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Great Sites: Federal Government of Canada

 

 

 

Federal Government of Canada



• Main Government of Canada Site

• Federal Departments and Agencies

• Prime Minister of Canada

• Gov't of Canada Electronic Directory
  Find government employee contact information

• Cabinet Positions and Opposition Critics (Shadow Cabinet)

 

 

Federal Laws

 

• Department of Justice

• Table of Public Statutes and Responsible Ministers

• Researching Federal Legislation
  KPL pathfinder

• LEGISInfo
  Current Federal Bills Information

• Canadian Legislative Information - Law Society of Upper Canada

• Orders in Council database - Privy Council Office

• Canada Gazette

 

 

Specific Departments

 

• Access to Information

• Agriculture

• Banking

• Bankruptcy

• Biotechnology

• Budget

• Citizenship & Immigration

• Consumers

• Courts

• Culture

• Diplomacy

• Divorce

• Elections

• Emergency Preparedness

• Employment

• Forms

• Health

• Heritage

• Housing

• Identity Theft

• Members of Parliament (MPs)

• Parks

• Passports

• Pensions and Government Benefits

• Persons with Disabilities

• Political Parties

• Publications

• Recalls

• Royal Commissions

• Rural Canada

• Statistics Canada

• Treaties

 

 

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Access to Information

 

• InfoSource
  Treasury Board of Canada; Sources of Federal Government Information

• Privacy Commissioner of Canada

 

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Agriculture

 

• Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

 

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Banking - Bank of Canada

 

• Unclaimed Balances
  Bank of Canada - locate dormant bank accounts across Canada

• Canadian Interest Rates
  Selected money market and consumer rates for the past 10 years

• Selected Historical Interest Rates
  Bank rate from 1935 onwards

 

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Bankruptcy

 

• Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy

 

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Biotechnology

 

• BioPortal
  Canada's Biotechnology Portal

 

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Budget

• Canadian Budget
  Ministry of Finance

• Stimulus Plan
  Federal Government

• Public Accounts of Canada

 

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Citizenship & Immigration

 

• Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC)
  Kitchener Office of CIC is located at:
  29 Duke St. E., Kitchener
  1-888-242-2100

• Citizenship Test Information
  Discover Canada: the Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship - study guide for Citizenship test
  Citizenship & Immigration Canada
  Welcome To Canada: What You Should Know - a guide for new Canadians

• Citizenship Test Information
  Local Information

• Permanent Resident Cards

• Come to Canada Wizard - Answer a few questions and we can help you understand how to visit, study or live in Canada.

 

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Consumers

 

• Canadian Consumer Information Gateway

• The Office of Consumer Affairs
  Canadian Consumer Handbook

• Healthy Canadians Site

 

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Federal Courts

 

• Canada's Court System
  Department of Justice

• Federal Court of Canada

• Supreme Court of Canada

• Tax Court of Canada

• Court Martial Appeal Court of Canada

• Court Decisions
  Canadian Legal Information Institute

Culture

 

• Centre for Intercultural Learning

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Diplomacy

 

• Canadian Representatives Abroad
  Dept. of Foreign Affairs - Who represents Canada in embassies and consulates

• Diplomatic, Consular and Other Representatives in Canada
  Dept. of Foreign Affairs - Foreign representatives in Canada

 

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Divorce

 

• Federal Child Support Guidelines

• Federal Child Support Guidelines Step by Step

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Elections

 

• Elections Canada
  Find election results, voting history, and more

 

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Emergency Preparedness

 

• Canadian Centre for Emergency Preparedness

• Public Safety Canada

• Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services (Ontario)

 

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Employment

 

• Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
  

• Service Canada - Training and Careers

 

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Forms

 

• Federal Online Forms by Topic

• Forms under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act
  Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy

• Canada Revenue Agency
  Tax forms, order forms online, forms and publications by topic

• Citizenship & Immigration Canada
  Citizenship Applications, Apps for those Inside Canada, Apps for those Outside Canada, Permanent Resident Card

• Passport Canada - Online Forms

 

 

Forms - Service Canada

 

• Forms List

• Access to Information Request Form

• Access to Personal Information Request Form

• Social Insurance Number (SIN) forms

 

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Health

 

• Canadian Institute for Health Information

• Health Canada

• Health In Canada - Your source for Canadian health statistics

 

Heritage

 

• Canadian Heritage

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Housing

 

• Housing Information
  Publications from the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation; statistics on pricing, sales and more

• Survey of Canadian House Prices (from Royal LePage)

 

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Identity Theft

 

• ID Theft: Frequently Asked Questions for Consumers

 

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Members of Parliament (MPs)

 

• Search for Your Member of Parliament - under House of Commons, fill in your postal code and click "Find"

• Parliament of Canada - Members of Parliament

 

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Parks

 

• Parks Canada

 

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Passports

 

• Passport Canada

• Contact Passport Canada

• Kitchener Passport Office

 

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Pensions and Government Benefits

 

• Canada Pension Plan
  Service Canada

• Old Age Security
  

  Service Canada

• Canada Benefits:Connecting You to Government Benefits

 

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Persons with Disabilities

 

• Persons with Disabilities Online

 

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Some Canadian Political Parties

 

• Bloc Quebecois

• The Conservative Party of Canada

• The Green Party of Canada

• The Liberal Party of Canada

• The NDP Party of Canada

 

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Publications

 

• Publications from Federal Government Departments
  From the Depository Services Program of Canada

• Search the Publications Canada Catalogue

 

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Recalls

 

• Healthy Canadians Site
  Search Food and Children's Product Recalls

 

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Royal Commissions

 

• Index to Federal Royal Commissions
  Library and Archives Canada

 

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Rural Canada

 

• Canada's Rural Partnership

 

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Statistics Canada

 

• Statistics Canada
  Main Site

• 2011 Census Site
  

  Links to 2011 Census data online

• Finding and Using Statistics

• Statistics Canada Publications by Subject

• Historical Statistics of Canada - 1983 Edition, Chronological Index
  Full text of the second edition of this key reference source

• How to Cite Statistics Canada Sources in your research
  Note: More statistical information can be obtained through the GDSourcing website. It provides a detailed listing of government and NGO statistical websites, and has a subject index to help you locate sources of statistical information.

 

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Treaties

 

• Canada Treaty Information

 

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