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. Search the government sites listed on this research guide for current Canadian government information.

The University of Toronto Libraries has a large paper collection for Canada and Ontario, and a smaller, selective paper collection for the other provinces. We also provide limited access to current electronic government publications via our library catalogue.

• Search the library catalogue for government information 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)
  • Circulating materials are in Robarts stacks
  • Some materials are in our storage area, request access by emailing: gov.info@utoronto.ca
• Access collections of archived government websites
  • Library and Archives Canada (2005 - 2007, 2013+)
    • The site has been down since April 2020
  • University of Toronto (Government of Canada, 2007 - 2013)
    • News (Government of Canada)
      • May 22, 2013 - Oct. 25, 2017
      • Feb. 15, 2017 - present
    • Ontario (2013 - present)
    • Toronto (2014 - present)
  • Canadian Government Information Digital Preservation Network (CGI DPN)
    • British Columbia, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, Yukon
• 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 other digitized collections to see what you can access online.
  • Canadian Government Publications Portal
  • Registry of Canadian Government Publications Digitization Projects
  • Democracy's Library
  • Google Books advanced search: select "Full view only", e.g. search "exact phrase" by department name 
• Download the OA copy of the award-winning book: Government Information in Canada: Access and Stewardship to learn about the state of Canadian government information publishing.
• Attend the annual Government Information Day to explore solutions and themes related to accessing and preserving government information:
  • Recent and upcoming events
  • 2013 - 2018
• Browse our research guides for information by government body.