Voluntary Sector Public Policy Toolbox

Part V: Get the Facts Here

Gathering information for any policy process can be a daunting task. Especially for small organizations without a research staff, finding news reports, experts, people in the process, etc. can be time consuming, and often frustrating. The links below can help to cut your time by providing short-cuts to information. For those who are new to searching the Internet, the first links below can help you improve your Internet search skills.

Online Searching Tutorials
http://www.ouc.bc.ca/libr/connect96/search.htm
http://pages.infinit.net/andymon/Primer/
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/FindInfo.html

Aboriginal Issues
http://polisci.nelson.com/aboriginal.html
http://wwwaboriginalcanada.gc.ca/

Best Practice Links
http://www.sustainabledevelopment.org/blp/links/

Canadian Government Business and Consumer Information
http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/engdoc/main.html

Canadian Legal Resources
http://www.acjnet.org/
http://legalresearch.org/
http://www.gahtan.com/cdnlaw/

Canadian Listservs with a Government Focus
http://cgii.gc.ca/dist-e.html

Canadian Experts
http://www.journalismnet.com/experts/canada.htm

Canadian Government Phone Book
http://direct.srv.gc.ca/cgi-bin/direct500/BE

Canadian Legal Resources on the Web
http://www.legalcanada.ca/

Canadian Libraries Online
http://www.libdex.com/country/Canada.html?/

Canadian Magazines Online
http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/Unofficial/Canadiana/CA-zines.html

Canadian News: Print and Electronic
http://www.journalismnet.com/canada/news.htm

Canadian Newspapers and Magazines
http://www.journalismnet.com/papers/canada.htm

Canadian Non-Profit Information
http://www.nonprofitscan.org/

Canadian Opinion Pages Online
http://www.opinion-pages.org/canada.htm

Canadian Political Web Sites
http://www.journalismnet.com/canada/politics.htm
Policity-A Community Devoted to Citizen-Centred Governance - www.policity.com
Office of the Information Commissioner ­ http://infoweb.magi.com/~accessca/
Office of the Auditor General ­ www.oag-bvg.gc.ca
Bank of Canada ­ www.bank-banque-canada.ca
Treasury Board Secretariat ­ www.tbs-sct.gc.ca
Elections Canada ­ www.elections.ca
Public Service Commission ­ www.psc-cfp.gc.ca
Leadership Network - www.leadership.gc.ca
Parliament ­ www.parl.gc.ca
Government of Canada main site - www.canada.gc.ca
Privy Council Office - http://www.pco-bcp.gc.ca/
Governor General ­ www.gg.ca
House of Commons - http://www.parl.gc.ca/english/index.html
Canada Information Office - www.infocan.gc.ca
Supreme Court of Canada - www.scc-csc.gc.ca
Consitution Act - http://canada.justice.gc.ca
Department of Finance ­ www.fin.gc.ca
Privacy Commissioner of Canada - http://www.privcom.gc.ca/
Canadian Transportation Agency - www.cta-otc.gc.ca
Human Resources Development Canada - www.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca
Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunication Commission - www.crtc.gc.ca
Commissioner of Official Languages - www.ocol-clo.gc.ca
Reports of the Deputy Minister Task Forces - http://www.ccmd-ccg.gc.ca/publica/task/index.html
Prime Ministerıs Office ­ http://pm.gc.ca
Government of Alberta - www.gov.ab.ca
Government of British Columbia - www.gov.bc.ca
Government of Manitoba - www.gov.mb.ca
Government of New Brunswick - www.gov.nb.ca
Government of Newfoundland - www.gov.nf.ca
Government of Northwest Territories - www.gov.nt.ca
Government of Nova Scotia - www.gov.ns.ca
Government of Ontario - www.gov.on.ca
Government of Prince Edward Island - www.gov.pe.ca
Government of Quebec - www.gouv.qc.ca/introa.htm
Government of Saskatchewan - www.gov.sk.ca
Government of Yukon Territory - http://www.gov.yk.ca/
Government of Nunavut Territory ­ www.gov.nu.ca

Canadian Public Policy Online
http://OttawaBureau.com/CanadianPublicPolicy/index.htm

Canadian Public Relations Society
http://www.cprs.ca/english/welcome/e_welcome.htm

Educational Resources
http://schoolnet.ca/

Finding Someone's E-Mail Address
http://in-132.infospace.com/_1_6252907__info/email1.htm?QO=CA&Country=Canada&XNavigation=int

Guide de ressources en sciences humaines et en politique canadienne
http://aix1.uottawa.ca/~fgingras/carnet.html

Health Canada Population and Public Health Branch
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/pphb-dgspsp/

Information on Canadian Public Companies
http://www.sedar.com/

Les Journaux en Français
http://www.journalismnet.com/papers/francais.htm

National Archives of Canada
http://www.archives.ca/08/08_e.html

National Library of Canada: Information by Subject
http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/caninfo/ecaninfo.htm

National Research Council of Canada
http://www.nrc.ca/corporate/english/index.html

Pictures Online
http://www.ncrtec.org/picture.htm

Politics Watch: Canada's Political Portal
http://www.politicswatch.com/index2.html

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
http://www.sshrc.ca/english/sitemap.html

Social Movements and Interest Groups
http://polisci.nelson.com/igroups.html

Social Policy Virtual Library
http://users.utu.fi/thepap/world3.htm

Women in Politics
http://polisci.nelson.com/women.html

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Links, Links, Links

Aboriginal Canada Portal

Advocacy

Advocacy Tools

Applied Research and Analysis Directorate: Health Canada

Award Winning Policy and Management Publications

The Arts and Canada's Cultural Policy

Brief History of Public Consultations

The Canadian Centre for Public Sector Marketing

Canadian Healthcare Association Policy Development

Case Studies in Tobacco Control Policy Development

Consumer Policy Institute

Canadian Centre for Management Development

Canadian CED Network

Canadian Policy Research Initiative

Canadian Political Science Association

Canadian Public Policy Links

Childcare Resource and Research Unit

Charity and the Law Update

CharityVillage: Research and Policy Development

The Citizen's Handbook

Civic Practices Network

Compass Centre for Market and Survey Research

Competencies - A Brief Overview of Development and Application to Public and Private Sectors

Competencies - A Critical Working Paper on Public Sector Application

The Effectiveness of Different Strategies for Spreading Best Practice

Environmental Policy Development

The Evidence Network

Government at a Glance

Guidelines for Improving National Public Health Strategies

Health Impact Assessment As A Tool For Population Health Promotion And Public Policy

Hot Links to Resources of Interest to Public Administrators

How a Canadian Government Bill Becomes Law

How Canadians Govern Themselves

How Government Works

HRDC Strategic Policy

Institute of the Public Administration of Canada

International Association for Public Participation

International Nonprofit Management Teaching Resource Centre

Joint Planning and Policy Development Forum: Indian and Northern Affairs Canada

The Leadership Network

A Library of Basic Readings in Public Policy

The Lobby Monitor

The Metropolis Project

Open Government Canada

Performance Management: Linking Results to Public Debate

Policy.ca

Policy Initiatives to Support Sustainable Development

Politics Watch

Public Policy Analysis

Public Policy Forum

School of Policy Studies Working Papers

Social Marketing

Social Policy Practice

Social Research Demonstration Corporation

The Summer Institute for Policy Analysis

Tools of Change

U.N. Habitat Best Practices

Using Third-Party Public Information-Based Initiatives To Promote Public Policy

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