Canadian
Government & Legal Information
Table
of Contents:
Canadian
Government at a Glance
Canadian Legislature
Judiciary and Law Enforcement
Statistics and Demographics
This
guide is to provide general information about Canadian
government and legal information. Most of the links
selected in this guide are from Canadian Government
Official websites. Some sites hosted by Canadian
and U.S. universities are also included.
Canadian
Government At a Glance
This section includes links providing basic facts
about Canada and introductory information on how
Canadian Governments are structured. Government
Publication Sources are also listed.
Basic
Facts about Canada
Interactive
Map of Canada From Canadian Government Websites.
Basic
Facts about Canada
This official page from Canadian Government Site
provides basic facts about Canada such as national
symbol, history and people, economy, climate and
more...
Canadian
Government at a Glance
This is a sub-page of the official site from the
Canadian government. Since the political structure
is different from that of the United State, this
page provides an overview of major governmental
institutions.
How
do Canadians Govern Themselves?
A page from Canadian Library of Parliament explains
Canadian political structure.
Government of Canada
This comprehensive site hosted by Canadian Government
provides direct links to the primary Web sites of
Government of Canada departments and agencies.
Official Government Publications and New Resources:
Government
Publications
Government
Announcement
What's
New
Government
Institutions
If you are already familiar with the basic structure
of the Canadian government, the following links
will take you to governmental institutions such
as:
Sovereign
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Parliamentary
Senate and members
Members
of the House of Commons
Prime
Minister The Right Honorable Jean Chrétien
Canadian
Ministry
Department
and Agencies
Judiciary:
Canada's Court System
Provincial
and Territorial Governments
Provincial
and Territorial Governments An official site
for searching Canadian local government information.
The national capital of Canada is Ottawa.
Canada has 10 provinces and 3 territories.
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Canadian
Legislature
Legislative Process Beginning with Bill
Parliament
of Canada Official Site of the Parliament.
Virtual
Library
Hosted by the Library of Parliament. it is
a comprehensive source for finding Parliament documents.
About
Chamber Business
Provides definitions of terminologies used in the
Canadian Parliament publications. The navigation
bar on the left-hand column will lead you to both
the House of Commons and the Senate documents.
About
bill
Legislative process begin with bills, this sub-page
of the Parliament site explains the definitions
of various bills in the Canadian Parliament, such
as private bills and government bills etc.
Parliament
Bills
Bills can be located from this Parliament official
site. Links to House bills and Senate bills can
be found in the navigation bar on the left-hand
side of the page. Texts of bills are available
from:
35th Parliament,
36th Parliament,
37th Parliament, 1st session. It includes Legislative
Summaries (if available), and all available bills
in full text.
House/Senate Debates
House of Commons Debates:
Debates
of the House of Commons of Canada
This page includes links to the House debates of
the 37th Parliament, 1st Session (January 29, 2001
- Present) House
Debates Index (Hansard Index) -"is
the key to information about what is said by Members
of Parliament in the House of Commons during the
36th Parliament, 2nd Session"
Senate Debates:
Debates
of the Senate of Canada
Includes Senate Debates from the 37th
Parliament, 1st Session (January 29,
2001 -Present).
Journals of Canadian Parliament:
Journals
of the House of Commons of Canada
Goes back to October 1999.
Journals
of the Senate of Canada
Goes back to October 1999.
House,
Senate, and Joint Committees
Provides links to House of Commons, Senate, and
Joint Committees working on the Canadian public
issues on the left-hand navigation bar. Committee
reports and other publications are available from
this page.
House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and
Human Rights
Proceedings
and other documents online
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Canadian
Judiciary and Law Enforcement
Judicial System Overview
Canadian
Justice System
A page from the Justice Department site, provide
an overview of the Justice System in Canada.
Supreme Court
of Canada
This is an official page of the Supreme Court.
Decisions
of the Supreme Court of Canada
Maintained by University of Montreal. The collection
available currently dates back to 1985.
Canadian
Federal Court
Federal Court' s official site. For it jurisdiction
and its history, please look at About
the Court Provincial/Territorial
Courts
Via Canadian Legal Information Institute home page,
provides links to provincial/territorial Courts
in Canada.
Federal
Law Enforcement:
Department
of Justice Canada
The
Royal Mounted Canadian Police (RMCP)
RMCP maintained by the federal government is Canada's
national police force. "The RCMP enforces many
federal statutes, with particular emphasis on criminal
and narcotics laws.
Laws
and Regulations
Federal/Provincial
Case Law and Statutes
Via Canadian Legal Information Institute.
Consolidated
Statues and Regulations
A comprehensive site provided by the Justice Department
of Canada.
CANLAW.NET:
Provided by Canadian Legal Internet Service. A comprehensive
site for searching Canadian laws and other legal
information
Related
Sites:
Canadian
Law School List from Jurist Canada site.
Canadian Bar
Association Home Page
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Statistics
& Demographics
Statistics Canada
Statistics
Canada An official page from Canadian Government.
Two search tools are very useful for finding Canadian
Statistics.
1)
A-Z list
2)Browse
by Subject
include Economy, Land and Resources, People
and Nation.
Finding
and Using Statistics
Provides "A Key Source of Information on Canada
and Canadians.
Statistics
Canada Site Search Page
Search for Statistics Canada publications.
Historical
Statistics of Canada
Some downloadable publications are available from
this page.
Statistics
Canada Publications Available for Downloading
Maintained by University of New Brunswick Library.
Citizenship and
Immigration Canada
Publications
Includes Statistics/Reference, Policy and Legislation,
etc.
Immigration
Statistics
1966-1996 available online
Canadian
Economic Statistics
via Alberta University website.
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Special
thanks to Mary Mallory, David Griffiths, Karen Hogenboom
and Carol Krupka.
By
Foreign & International Law Librarian.
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