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McGill 9e Citation Generator
The Canadian Guide to Uniform Legal Citation (9th edition) is the standard for Canadian legal writing. Fill in the fields and copy the formatted citation.
Formatted citation
R v Oakes, 1986 CanLII 46 (SCC), [1986] 1 SCR 103.
Quick rules
- • Case names are italicised (rendered here in italics).
- • Neutral citation (e.g. 2014 SCC 71) precedes the printed reporter where available.
- • SCR / FCR are the official Canadian reporters; cite as [year] vol SCR page.
- • Pinpoints use at para X (paragraph) or at p X (page) depending on the source.
- • Parallel citations are separated by a comma — most-recent / official first.
- • Statutes use the Revised Statutes form: Criminal Code, RSC 1985, c C-46.