Use the Zotero Connector to import cases from CanLII into your Zotero library.
The Zotero Connector turns into a scales icon when it detects a case on the page (see image below).
Click the scales icon and Zotero will grab citation information for the case. It will also grab a PDF copy of the case.
Be sure to check the Zotero record for accuracy and completeness. Zotero will typically grab the case name and some elements of the print reporter citation (see image below).
It will not grab the neutral citation, the CanLII citation, or any of the parallel citations. Nor will it grab the abbreviation for the court or jurisdiction. You will need to manually add this information to the record yourself.
► See also Add a Neutral Citation to a Record and Add a CanLII Citation to a Record.
The Zotero Connector detects statutes in CanLII as "web pages".
Fix this by going into the record your Zotero library and changing the Item Type from "Web Page" to "Statute" (see image below).
Note: Because the statute record in Zotero is American-centric, you may need to use some creative workarounds to populate the record with Canadian statute citation information. See Create and Edit a Record for a Statute.
