Updated: April 19, 2010

CANADIAN STUDIES RESOURCES
Canadian Government Information

This page is a cooperative effort between the Michigan Canadian Studies Roundtable,
the MSU Canadian Studies Centre and the MSU Libraries

Note: All locations and call numbers for books & other materials pertain to the Michigan State University Libraries.

Canadian Federal Documents in the MSU Libraries Last examined on 4/19/10.

Canadian Federal Government Information Last examined on 4/19/10.

Canadian Government Statistical Sources Last examined on 4/19/10. .

Canadian Provincial and Territorial Government Information Last examined on 4/19/10.

Datadotgc.ca -- a "citizen-led beta for government data" that highlights which government ministries share their data in open formats so that the public can make use of it. Last examined on 4/19/10.

GovInfo (Government on the Web) -- provided by the University of British Columbia Library, this site provides a powerful search engine that identifies web sites produced by Canadian governments at all levels.Last examined on 4/19/10..

How'd They Vote -- "Have you ever wondered how your member of parliament has been voting? We've made it easy for you to find out! Contained herein are many of the pivotal votes in the House of Commons, complete with voting history, dissension, attendance and speaking habits." Last examined on 4/19/10.

LEGISinfo -- "an essential research tool for finding information on legislation currently before Parliament. This tool provides electronic access to a wide range of information about individual bills...[it also provides] a reading list; and other related Web links for House of Commons and Senate government bills. By bringing these sources together into one place, offers easy access to legislative information and reduces time spent researching these matters. Last examined on 4/19/10..

Open Data Links -- lists "Open Government Data" which is undefined. Last examined on 4/19/10.

openparliament.ca -- "This site is a volunteer, spare-time effort of mine. I built it because I think Parliament's goings-on are important—alternately fascinating, boring, and depressing, but important—and because I [Michael Mulley, a Montreal-based software programmer] believe that public information should be meaningfully public, which today means shareable and computer-readable." Last examined on 4/19/10

VisibleGovernment.ca - "a Canadian non-profit that promotes online tools for government transparency." Last examined on 4/19/10.

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