Canadian Government Information: Federal

A gateway to Government of Canada departments, agencies and more

Interactive guide to Canada's system of government

Alphabetical listing of the departments and agencies of the federal Canadian government.

A collection of articles designed to help people better understand how the House of Commons and its committees works.

Debates are the official record of House of Commons verbatim from 1994 on. Indexed by Hansard and searchable by subject and date.

Print located at the Dana Porter 5th floor.

A “committee” is a group of parliamentarians, selected to consider matters, including bills, referred to it by the Senate or the House of Commons. This page provides the standing committee list, notices of meetings, evidence and information regarding witnesses, news releases, and searchable documents.

Journals are the permanent official record of the House. They include daily Votes and Proceedings. From 35th Parliament (1994) to present. Indexed and searchable by subject and date.

Print located at the Dana Porter 5th floor.

Search Canadian House of Commons bills starting with the 35th Parliament, 1st Session (Jan. 1994- ) and Senate bills starting with the 36th Parliament, 1st Session (Sept. 1997- ).

Searchable full text database containing Canadian federal and provincial Bills, updated continuously every business day.
Access restricted to uWaterloo students, faculty and staff.

Canada Gazette is the official newspaper of the Government of Canada. Includes notices and proposed regulations, official regulations, and Acts of Parliament.

Find current laws and regulations of the Canadian government. This site also provides links to several important resources for case law, bills, regulations, reference documents, income tax law, and frequently accessed statutes.

Library Guide

Journals are the official record of minutes of the meetings of the Senate. The 35th Parliament (1996) to the present are available online.

The CRI provides citations and abstracts to many Canadian government (federal and provincial) publications, including annual reports, scientific and statistical reports and policy papers.

Access to the government publications and select legislative materials found in Canadian legislative and parliamentary libraries.

Publishing and Depository Services (PDS) provides information about Government of Canada publications. laws, regulations and notices.

The Library and Archives Canada (LAC) collection is the shared documentary heritage of all Canadians. It contains links to databases, resources and virtual exhibitions. Includes an index to Federal Royal Commissions and the diaries of Mackenzie King.

Documents prepared by the Library of Parliament on various issues for Senators and Members of Parliament.

The Lexum collection contains the Supreme Court of Canada judgments since 1907 and judgments in leave applications since 2006. The collection is updated within minutes of the public release of the judgments by the Court.

The database for case law at the federal and provincial levels.

Written by Catherine Best, a law professor at UBC, this guide outlines strategies and techniques for Canadian legal research, finding and using secondary sources, finding and analyzing cases, updating research, searching statutes and searching web-based legal materials.