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Government Information

This guide covers the basics of finding and using government documents and provides links to various governmental and public resources.

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A big Thank You to The MacOdrum Library staff at Carleton University for creating and sharing this useful search tool!

 

There are many online databases for locating government information. The most frequently used are:

At the Canadiana link, there is a link on the page to Government Publications - "The Government Publications collection includes over 1.7 million pages of historical pre-1920 colonial, provincial and federal government documents. This collection includes government acts, bills, committee reports, court rules, debates, journals, ordinances, a selection of official publications from France and Great Britain, sessional papers, regulations, royal commission reports, voter’s lists and treaties."

Heinonline also is a source for some Canadian and Provincial Statutes - current, historical, and revised. Note that the collection is not complete, but additions are made periodically. When you connect to this database, look for the box titled Browse Databases by Name section, and click on the desired entry. There also is a Library Guide in the database for information about the Provincial Statutes collection - 

Sessional  Papers