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Canada This is a portal to information on and from the Canadian government.

Canada Border Services Agency
Canadian Confederation examination of Canada's evolution from four provinces to the present incarnation.
Canadian Federal Government databases
Canadian Laws
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
Departments and Agencies listed alphabetically.
Elections Canada
Federal Court of Canada
Federal Court of Appeal of Canada
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
Info Source This is a series of publications that provide assistance in finding information from the Canadian Government.
Library and Archives of Canada
Parliament of Canada
Provinces and Territories
Queen of Canada (Queen Elizabeth): Constitutional Monarch
Statistics Canada
Structure of the Canadian Government
Supreme Court of Canada

Additional Canadian Government Information

Center for the Study of Democracy at Queens University
Politics Watch current Canadian news and political events.

APEC Individual Action Plan - Canada
Report updated annually by each Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Member Economy recording its actions that help realize the APEC goal.
Australian Government - Canada
Country profile, economic and trade information, and foreign relations from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
BBC News Country Profile: Canada
A guide to history, politics and economic background of countries from BBC News.
CIA World Factbook - Canada
Country profile provides information on country background, geography, people, government, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues.
FAO and Canada
Information on economic and agricultural issues from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). It also has a good selection of maps.
Human Development Report on Canada
Provides quick statistics on human development, economy, labor force, and population from the United Nations Development Programme. Country factsheet is also available.
IAEA - Canada
Country factsheet on multilateral and safeguard agreements from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
IEA - Canada
Country information, energy-related statistics, graphs and publications from the International Energy Agency (IEA).
IMF - Canada
Country information, reports and publications from the International Monetary Fund.
ITC - Canada
Country-specific trade and market profiles, map, and trade statistics from the International Trade Centre (ITC).
Library of Congress - Canada
Country portal and resources compiled by the Library of Congress subject experts.
OECD - Canada
Country information, statistics, publications, and news from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
OHCHR - Canada
Country background, treaties, reporting status, calendar of events and publications related to human rights from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights (OHCHR).
UNESCO Worldwide - Canada
Highlights cooperation between the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and its Member States.
- Permanent Delegation of Canada to UNESCO
  Website of member state missions and their representatives to the UNESCO.
- UNESCO Communication & Information - Canada
  Country profile, news and links to related projects and websites.
- UNESCO Education Worldwide - Canada
  Education statistics, publications, plans, ministries, and news for Member States.
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics - Canada
  A selection of national statistics on education, literacy, science and technology, culture, and communication.
- UNESCO World Heritage - Canada
  Cultural and natural heritage properties and documents on the World Heritage List.
United Kingdom's Foreign and Commonwealth Office - Canada
Country profile covering history, politics, economy, human rights, relations with the UK, and travel.
United Nations Country @ a Glance - Canada
Country overview, news, economy, environment, health and technology from the United Nations Cyberschoolbus.
United Nations Statistics Division: Environment Snapshot - Canada
Country snapshots offer national environment statistics.
United Nations Statistics Division: National Accounts - Canada
"Statistics database contains a complete and consistent set of time series from 1970 onwards of main national accounts aggregates for all UN Members States and all other countries and areas in the world."
U.S. Census Bureau Foreign Trade Statistics - Canada
U.S. trade in goods (imports, exports and balance) with Canada.
U.S. Commercial Service - Canada
Country profile about doing business abroad by the Commercial Service, the global business solutions unit of the Department of Commerce.
U.S. Department of Energy - Canada
Country energy profile for production, consumption, U.S. oil imports, and CO2 emissions.
- U.S. Department of Energy - Canada
  Country analysis briefs on energy consumption and exports.

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Declassified Documents
Declassified information available from the FOIA Electronic Reading Room. Enter "Canada" as the search term.
- National Intelligence Council (NIC) Declassified Documents
  Database of intelligence reports, National Intelligence Estimates, and other publications produced by the National Intelligence Council or its predecessor organizations, the Office of National Estimates and the Office of Reports and Estimates since 1946.
CRS Reports - LexisNexis Congressional CU
The Congressional Research Service (CRS), the research arm of Congress, prepares reports (usually under 20 pages long) on topics of interest to members of Congress. Enter "Canada" as the search term.
Declassified Documents Reference System CU
Search this database to find declassified documents related to Canada.
Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC)
Department of Defense Scientific and Technical Reports Collection provides access to citations to unclassified unlimited documents that have been entered into DTIC's Technical Reports (TR) Database, as well as the electronic full-text of many of these documents. The site also includes databases that focus on individual topics.
Digital National Security Archive CU
Database of primary declassified documents regarding critical U.S. policy decisions. Enter "Canada" as the search terms.
Facts on International Relations and Security Trends (FIRST)
An integrated database containing information on armed conflicts and peace keeping, arms production and trade, military expenditure, armed forces and weapons.
Global Legal Information Network (GLIN)
"Public database of official texts of laws, regulations, judicial decisions, and other complementary legal sources contributed by governmental agencies and international organizations."
Human Rights Watch - Canada
News and reports related to human rights.
International Area Studies General CU
Collection of general databases from the University of Colorado covering international issues.
International Area Studies Statistics CU
Collection of international statistics databases from the University of Colorado.
LexisNexis Academic Country & Region Reports CU
News, country briefings, and country risk guides. Filter by country or choose "Country & Region Reports" from publication type.
Library and Archives Canada Electronic Collection
Contains Canadian websites, books, and periodicals published online by both the commercial sector and the Canadian government. Includes more than 30,000 titles and more than 75,000 serial publications that can be searched by several categories including full text.
PAHO/WHO Databases
Regional Core Health Data Initiative Table Generator System from the Pan American Health Organization, a regional office of the World Health Organization. Provides national health statistics and other data on the health situation in the Caribbean and North, Central, and South American countries.
SourceOECD CU
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD) online collection of statistical databases, books and periodicals.
UNdata
UNdata provides a single entry point allowing users to search and download numerous statistical resources of the United Nations System.
WDI Online CU
World Development Indicators (WDI) online contains statistical data on the global economy from the World Bank.
Worldwide Incidents Tracking System (WITS)
WITS is the National Counterterrorism Center's database of terrorist incidents. The WITS database coverage is currently from 1/1/2004 to 6/30/2007 and is updated quarterly.

Commonwealth of Nations - Canada
"The Commonwealth is an association of 53 independent states consulting and co-operating in the common interests of their peoples and in the promotion of international understanding and world peace. The Commonwealth's 2 billion citizens, about 30 per cent of the world's population, are drawn from the broadest range of faiths, races, cultures and traditions."
Delegation of the European Commission to Canada
The Delegations of the External Service serve European Union interests throughout the world.
Diplomacy Monitor (St. Thomas University School of Law)
Indexes current government news releases and other documents on diplomatic issues. Browse for documents by topic or documents issued by or affecting a particular nation.
Embassy of Canada in Washington, DC
Diplomatic representation of Canada in the United States.
Embassy of the United States in Ottawa, Canada
Diplomatic representation of the U.S. in Canada.
EU's Relations with Canada
Overview, country strategy, agreements, and documents on the European Union's relations with Canada.
Group of Eight (G-8) Information Centre
The G8 is an international forum for the governments of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Group of Twenty (G-20)
The G-20 is a group of 19 of the world's largest economies and the European Union. The G-20 is an informal forum that promotes open and constructive discussion between industrial and emerging-market countries on key issues related to global economic stability.
NAFTA Secretariat
"The NAFTA Secretariat, comprised of the Canadian, U.S. and Mexican Sections, is an unique organization, established by the Free Trade Commission, pursuant to Article 2002, Chapter 20 of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). It is responsible for the administration of the dispute settlement provisions of the Agreement."
NATO and Canada
Canada is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), an alliance of 26 countries from North America and Europe committed to fulfilling the North Atlantic Treaty signed on April 4, 1949.
Permanent Mission of Canada to the Organization of American States
"The OAS brings together the nations of the Western Hemisphere to strengthen cooperation on democratic values, defend common interests and debate the major issues facing the region and the world. The OAS is the region's principal multilateral forum for strengthening democracy, promoting human rights, and confronting shared problems such as poverty, terrorism, illegal drugs and corruption."
Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations
Website of member state missions and their representatives to the United Nations.
ReliefWeb - Canada
ReliefWeb, administered by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), provides news, documents, maps, and background information on emergency assistance by country.
UNHCR - Canada
News, operations, statistics, background, analysis and policy, and maps from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
United Nations Development Programme Partner - Canada
UNDP helps countries work toward human rights, democratic governance, poverty reduction, crisis prevention and recovery, energy and environment for sustainable development, and HIV/AIDS prevention.
United Nations Division for Sustainable Development - Canada
Economic, social and environmental policies and plans for sustainable development from the UN Department Economic and Social Affairs.
U.S. Department of State - Canada
U.S.-Canadian relations, diplomacy, and country background notes.
- Background Note - Canada
  Provides country background and foreign policy information for the American public from the Department of State's Bureau of Public Affairs.
World Bank - Canada
World Bank data, projects, and research.
World Trade Organization - Canada
Provides key information on trade statistics, WTO commitments, disputes, trade policy reviews, and notifications for member countries.

PAHO/WHO
Official site of the Pan American Health Organization, a regional office of the World Health Organization.
- Country Health Profile - Canada
  Information, health situation analysis, and statistics about countries in the Americas.
UNAIDS - Canada
Country situation analysis and news from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS.
World Health Organization - Canada
Information and statistics on the status of public health in Canada.

Canada: Security Assistance
Country-by-country listing provides information on Political-Military-administered security assistance funds from the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs.
International Court of Justice (ICJ)
ICJ is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. ICJ "has a twofold role: to settle, in accordance with international law, legal disputes submitted to it by States (Contentious cases ) and to give advisory opinions (Advisory proceedings) on legal questions referred to it by duly authorized United Nations organs and specialized agencies."

The Library Catalog, Chinook
There are numerous secondary, federal, and international sources of information on Canada available in the collection.

Try these searches to see some of the resources in Chinook, the library catalog:

Electronic Resources	Print and Electronic Resources
canada and econom*	canada and econom*
canada and histor*	canada and histor*
canada and politic*	canada and politic*
canada (government publications only)	canada (government publications only)

The * replaces up to five characters in a word.