Research guides: Canadian government information: Ontario

General

Government of Ontario Official Website
Ontario Government Documents (OurDigitalWorld)
- Access over 120,000 government documents from the collections of the Ontario Legislative Library and the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
Legislative Assembly of Ontario (Library catalogue)
- To search for Session Papers: include the phrase "sessional paper" or the word sessional in your search
- Using the Series index to look for sessional papers can have a more precise result
- To find sessional papers by number, use the sessional paper number (e.g. 381/001) as a phrase
Government and Legislative Libraries Online Portal (GALLOP)
Ontario Government Documents Collection (Scholars Portal)
- Select the Collection from the Collection drop-down menu
Publications Ontario
Ontario data catalogue
- Print and digital publications

Canadian Research Index This link opens in a new window
- 1982 - 2018
- Major index to Microlog (CRI) microfiche set of Canadian federal, provincial and municipal documents (1978+)
- This set serves as back-up to the paper collection for federal and Ontario documents, but often the only location for print provincial material.
- Tip: search government bodies under the Company/org heading
- Search LibrarySearch or Canadian Research Index. Individual fiche are available via request through LibrarySearch or email gov.info@utoronto.ca for help
- Paper index before 1982

Government of Ontario web archive
- 2014 - present (University of Toronto Archive-It)
Canadian Government Documents (Google custom search)
- Further break down search results by jurisdiction (provincial and municipal)

Annual Departmental Reports

Earlier Annual reports can be found from the Sessional papers (1868-1947), Library catalogue and CRI (1973+).

Annual Reports (Ontario Government)
- Check GALLOP Portal for previous years' annual report
- Check also the appendix of the Results-based plan for the previous years annual report
Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General reports, 1961 -2015 (Internet Archive)
Ontario Department of Reform Institutions Annual Report, 1949 -1968 (Internet Archive)
Ontario Ministry of Correctional Services - Annual Reports, 1969 - 1991 (Internet Archive)
Ombudsman of Ontario - Annual Report, 1975 - 1996 (Internet Archive)

Economic development

Education

Environment & climate change

Government finance

Ontario Ministry of Finance
- Includes HST, Land Transfer Tax, Child Benefit, Sales Tax Credits and more
- Ontario Ministry of Finance Library, 1950 -2006 (Internet Archive)
- Ontario Ministry of Finance - Task Force Reports, 1969 - 2006 (Internet Archive)
Financial Accountability Office of Ontario (FAO)
Provides the Legislative Assembly of Ontario with independent analysis on:
- the state of the Procince's finances
- trends in the provincial economy
- bills and other proposals

Ontario's Fiscal Cycle

The Budget and the Estimates form a government's financial plan for the coming year while the Public Accounts report actual spending about two years later.

Ontario Budget
- CA2ONTR......B82....ENG
- 1872 - current (paper)
- 1990+ online
- 1893 - 2016 (online)
- 1868 -1995 online (Internet Archive)
Ontario Expenditure Estimates
- CA2ONTR........-O53
- 1932/33 - current (paper)
- 2001/02+ (online)
- 1871 -2001 online (Internet Archive)
Public Accounts
- CA2ONTR........-P71
- 1908 - current (paper)
- 1994/95+ online
- 1868 -1998 online (Internet Archive)
Ontario Quarterly Finances
- Current
- 1996-2021
Results-based plan briefing book
- Highlight what each Ministry has achieved for the previous year and what is planned for the coming year
- 2005-2015
- Also known as Estimates Briefing Book

Parliamentary

Ontario legislative materials
Includes Bills, Journals, Debates, Committees, Statutes, Regulations, Sessional papers, Gazettee, Order in Council and etc.

Public consultations

Public consultations (Ontario Ministry of Finance)
- Previous Ministry Consultations

Royal Commissions

Royal Commissions and Commissions of Inquiry established by Order-in-Councils
Reports can also be found from the Sessional papers (1868-1947), UTL Library catalogue and CRI (1973+)