Welcome to the Canadian e-Discovery Portal. Here you will find all the relevant documents and resources pertaining to e-discovery in Canada, including regularly updated case law digests.
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News
2011-06-15 - Now available: The Sedona Canada Commentary on Practical Approaches for Cost Containment.
2011-06-02 - The Case Law Digests (Common Law) was updated.
2011-03-06 - The Case Law Digests (Common Law) was updated.
The Sedona Canada Principles
>> The Sedona Canada Commentary on Practical Approaches for Cost Containment (April 2011)
- Complete document (PDF)
- Handout (PDF)
>> The Sedona Canada Commentary on Proportionality in Electronic Disclosure & Discovery (October 2010)
- Full commentary, public comment version (PDF)
- Handout (PDF)
>> The Sedona Canada Principles: Addressing Electronic Discovery (January 2008)
- The Sedona Canada Principles interactive version (with LexActo)
- The Sedona Canada Principles (with full commentary, PDF)
- Handout (PDF)
Content Managers
- Peg Duncan, Independent Consultant in IT and eDiscovery, Ottawa, Ontario
- Dominic Jaar, KPMG, Montreal, Quebec
- Dan Pinnington, LAWPRO, Toronto, Ontario
- Frédéric Pelletier, Lexum Informatique Juridique, Montreal, Quebec
Background
There is a growing awareness of the importance of what is now known as electronic discovery. Lawyers in all areas of practice, not just litigators, need to be aware of electronic discovery, and the implications that electronic documents have in their respective practices and practice areas.
e-Discovery Digests
Related Resources
- E-Discovery Guidelines and Resources Page (Discovery Task Force, Ontario)
- E-Discovery in Canada (M. Felsky)
- E-Discovery Issue of LAWPRO Magazine (September 2005)
- E-Discovery Reading List (Practice Pro)
- Electronic Evidence Project (B.C. Courts)
- Making and responding to e-discovery requests (LawPRO Magazine)
- Model e-discovery precedents (EIC, Ontario)