Canada’s most advanced legal search engine

You type a query into the Westlaw Canada all-in-one search box

Just enter your query in simple descriptive words or use BooleanTerms and Connectors. Multiple content types are searched at once. No need to choose a database or even a particular type of content if you don’t want to. A single search will present you with primary sources, commentary, legal memos and pleadings, motions & facta.

Westlaw Canada searches the most authoritative legal information

Only Westlaw Canada combines the advantages of state-of-the-art search technology with the most comprehensive, most trusted collection of Canadian primary and exclusive secondary sources. You’ll have confidence knowing you’re drawing from the most accurate and reliable authority.

You are provided with the best results ranked by relevance

Westlaw Canada examines your search terms, citation relationship data in KeyCite Canada, and other document characteristics, to place the most relevant documents on top of your search result list – and it all happens in seconds. You’ll get the best documents for your research and a better understanding of the law.

So you can do your research more efficiently

Save time by using convenient filtering and re-sorting options that let you focus in on the information that is most important to you. Westlaw Canada lets you easily shape your search results in seconds, so you can conduct your research even more quickly and efficiently.

Explore the Innovation

Canada's most advanced legal search engine combs our comprehensive content to bring you ranked, relevant results with one plain-language query. Watch the video