Government

• Canada
• BC
• Local

• US
• Foreign
• International

• Canadian Encyclopedia: "Government" entry

Government Websites

• Government of Canada (home page)
  • About Government
  • Departments and Agencies
  • Electronic Directory Services
  • InfoSource
  • Parliament
• Provinces and Territories

Journal & Newspaper articles

• Canadian Business & Current Affairs (CBCA)
• Canadian Newsstand
• Canadian Periodical Index
• Canadian Reference Centre
• The Globe & Mail (1844-2009)

Canadian Think Tanks

• Canadian Encyclopedia: "Think Tank" entry
• Directory of Canadian Think Tanks (Hillwatch.com)
• Foreign Policy Research Institute: 'Canada' listings
  directory of think tanks devoted to Security and International Affairs research and education

Other useful sources

• OpenParliament.ca

• Government of Canada Publications
  - search items known to federal Depository Services Program (DSP); some free online full-text; check Kwantlen Library catalogue for other items
  • Weekly Checklist of Gov't of Canada Publications
  • Subject Thesaurus >
  • Canadian Research Index (Microlog)
    - Kwantlen login required; to limit to Gov't of Canada publications, search by Collection (Federal)
    - index only; no online full-text; check Kwantlen Library catalogue for items
  • Carleton Library Government Document Search Tool
    - custom Google web search; select the Canada radio button and narrow results to Federal-only
  • Federal Publication Locator
    - Library & Archives Canada catalogue search; some free online full-text; check Kwantlen Library catalogue for other items
  • UBC Library Guide to Gov't of Canada Publications
    - search over 140 federal government websites using custom Google search box; useful supplementary tool for hard-to-find and ephemeral publications; full-text

  Legislation

  • LegisINFO
    - essential tool for tracking progress of legislation through Parliament since 2002.
  • Senate Debates Index
    - unofficial index covers from 1991-2005

  Other useful sources

  • Canadian Parliamentary Publications: A Research Guide
  • Commissions of Inquiry
    - includes links to Index of Federal Royal Commissions, and full-text Archive
  • Library of Parliament: Research Publications
    - excellent summaries of topical issues; full-text

• BC Government (home page)
• BC Government Directory
• BC Legislative Assembly
• BC Legislative Library (home page)
  • BC Government Quick Links
  • Library Publications
• Encyclopedia of British Columbia

Journal & Newspaper articles

• BC Newspaper Index (1991-2007)
  - selective index of The Province, Vancouver Sun and Times-Colonist, focusing on BC political, economic and social issues
• BC Periodical Index (1991-2010)
  - selective index of major BC magazines, focusing on articles about BC
• The Hook: BC Politics 
  - news blog from The Tyee online newspaper

• BC Legislative Library (home page)
  • Catalogue
    - use Advanced Search and limit to Collection 'BC Government Publications'
    - Library now creates PDFs of many BC gov't publications which are available through the catalogue
  • Monthly Checklist of BC Government Publications ^New
  • Current Issues, Background Papers and Background Briefs
    - very handy research starters for hot topics
• E-Publications for Libraries: A Web Shortcut to Finding Core Government Publications
  - list maintained by BC Libraries (Public Library Services Branch)
  - Kwantlen users can access the restricted resources (eg. QPLegalEze); if you have difficulty, go to the Library's list of databases and choose from there

Historical BC Gov't Publications ^New

• BC Royal and Special Commissions Checklists, 1872 - 2005
• Publications of the Government of British Columbia, 1871-1947 (PDF)

All provinces

• Canadian Research Index (Microlog)
  - Kwantlen login required; to limit to provincial publications, search by Collection (Provincial, or British Columbia)
  - index only; no online full-text; check Kwantlen Library catalogue for items
• Carleton Library Government Document Search Tool
  - custom Google web search; select the Canada radio button, then narrow results to Provincial Documents
• UBC Library GovInfo: Government on the Web
  - search web resources by title or keyword, or browse by Region (Canada) and Government Level (Provincial/State). Other limit options are Type of Content, Format, and Topic Area. Handy feature: limit to key resources or new resources only.

• BC Legislative Library: Local Government Links
• CivicInfo BC (incl. Local Government News)
• CivicNet (Union of BC Municipalities)
• Fraser Valley Regional District
• Metro Vancouver (formerly GVRD)

• Canadian Research Index (Microlog)
  - Kwantlen login required; to limit to municipal publications, search by Collection (Local/Municipal)
• Carleton Library Government Document Search Tool
  - custom Google web search; select the Canada radio button, then narrow results to Municipal Documents
• UBC Library GovInfo: Government on the Web
  - search web resources by title or keyword, or browse by Region (Canada) and Government Level (Municipal/Local). Other limit options are Type of Content, Format, and Topic Area. Handy feature: limit to key resources or new resources only.

• How Our Laws Are Made [graphic] ^New
  - excellent visual presentation of US law-making process
• Oxford Guide to the United States Government
  - Kwantlen login required
• State & County Quickfacts
• USA.gov
• US Courts
• US House of Representatives
• US Senate
• The White House

US Think Tanks ^New

• Concise Oxford Dictionary of Politics: "Think-Tank" entry
  - Kwantlen login required
• Top 25 US Think Tanks
  - ranking based on number of media citations
  - compiled by Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR)
  - indicates each group's political orientation
• Foreign Policy Research Institute: 'USA' listings
  - directory of think tanks devoted to security and international affairs research and education

• Carleton Library Government Document Search Tool
  - custom Google web search; select the U.S. radio button
• U.S. Government Printing Office
• GovEngine
• Government Information on the Web
• GovSpot - Information Portal
• MetaLib ^New
  - search multiple US Gov't databases at once, incl. GPO
• OpenCRS: Congressional Research Reports for the People ^New

• Oxford Companion to the Politics of the World
  - Kwantlen login required
• Country Background Notes (US State Dept.)
• Country Profiles (BBC)
• Election Guide
• European Countries
• Foreign Government Information (U of Colorado) ^New
  • by Country
  • by Subject
• Local Government Web Site Index
• World Factbook (CIA)

International Think Tanks ^New

• Global Go-To think Tanks Report 2011
  - annual ranking of influential thinking tanks from the U Penn Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program

• UBC Library GovInfo: Government on the Web
  - search web resources by title or keyword, or browse by Region (Canada) and Government Level (Federal/National). Other limit options are Type of Content, Format, and Topic Area. Handy feature: limit to key resources or new resources only.
• Government Gazettes Online
  - compiled in 2003

• African Union
• Commonwealth Secretariat
• Europa: Gateway to the EU
• European Commission
• G8 - Canada's Website
• Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
• Organization of American States
• Political Database of the Americas
• United Nations
• UN Watch
• World Bank

• Carleton Library Government Document Search Tool
  - custom Google web search; select the IGO radio button
• Europa (EU): Publications and Documents
• IGO Guides (Michigan State U) ^New
  • by Organization
  • by Region
• UBC Library GovInfo: Government on the Web
  - search web resources by title or keyword, or browse by Region (Global) and Government Level (International). Other limit options are Type of Content, Format, and Topic Area.
• United Nations Documentation: Research Guide ^New
  - excellent starting point
• UN: Official Documents