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Canadian Government Policy: Government Information

This Guide will assist you in researching Federal Government policy in Canada using both governmental and non-governmental sources

Finding Government Information

For more information on the resources listed here, including search tips and techniques, go to the Details page.

Books and Serials

Printed government publications kept in paper are catalogued and may be found in the same manner as any other book or periodical. Three areas of the collection are organized by a different system and kept in separate sections of the Library: SC-GOV-REF (2nd floor), SCOTT-GOV (3rd floor), and SCOTT-MICR (rm 118). Additionally, some material is kept in storage with the location code, HNES-STOR and may be requested by using the Request from Storage button. When searching the catalogue, add "Canada" as an author keyword (Note: if "Canadian" is in the name of the agency, use that instead): 

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Microforms

The following should be used to find Canadian government publications in microform. If an item in the index has been filmed, it will have a Microlog Number. The document will be found in the Microlog collection (J 103 M5) in rm 118 of the Scott Library: 

  • Canadian Research Index (updated) (2000-2019)
    Some of the recent documents are available digitally. Others will have a Microlog number and are found as noted above.
  • MICROLOG Index (1974-2003)
    Published under many titles over time: Profile Index (Provincial Publications, 1973-1978), Publicat (Federal Publications, 1977-78), and Urban Index (Municipal Publications,1977-78), Merged to form Microlog Index (1979-1987), Microlog: The Canadian Research Index (1987-1994), Canadian Research Index (1995-2003). If an item in nay of these was filmed, it will have a Microlog number and will be found as noted above.

General Canadian Government Resources