Research guides: Canadian government information: Useful resources

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Canadians and their Government: a Resource Guide
CanLII (The Canadian Legal Information Institute)
- provides access to court judgments, tribunal decisions, statutes and regulations from all Canadian jurisdictions
Constitutional Documents
- Contains the text of the Constitution Act, 1867, amendments made to it since its enactment, and the text of the Constitution Act, 1982, as amended since its enactment.
Historical documents relating to the drafting and adoption of the constitution of Canada: a searchable database (PrimaryDocuments.ca)
- Federal-Provincial Conference of First Ministers on the Constitution
Discover How Canadians Govern Themselves
- Interactive guide to Canada's system of government
Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation
Library and Archives Canada: Politics and Government
- This institution is responsible for collecting and preserving Canada's published heritage.
- Repository for federal government records of historical significance.The most complete collection of Canadian government publications are held here.
The Electoral System of Canada (Elections Canada)
- A History of the Vote in Canada

Print resources

"A Description and Guide to the Use of Canadian Government Publications" in Politics : Canada, 8th ed.
- Meticulous description of important Canadian federal and provincial government publications from 1867 to November 1994
- Extensive coverage of parliamentary publications
Canada 125: its Constitutions 1763 -1982; evolution of a democracy
- Highlights significant primary source Constitutional documents for the development of Canada as a Nation
- Provides a chronology of key events in Canadian history from 1492- 1992
Canada's Constitution Act 1982 & amendments : a documentary history
Canadian Government Publications: A Manual for Librarians
- Key retrospective work on Canadian government publications from 1840 to 1933
- A number of chapters cover parliamentary publications
- By Marion V. Higgins
Canadian government publications catalogue, 1928+
- J103 C35 Robarts Reference
- Annual print catalogue of publications
- Weekly checklist of Canadian government publications 1979 - 2015
- Canadian government publications; catalogue 1953..1977
- Daily checklist of Canadian government publications 1978
- Special list of Canadian government publications 1979 -1995
Canadian Official Publications
- In-depth analysis of Canadian federal government publications from 1867 to 1979
- Includes extensive coverage of parliamentary publications
- By Olga B. Bishop
Government Archives Division
- Description of textual and electronic records held in Government Archives Division of Library and Archives Canada as of 1991
- Includes Records of Parliament (RG 14) from 1828-1984, Records of the Privy Council (RG 2) from 1867-1986 and Records of Royal Commissions (RG 33) from 1823-1987
Government Publishing in the Canadian Provinces: A Prescriptive Study (1972)
By Paul A. Pross and Catherine A. Pross
Publications of the Government of Ontario
- 1901-1955
- 1956-1971
"Some Aspects of Canadian Official Publishing" in Government Publications Review, 1 (Fall 1973): 7-18
- Overview of Canadian official publishing, primarily from 1867 to 1973
- Emphasis on parliamentary publications and distribution of government publications in general
- By Pamela A. Hardisty
Updating Statutes and Regulations for all Canadian Jurisdictions
- Guide to updating statutes and regulations for all Canadian federal and provincial jurisdictions
- Current to 1994
Provincial royal commissions and commissions of inquiry, 1867-1982 : a selective bibliography
Federal royal commissions in Canada, 1867-1966: a checklist (Scholars Portal Books)

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