Government & Politics
SOURCES SELECT® Links and Resources

• Government of Canada search engine
  Search federal government WWW pages and ftp documents.
• Government of Canada World Wide Web Site
  Complete listing of the World Wide Web sites of federal departments and agencies.
• Government Topic Index in Sources Directory of Experts
  A subject guide to experts and spokespersons on topics related to government in the Sources directory for the media.
• Industry Canada Strategis
  Large and well-organized site with extensive information about Canadian businesses.
• Library and Archives Canada
  Information about the collections and services of Library and Archives Canada, and direct access to a wide range of online resources.
• Parliamentary Names & Numbers Online
  Lists all federal Members of Parliament and Senators, all provincial legislators, federal ministries, federal agencies and Crown corporations, Canadian embassies abroad, provincial and territorial ministries, direct phone and fax numbers, E-mail addresses, World Wide Web addresses, all indexed by subject. Available in print and online at $75/year.
• United Nations WWW Site
  

Related Links

• Alberta Government WWW Site
  Information on provincial departments and agencies; detailed MLA information. Good selection of links to Alberta tourism and culture WWW sites.
• British Columbia Government WWW Site
  Governmental and tourism information. News releases from BC ministries.
• The Canadian Encyclopedia
  Information on Canada's history, geography, wildlife, politics, etc. with photos, illustrations, maps, and audio clips.
• CLE Legal Links
  
• Embassy Row Online
  Contact names and numbers for all embassies to Canada and all Canadian embassies abroad.
• Government of Canada Electronic Directory Services (Direct 500)
  Directory of the federal government. Searchable by name, number, department.
• GovernmentSources.ca
  Canadian governmental information.
• Intergovernmental organizations listed in the Sources Directory
  Media contact information for the major international bodies and intergovernmental organizations.
• Manitoba Government WWW Site
  Some MLA and departmental information; good tourism information.
• New Brunswick WWW site
  Information on all government departments, updated news releases, tourism information, good search mechanism.
• Newfoundland and Labrador Government WWW site
  Some useful government information, but lacking in depth.
• Nova Scotia Government WWW site
  Extensive information about the Nova Scotia government and the Legislative Assembly.
• Nunavut Planning Commission WWW site
  Information regarding the plans for the creation of Nunavut Territory, which will be created from the eastern half of the Northwest Territories in 1999.
• Ontario Government WWW site
  Sparse.
• Parliament of Canada (Parliamentary Internet)
  Detailed information on House and Senate committees, proceedings, debates; updated regularly.
• Prince Edward Island WWW site
  Detailed information on every aspect of PEI, intelligently organized.
• Privacy Commissioner of Canada
  The Privacy Commissioner of Canada is an Officer of Parliament mandated to protect and promote the privacy rights of Canadians.
• Quebec Government WWW site
  Good departmental information, together with cabinet and MNA information; some cultural and tourism information.
• Saskatchewan Government WWW site
  Detailed information on every provincial ministry and agency. Daily news releases from the government.
• Statistics Canada WWW site
  Texts of daily reports; publications catalogues; CANSIM directory and index to subjects with matrix numbers (but not CANSIM itself).