Primary Source Collections
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Canadiana Online
Canadian primary source content, includes books, magazines and government documents published from the time of the first European settlers to the first half of the 20th century.
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HéritageThe Héritage project hosts some of Canada’s most popular archival collections online. It provides access to primary-source documents, chronicling the country and its people from the 1600s to the mid-1900s. Digitization of this collection, as well as Canadiana, is ongoing and this collection continues to grow.
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State Papers Online: 1509-1782
British state papers starting with Henry VIII's accession in 1509 through to the reign of George III. MRU access includes:
- Part I: The Tudors, 1509-1603: State Papers Domestic
- Part II: The Tudors, 1509-1603: State Papers Foreign, Scotland, Borders, Ireland and Registers of the Privy Council
- Part III: The Stuarts and Commonwealth, James I - Anne I, 1603-1714: State Papers Domestic
- Part IV: The Stuarts and Commonwealth, James I - Anne I, 1603-1714: State Papers Foreign, Ireland
- Eighteenth Century, 1714-1782, Part I: State Papers Domestic, Military, Naval and Registers of the Privy Council
- Eighteenth Century, 1714-1782, Part II: State Papers Foreign, Low Countries and Germany
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World History In ContextAccess to primary source documents, reference sources, full-text academic journals, maps, images and statistics.
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Gale Primary Sources This link opens in a new windowAccess to all the Gale Primary Source Collections.
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Global Affairs Canada Digital Library This link opens in a new windowDigitized documents from and deposited by the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development associated departments.
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United Nations Digital LibrarySearch for documents, maps, data, and other sources from multiple UN bodies
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Gerritsen CollectionCross-cultural resource for information on women's history. It spans more than four centuries and includes over two million pages.
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Alberta Research PortalThe Alberta Research Portal provides primary sources including monographs, photographs, newspapers, poetry, original documents, records, and more. It includes extensive resources related to First Nations and Indigenous peoples, Human Sexuality and Gender, the Associated Press Collections, Smithsonian Collection Online, Sabin Americana, and more. Anyone in Alberta with an Internet-connected device can access these resources freely.
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ConstituteDatabase of all currently in force constitutions, indexed and comparable by topic (e.g. rights, judiciary, federalism, etc.)
Canadian Policy and Law
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Canada Commons - DocumentsThis collection contains monographs of research papers, reports, studies, policy papers & briefs, environmental scans and more.
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Policy Commons
Policy Commons is a one-stop community platform for objective, fact-based research from the world’s leading policy experts, nonpartisan think tanks, IGOs and NGOs.
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Government of Canada PublicationsCurrent and historical documents published by federal government departments.
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Open Government PortalSearch open data, contracts, proactive disclosure documents, scientific reports, and other information from across federal government departments and agencies.
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Canada GazetteThe official newspaper of the Government of Canada featuring information about new statutes and regulations, board decisions, and public notices.
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Canadiana Online
Canadian primary source content, includes books, magazines and government documents published from the time of the first European settlers to the first half of the 20th century.
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Canadian Legal Information Institute (CANLII)Free access to federal and provincial legislation and regulations, select tribunal decisions and case law.
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Justice Laws (Statutes and Regulations)Department of Justice site providing all federal acts and regulations currently in force, as well as links to the Constitution Act and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Related Guides
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Government InformationA thorough guide to resources and documents at all levels of government
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Criminal Justice - Canadian LawCollection of sources on legislation and the courts
