British Columbia Statutes and Regulations Available for Free in 2009

The government of British Columbia announced this week that the province's statutes and regulations will be available online for free as of January 1, 2009:

"Free access to up-to-date statutes and regulations is made possible through a partnership between the Ministry of Attorney General, Queen’s Printer, the Law Society of British Columbia and the Law Foundation of British Columbia. The current legislation can be located on the Queen’s Printer website, www.BCLaws.ca, starting Jan. 1, 2009."

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"The redesigned website allows the public to access up-to-date statutes and regulations previously only available by subscription to QP LegalEze ..."

"As part of this initiative, B.C.’s statutes and regulations will also be published on the Canadian Legal Information Institute website at www.canlii.org. Known as CanLII, this non-profit organization’s goal is to make Canadian law accessible for free on the Internet. "