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Canada - Search Strategies

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Finding Canadian government documents can be a multi-step process.  We recommend the following strategies:

Known Item

If you have the title, ISBN, name of the author, etc, try one or a combination of the following tools:

Unknown Item

If you are searching for a subject or you are not exactly sure of the title try one or a combination of the following tools:

Search Tools

  • Primo: Library catalogue.
  • Canadian Research Index (1985 - ). GOVREF CA7 MC M33

    Paper index covering 1979-1983. Citations and abstracts to microfiche collection of all federal and provincial/territorial depository publications; hard to find non-depository publications issued by hundreds of Canadian federal, provincial / territorial and municipal government agencies and departments; scientific and technical report literature issued by research institutes and government laboratories; policy, social, economic, and political reports; Statistics Canada monographs and serials; theses and dissertations from Canadian universities.

    Note: Some items also available in Primo or online.

  • Depository Services Program
    Provides selected libraries across Canada with copies of Federal government publications. The McLaughlin Library is a full depository library. Web site includes the following useful tools:
    • Weekly Checklist
      Listing of book and serial titles which have been released each week by the Parliament of Canada, Federal Departments and Statistics Canada.
    • DSP catalogue
      Browse feature allows for comprehensive scan of publications by topic or department.
    • Electronic Publications
      Quick access to electronic publications within the DSP catalogue. Browseable by subject. Includes Library of Parliament Research Branch publications originally prepared for general distribution to Canadian Parliamentarians to provide background and analysis of issues that may arise in the course of their Parliamentary duties.

    Some items listed through the DSP website are available for free via Canadian Research Index Microfiche Collection, Primo or the Internet.

  • Canadian Government Information on the Internet
    Index to Canadian Federal, Provincial and Municipal Web sites.
  • GovInfo: Government on the Web
    Searchable database of government databases, directories, reports, statistics and statutes on the Internet. (UBC)
  • Index to Federal Royal Commissions
    This index provides author and keyword access to materials associated with more than 200 federal Royal Commissions that have taken place since Confederation. There are approximately 6800 items in the index that includes commission reports, briefs, submissions, evidence, working papers and other documents.
  • National Library of Canada
    The Electronic Collection of the National Library of Canada (NLC) consists of Canadian books and periodicals published online. It includes more than 3,000 titles published by both the commercial publishing sector and the government publishing sector.
  • Information for Canadians
    Information about Canadian government programs and services and where to get more information.

Government libraries

Government and legislative libraries are working towards providing information online for the general public. Many items can be access full-text online through these library catalogues.

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Last updated September 24th, 2009 by C.P. (details)