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General Resources

The Canadian Encyclopedia
Full text articles on all aspects of Canadian history, society, etc.

Statistics Canada This link opens in a new window
The official source for Canadian social and economic statistics offers searching of CANSIM, the key socioeconomic database, updated daily. Data on Canadas census, government, trade, cultural resources, and other statistical programs is available.

Library and Archives Canada
Search government records, books, newspapers, images, and more.

Canadian Maps
From Natural Resources Canada, has links for a wide range of national, regional,and local maps, including Atlas of Canada, topographic maps, and more.
Canadian Geographical Names Database
Interactive source of over 350,000 official and formerly official geographical names in Canada
Arctic Science and Technology Information System (ASTIS)
Contains 86,000 records describing publications and research projects about northern Canada. Also maintains subset databases about specific regions, subjects and projects.