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About.com: French-Canadian Culture: Offers original articles and features about French-Canadian culture, plus annotated links to selected relevant Internet resources, compiled by a subject specialist, a subject-specific bulletin board, and details of related news and events. Topics include Acadia, authors and literature, Cajun music, cinema, food, French language, genealogy, geography, heritage and traditions, history, museums, music, newspapers, sovereignty, travel and tourism, and universities.
Author: About.com
Subjects: canada, canadian news, cultural studies, french language
DeweyClass: 305.114
Resource type: documents, forum, index, news
Association for Canadian Studies: The Association for Canadian Studies is dedicated to the promotion of research, teaching and publications on Canada. Conference information, publications and Canadian educational resources are provided.
Author: Association for Canadian Studies
Subjects: canada, canadian history
DeweyClass: 971
Resource type: institution
Canada Council for the Arts: Offers information on grants, services, and awards offered to Canadian artists and arts organisations. Also provides the latest council news, events information, and access to a free quarterly newsletter.
Author: Canada Council for the Arts
Subjects: art links, artists, canada
DeweyClass: 706
Resource type: documents
Canada Country Report on Human Rights Practices for 2006: Detailed assessment of human rights practices in Canada. Topics assessed include torture, arbitrary detention or exile, fair public trial, freedom of speech and press, freedom of assembly, movement and religion; democratic rights, worker rights, and discrimination based on race, sex, religion, disability, language, or social status.
Author: US Department of State
Subjects: canada, canadian government
DeweyClass: 323.71
Resource type: document
Canada Site: Official information from the government of Canada.
Author: Canadian Government
Subjects: canada, canadian government
DeweyClass: 351.71
Resource type: government
Canada's Digital Collections archived at Library and Archives Canada: Lists and links to the projects included in Canada's Digital Collections (CDC). CDC was operated by Industry Canada between 1996 and 2004 to provide young Canadians with skills and experience in preparing digital Canadian content of local, regional and international interest. The project has now been archived here by Library and Archives Canada.
Author: Library and Archives Canada
Subjects: canada, canadian history
DeweyClass: 971
Resource type: documents, images, moving images, sounds
Canadian Archaeological Radiocarbon Database: Online database of radiocarbon measurements indicating the age of archaeological and vertebrate sites in Canada. Searches can be conducted by entering Borden block, Borden number, site name, province, laboratory number, material dated, cultural affiliation, or range of dates. Information returned includes full radiocarbon (carbon-14) measurements, including provenience, taxon information, and comments. Also available in French.
Author: Morlan, Richard, Canadian Museum of Civilization
Subjects: archaeology research, canada, palaeontology
DeweyClass: 560
Resource type: reference data
Canadian Army Lessons Learned Centre: Disseminates lessons learned from analysis of recent Canadian and Allied military operations and training experiences. Information is offered in English and French.
Author: Canadian Army Lessons Learned Centre
Subjects: canada, military operations
DeweyClass: 355
Resource type: documents
Canadian Biodiversity Information Network: Offers an insight to Canada's biodiversity by presenting information on issues such as the loss of species, evolutionary perspectives, general concepts like genetics and habitats, and the effects of forestry, agriculture, urbanisation, fishing, and environmental pollutants. Also publicises related events and provides a catalogued collection of resources. English/French language option given.
Author: Environment Canada
Subjects: biodiversity, canada, canadian geography
DeweyClass: 577
Resource type: documents
Canadian Education on the Web: Includes details of educational organisations, universities, schools, databases, journals, educational libraries, and ministries of education.
Author: Marian Press
Subjects: canada, canadian education, canadian libraries
DeweyClass: 370
Resource type: documents
Canadian Encyclopedia Online: Searchable Canadian reference resource giving definitions of terms, together with links to suggested reading material which offer further information and put queries into context. Available in English and French.
Author: Canadian Encyclopedia
Subjects: canada, canadian geography, canadian history, reference
DeweyClass: 917
Resource type: reference documents
Canadian Federation for Humanities and Social Sciences: Group of learned societies, universities, colleges, and individuals involved in the humanities and social sciences arena in Canada. Offers information on federation activities, access to a database featuring descriptions of current research projects and their significance to Canadians, and views held on electronic journals.
Author: Canadian Federation for Humanities and Social Sciences
Subjects: canada, humanities research, social science research
DeweyClass: 001.3
Resource type: documents
Canadian Government Information: Includes links to Canadian government libraries, federal documents and news releases, publications catalogues, and provincial governments. Most information is in English, but some of the linked material is in French, or a combination of French and English.
Author: National Library of Canada
Subjects: canada, canadian government, canadian news, national governments
DeweyClass: 351.71
Resource type: government
Canadian Heritage Gallery: Presents images illustrating aspects of Canadian heritage. Galleries are arranged in categories such as places, groups of people, politics, structures, natural resources, and artwork. Each image is accompanied by a brief description of its source and subject.
Author: Canadian Heritage Gallery
Subjects: canada, canadian history
DeweyClass: 971
Resource type: image collection
Canadian Heritage Information Network: Information gateway to the cultural heritage of Canada, including museums and galleries, virtual exhibitions, national inventories, and professional resources. Available in English and French.
Author: Department of Canadian Heritage
Subjects: canada, canadian news, museum links
DeweyClass: 069
Resource type: museum index
Canadian Information by Subject: Links to information about Canada from Internet resources around the world. Subjects are arranged according to Dewey Decimal Classification, in alphabetical order.
Author: National Library of Canada
Subjects: canada, canadian geography, canadian history, canadian travel and tourism
DeweyClass: 971
Resource type: index
Canadian International Council: Articles examining global issues from a Canadian perspective. Details publications and journals relevant to foreign affairs, policy agendas and initiatives, upcoming events and conference details. Site can be viewed in English or French.
Author: Canadian International Council
Subjects: canada, canadian education, canadian news, global change
DeweyClass: 971
Resource type: articles, index
Canadian Law Schools: Index of Web pages for law courses in Canada, accessible via an interactive map and/or an alphabetical listing.
Author: Council of Canadian Law Deans
Subjects: canada, legal education
DeweyClass: 349.7
Resource type: index
Canadian Studies: A Guide to the Sources: Bibliographic essay identifying a core collection of print and electronic sources suitable for undergraduate use in Canadian Studies. Discusses the evolution of the subject from the 1960s, the Canadian literary canon, and the United States' affect on the development of the Canadian nation.
Author: Blackwell, John & Blackwell, Laurie
Subjects: canada
DeweyClass: 971
Resource type: article
CBC: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation: Offers details of TV and radio services, national and international news stories, and Web resources about shows produced or aired by the CBC.
Author: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Subjects: canada, canadian news, television
DeweyClass: 384.55
Resource type: news
CIA World Factbook: Canada: Basic reference information about Canada, including details of geography, people, economy, government, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues. Geographical information includes area, population, flag, maps, high and low points, co-ordinates, boundary length, border countries, climate, land use and natural resources.
Author: CIA
Subjects: canada, canadian geography, canadian travel and tourism
DeweyClass: 917.1
Resource type: document
Electronic Commerce in Canada: Outlines the activities of the Canadian Task Force on Electronic Commerce. Describes the technology involved, Canada's promotion of a global environment for e-commerce, and the strategy used for addressing associated issues.
Author: Canadian Task Force on Electronic Commerce
Subjects: canada, electronic commerce
DeweyClass: 384.3
Resource type: documents
Electronic Commerce in Canada: Security and Cryptography: Series of documents addressing aspects of the digital economy such as security and cryptography, authentication, privacy, and consumer protection. Also outlines marketplace rules concerning legal, financial, commercial, and intellectual property laws, and highlights infrastructure issues such as networking standards.
Author: STRATEGIS: Strategic Information Systems / Industry Canada
Subjects: canada, electronic commerce
DeweyClass: 384.3
Resource type: documents
Ethnologue Language Database: Canada: A catalogue of all the languages and dialects spoken in Canada, with details of the numbers of speakers of each language. Also some demographic data such as rates of literacy, blindness and deafness.
Author: Summer Institute of Linguistics
Subjects: canada, canadian geography
DeweyClass: 409.71
Resource type: document
Great Canadian Scientists: Profiles of selected Canadian scientists, with explanations of their science and biographic information. Also includes short biographies of over 150 other Canadian scientists.
Author: ENC
Subjects: canada, scientists
DeweyClass: 509
Resource type: biography
Hinterland Who's Who: Presents online versions of the Hinterland Who's Who series of 60 second television programmes, educating the public on the importance of wildlife conservation, broadcast since the 1960s. Also features fact sheets on various species highlighted in the series, divided into birds and mammals.
Author: Canadian Wildlife Services & Canadian Wildlife Federation
Subjects: canada, wildlife
DeweyClass: 590
Resource type: documents, moving images
Industry Canada: Index to information on Canadian industry sectors from the economic department of the Canadian Federal Government. Includes business, research, technology and innovation, employment and learning resources, and consumer information. Also features a business map and news items. Information is available in English and French.
Author: STRATEGIS: Strategic Information Systems / Industry Canada
Subjects: business links, canada
DeweyClass: 382
Resource type: index
Library and Archives Canada: Knowledge institution combining the collections, services and staff expertise of the former National Library of Canada and National Archives of Canada. Information is available in English and French.
Author: Library and Archives Canada
Subjects: archives, canada
DeweyClass: 971
Resource type: documents
Maps of the Americas: Set of political and relief maps produced by the CIA covering Canada, all the countries in Central and South America and the Caribbean.
Author: Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin
Subjects: antigua and barbuda, argentina, bahamas, barbados, belize, bermuda, bolivia, brazil, canada, canadian geography, caribbean, central america, chile, colombia, costa rica, cuba, dominica, dominican republic, ecuador, el salvador, grenada, guatemala, guyana, haiti, honduras, jamaica, mexico, nicaragua, panama, paraguay, peru, saint kitts nevis, saint lucia, saint vincent, south america, suriname, trinidad and tobago, uruguay, venezuela, world maps
DeweyClass: 912.7
Resource type: map collection
Metafore2.ca: Canadian Forest Service Library Network Catalogue: Catalogue of documents held by the Canadian Forest Service, offered in English, French, and Spanish. Subject areas include carbon modelling, community forestry, forest fire behaviour and impact, and tree biotechnology.
Author: Natural Resources Canada
Subjects: canada, canadian libraries, forestry
DeweyClass: 026
Resource type: opac
MSC Green Lane: Details the activities of Canada's Meteorological Service. Offers current condition reports, local forecasts, weather facts, and information on environmental concerns such as air quality, climate change, and the ozone layer. Also outlines MSC projects, and provides details of publications.
Author: Meteorological Service of Canada
Subjects: canada, climatology, meteorology
DeweyClass: 551.5
Resource type: service
National Library of Canada: The NLC gathers, makes known, preserves and promotes Canada's published heritage, and offers access to many information services provided by the library and to other sources of Canadian information.
Author: National Library of Canada
Subjects: canada, canadian libraries, national libraries
DeweyClass: 027.5
Resource type: institution
Natural Resources Canada: Canada's premier agency for geoscientific information and research.
Author: Natural Resources Canada
Subjects: canada, canadian geography, geological surveys
DeweyClass: 557
Resource type: institution
Political Resources on the Net: Canada: Listing of political resources relevant to Canada, with links to parties, organisations, government, media and results of recent elections, where available.
Author: Torre Argentina Societa di Servizi - Agora telematica Division
Subjects: canada, canadian government
DeweyClass: 320.971
Resource type: documents, index
Scattering of Seeds: The Creation of Canada: Resource complementing a television series exploring the dreams, daring and determination of Canada's first immigrants. Includes photographs, letters, diaries and oral history from the early French, Ukrainian and Irish settlers to the more recent Chinese, Japanese and Sikh immigrants. Information is available in English and French.
Author: White Pine Pictures
Subjects: canada, canadian history
DeweyClass: 971
Resource type: documents, images
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada: Canadian federal funding agency for university-based research and graduate training in the social sciences and humanities. Incorporates news of council activities, guides to SSHRC grants and fellowships, Web-based and PDF application forms, and details of application-related policies.
Author: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
Subjects: canada, cancer research, cancer treatment, humanities research, social science research
DeweyClass: 001.3
Resource type: directory, documents
Statistics Canada: National statistics agency for Canada which provides census data, selected articles from analytical periodicals, tabular data on aspects of Canada's economy, land, people and government, a catalogue of agency products and services, and a guide to the concepts, definitions and methodologies employed by the agency. Information is available in English or French.
Author: Canadian Government
Subjects: canada, statistical methods
DeweyClass: 317
Resource type: reference data
World Travel Guide: Canada: Basic reference information about Canada, such as area, capital, population, population density, geography, language, religion, time zone, history and government, plus business and social information, including details of accommodation, addresses, climate, regions, travel, visas, passports, money, health and public holidays.
Author: Columbus Press
Subjects: canada, canadian geography, canadian travel and tourism
DeweyClass: 917.1
Resource type: documents