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Full access to the most current issue of this encyclopedia. This is a great place to start Canadian research.

Provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities.Free access

Access to awesome country info - reports, statistics , cultural celebrations, recipes and more.

A Canadian government website detailing life and culture in hundreds of countries as well as examining the difficulties of emigrating from specific countries to Canada. No passwords required

A complete source for detailed information about one hundred ninety three countries in the world, information about the United Nations and the associated agencies, and World Leaders.
- has detailed nation profiles categorized by continent and alphabetically arranged and consisting of information about each country such as the population, history, ethnic groups, culture, language, transportation, government structure, technology, and contain notes about museums, media, libraries, technology, and much more. Free access

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Full online access to 6 online encyclopediae. The list includes The Americana Encyclopedia, the Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, Lands and People, Grolier Encyclopedia, The New Science and a Spanish Encyclopedia. Students may choose one source or type their search in the first search window and let the product search all six encyclopediae at once.

Knowledge Ontario (KO) is a collaboration of libraries, cultural heritage organizations and educational institutions. Its focus is on connecting Ontarians with digital content to support their information and learning needs. KO delivers enhanced services to and through the province’s publicly funded libraries by supporting equity of access to information, creation of digital content, research and literacy. Knowledge Ontario has created an impressive database of full text and abstract journals, magazines, newspaper, reference and other sources.

Canadian Points of View is a Canadian database of issue related topics. This database outlines the two the most current and popular sides of controversial issues. Each topic has pre-reading information, essays from 2 sides of the issue and compelling follow-up readings. Begin your search by clicking on the "All Topics" tab and choose from the list that will appear. CPV can also be used as a general reserach tool if your topic does not appear on the list. By typing your topic in the search box, CPV will pull from across its collection to give you as many resources as it has available that will support your topic.

Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) is the most comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs. It publishes a wide range of scholarship from 1991 onward that includes working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, proceedings from conferences, books, journals and policy briefs.

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Stats Canada offers two databases of Canadian statistics and research information. The link here is the "public" site. Educational facilities also have access to the "private" site by clicking on the Educational Link from the main page. Use of this site, known as E-Stat requires a username and password.

This is a database that includes many collections. Collections include, Canadian Women's History, Colonial Government Journals, Early Official Publications, English Canadian Literature, History of French Canada, Hudson's Bay, Jesuit Relations, Native Studies. New documents and collections are constantly being added.