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Provides access to Canadian legislation for data protection, privacy, and compliance via MCP-compatible clients.
Configuration
View docs{
"mcpServers": {
"ansvar-systems-canadian-law-mcp": {
"url": "https://canadian-law-mcp.vercel.app/mcp"
}
}
}You can query Canadian legislation directly from MCP-compatible clients to search, cross-reference, and retrieve exact provisions with context. This server provides access to core federal acts and key regulatory materials, making Canadian law searchable and AI-friendly for legal research, compliance work, and legal-tech development.
Connect to the Canadian Law MCP Server using either the remote HTTP endpoint or a local MCP client runtime. You can ask natural language questions like what a specific statute says about consent, whether a statute is still in force, or how provisions cross-reference with EU directives. The system returns exact provisions with citations and supports cross-references to related acts.
Prerequisites: you should have Node.js and npm installed if you plan to run a local MCP server. You can also connect remotely without installing anything.
Option A: Use remotely (no install required) — connect to the hosted MCP endpoint directly from your MCP client.
Option B: Run locally with npm using npx
Step-by-step commands
HTTP remote server: you can connect using the following MCP URL in your client. This is the default/preferred method for many users.
Local stdio server: you can run the MCP server locally via npm using npx. This is useful for offline or on-premise setups.
The following configuration blocks show how to wire a client to either the remote HTTP endpoint or the local stdio runtime. Use the exact JSON structures when configuring your MCP-enabled client.
Queries pass through the Claude API or your MCP client as you connect. If you are handling privileged or confidential matters, prefer on-premise deployment to ensure data stays within your environment.
Content presented by the MCP server consists of official statute text and cross-references; no court decisions are generated by the tool itself. Always verify critical citations against primary legal sources.
Content is sourced from authoritative Canadian legal databases, with verification against official government publications to ensure accuracy and currency.
The server offers a Free tier bundled with the npm package and a Professional tier that runs in cloud or local container environments. The free tier includes core federal acts and essential cross-references, while the professional tier expands to full consolidated regulations, guidance, and provincial summaries.
You can connect Claude, Cursor, Copilot, or other MCP-compatible clients to either the remote URL or a local runtime. Use the provided URL or the npx command shown in the examples to establish a connection.
Performs full-text search across all provisions using FTS5 with BM25 ranking to locate relevant statutes and sections.
Retrieves a specific provision by statute and exact chapter/section for precise citation.
Checks whether a statute is in force, amended, or repealed to confirm current status.
Validates a statute citation against the database to reduce hallucinations and ensure accuracy.
Aggregates citations from multiple statutes to form a legal stance on a topic.
Formats citations according to Canadian conventions (full, short, pinpoint).
Lists all available statutes with metadata and cross-references.
Provides server capabilities, coverage, and operational details.
Retrieves EU directives/regulations referenced by a Canadian statute.
Finds Canadian laws that implement a given EU act.
Searches EU documents with counts of Canadian implementations.
Gets EU law references that apply to a specific provision.
Checks the implementation status of EU directives in Canadian law.