L. Contract and Agency Law

• Author: Ted Tjaden
• Profession: National Director of Knowledge Management McMillan LLP
• Pages: 213-215

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Scope Contract and agency law in Canada is governed largely by judge-made common law, although there is some legislation that affects contracts, including fraud legislation, consumer protection legislation, and sales of goods legislation (usually provincial legislation). Some regard is still granted to classic English textbooks on contract law in Canada, but there is now a large body of Canadian law on point to lessen the need to consult English authorities.

Subject headings

Contracts - Canada Agency (Law) - Canada

Books Fitzgerald, Jean. Fundamentals of Contract Law. 2d ed. Toronto: Emond Montgomery, 2005.

Fridman, Gerald. Canadian Agency Law. Markham, ON: Butterworths Canada, 2009.

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Books Fridman, Gerald. The Law of Contract in Canada. 5th ed. Toronto: Thomson Carswell, 2006.

Fridman, Gerald. Sale of Goods in Canada. 5th ed. Toronto: Thomson Carswell, 2004.

Hall, Geoff R. Canadian Contractual Interpretation Law. Markham, ON: LEXISNEXIS, 2007.

Harris, Gregory & Paul LEBREAUX. Annotated Business Agreements. Looseleaf. Scarborough, ON: Carswell, 1993. Harvey, Cameron & Darcy MACPHERSON. Agency Law Primer. 4th ed. Scarborough, ON: Carswell, 2009.

Klotz, James M. International Sales Agreements: An Annotated Drafting and Negotiation Guide. Aurora, ON: Canada Law Book, 1997.

MACDOUGALL, Bruce. Introduction to Contracts. Markham, ON: LEXISNEXIS Canada, 2007.

MCCAMUS, John. The Law of Contracts. Toronto: Irwin Law, 2005.

MCGUINNESS, Kevin B. Sale and Supply of Goods. 2d ed. Markham, ON: Butterworths, 2010.

Snyder, Ronald M. & Harvin D. Pitch. Damages for Breach of Contract. 2d ed. Looseleaf. Toronto: Carswell, 1989. Swan, Angela. Canadian Contract Law. 2d ed. Markham, ON: LEXISNEXIS, 2009. Also available by subscription on LEXISNEXIS Quicklaw.

Waddams, Stephen M. The Law of Contracts. 6th ed. Aurora, ON: Canada Law Book, 2010.

Encyclopedias Canadian Encyclopedic Digest:

· Agency

· Auctions

· Bulk Sales (Ontario)

· Contracts

· Deeds and Documents

· Sale of Goods

Halsbury’s Laws of Canada:

· Auctions*

· Consumer Protection*

· Contracts

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