What is an annotation?
Traditionally, an annotated law will include information about the application and intent behind the sections in a law. While many of the QS Community and Expert annotations will include these types of annotations, we have broadened the definition to also include references to:
- Recent or upcoming changes
- Relevant or historical case law/decisions (with links)
- High-level research-oriented discussion and inquiries
- References to policy or white papers pertaining to a particular law (upload tools available)
By broadening the definition of an annotation, we can deliver a more dynamic, flexible and relevant research tool that will evolve over time and as laws change.
Types of Annotations
Quickscribe 2.0 offers you the ability to make and save annotations as Private (only readable by you) or Organizational (accessible to only those in your organization); both are encrypted. Annotations can also be posted to the Quickscribe Community. These are moderated and some restrictions apply. Quickscribe's Expert Annotators will contribute annotations for the benefit of all users.
In summary, an annotation is any note that offers additional substantive value for our users.
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Expert Insight (Annotations)
Whether you want to contribute and engage in the legislative discussions or simply benefit from reading the annotations made by others, Quickscribe's annotations deliver dynamic, value-added content that will enrich your legislative research experience.
Quickscribe's ever-growing panel of hand-selected expert annotators contributes annotations throughout the legislation for the benefit of all users.
You may also add your own annotations and save them as private (encrypted), organizational (only readable to those in your firm) or even shared with the QS community (moderated). The choice is up to you.
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Supplemental Notes
Supplemental notes provide you with yet another layer of helpful information about each section of law. Supplemental notes can provide insight on the “how” and “why” a section came to be. Notes can also be used to link you to relevant government documents, research papers, reports and news articles that provide additional context about the section you are reading. We believe that the more context you have, the better equipped you will be to truly interpret the intent of the law.
Private Annotations
You can easily and securely create and save your own private annotations (PAs) throughout the legislation.
PAs are fully encrypted and can only be viewed by you. You can search, edit, manage and delete these as needed.
QS will even transfer your PAs over to a new account should you move to another organization. By default, all annotations are set to private.
Organizational Annotations
Organizational annotations (OAs) will help to facilitate collaborative discussion and awareness about legislative issues and cases that may be of interest to others in your organization.
OAs are fully encrypted and can only be read or shared by others in your organization. For larger organizations, OAs can be filtered and saved to subgroups. You can follow OAs posted by colleagues and reply to or share OAs within your organization at any time. Document upload and link-building tools make it easy to contribute to the Knowledge Management for your organization.
To save an annotation as an Organizational annotation, select "My Organization" when you go to save the annotation. The default is set to save annotations as Private.
Community Annotations
Quickscribe Community Annotations are posted for the benefit of all Quickscribe users. Saving your annotation as a QS Community (public) Annotation (QSCA) is a great way to share and contribute to the ever-growing, collaborative knowledge base that comprises all users.
For example, your research may have uncovered a valuable tip or reference to a case that might be of interest to others using Quickscribe. Other users may want to initiate a discussion relating to the interpretation of a vague reference in a proposed law. The Community annotations are intended to facilitate this type of content/discussion for the benefit of all users.
All QSCAs are moderated and reviewed prior to publishing. Portions of QS Community annotations may also be published to various public sites.
To save an annotation as an Organizational annotation, select "QS Community" when you go to save the annotation. The default is set to save annotations as Private.
What is an annotation?
Traditionally, an annotated law will include information about the application and intent behind the sections in a law. While many of the QS Community and Expert annotations will include these types of annotations, we have broadened the definition to also include references to:
- Recent or upcoming changes
- Relevant or historical case law/decisions (with links)
- High-level research-oriented discussion and inquiries
- References to policy or white papers pertaining to a particular law (upload tools available)
By broadening the definition of an annotation, we can deliver a more dynamic, flexible and relevant research tool that will evolve over time and as laws change.
Types of Annotations
Quickscribe 2.0 offers you the ability to make and save annotations as Private (only readable by you) or Organizational (accessible to only those in your organization); both are encrypted. Annotations can also be posted to the Quickscribe Community. These are moderated and some restrictions apply. Quickscribe's Expert Annotators will contribute annotations for the benefit of all users.
In summary, an annotation is any note that offers additional substantive value for our users.
Annotations from our Quickscribe Experts
Neither the Wildfire Act or the Wildfire Regulation limit or otherwise qualify the term “fire” by use of terms “burning fire” or “embers”, and there is nothing to suggest that the use of “fire” in the legislation refers only to a...
Jeff Waatainen, DLA Piper LLP on WILDFIRE REGULATION 38/2005
In 2023, the Supreme Court of Canada deemed the federal Impact Assessment Act unconstitutional on the basis that, in general terms, it exceeds the bounds of federal jurisdiction as set out in s. 91 of the Constitution Act, 1867. We can expect the federal government to introduc...
Richard Bereti, Harper Grey LLP on IMPACT ASSESSMENT ACT [FEDERAL]
The purpose of the limitation period in s. 75 is to ensure the timely determination of contraventions. This means that the words "first came to the knowledge" in s. 75(1) should start at the earliest point in the process when the facts leading to the determination are kn...
Mark Oulton, NATHANSON, SCHACHTER & THOMPSON LLP on FOREST AND RANGE PRACTICES ACT
Section 47(8) empowers a court to determine whether a site is or was a contaminated site in the absence of an administrative determination or consideration under s. 44 of the EMA. However, it is a precondition of the court’s exercise of jurisdiction that an “independent re...
Richard Bereti, Harper Grey LLP on ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ACT
Section 20 of the Forest Act establishes the authority of the Timber Sale Manager to invite applications for a Timber Sale Licence ("TSL"). The Act does not fetter the Timber Sale Manager's discretion in that regard. There are no prescribed statutory pre-condition to invitin...
Mark Oulton, NATHANSON, SCHACHTER & THOMPSON LLP on FOREST ACT
Neither the Wildfire Act or the Wildfire Regulation limit or otherwise qualify the term “fire” by use of terms “burning fire” or “embers”, and there is nothing to suggest that the use of “fire” in the legislat...
Jeff Waatainen, DLA Piper LLP on WILDFIRE REGULATION 38/2005
