Reference List
According to the American Psychological Association (2020) "most legal materials are cited in the standard legal citation style used for legal reference across all disciplines" (p. 355). The citation examples found in the APA manual are of U.S. legal material. For Canadian material, APA defers to the style outlined by the Canadian Guide to Uniform Legal Citation (McGill Guide). Follow the style outlined by the McGill guide for populating the sources in your Reference list. Do not include pinpoint citation as part of your Reference list as this is not required by APA. See our McGill Documentation Guide for examples.
In-text Citations
The notable difference between the McGill guide and APA, is the style for in-text citations. Rather than using pinpoint references and footnotes/endnotes, include in-text citations as per APA "(author, date)" style, where the author is the title of the legislation or the case.
Examples:
Reference List: Criminal Code, RSC 1985, c C-46
In-text Citation: (Criminal Code, 1985) or Criminal Code (1985)
Reference List: Fisher v Fisher, 2008 ONCA 11
In-text Citation: (Fisher v Fisher, 2008) or Fisher v Fisher (2008)