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Provincial Government Information: Publications

A Guide to sources of information for Canadian provincial government information

General Resources

The following resources are explained further in the Find it at York page.

  • Print (paper) publications will be found via Omni (The York Library Catalogue). Instructions may be found on the Omni Search Guide
  • The Canadian Research Index contains records of Provincial Government Publications from 1980 to 2017. Narrow down your search by putting the name of the province in a separate field and in the advance search screen and selecting 'Company/Organization.' York owns microfiche copies of the items having a Microlog Number in the  Microtext Room (Room 118 of the Scott Library).
  • The Government and Legislative Libraries Online Publications Portal (the GALLOP Portal) contains the records of many provincial legislative libraries. for some of the publications, there will be links to digital versions.

Note: Print items listed below may be available at York or the Toronto Public Library. If there is no call number information, ask a librarian for assistance.

Alberta

Historical Catalogues and Bibliographies

  • Alberta. Public Affairs Bureau. Publications Catalogue. (Title varies) Quarterly with annual cumulations. 1973-1995?. [HNES Storage CAN6 ALB1 G62.4 P92 link to record]
  • Forsyth, Joseph. Government Publications Relating to Alberta: A Bibliography of Publications of the Government of Alberta from 1905 to 1968 and of Publications of the Government of Canada Relating to the Province of Alberta from 1867 to 1968. (1972: Thesis submitted for Fellowship of the Library Association).
  • Macdonald, Christine. Publications of the Government of the North-West Territories 1876-1905 and of the Province of Saskatchewan 1905-1952. Regina: Legislative Library, 1952. [TPL Toronto Reference Library 015.712 S13]

British Columbia

Historical Catalogues and Bibliographies

  • British Columbia Government Publications. Victoria: BC Legislature, 1981-1997 [Library has 1982-1984 in HNES Storage CAN6 BC1 P85.4 G69 HN 28557 link to record]
  • Holmes, Marjorie. Publications of the British Columbia Government, 1871-1947.Victoria: Provincial Library,1952. [SC-GOV CAN6 BC1 P85.2 P92 1871-1947 link to record] (currently unavailable at York)
  • Weston, Sidney M. Publications of the British Columbia Government, 1871-1937.Victoria: Provincial Library,1939. [SC-GOV CAN6 BC1 P85.2 P92 1871-1937 link to record] (currently unavailable at York)

Manitoba

Historical Catalogues and Bibliographies

  • Manitoba. Legislative Library. Manitoba Government Publications. 1970-2010.
  • Morley, Marjorie. A Bibliography of Manitoba from the Holdings of the Manitoba Legislative Library. Winnipeg: The Legislative Library, 1970. [SC Special Collections and HNES Storage Z 1392 M35 M6 1970 link to record]

New Brunswick

Historical Catalogues and Bibliographies

  • Atlantic Provinces Checklist. Halifax: Maritime Library Association, 1957-1965. [TPL Toronto Reference Library 015.716 A75 Stacks Request]
  • Bishop, Olga. Publications of the Governments of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, 1758-1952. Ottawa: National Library of Canada, 1957. [SC Z 1373.5 A1 B5 link to record]
  • Guilbeault, Claude. Guide des publications officielles de la province de Nouveu-Brunswick/ Guide to Official Publications of the Province of New Brunswick, 1952-1970. (M.L.S. Thesis : Univ. of Ottawa Library School, 1974).

Newfoundland and Labrador

Historical Catalogues and Bibliographies

  • Atlantic Provinces Checklist. Halifax: Maritime Library Association, 1957-1965. [TPL Toronto Reference Library 015.716 A75 Stacks Request]
  • Newfoundland. Information Services Branch. List of Publications. St. John's, Information Services Branch,1974- 1979.
  • O'Dea, Agnes. comp. Bibliography of Newfoundland. 2 vol. Toronto: Univ. of Toronto Press, 1986. [SC Z 1392 N53 O33 1986 link to record]

Nova Scotia

Historical Catalogues and Bibliographies

  • Atlantic Provinces Checklist. Halifax: Maritime Library Association, 1957-1965. [TPL Toronto Reference Library 015.716 A75 Stacks Request]
  • Bishop, Olga. Publications of the Governments of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick: 1758-1952. Ottawa: NLC, 1957. [SC Z 1373.5 A1 B5 link to record]
  • Nova Scotia. Legislative Library. Publications of the Province of Nova Scotia. Halifax, Queen's Printer, 1968-.

Ontario

Historical Catalogues and Bibliographies

  • Bishop, Olga. Publications of the Government of Ontario, 1867-1900. Toronto: Ministry of Government Services, 1976.
  • MacTaggart, Hazel. Publications of the Government of Ontario, 1901-1955: A Checklist compiled for the Ontario Library Association. Toronto: University of Toronto Press for the Queen's Printer, 1964.
  • MacTaggart, Hazel. Publications of the Government of Ontario, 1956-1971: A Checklist. Toronto: Ministry of Government Services, 1975.
  • Ontario Government Publications: Monthly Checklist and Annual Catalogue. 1971-1997.
  • Petsche-Wark, Donna and Catherine Johnson, eds. Royal Commissions and Commissions of Inquiry for the Provinces of Upper Canada, Canada and Ontario, 1792-1991: A Checklist of Reports. Toronto: Ontario Legislative Library, 1992.
  • Sage, Richard and Eileen Weir, eds. Select Committees of the Assemblies of the Provinces of Upper Canada, Canada and Ontario 1792-1991: A Checklist of Reports. Toronto: Ontario Legislative Library, 1992.

Prince Edward Island

Historical Catalogues and Bibliographies

  • Atlantic Provinces Checklist. Halifax: Maritime Library Association, 1957-1965. [TPL Toronto Reference Library 015.716 A75 Stacks Request]
  • Bishop, Olga. Publications of the Governments of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick: 1758-1952. Ottawa: NLC, 1957. [SC Z 1373.5 A1 B5 link to record]
  • Prince Edward Island. Dept.. of Education. Planning Library. Publications and Reports Tabled in the Legislative Assembly. Charlottetown, Queen's printer, 1971-1974.
  • Prince Edward Island. Island Information Service. Prince Edward Island Government Publications Checklist. Charlottetown, 1976-1999.

Quebec

Historical Catalogues and Bibliographies

  • Beaulieu, Andre, Jean Hamelin and Gaston Bernier. Repertoire des publications gouvernmentales du Quebec, 1867-1964. Quebec: Imprimeur de la Reine, 1968. with a Supplement covering 1965-1968. [SC Z 1373.5 Q4 B42 link to record]
  • Bibliographie du Québec. Quebec: BNQ, 1968-2003. [SC HNES Storage Z 1392 Q3 B5 link to record]
  • Vlach, Milada and Yolande Buono. Catalogue collectif des impressions québecoises, 1764-1820. Quebec: BNQ, 1984. [SC Z 1392 Q3 V45 1984 link to record]
  • Quebec. Ministère des Communications. Liste mensuele des publications du gouvernement du Québec. Quebec, 1981-1988. [Osgoode Core Collection Z 1373.5 Q8 Q79 link to record]
  • Quebec. Ministère des Communications. Liste bimestrielle des publications du gouvernenment du Québec. Quebec, 1989-1994. [Osgoode Core Collection Z 1373.5 Q8 Q79 link to record]

Saskatchewan

Historical Catalogues and Bibliographies

  • MacDonald, Christine, Publications of the Governments of the North-West Territories, 1876-1905 and of the Province of Saskatchewan, 1905-1952. Regina, Legislative Library, 1952. [TPL Toronto Reference Library 015.712 S13 Stacks Request]
  • Saskatchewan. Legislative Library. Checklist of Saskatchewan Government Publications. Regina: Legislative Library, 1976-. See above for electronic access, 1997+)

Northwest Territories

Historical Catalogues and Bibliographies

  • MacDonald, Christine, Publications of the Governments of the North-West Territories, 1876-1905 and of the Province of Saskatchewan, 1905-1952. Regina, Legislative Library, 1952. [TPL Toronto Reference Library 015.712 S13 Stacks Request]
  • Northwest Territories. Dept.. of Culture and Communications. Publications Catalogue. 1978-1994?.

Yukon

Historical Catalogues abd Bibliographies

  • Yukon Bibliography. Ottawa: Dept. of Northern Affairs and National Resources, 1964. (Covering 1897-1963) [SC-GOV CAN1 IN414.4 Y95 NO.1 Link to record]
  • Yukon Bibliography, Update. Edmonton: Boreal Institute of Northern Studies, Univ. of Alberta, 1963/70-1984. [SC Z 1392 Y8 Y8 1963/70 Link to Record]