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National Library of Canada
  • Union Catalogue
     "...contains bibliographic descriptions, location and holdings information for serials and monographs, in all subject areas, held in more than 500 Canadian libraries."
  • virtual Canadian union catalogue (vCuc)
     "...users can search the catalogues of selected academic, public, government and special libraries either individually or simultaneously. New databases will be added as they become available."

Canada's Digital Collections
"...showcases over 400 Web sites celebrating Canada's history, geography, science, technology and culture. These fascinating Web sites range from treasures of federal institutions, such as the National Library, the National Archives and the Museum of Civilization, to the local histories and way of life of Canadian communities. Canada's Digital Collections also features a growing set of on-line educational resources, such as curriculum units, classroom activities, quizzes and games. One of the largest sources of Canadian material on the Internet..."

Canadian Constitutional Documents
A Legal History
By William F. Maton
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49th Parallel (electronic journal)
An Interdisciplinary Journal of North American Studies
"...quarterly electronic journal which aims to promote interdisciplinary study of the North American continent in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries."
- Published by the University of Birmingham (UK) - Dept. of American and Canadian Studies

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

  • Beetles of Canada and Alaska - (dead link) (Publication 1741/E)
    Based on Yves Bousquet's Checklist of Beetles of Canada and Alaska. 1995

Alberta Geological Survey

  • The Geological Atlas of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin
    "The intent of the this version of the Geological Atlas of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin is to widen the availability of both the material presented in the printed volume as well as to provide wide access to much of the underlying digital data."
    Compiled by G.D. Mossop, and I Shetsen, 1994.

Arctic Science and Technology Information System
"From the University of Calgary's Arctic Institute of North America, the Arctic Science and Technology Information System (ASTIS) database "contains over 46,000 records describing publications and research projects about northern Canada." This service, which has recently been made free with help from the Canadian Polar Commission, covers all of the major branches of science. The simple and advanced search features lead to citations of Canadian government and industry reports, journal articles, conference papers, theses, and books, from 1978 to present. Citations contain bibliographic information, an abstract, detailed subject and geographic terms, and a library symbol to aid in locating a publication. The database also holds close to 11,000 descriptions of research projects conducted in Canada's three northern territories (Yukon, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut) since 1974. Information about obtaining publications is provided at the search page. [KR]"
From The Scout Report for Science & Engineering [03/29/00], Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2000. http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/

Branham300 Online
"...annual ranking of the top 300 Canadian Information Technology (IT) companies..."

Canada Centre for Remote Sensing - (dead link)

Canada-Indian Treaties - (dead link)

Canada's Digital Collections
Subjects include: Business, Science & Technology ; Fine Arts ; First Peoples ; Geography ; Government ; History ; Labour ; Literature ; Social Studies ; Women.

Canadian Archival Resources on the Internet
"The purpose of this site is to provide a comprehensive list of links to Canadian archives and associated resources on the Internet. These include links to individual repositories, multi-repository databases, archival listservs, archival associations, educational opportunities, and other related sites. Links are generally limited to archival repositories, but museums and library special collections departments have been included when they contain reference to non-published materials."
Maintained by Cheryl Avery, University of Saskatchewan Archives and Steve Billinton, Archives of Ontario

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)

  • Radio One
    • IDEAS - (dead link)
      "...explores social issues, culture and the arts, geopolitics, history, biography, science and technology, and the humanities. Most of our programs are documentaries in which thoughts are gathered, contexts explored, and connections made."
  • Radio Two
    • CBC Arts Canada - (dead link)

Canadian E-Zines

The Canadian Encyclopedia
Sections include: Discover Canada ; Student Guides ; Games & Quizzes ; 100 Canadian Originals ; 100 Greatest Events in Canadian History.

Canadian Geographic

Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure

Canadian Jewish News - (dead link)
Internet Edition - A Selection of Stories from our Pages

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine / Journal canadien de la mÈdicine d'urgence - (dead link)
Published by the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians - (dead link)

Canadian Journal of Surgery (CJS)
- Published by the Canadian Medical Association

Canadian Landscapes - (dead link)
"This collection of photos of Canadian Landscapes and landforms is presented as a public service to illustrate the great diversity of Canadian scenery."
From Natural Resources Canada

Canadian Native Law Cases- 1763-1978
Native Law Centre, University of Saskatchewan

Canadian Newspaper Association / Association Canadienne des Journaux - (dead link)

Canadian Newspapers

Canadian Poetry Archive
 "The Canadian Poetry Archive features selected poems from over 100 early English- and French-language Canadian poets. Digitized from public domain anthologies found in the National Library of Canada's rich literature collection, the poems represent some of Canada's most notable poetry from the 19th and early 20th centuries."
National Library of Canada

Canadian Research Information Database
"...is a resource for researchers, policy makers, journalists, and all those interested in accessing the results of humanities and social sciences research in Canada. It features short descriptions of current research, focusing on research findings and their significance to Canadians...The Database includes descriptions of research projects undertaken by scholars in every province and discipline."

Canadian Rockhound
Canada's Earth Science Magazine
"...Canada's free online earth science magazine for collectors, beginners and schools. This website introduces beginners and children to the world of rocks, minerals, fossils, gemstones and Canada's geology. It also serves as an online resource for collectors. Here you will find more than one hundred online articles related to the earth sciences."

Canadian Subject Headings on the Web
"CSH is a list of standard subject headings (in English) on Canadian topics, which complements Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) and is compatible with LCSH in its underlying principles...CSH on the Web provides subject authority records for Canadian Subject Headings. The records are a cumulation of the entire list of around 6000 Canadian subject headings, including all headings in Canadian Subject Headings, Third Edition (CSH3), 1992, and its supplements, and new and modified headings since the publication of Supplement 12, May 1999
- National Library of Canada

The Columbia Gazetteer of North America
"With 50,000 entries, this most comprehensive encyclopedia of geographical places and features will prove invaluable to anyone for whom places hold fascination and who require accurate data about them. It covers every incorporated place and county in the United States, along with several thousand unincorporated places, special-purpose sites, and physical features, as well as Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean."
Edited by Saul B. Cohen
Originally published by Columbia University Press, 2000 this online edition by Bartleby.com, 2001.

Countering Anti-Semitism and Hate in Canada Today
 Legal/Legislative Remedies and Current Realities Racism, Anti-Semitism and Hate in Canada
The Nizkor Project

CPOL (Bibliography of Canadian Politics and Society)
"CPOL is an acronym for the Bibliography of Canadian Politics and and Society, compiled at the Library of the University of British Columbia by Iza Laponce...It is a selective bibliography designed to provide a starting point for research in Canadian government and politics. It contains more than 33,000 entries. The emphasis is on materials published between 1960 and 1995. There is also some earlier literature included going back to 1929. No entries have been made after 1995."

Discover Canada's Geoscience Heritage
"Capture the spirit of adventure and travel back with us through text and images to discover the rich scientific heritage of our nation."
From Canada's Digital Collections

Duhaime's Law Dictionary
 Especially relevant to Canadian law.

Electronic Text Centre - (dead link) Includes a nice collection of Canadian online databases and resources.
University of New Brunswick Libraries

Encyclopedia of Music in Canada
"This electronic version of the Second Edition of The Encyclopedia of Music in Canada (1992) is designed to enable musicians, music scholars, students, and music lovers globally to have immediate access to information about music in Canada."
National Library of Canada

GeoConnections
"...develop the Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure (CGDI), that will coordinate and make Canada’s geospatial data bases accessible on the Internet; coordinate partnerships between federal, provincial and territorial, private sector and the academic community."

Global Forest Watch
 "...an international data and mapping network that combines on-the-ground knowledge with digital technology to provide accurate information about the world's forests."


The Globe and Mail (Toronto, Canada)

Google Canada (English or French)

Government Information in Canada

Heavy Construction News
Canada's Construction Magazine
Free registration required.

The Hill Times: Canada's Parliamentary Newspaper

Hinterland Who's Who - (dead link)
"...wildlife vignettes have been part of Canadian television and popular culture for nearly 40years...Now you can enjoy the complete series of these educational vignettes on our website."
Canadian Wildlife Service

iCulture
CBC's online Arts and Entertainment magazine

Images Canada
"...provides central search access to the over 65,000 images held on the websites of participating Canadian cultural institutions. Through Images Canada, you can find images of the Canadian events, people, places and things that collectively are our heritage."

Indian Treaties - (dead link)
Selected Treaties from the National Archives of Canada
SchoolNet Digital Collections

Initiatives - (dead link)
A bilingual publication of the Institute of Canadian Studies, University of Ottawa

Journal of Canadian Studies

Knowledge-Based Economy and Society (KBES) Pilot Project
"Stemming from a 1996 initiative by the Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet of Canada, the Knowledge-Based Economy and Society Pilot Project studies the effects of the "technological and information revolution and the globalization of markets brought about by the rapid introduction of information and communications technologies" in transforming aspects of the Canadian economy and society. Included on this site is the conference summary report from the June 1999 conference on Skills Development in the Knowledge-Based Economy, several research papers, and links to related sites. [EM]"
From The Scout Report for Business & Economics [04/20/00], Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2000. http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/

McGill University Libraries - Digital Collections Program (DCP)
"...has been created to digitally capture and provide electronic access to McGill University's unique rare and special collections via the World Wide Web using advanced digital technologies. These collections include, rare books, maps, manuscripts, prints, photographs, sound recordings, and more."

Memorable Canadians
"Memorable Canadians is the new Web-based biographical index available through National Library of Canada's Web site. You can now search a growing database of over 200 eminent Canadian personalities using any of four efficient indexes: name, subject, endeavour and electronic resource. Memorable Canadians provides quick and direct access to biographical information on important Canadians who have contributed to the Canadian cultural landscape."

NASA Science News

  • Arctic Asteroid!
    "A 200 metric ton rock from space streaked across the skies of western Canada on January 18, 2000."
    Article from June 1, 2000.

National Atlas of Canada Online - (dead link)"...is responsible for the development and maintenance of an authoritative synthesis of information on the geography of Canada."

National Gallery of Canada - (dead link)

Native Career Magazine
"The first online Career source for aboriginal people of Canada."

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) - (dead link)

Playwrights' Workshop Montreal - (dead link)
"...is a professional theatre centre dedicated to developing contemporary work and new writers for the Canadian stage."

  • The Carol Libman Online Script Collection - (dead link)
    "The script collection includes over 500 script titles by Canadian playwrights which have been developed with Playwrights' Workshop Montreal since our founding in 1963."

Ontario Legislative Library Research Papers - (dead link)

Organized Crime and Corruption Bibliographic Database
 Nathanson Centre for the Study of Organized Crime and Corruption, Osgoode Hall Law School, at York University, Canada

Petun Research Institute Bulletins - (dead link)

Quirks & Quarks on CBC [Canadian Broadcasting Corporation] - (dead link)
"Join host Bob McDonald each week to find out the latest in science, technology, medicine and the environment ... Every week, the program presents the people behind the latest discoveries in the physical and natural sciences - from the smallest sub-atomic particle to the largest objects in the sky and everything in between. The program also examines the political, social, environmental and ethical implications of new developments in science and technology."

R. Eleanor Milne: The Making of An Artist in Canada
Includes: Album ; Essay ; Gallery ; Bibliography.
From Canada's Digital Collections

Seattle Times - Big Timber: The World of Weyerhaeuser - (dead link) (June 2003)
Sections include Logging In Canada [main link above] ; New Technology in Uruguay.

Spotlight on Military News
Includes international news, Canadian news & Canadian views

Statistics Canada

  • Canada e-Book
    "To make sense of this ever-changing country, the Canadae-Book uses sound, images, tables, graphs and both analytical and descriptive text to look at CanadaóThe Land, The People, The Economy and TheState."

[Terrorism] PBS FRONTLINE/WORLD - The Cell Next Door
Companion website to the January 30, 2007 broadcast. Watch entire episode online.
"FRONTLINE/World and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation go inside a homegrown terrorist cell accused of planning mass destruction and murder on North American soil. The Cell Next Door retraces events leading up to last year's arrests in Toronto of 18, mostly young, Muslim men - who are now standing trial -- and talks to the radical Muslim informant within their ranks who helped foil the attacks."

Virtual Museum of Canada (VMC)
"...celebrates the stories and treasures that have come to define Canada over the centuries. Here you will find innovative multimedia content that educates, inspires and fascinates! ... This groundbreaking gateway is the result of a strong partnership between Canada's vast museum community and the Department of Canadian Heritage. Spearheading the enterprise is the Canadian Heritage Information Network."

WWF [World Wildlife Fund] Canada

  • The Nature Audit
    Report No. 1 - 2003.
    "...its first biennial report on Canadaís efforts to conserve biodiversity. With a focus on improving conservation strategies in Canada, The Nature Audit is our first attempt at setting conservation priorities for the 21st century."

National Historical Documents

Academic Email Discussion Lists

H-Canada History and Studies - (dead link)
H-CANADA is the H-Net discussion list dealing with Canadian History. Home page has syllabi, and links to internet resources.

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