Choose the Route That's Best for You
Pathways to the Law are research methods you can use on Westlaw® Canada to find the law and understand its meaning and applicability. Because Westlaw Canada is a uniquely comprehensive legal research system, you can follow a Pathway that fits your issue, your familiarity with the field of law, and your research style.
If you're working in a new practice area or topic, you may want to see the big picture first and then narrow your research. On Westlaw Canada you can go to:
– Canadian Encyclopedic Digest on Westlaw Canada for a topical summary
– The Canadian Abridgment Digests to find leading cases
– Or use KeyCite® Canada to note up relevant law, which also presents you with secondary sources
such as commentary, Words & Phrase, ICLL and Court Documents
Some researchers like to start with cases on point and broaden their research to other primary law and secondary sources. Whichever Pathway you take, Westlaw Canada gives you the same results because the information is integrated and is designed to find the law for you.
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