Guide to Making Federal Acts and Regulations

Appendix - Reference Material

Overview

This appendix provides a comprehensive list of reference materials and other documents that may be useful to anyone participating in the law-making process.

In this Appendix

Sources of additional reference material on:

Audience

Everyone

Key Messages

There are many places to look for additional information.


Parliamentary Democracy

Title Author Reference and Language Assessment
How Canadians Govern Themselves, 4th ed. 1997 Eugene A. Forsey http://www.parl.gc.ca/
information/about/
process/library/
forsey/how-e.htm

Bilingual

Easily understood
Parliamentary Process - Canada's Parliament at Work Parliament of Canada http://www.parl.gc.ca/common
AbourtParl_Process.asp?Langu
age=E

Bilingual

Portal to a wide range of information about the parliamentary process
The Question of Confidence in Responsible Government, 1985 Eugene A. Forsey and G.C. Eglinton Printed

English

Technical
Parliament: Canada’s Democracy and How it Works, 1995 Maureen McTeer ISBN 0-394-22006-4

English

Easily understood
The Parliament of Canada, 1987 C.E.S. Franks ISBN 0-802-05735-7

English

Good introduction
The Law-Making Process, 1991 Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel of the Senate Printed

Bilingual

Easily understood

Preparing Legislation

Title Author Reference and Language Assessment
The Role and Structure of the Privy Council Office, current Privy Council Office http://www.pco-bcp.gc.ca/
default.asp?
Page=Publications&
Language=E&
doc=Role/role_e.htm

Bilingual

Easily understood
Memoranda to Cabinet: A Drafters' Guide Privy Council Office http://www.pco-bcp.gc.ca/
default.asp?Language=E&
Page=publications&
Sub=mc&
Doc=mc_e.htm

Bilingual

Easily understood
Responsibility in the Constitution, 1993 Privy Council Office http://www.pco-bcp.gc.ca/
default.asp?Page=Publications
&Language=E&
doc=constitution/toc_e.htm

Bilingual

Easily understood
Designing Regulatory Laws that Work Department of Justice (Constitutional and Administrative Law Section) Printed

Bilingual

Detailed and technical
Manual for Designing Administrative Tribunals, 1998 Department of Justice (Constitutional and Administrative Law Section) Electronic version, available on the Department of Justice Text Workbench

Bilingual

Detailed and technical
Composition of Legislation, 2nd ed., 1976 E. A. Driedger ISBN 0-660-00443-7

English

Detailed and technical
Legislation Deskbook Department of Justice (Legislative Services Branch) Electronic version, available on the Department of Justice Text Workbench

Bilingual

Detailed and technical
Responsibility in the Constitution, 1993 Privy Council Office ISBN 0-662-58782-0

Bilingual

Easily understood

Parliamentary Process - General

Title

Author

Reference and Language

Assessment

Making Canada's Laws, 1997 Senate http://www.parl.gc.ca/
information/about/
process/senate/
senatetoday/
making_laws-e.htm

Bilingual

Easily understood
Erskine May’s Treatise on the Law, Privileges, Proceedings and Usage of Parliament, 22nd ed., 1997 Sir D. Limon, et. al. ISBN 0-406-89587-2

English

Technical
Bourinot’s Parliamentary Procedure and Practice in the Dominion of Canada, 4th ed., 1916 John Bourinot ISBN 0-716-52021-4

English

Technical
Glossary of Parliamentary Procedure , 2nd ed., 1997 House of Commons

http://www.parl.gc.ca/
information/about/
process/house/
glossary/gloss-e.htm

ISBN 0-662-63075-0

Bilingual

Explanation of terminology
The Legislative Process, 1992 House of Commons ISBN 0-662-58828-2

Bilingue

Good introduction
Parliamentary Calendar, current Library of Parliament http://www.parl.gc.ca/
information/about/
process/house/
calendar/calpre-e.htm

Bilingual

Easily understood
Canadian Parliamentary Handbook, 1998 John Bejermi ISBN 0-714-8143

Bilingual

Technical
Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1997 Parliament ISBN 0-969-31580-5

Bilingual

Easily understood
Notes on the Responsibilities of Public Servants in Relation to Parliamentary Committees, 1990 Privy Council Office http://www.pco-bcp.gc.ca/
default.asp?
Page=Publications
&Language=E&
doc=pco-notes/cover_e.htm

Bilingual

 

Easily understood
Guidelines for Preparing Government Responses to House of Commons Committee Reports, 1999 Privy Council Office http://www.pco-bcp.gc.ca/
default.asp?
Page=Publications
&Language=E&
doc=legislation/
govresp_e.htm

Bilingual

 

Easily understood

Parliamentary Process - House of Commons

Title

Author

Reference and Language

Assessment

Standing Orders of the House of Commons, current

House of Commons

http://www.parl.gc.ca/
information/about/
process/house/
standingorders/
toc-e.html

Bilingual

Technical

Annotated Standing Orders of the House of Commons, 1989

House of Commons

ISBN 0-660-54620-5

Technical

Précis of Procedure, 5th ed., 1997

House of Commons

http://www.parl.gc.ca/
information/about/
process/house/
precis/titpg-e.htm

Bilingual

Easily understood

House of Commons Procedure and Practice, 2000

R. Marleau, C. Montpetit

ISBN 2-89461-378-4

Bilingual

Technical

Beauchesne’s Rules and Forms of the House of Commons of Canada, 6th ed., 1989

A. Fraser, et al.

ISBN 0-459-32481-0

Bilingual

Technical

The House of Commons at Work, 1993

John Fraser

ISBN 2-893-10164-X

English

Easily understood

Committee Business, current

House of Commons

http://www.parl.gc.ca/
common/
committee.asp?
Language=E&
Parl=37&Ses=1

Easily understood

Time limits on Speeches, Statements and Debates, 1994

House of Commons

Printed

Journals Branch:

Tel.(613) 996-1086

Bilingual

Easily understood

A User’s Guide to House of Commons Publications, 1993

House of Commons

ISBN 0-662-60087-8

Bilingual

Easily understood

Order Paper, Journals, Hansard, Proceedings of Committees

House of Commons

http://www.parl.gc.ca/
english/ebus.html

Bilingual

Easily understood,

some technical

House of Commons Calendar

House of Commons

http://www.parl.gc.ca/
information/about/
process/house/calendar/
calpre-e.htm

Bilingual

Easily understood

List of Members of the House of Commons

House of Commons

http://www.parl.gc.ca/
common/
SenatorsMembers
_house.asp?
Language=E&Parl=37&
Ses=1&Sect=hoccur

Bilingual

Easily understood

Privilege in the Modern Context, 1990 House of Commons

ISBN 0-662-57585-7

Bilingual

 

Easily understood
Privilege in the Historical Context, 1990 House of Commons

ISBN 0-662-57584-9

Bilingual

Easily understood
Committees of the House of Commons: A Practical Guide, 5th ed., 1997 House of Commons

ISBN 0-662-63076-9

Committees Branch:
Tel. (613) 996-1190

Bilingual

Easily understood
A Guide for Witnesses Appearing Before Committees of the House of Commons House of Commons

http://www.parl.gc.ca/
infocom/documents/
guide-witness-e.htm

Bilingual

 

Easily understood
Parliamentary Privilege in Canada, 1997 J. Maingot

ISBN 0-773-51718-9

Bilingual

 

Technical

Parliamentary Process - Senate

Title

Author

Reference and Language

Assessment

The Senate Today

Senate

http://www.parl.gc.ca/
information/about/
process/Senate/
senatetoday/
senate_today-e.htm

Bilingual

Easily understood

The Canadian Senate in Focus (1987-1993), 1993

Senate

Printed

Committees Directorate:

Tel.: (613) 990-0088

English

Good comparison of Senate and House of Commons

Rules Of The Senate Of Canada, 1996

Senate

http://www.parl.gc.ca/
information/about/
process/senate/rules-e/
senrules-e.htm

Bilingual

Technical

Proceedings of the Committee on Standing Rules and Orders

Standing Rules and Orders,
Issue No. 1, 1991

Senate

Printed

ISBN 1187-2489

Bilingual

Clear explanation of 1991 rules

Party Standings and Senators

Senate

http://www.parl.gc.ca/
common/
SenatorsMembers_
senate.asp?
Language=E&Parl=37&
Ses=1&Sect=sencur

Bilingual

Easily understood

Order Paper, Minutes, Committee hearings and proceedings

Senate

http://www.parl.gc.ca/
english/ebus.html

Bilingual

Easily understood

A Guide to Witnesses Appearing before Senate Committees

Senate

http://www.parl.gc.ca/
37/1/parlbus/
commbus/senate/
com-e/pub-e/
witness-e.htm

Bilingual

Easily understood

List of Standing, Special and Joint Committees of the Senate

Senate

http://www.parl.gc.ca/
Common/
Committee_SenList.asp?
Language=E
&Parl=37&Ses=1
.

Bilingual

Easily understood

Regulatory Process

Title

Author

Reference and Language

Assessment

Government of Canada Regulatory Policy

Privy Council Office (Regulatory Affairs and Orders in Council Secretariat)

Bilingual

http://www.pco-bcp.gc.ca/
raoics-srdc/default.asp
?Language=E
&Page=Publications
&Sub=Governmentof
CanadaRegula

Easily understood

Federal Regulatory Process Guides

Privy Council Office (Regulatory Affairs and Orders in Council Secretariat)

Bilingual

http://www.pco-bcp.gc.ca/
raoics-srdc/default.asp?
Language=E&
Page=Publications&
Sub=RegulatoryProcessGuide

Easily understood

Federal Regulations Manual, 1998

Department of Justice (Regulations Section)

Bilingual

Technical, but easily understood

 

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