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Welcome to the Government Information Subject Research Guide

Welcome to your Government Information research guide!

The Library has a collection of Canadian Federal and Nova Scotia Provincial Government Books and Print Journals. These can be located by searching the online catalogue.

Many are located in the general book collection and can be borrowed from the Library. Those with a call number beginning with 2FG or 2CP will be located in the basement and must be retrieved by library staff. Most Government Documents can be borrowed, so do not hesitate to ask staff for assistance!

Finding Government Documents

Government of Canada Publications Catalogue
Catalogue of over 180,000 Government of Canada publications, including 70,000 free electronic publications.
Parliamentary Libraries in Canada
Search GALLOPP, the Government and Legislative Libraries Online Publications Portal.
Federal Departments and Agencies
Browse a list of all Government of Canada departments and agencies.

Canada Commons This link opens in a new window
Monograph publications from Canadian public policy institutes, government agencies, advocacy groups, think-tanks, university research centres and other public interest groups.
* Full text articles

Index to Federal Royal Commissions
Royal Commissions carry out full and impartial investigations of specific national problems. This index contains records of over 200 Royal Commissions since Confederation, including some electronic documents.

Recommended Websites

Government of Canada
The official website of the Government of Canada; the entry point for current information.
Parliament of Canada
The Parliamentary Internet, created and maintained jointly by the Senate, House of Commons and the Library of Parliament, offers information on the Canadian Parliament.
Justice Canada
Search the Canada Department of Justice website and find current Canadian laws, consolidated statutes and regulations.
Politics and Government Collection
A selective collection of links to Canadian government sites and key federal documents maintained by Library and Archives Canada.
Canada Gazette
The official newspaper of the Government of Canada, published since 1841.
Supreme Court Judgments
The judgments of the Supreme Court of Canada from 1876 to present.
Federal Court Decisions
Search or browse decisions of the Federal Court, 1990-1991, and 1995 to present.

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Open Information Portal
The Government of Canada has launched an Open Information Portal to provide easy access to information on government programs, activities, publications, and spending.

National News

Dictionaries, Encyclopedias and More

Reference books are located on the Main Floor near the Reference Desk.

The Statesman's Yearbook 2013
Call Number: REF JA 51 S7
Provides detailed military information in additional to country-by-country overviews.
The Language of Canadian Politics: A Guide to Important Terms and Concepts by McMenemy, John
Call Number: REF JA61 .M27 2006 (also available online!)
600 brief essays on the many facets of the Canadian political system, including institutions, events, laws, concepts, and public policies

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