Other related subject guides include:
Texts
- Alberta insurance law and commentary by Michael J. Bailey. Table of Contents.
- The Alberta motor vehicle accident claims program (available online).
- Autonomous vehicles : self-driving cars and the law in Canada (available online) by Nathan Baker and Jaye Hooper. Table of Contents.
- Cell phone distraction, human factors, and litigation, 2nd ed. by T. Scott Smith. Table of Contents.
- The law of traffic offences, 5th ed. by David S. Rose. Table of Contents.
- Manual of motor vehicle law (available online) by Murray D. Segal. Table of Contents.
- Traffic safety law in Alberta edited by H. Peter Eccles. Table of Contents.
Last updated: September 2025
Westlaw’s Texts and Annotations (TTA), provides access to authoritative texts and annotations from leading experts. It is a series of collections based on specific subject areas, which are fully integrated with the Text and Annotations commentary collection on Westlaw.
Access to Westlaw Edge Canada is available to clients in all Alberta Law Libraries public locations. Temporary remote access accounts are available to individuals who are registered members with Alberta Law Libraries. Please email LawLibrary@just.gov.ab.ca to inquire.
Last updated: September 2025
Precedents and Quantums
- Bullen & Leake & Jacob’s Canadian precedents of pleadings, 3rd ed. Table of Contents.
- Canadian forms & precedents (available online) by Edward (Ned) Levitt, Kevin McGuinness, Catherine A. Pawluch. Table of Contents.
E-Resources
- LESA Library – contains a searchable database of precedents from LESA materials, including Practice Manuals, Fundamentals publications and seminar papers.
- Lexis+ Canada – Alberta Law Libraries’ subscription includes access to a collection of forms & precedents
Last updated: September 2025
Texts available at Alberta Law Libraries:
- Canadian sentencing digest : quantum service (available online). Table of Contents.
- Sentencing principles, procedure and practice, 5th ed. by Lyndon Harris and Sebastian Walker. Table of Contents.
Available only on Lexis+ Canada:
- Canada Sentencing Quantums
- Carlson Personal Injury Quantums
Rangefindr.ca – E-Resource used to find criminal sentencing ranges
Last updated: September 2025
Journals
E- Resources
- Current index to legal periodicals (CILP) – available on HeinOnline. CILP is a weekly subject-categorized index to the most recent issues of nearly 650 legal publications.
- Index to Canadian Legal Literature (ICLL) – available on Westlaw Edge Canada. ICLL is a finding tool for Canadian secondary sources such as journal articles.
- Additional full-text articles are available electronically through:
- HeinOnline – provides full-text access to Canadian and international law reviews and legal journals
- Lexis+ Canada
- vLex Justis
- Westlaw Canada – contains a collection of Canadian journals and law reviews, as well as all articles and case comments appearing in Carswell law reports
Texts
- Drinking, drugs & driving law
- Journal of motor vehicle law / editors-in-chief Murray Segal and Rick Libman.
Last updated: September 2025
Case Law
E-Resources
Texts
- Insurance case law digest : property and casualty (available online)
- Motor vehicle reports
Last updated: September 2025
Legislation
General
Statutes
- Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Act, RSA 2000, c M-22
- Provincial Administrative Penalties Act, SA 2020, c P-30.8
- Provincial Offences Procedure Act, RSA 2000, c P-34
- Traffic Safety Act, RSA 2000, c T-6
Regulations
- Access to Motor Vehicle Information Regulation, Alta Reg 140/2003
- Commercial Vehicle Safety Regulation, Alta Reg 121/2009
- Distracted Driving Regulation, Alta Reg 113/2011
- Operator Licensing and Vehicle Control Regulation, Alta Reg 320/2002
- Provincial Administrative Penalties Regulation, Alta Reg 217/2020
- SafeRoads Alberta Regulation, Alta Reg 224/2020
- Traffic Control Device Regulation, Alta Reg 254/2004
- Vehicle Seizure and Removal Regulation, Alta Reg 251/2006
Last updated: September 2025
Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
E-Resources
- Lexis+ Canada
- Westlaw Edge Canada
- Canadian Encyclopedic Digest – Motor Vehicle (Western)
- Defined Terms (Cases and Legislation) – a database of terms as defined in judicial interpretations and Canadian legislation
- Sanagan’s Words and Phrases
Texts
- Black’s law dictionary, 12th. ed, by Bryan A. Garner
- Dictionary of Canadian law, 5th ed. by Nancy McCormack
- Pocket dictionary of Canadian law, 6th ed., by Nancy McCormack
- Sanagan’s encylopedia of words and phrases, legal maxims, Canada, 5th ed. (available online) by John D. Gardner and Karen M. Gardner
Last updated: September 2025
Websites and Resources
- Alberta Government: Driving Safety topics
- Alberta traffic collision statistics – available online and in print at Alberta Law Libraries. Provides an overview of current and five-year patterns and trends in traffic collisions in Alberta each year.
- Edmonton Student Legal Services – pamphlets compiled by the Legal Education and Reform Project, approved by advising lawyers. Pamphlets include:
- Impaired Driving
- Bylaws, Tickets, & Fines
- Driver’s License Suspensions
- Traffic Offences
- Ministry of Transportation and Economic Corridors
- Types of Traffic Tickets
Last updated: September 2025
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