A. Legislation and Web Links
Criminal Code , RSC 1985, c C-46 [“CC ”].
United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child [“UNCRC ”].
Youth Criminal Justice Act , SC 2002, c 1 [“YCJA ”].
Note: Bill C-75 amended parts of YCJA in 2019
Youth Justice Act , SBC 2003, c 85 [“YJA ”].
B. Books
Youth Criminal Justice Act Manual , Loose-leaf service. (Canada Law Book)
Nicholas Bala & Sanjeet Anand. Youth Criminal Justice Law , 3d ed. Essentials of Canadian Law Series (Irwin Law: 2012),
Lee Tustin and Robert E. Lutes. A Guide to the Youth Criminal Justice Act, 2012 , updated yearly, (LexisNexis Canada Inc: 2018).
C. Websites
Youth Directory of Youth Justice Resources
Youth Criminal Justice Act FAQs
Department of Justice: YCJA Overview
Youth Justice Fact Sheets
Chapters 1-7 Criminal Law · Youth Justice · Family Law · Victims · Public Complaints · Human Rights · Worker's Compensation
Chapter One: Criminal Law
Chapter Two: Youth Justice
Chapter Three: Family Law
Chapter Four: Victims
Chapter Five: Public Complaints
Chapter Six: Human Rights
Chapter Seven: Workers' Compensation
Chapters 8-14 Employment Insurance · Employment Law · Creditors and Debtors · Consumer Protection · Auto Insurance (ICBC) · Motor Vehicle Law · Mental Health Law
Chapter Eight: Employment Insurance
Chapter Nine: Employment Law
Chapter Ten: Creditors' Remedies and Debtors' Assistance
Chapter Eleven: Consumer Protection
Chapter Twelve: Auto Insurance (ICBC)
Chapter Thirteen: Motor Vehicle Law
Chapter Fourteen: Mental Health Law
Chapters 15-23 Adult Guardianship and Substitute Decision-Making · Wills and Estates · Citizenship · Immigration · Landlord and Tenant Rights · Small Claims · Welfare Law · Strata Law · Referrals
Chapter Fifteen: Adult Guardianship and Substitute Decision-Making
Chapter Sixteen: Wills and Estate Administration
Chapter Seventeen: Citizenship
Chapter Eighteen: Immigration Law
Chapter Nineteen: Landlord and Tenant Law
Chapter Twenty: Small Claims and the CRT
Chapter Twenty One: Welfare Law
Chapter Twenty Two: Strata Law
Chapter Twenty Three: Referrals
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