Citing Government Documents can be a challenge. Just identifying the parts of the citation can be a puzzle. Below are some online sites that may help you identify the information you require for a citation, as well as some examples in certain styles. Please note that the guidelines may differ from institution to institution.
If you have questions about citing these types of documents, please contact the Academic Skills Centre or ask your professor. You will need to know the style that you wish to cite (ALA, APA, MLA, Chicago, ASA, and so on).
Be aware that each sample is only one interpretation of how the rules best fit the example shown. Other interpretations are possible.
Specific Style Guides - these guides are by the Librarians at Simon Fraser University
Citing Canadian Government Documents - MLA Style: Examples, with a comparison chart for print and online documents. http://www.lib.sfu.ca/help/cite-write/citation-style-guides/gov-docs-mla
Citing Canadian Government Documents - APA style: http://www.lib.sfu.ca/help/cite-write/citation-style-guides/apa/gov-docs-apa The basis for this is the Publication Manual of the APA (6th edition.)
Citing Canadian Government Documents - Chicago Style http://www.lib.sfu.ca/help/cite-write/citation-style-guides/gov-docs-chicago Check the notes on the edition and the distinct citation styles.
Citing guide for Statistics Canada, PCensus, and CHASS data
Other sources for information on citing Government Documents
APA Citation Guide (6th edition) http://guides.douglas.bc.ca/content.php?pid=209783&sid=1756367 From Douglas College Library in British Columbia. They provide examples based on their interpretations of the APA.
York University SPARK (Student Papers & Academic Research Kit) - Citing Sources - see the right side for links to APA, Chicago, and MLA styles - the examples include Canadian Government citations.
Basic Information, including Statistics Canada materials
Brief Guide to Citing Canadian Government Documents and Statistics Queen's University http://guides.library.queensu.ca/gov/thematic-guides/citation Includes information on building citations, with specific reference to print, electronic, and microforms, as well as parliamentary, legislative, Standing Committees, Commissions, Departments, and Agencies.
How to Cite Statistics Canada Products https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/en/catalogue/12-591-X From Statistics Canada Content includes information on building your citation, with examples. See the left side of the page for links to the sections of the title.
The Canadian Guide to Uniform Legal Citation (also known as "the McGill Guide") is the authoritative source in Canada for citing legal materials. The BU Library copy may be located on the Second Floor KE259. C35 2010.
Western University Libraries has a page of citation options - found here http://www.lib.uwo.ca/services/styleguides.html. It includes non-specific style guides for Government Documents (brief and detailed) and a page of information specific to citing Royal Commissions, Commissions of Inquiry and Task Forces.
