Vision, mission, raison d’etre and operating contex

Purpose

3. The purpose of the Commission is to study and keep under systematic review, in a manner that reflects the concepts and institutions of the common law and civil law systems, the law of Canada and its effects with a view to providing independent advice on improvements, modernization and reform that will ensure a just legal system that meets the changing needs of Canadian society and of individuals in that society, including

• (a) the development of new approaches to, and new concepts of, law;
• (b) the development of measures to make the legal system more efficient, economical and accessible;
• (c) the stimulation of critical debate in, and the forging of productive networks among, academic and other communities in Canada in order to ensure cooperation and coordination; and
• (d) the elimination of obsolete laws and anomalies in the law.