Canadian Government Resources

Federal Government Publications

Ryder, Dorothy E. Canadian Reference Sources: a selective guide. 2d ed. Ottawa: Canadian Library Assoc., 1981.
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See pp. 18-24 for basic bibliographic information on Canadian federal and provincial government publications.

Canadiana. Ottawa: National Library of Canada, Pre 1901-present.  Electronic resource.  Also on networked CD.
One of the parts of this national bibliography lists federal government publications and one, since 1953, lists publications for the provincial governments.

This title is also available on microfilm 1993-2000
Perkins Microfilm: S30
and in print from 1951-1988, 1989, 1990, 1991
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Bishop, Olga B. Canadian Official Publications. Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1981. 
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This comprehensive guide provides information on the types of parliamentary and departmental publications issued by the Canadian federal government. There is also a chapter on the powers and procedures of the Canadian government which is a good overview.

Bishop, Olga B. Publications of the Government of the Province of Canada, 1841-1867. Ottawa: National Library of Canada, 1963. 
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Covers publications for what is now Ontario and Quebec for the period before confederation. The introduction gives a useful summary of Canadian governments from 1763 and a brief history of government printing.

Higgins, Marion V. Canadian Government Publications: a manual for librarians. Chicago: American Library Association, 1935. 
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Lists most government publications from 1867-1931.

Government of Canada Publications. 1979-1992. 
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Lists both parliamentary and non-parliamentary (departmental) publications. The previous title was Canadian Government Publications, which began in 1953. The first volume lists all publications in print at that time but subsequent volumes list only that year's output.

Microlog Index, 1979-1986.
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This monthly indexes Canadian federal, provincial and municipal publications.

Provincial Government Publications

Pross, Catherine A. and Paul Pross. A Guide to the Identification and Acquisition of Canadian Provincial Publications. Halifax: Dalhousie University, 1977. 
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Bibliographie du Quebec. Montreal: Bibliotheque Nationale du Quebec. 1968-present; available online 2003-present.
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Quebec government publications are included in this monthly listing of Quebec titles deposited in the Bibliotheque Nationale du Quebec.