigration and Citizenship (HIM) Additional information may be found under other topical headings
- Titles related to immigration law include:
Last Revised July 7 2025
Websites of Interest
- Access to justice – New Canadians
- Citizen & Immigration Help Centre 1-888-242-2100 Operated by the Government of Canada.
- Citizenship 2020, (SLS)
- Criminal charges in Canada and your immigration status
- Glossary
- Immigration and Citizenship Canada
- Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
- Just for You – Immigrants-Canada.ca – one stop source of information to health related resources
- Mental Illnesses, Criminal Offences & Deportation
- Permanent residence 2020, (SLS)
- Welcome to my refugee claim
- Service Alberta – Immigration to Alberta
Last revised May 2025
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