Paper distribution of the Government of Canada publications ceased in April 2014. Canadian federal government Information is now available in electronic format only. Many Canadian provincial and municipal government information is also available on the internet. Use the custom Google search above as a place to start. Filter results by level of governments.

How to find other Canadian government information:

The University of Toronto Library has a large paper collection for Canada and Ontario, and a smaller, selective paper collection for the other provinces.

• Search the library catalogue for government information at all U of T libraries by title or government body
• Visit our main print collection in Robarts Library
  • Non-circulating materials are on the 5th floor (arranged by CODOC system, see link below)
  • Circulating materials are in Robarts stacks
  • Some materials are in our storage area. Request these items online
• Access collections of archived government websites
  • Library and Archives Canada (2005 - 2007, 2013+)
  • University of Toronto (2007 - 2013)
• For early years, the Library holds the majority of government publication titles in large sessional paper sets, and these also are essential sources for that time period:
  • Paper copy
  • 1867-1900
  • 1901-1925
• Check our other digitized collections to see what you can access online.
• Download the OA copy of Government Information in Canada: Access and Stewardship to learn about the state of Canadian government information publishing.
• Browse our research guides for information by government body.