Useful Canadian Government Sites
Canada Site
http://canada.gc.ca/main_e.html
Access point through which Internet users around the world can obtain information about Canada, the Government of Canada and its programs and services. Primary access to the Business Gateway (www.businessgateway.ca/en/hi/), Information and Services for Canadians (www.canada.gc.ca/cdns/indiv_e.html) and Canada International, services for non-Canadians (http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/index.aspx).
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Aboriginal Canada Portal
www.aboriginalcanada.gc.ca/acp/site.nsf/en/index.html
Single window to Canadian Aboriginal on-line resources, contacts, information, and government programs and services.
Canadian Consumer Information Gateway
www.consumerinformation.ca/app/oca/ccig/main.do?language=eng
Initiative that includes over 35 government departments and agencies with an interest in consumer issues. This information portal provides access to consumer information on topics such as children, consumer products, fraud, housing, money, safety, transportation, and travel.
Canadian Federal Government Databases Accessible through the Internet (Depository Services Program)
http://publications.gc.ca/weeklychecklist/w05-03-Supp-F-E.html
Alphabetical list by department. Provides annotations and hotlinks to databases.
Canadian Parliament
www.parl.gc.ca/common/index.asp?Language=E
Government of Canada Files (Library and Archives Canada)
www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/archivianet/020105_e.html
The database contains over a million descriptions of files created by departments and agencies of the Federal Government of Canada including over 50,000 digital images. Useful for anyone interested in the federal government records held by the Library and Archives Canada.
Guides to Government Information (Depository Services Program)
http://dsp-psd.communication.gc.ca/Reference/guides-e.html
Offers help sheets, serials information, links to provincial printers' web sites.
Public Opinion Research Reports
www.porr-rrop.gc.ca/index-e.html
The Communications Policy of the Government of Canada requires all federal departments and agencies to deposit with Library and Archives Canada the final reports of all public opinion research contracted since August 1, 2006. Information about these reports can be accessed through searching by department/agency, contractor, year and key words in the title.
Statistics Canada
www.statcan.ca/start.html
The official source for Canadian social and economic statistics and products.
Service Canada
http://servicecanada.gc.ca
Launched in September 2005, Service Canada will integrate services from a number of federal departments to form a single service delivery network, providing information on a range of government services and benefits.
Structure of the Government of Canada (Canada Site)
http://canada.gc.ca/howgoc/glance_e.html
Helpful page providing a wide range of government information on Parliament, the Senate, the House of Commons, Cabinet, the Judiciary, Acts and Regulations, the Canada Gazette, Orders in Council.
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Depository Libraries (Depository Services Program)
http://dsp-psd.communication.gc.ca/Depo/table-e.html
Searchable database of libraries with collections of Canadian federal government publications.
Government of Canada Electronic Directory (GEDS) - Canada site
http://direct.srv.gc.ca/cgi-bin/direct500/TE?FN=index.htm
Federal governmental telephone and e-mail address directory information. Searchable by personal name and by organization.
Senators and Members (Parliamentary Internet)
www.parl.gc.ca/common/SenatorsMembers.asp?Language=E
Provides current and historical information on Members of Cabinet, Senators, Members of Parliament. Includes contact information
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