Canadian Guide to Uniform Legal Citation

The book is bilingual, one half being in English and the other in French (Manuel canadien de la référence juridique) and is a bijuridical guide to the citation of legal materials.

[2] In contrast to other guides (such as the Bluebook) that are created and published jointly by multiple law reviews,[3] the McGill Guide is primarily written by full-time students on the McGill Law Journal and is published by a separate corporation.

[1] An online subscription version of the McGill Guide was made available on Westlaw Canada in 2014.

Online access to the McGill Guide made available Addition of a Foreign Sources chapter New chapters on France and the United Kingdom The 10th edition of the McGill Guide provides guidance on the style and formatting of the following elements of legal publications: Similar to other uniform legal citation guides (such as the Bluebook), the McGill Guide has been subject to scrutiny by the legal community.

[6] One of the most common criticisms is a lack of access to the book due to the price ($89.00), which is sold by Thomson Reuters, rather than directly by the McGill Law Journal.