Canada
General Information
- Find Canadian Government Publications on the Web
- Government of Canada Official Web Site
- Service Canada - Current government programs and services.
- Government Electronic Directory Services (GEDS) - Contact information for government employees.
Parliamentary Information
- Parliament Website
- Debates - What was said in Parliament.
- Journals - What was done in Parliament.
- Sessional Papers - Documents submitted to Parliament.
- Library of Parliament Research Publications - Analysis of topical policy issues.
- Cabinet Conclusions - Minutes of federal cabinet discussions between 1944 and 1975.
- Elections
- Official Results - Complete, detailed results from the 35th General Election (1997) to the present.
- History of the Federal Electoral Ridings since 1867 - Federal election results, with useful background information.
Laws
- Statutes and Regulations - All federal acts and regulations currently in force.
- CanLII - Consolidated legislation, with annual statutes back to 1995.
- LEGISinfo - All bills from 2001 onward, with background documents, legislative summaries and other explanatory information.
- Orders in Council
- 1990-present
- 1867-1910 - Digitization of later years is ongoing.
Statistics
- Statistics Canada - Canada's official statistics agency.
- Online Catalogue (StatCan) - Searches Statistics Canada's electronic publications.
- E-STAT - Current and historical statistics from CANSIM and the census covering all aspects of Canadian society.
- Canada Year Book Historical Collection - Digitized copies of the Government of Canada's annual statistical almanac from 1867-1967.
- Immigration - Statistics from 1966 to the present.
- Community Profiles - Basic demographic and social data for all Canadian communities (figures from the 2006 Census)
- Census of Population
- Census of Agriculture
- Microdata files - Available through the Electronic Data Resources Service (EDRS).
- Industry Canada - Canadian Industry Statistics.
Databases and Full Text Documents
- Depository Services Program E-Collection - Access to the full text of Canadian depository documents.
- Government of Canada Publications Catalogue - Includes links to full text, when available. Documents found are available through the Government Information Service.
- Canadian electronic library: Canadian public policy collection - Publications from Canadian public policy institutes, government agencies, advocacy groups, think-tanks, university research centres and public interest groups.
- Government Reports Research Guide - A database for locating commission, committee and task force reports, as well as white and green papers. Coverage is from 1998 onward.
- Statistics Canada Online Catalogue - Access to the full text of Statistics Canada electronic publications.
- Early Canadiana Online (ECO) - Digital collection of Canadian government publications from European settlement to the early 20th century.
- Budget - The government's economic plans, progress and goals.
- Documents on Canadian External Relations (DCER) - Primary documents relating to Canada's foreign relations. Online coverage is currently from 1946-1959.
- New France: New Horizons - Primary documents covering the discovery, exploration, administration and society of New France.
Related Guides
- British North America, 1760-1867: Primary Sources
- Canada 1996 Census in Beyond 20/20: Census Subdivision (City)
- Canada 1996 Census in Beyond 20/20: Searching for Montreal Census
- Canadian Government Publications: A Citation Guide
- Finding Statistics Canada Information
- Guide to locating speeches made by Canadian Prime Ministers
- Manuscript Census versus the Published Census: a Reference Guide
- Tracing Canadian Acts from the Pre-Internet Era: Canadian Bills, Acts and Amendments
- How Canadians Govern Themselves - An introduction to government structure and functions.
- Information about Parliament records online (LEGISINFO FAQ)
- Contemporary Canadian Government and Politics: A Practical Research Guide (Mount Allison University)
- Canadian Parliamentary Publications: a Research Guide (University of Toronto) - Guide to the major publications produced by Parliament since Confederation.
- How to Cite Statistics Canada Products
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