Guides: Business: Business Law

Business Law Resources

Here are some sample law marketing articles from Canadian Lawyer, a legal industry magazine.

Redeemer Databases & Open Access Resources

JSTOR
- Choose "Browse by subject"
  - Subjects include "Law," "Business," and "Marketing & Advertising."
    - Mainly non-Canadian content
EBSCOHost Web
- Select "Academic Search Ultimate" and "Business Source Elite"
  - Mainly non-Canadian content
DOAJ
- There are hundreds of open access law/legal journals available on DOAJ, more than 400 of which are in English.

Canadian law/legal magazines

Canadian Bar Association: Publications & Resources

Other lists of possible law/legal resources

Federation of Ontario Law Associations - Practice Resources
- A list of resources to help a law/legal practice
- Tip: On this website, click on "Resources" in the toolbar and choose other lists of available resources.
LawLine.ca - Services for Lawyers and Paralegals
- This is a great, Canada-wide list of organizations, services, and resources for lawyers and those in the legal industry!
LegalTree.ca - 'A growing resource for lawyers'
- "Legaltree.ca is a collaboratively built website with legal research resources maintained by the site administrators, and legal literature contributed by lawyers in the Canadian legal community."
CanLII (Canadian Legal Information website)
- "CanLII was founded and is paid for by the lawyers and notaries who are members of Canada’s provincial and territorial law societies, which comprise the Federation of Law Societies of Canada."

BizPal (Government of Canada)
This is a free online service for business permits and licensing. Use it to determine which licenses you will need to operate your business in Canada.
Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO)
Learn about intellectual property and search the CIPO databases for patents, trademarks, copyright and industrial designs.
Intellectual Property (MaRS Discovery District Library)
Includes sample agreements for partnerships, shareholders, distribution. Advice on protecting your ideas, who owns IP, and IP risk assessment.
Startup and Business Law Resources (Pinsky Law)
Information on a variety of legal startup questions including startup formation, agreements between founders, financing, securities law, and more. Pinsky Law is Canadian law firm which specializes in business and intellectual property law.