Canada: Federal Publications & Information Databases

Comprehensive Catalogues & Indexes:

Canadian Research Index

Access restricted. Available to registered students, faculty and staff at: UW, WLU. Eligible users can also connect from home.

Produced by IHS/Micromedia, the CRI provides citations and abstracts to many Canadian government (federal and provincial) publications, including annual reports, scientific and statistical reports and policy papers.

Check Trellis for document availability in paper and/or microfiche at WLU, or record the microfiche number in the Citation and refer to the "Microlog" collections at either UG's McLaughlin Library or UW's Dana Porter Library.


Canadian Government Information on the Internet

By Anita Cannon, the Depository Services Program and other contributors. Search for federal information by subject. Annotations are provided about what information is to be found in each departmental site.

For Cited Publications, check Trellis or the Canadian Research index for document availability in Paper or Microfiche

Canadian government Publishing: Catalogue

Browse by subject or by title. This catalogue lists only CURRENT, FOR-SALE publications from Government Publishing.

Check Trellis or the Canadian Research Index for Document availability in Paper or Microfiche.

Canadian Government Publishing: Depository Services Program (DSP) Catalogue

Searches the AWeekly Checklists which detail the government publications that have been distributed to Depository Libraries. Hypertext links are provided to full-text electronic publications if available.

Check Trellis or the Canadian Research Index for Document Availability in Paper or Microfiche.

Databases of Government Information

 

Listed by department, this list details the Canadian federal government databases accessible through the Internet, as of August 10th, 1999.

Some Links may no longer be active and the authoring Departmental Web site may have to be searched.

Electronic Publications

A selection of electronic FULL-TEXT publications from Statistics Canada, the Library of Parliament, the Translation Bureau, Treasury Board of Canada, Finance Canada, Industry Canada and the NAFTA Secretariat. Access is limited to Depository Libraries (ie. the TUG Libraries) and their users.

Check Trellis or the Canadian Research Index for Document availability in Paper or Microfiche.

News Releases This site contains news releases issued by various departments within the Federal Government of Canada. It is maintained by Canada NewsWire and is searchable by department, date and keyword.
Publications by Individual Department/Agency

Access free, FULL-TEXT publications from different departments.

Check Trellis or the Canadian Research Index for Document Availability in Paper or Microfiche.

Royal Commissions

This index can be searched by keyword or by the name of the commission.

Check Trellis or the Canadian Research Index for Document Availability in Paper or Microfiche.

Publications & Information Databases from Selected Institutions:

ArchiviaNet

Search ARCHIVIANET for information about the National Archives collections of historic federal government department files; Aboriginal, Colonial and Postal Archives; the AIndex to the 1871 Census of Ontario; Dominion Land Grants records; Canadian Expeditionary Force (World War I) documents; Immigration Records (1925 - 1935) and information on the Home Children.

Canada's Digital Collections

Search by title, subject or by keyword through online collections of Canadian information from many sources including the National Library, the National Archives, the Museum of Civilization and the AAboriginal Digital Collections.

Debates, Legislation & Judicial Publications

Contains the FULL-TEXT of the House of Commons (Hansard) & Senate Debates & Journals; Bills, Statutes & Regulations; the Canada Gazette; Committee Proceedings; Court & Tribunal Decisions; Constitutional Documents; Treaties & Conventions; and Orders-in-Council. Check Trellis for Document Availability in Paper or Microfiche.

Library of Parliament Publications

A selection of electronic FULL-TEXT publications from the Library of Parliament about current government issues and policies. Search by document type or by subject.

Check Trellis or the Canadian Research Index for Document Availability in Paper or Microfiche.

National Atlas of Canada

The Atlas allows maps to be created on a variety of themes such as social, economic and environmental conditions, including federal election results.

Statistics Canada Publications & Products

Access Statistics Canada online catalogue and many of their full-text electronic publications.

Check Trellis for Document Availability or the Tug Data Resource (TDR) Site for full Data Sets.

Strategis

The largest federal government web site, Industry Canada Strategis provides economic, business, consumer and trade information.

For Cited Publications, Check Trellis or the Canadian Research Index for Document Availability in Paper or Microfiche.

July 2001