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Welcome to the Canadian Studies Subject Research Guide

Welcome to the Canadian Studies Subject Research Guide!

This guide will highlight some of the major resources that are useful for research in Canadian Studies. Use the tabs above (Find Books, Find Articles, etc) for links to the resources you need to do your work plus useful tips on how to use them.

As always, if you need help, feel free to contact your Liaison Librarian (contact information in the profile box to the right).

Good luck with your research!

CanLit Guides

CanLit Guides
CanLit Guides is an open educational resource, created and maintained by Canadian Literature

Canadian Maps

Open Maps Open Canada
Open Maps provides access to the Government of Canada’s geospatial information.

Useful Web Resources

Database of Canada's Early Women Writers
The Database of Canada’s Early Women Writers (DoCEWW) at Simon Fraser University is associated with the larger Canada’s Early Women Writers (CEWW) project, which is part of the Canadian Writing Research Collaboratory (CWRC). Both projects include women authors who either lived for an extensive period of time in Canada or self-identified as Canadian, and who published some form of writing in English—in any genre and in any forum—up to and including 1950.
Historical Debates of the Parliament of Canada
Canadian Centre for Foreign Policy Development
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Canadian Institute of International Affairs
National Atlas of Canada
Canadian Museum of Civilization
Canadian Museum of Civilization. Plethora of interesting exhibits and information.
Canadian Geographic Online
Canadian Geographic online site.
British Association of Canadian Studies
Canadian Council for the Arts
Information on what the Council does
National Gallery of Canada

Reference Works

Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Online version of the Dictionary of Canadian
Canada Yearbook Collection: STATSCAN
The Canada Year Book is the premier reference on the social and economic life of Canada and its citizens.
Canadian Necrology Database
The Canadian Necrology database is a unique source of obituary and death information for both prominent and lesser-known Canadians, covering a time span from the late 18th century to 1977

Associations

Association for Canadian Studies
The Association for Canadian Studies (ACS) is a non-profit organization whose main objective is to increase Canadians’ knowledge of their country via conferences, publications, learning materials and research.
Canadian Studies Network
We are an association dedicated to serving the purposes of scholars - including faculty, students, and independent researchers - involved in the study of Canada through Canadian Studies programs or within other disciplines in Canada.
L’Association Française d’Études Canadiennes
L’Association Française d’Études Canadiennes est une association culturelle, à but non lucratif, régie par la loi du 1er juillet 1901. Depuis 1976, l’AFEC assure la promotion des études canadiennes en France. Pluridisciplinaire, elle est ouverte à toute personne physique ou morale qui désire œuvrer dans ce sens. Elle fédère également les centres de recherche français, spécialisés sur le Canada.
Association internationale des études québécoises
Promouvoir et développer les études québécoises hors de nos frontières.
Association for Canadian Studies in the US
The Association for Canadian Studies in the United States (ACSUS) is a multi-disciplinary membership based organization committed to raising awareness and understanding of Canada and the bilateral relationship.
International Council for Canadian Studies
The International Council for Canadian Studies (ICCS) is an incorporated non-profit organization governed by a Board of Directors and an elected four-member Executive Committee with a permanent Secretariat based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.