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Databases

  • Proquest Search - Political Science and Public Administration

    Proquest Search - Political Science and Public Administration replaces Scholars Portal Search.  With Proquest Search - Political Science and Public Administration you will be able to search 30 Databases for scholarly and popular content for research on topics in Political Science, Local Government and Public Administration.

  • Canadian Public Policy Collection
    The Canadian Public Policy Collection is an important collection of "publications from public policy institutes, government agencies, advocacy groups, think tanks, university research centres and other public interest groups."
    To access this collection you must download the ebrary Reader. Click HERE to download Reader.
  • JSTOR (Journal STORage)

    JSTOR is a very useful multidisciplinary database that provides access to complete back runs of core journals for the study of issues in Canadian Political Science.

    IMPORTANT - Please Note: The articles in the database come from the first issue of each journal up to about 3 to 5 years ago. The most recent articles for each journal, therefore, will probably not be found in this database. To find the current scholarly articles make sure you search in additional databases: Scholars Portal Search or International Political Science Abstracts. To view a list of the Political Science journals covered by JSTOR click this LINK.

  • America: History and Life
    America: History and Life covers the history and culture of Canada and the United States, providing citations and abstracts to articles, books, and dissertations. From 1989 forward it also includes citations to reviews of films, videos, and non-print media.
  • Canadian Foreign Relation Index

    Canadian Foreign Relation Index (CFRI) contains Canadian and foreign material, covering the period from 1945 to the present, on Canada's foreign relations, defense, economic relations, foreign aid, international law and international environmental concerns. CFRI has ben described as "essential for collections supporting international relations and Canadian Studies programs."

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Encyclopedias

  • Oxford Reference Online Premium

    Oxford Reference Online Premium is an excellent collection of electronic reference works from one of the world's biggest reference publishers. As you start your research consult this or other reference works to identify dates, people and events and to define important concepts. Oxford Reference Online Premium includes the following Political Science titles: A Dictionary of Political Biography, The Oxford Companion to the Politics of the World and The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Politics.

  • Canadian Encyclopedia Online

    The Canadian Encyclopedia Online is a comprehensive source of information on Canadian subjects. The Encyclopedia was first published in 1985 in print format. With the Online source you have access to a continually updated resource that will help you get started on your research questions.

  • Encyclopedia of Politics: the Left and the Right

    The Encyclopedia includes numerous entries on individuals, movements, political parties, and ideological principles, with those usually thought of as left in the left-hand volume (Volume 1), and those considered on the right in the right-hand volume (Volume 2).

    JA61.E54 2005 v.1
    JA61.E54 2005 v.2

  • The Encyclopedia of Government and Politics

    The Encyclopedia of Government and Politics is a 2-Volume print resource that provides a very good starting point for your research.

    You will find this encyclopedia in the the DBW Stacks and the Reference Collection: JA61.E53

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Government Information

  • Canadian Research Index

    Canadian Research Index (CRI) indexes publications of research value that are issued by Canadian federal, provincial and territorial governments. Over 50% of the documents listed in CRI are non-depository, that is, you will not find them listed in the Western Libraries Catalogue. CRI indexes a massive set of microfiche that are located on the Ground Floor in The D.B. Weldon Library. The collection contains monographs and annual publications, scientific reports, statistical report and policy papers.

  • LEGISinfo

    LEGISinfo is an essential research tool for finding information on legislation currently before the Canadian Parliament. LEGISinfo provides electronic access to a wide range of information about individual bills, such as: the text of the bill at various stages, government press releases and backgrounders; legislative summaries from the Parliamentary Information and Research Service; imporant speeches at second reading; votes and coming into force data.

  • AccessUN

    AccessUN contains the full-text of several thousand UN documents. This resource indexes virtually every document from the main UN agencies: General Assembly, Security Council, Secretariat and the International Court of Justice.  It contains Official Records, masthead documents, draft resolutions, meeting records, UN Sales Publications, and the UN Treaty Series citations. Includes documents from 1951 to the present.

  • Ontario: e-Laws
    Ontario: e-Laws provides the text of Ontario statutes and regulations including several reference tables to: Statute Titles; Regulations Titles; Table of Public Statutes; Table of Regulations; Table of Proclaimed Provisions; Table of Unproclaimed Provisions.
  • OurOntario Government Documents Collection

    Documents in the OurOntario Government Documents Collection are captured from publicly available websites. You will find a wide variety of government policy and program documents. Documents are uploaded quarterly.  For the most current documents (since the last quarterly upload)  check: https://www.publications.serviceontario.ca/ecom/.  Search for keywords in the search box, or browse lists of titles, lists of the ministry/agency, authors, subjects, or years.

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News Sources

  • Canadian Newsstand Major Dailies

    Canadian Newsstand Major Dailies provides full-text access to many leading Canadian news sources. You can access feature articles, columns and editorials that are updated on a daily basis. To see a complete list of titles that are indexed click HERE.

  • Factiva

    Factiva provides coverage of news sources from over 8000 sources from 118 countries. The coverage of the sources is up to the current date (no embargo). Ninety-six Canadian publications, including The Globe & Mail, Toronto Star and National Post, are covered by Factiva.

  • CBCA Current Events

    CBCA Current Events features Canadian titles that focus on current events.  That is, subjects coverd include, politics, business, the arts and sport.  The titles covered include newspapers, newswires, newsmagazines, as well as teleision and radio transcripts. To see a list of publications covered by CBCA Current Events, click HERE.

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Statistics and Data

  • E-STAT

    E-STAT allows you to track trends in almost every aspect of the lives of Canadians. This is an interactive database that contains articles from Canadian Social Trends and the most recent edition of the Canada Year Book. Canadian social and economic data from the CANSIM (Statistics Canada's computerized database) are included as well as historical Census data from back to 1665.

  • Equinox Data Delivery System

    The Equinox Data Delivery System provides access to data made available through Statistics Canada’s Data Liberation Initiative (DLI) as well as selected data from the Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) and provides pointers to other sources of data (e.g., the “Official Statistics” web site). Basic and Advanced Search options are available as are various Browse options.

  • <Odesi> Data Discovery

    <Odesi> (Ontario Data Documentation, Extraction Service and Infrastructure) is a digital repository for social science data, including polling data.  <Odesi> provides access to extensive collections of polling and social survey data including: Canadian Opinion Research Archive (CORA) , Canadian Gallup , and Ipsos Reid . Statistics Canada's public-use survey data forms the core of <odesi>'s social survey data holdings.

  • Ipsos News Centre

    <p>Ipsos News Center is a source of polls, public opinion and research information on industry topics including politics, societal issues, technology, health, finance, and other current issues. Provides survey-based reports written by Ipsos research professionals in North America and around the world. Reports offer detailed data tables, charts, and other forms of statistical information. Please note users are required to enter their UWO username and password before viewing accessing this resource.</p>

  • Canada e-Book

    Canada e-Book provides statistical reviews of Canada's social and economic conditions as well as reviews of Canada's resources, demography and institutions. The electronic resource is based on the 2001 Canada Yearbook, with updates. You can find earlier print editions of the Canada Yearbook (1905 - to date) in the Government Publications collection: HA748.9.A2 11-C202.

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Web Sites

  • Canadian Public Policy Collection

    The Canadian Public Policy Collection is an important collection of "publications from public policy institutes, government agencies, advocacy groups, think tanks, university research centres and other public interest groups."
    To access this collection you must download the ebrary Reader. Click HERE to download Reader.

  • Canadian Politics on the Web

    Canadian Politics on the Web provides a directory of Web sites with annotated links to information on Canadian politics and government. Many of the sites offer full-text documents as well as graphs and maps.  You can find information on the constitution, executive departments, legislatures, the legal system, civil rights, political parties, elections and interest groups.

  • Canadian Information by Subject: Political Science
    This Site, from Library and Archives Canada, provides links to information about Canada from Internet resources around the world.
  • Policy.ca
    Provides access to a wide range of publications across the policy spectrum.
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