Voluntary Sector Public Policy List and Resources
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 Minister¹s 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
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
Canadian Centre for Management Development
Canadian Policy Research Initiative
Canadian Political Science Association
Childcare Resource and Research Unit
CharityVillage: Research and Policy Development
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
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
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
A Library of Basic Readings in Public Policy
Performance Management: Linking Results to Public Debate
Policy Initiatives to Support Sustainable Development
School of Policy Studies Working Papers
Social Research Demonstration Corporation
The Summer Institute for Policy Analysis
Using Third-Party Public Information-Based Initiatives To Promote Public Policy
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