Politics and Governance

Public policy research requires a nuanced consideration of the responsibilities of the three levels of government in Canada. This is a list of federal, provincial, and municipal government responsibilities based on current legislation.

Online source of the consolidated Acts and regulations of Canada; generally updated every two weeks.

Includes the Senate of Canada and the House of Commons. Find the full text of debates, bills, committee proceedings, and Members of Parliament

Analysis done to support the work of parliamentarians, parliamentary committees and parliamentary associations on current and emerging key issues, legislation and major public policy topics; non-partisan, reliable and timely information on subjects that are relevant to parliamentary and constituency work

The Canadian Legal Information Institute is a non-profit organization managed by the Federation of Law Societies of Canada; on this site they make Canadian law accessible for free on the Internet.

The official newspaper of the Government of Canada. Includes new statutes, new and proposed regulations, administrative board decisions and formal public notices, official appointments, regulations and public Acts of Parliament from government departments and agencies.

A research tool for finding information on legislation before Parliament, including details on the passage of the bill through the Senate and House of Commons; the text of the bill as introduced at First Reading and its most recent version if it is amended during the legislative process; votes; major speeches at second reading; coming into force data; legislative summaries from the Parliamentary Information and Research Service of the Library of Parliament; and government press releases and backgrounders (for government bills).

Bills, House documents, House video, Committee documents, Hansard transcripts, Orders and Notices, and Votes and Proceedings

Online access to official copies of Ontario’s statutes and regulations

The official publication for legislative decisions, proclamations of new statutes, all regulations made under Ontario statutes, and notices that must be made public.