CANS 200: Introduction to the Study of Canada

Background Information

These sources provide context and lead you to finding other published research.

• The Canadian Encyclopedia
• The Oxford Companion to Canadian History
• Dictionary of Canadian Biography
• The Encyclopedia of Literature in Canada
• The Encyclopedia of Music in Canada

Secondary Sources

Books

• Library catalogue

Peer-reviewed articles

• CBCA Complete (Interdisciplinary)
• CPI.Q (Interdisciplinary)
• America: History and Life (Canadian history)
• Canadian Literary Centre (Canadian literature)
• MLA Bibliography (Literature)
• International Political Science Abstracts (Politics)
• Google Scholar (Interdisciplinary)

Primary Sources

Newspaper Articles

• Globe and Mail: Canada’s Heritage From 1844
• Toronto Star: Pages of the Past, 1892-2002
• Canadian Newsstand (1985-)
• Newscan (Quebec newspapers, 1985-)
• Google News Archive
• Quebec Historical Newspapers
• Manitoba Historical Newspapers
• Prairie Newspapers

Books, reports, speeches, etc.

• Early Canadiana Online (for pre-1900 material)
• Debates of the House of Commons (text of speeches by MPs)

Other useful guides

• Canadian Art
• Canadian History
• Canadian Literature
• Canadian Music
• Canadian Politics