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Canadian Government Policy: Home

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

Contents

This guide provides you with the resources to research the development and execution of public policy in Canada. It is broken down into the following sections:

  • Background
    How to locate newspaper and magazine articles, scholarly journal articles, and books using York University Library resources.
  • Grey Literature
    How to find reports, white papers, position papers, etc. from government departments, think tanks, universities, and other non-governmental organizations.
  • Government Information
    How to find government publications, government announcements, news releases, and speeches.
  • Parliamentary Proceedings
    How to find speeches in the House of Commons and the Senate, testimony given before Parliamentary committees, and how to trace bills.
  • Government Spending and Oversight
    How to research government spending.
  • Topical Guides
    Related YUL and other guides.