The 9th Edition of the Modern Language Associate of America (MLA) Handbook (p. 334-346) provides examples of U.S. legislation and court cases. Canadian adaptations of these are provided here. Cite these sources as outlined below, and follow MLA Style for bibliography and in-text citations.
Legislation
Reference Entry: Government Entity. Name of Statute. Statute and Jurisdiction Year, chapter, Date Accessed, URL (if online).
Example: Government of Canada. Criminal Code of Canada. RSC 1985, c C-46, 27 May 2025, https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/c-46/.
In- text: ...(Government Entity). OR Government Entity ...
Jurisprudence/Cases
Reference Entry: Cases name. Court. Date. URL (if online).
Example: R. v. Mohan. Supreme Court of Canada. 2017. https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/1131/index.do.
In-text: ...(Case name Page number). OR Case name (page number)...