If you're looking specifically for journal articles, start by using one of the indexes listed. Enter some keywords to find out what's been published on your topic. Then use to link from the citations to the articles, when possible. There isn't a "best" database for Canadian Studies, so you'll want to find one that best fits your topic. CBCA and CPI.Q are Canadian databases, but they only reflect what's published in Canadian journals rather than what's published elsewhere on Canadian topics. There are several databases in ProQuest which are useful to Canadian Studies, so you might want to start with the green search box to search many databases at once. If you don't find the results you hoped for, try altering your search terms or look in a different database.

Under "Other Online Resources" find links to some of our more unique databases that might apply to your topic. These include primary documents, images, statistics, and specialized encyclopedias.

To find general books in the library, use TOPCAT (the library catalogue). Find help using TOPCAT in our TOPCAT Tutorial.

Check out the new Guide to Canadian Art, Images and Film developed by librarian Janice Millard.

ProQuest Canadian Studies Databases Use this this link to search the relevant Canadian Studies databases on ProQuest.
Title	Access	Description	Type
Primary Indexes
America: History & Life and Historical Abstracts	Trent	description	C
Bibliography of Native North Americans (from EBSCO)	Trent	description	C
Canadian Newsstand Major Dailies	Trent	description	some FT
CBCA (Canadian Business and Current Affairs)	Trent	description	some FT
CPI-Q (Canadian Periodical Index)	Trent	description	some FT
Libris Canadiana an index for historical Canadian periodicals	Trent	description	C
ProQuest Canadian Studies Databases	Trent	description	some FT
Repère (French language journals)	Trent	description	some FT
Scholars Portal Journals - search the majority of Trent e-journals at once	Trent	description	FT
Other Useful Indexes
Academic OneFile a general index with many full text articles	Trent	description	C & FT
Academic Search Elite (EBSCOHost) a general index with many full text articles	Trent	description	C & FT
Arctic Science and Technology Information System (ASTIS)	Public		C
Arts & Humanities Citation Index from Web of Science	Trent	description	C
Bibliography of the History of Art	Public	description	C
Canadian Music Periodical Index	Public	description	C
Canadian Points of View Reference Centre	Trent	description	FT
Caninuit	Public	description	C
Eighteenth Century Journals Online I & II (British)	Trent	description	Primary, FT
JSTOR (online journal storage for 1100+ journals in a variety of subjects)	Trent	description	FT
MLA (Modern Language Association) International Bibliography	Trent	description	C
Social Sciences Citation Index from Web of Science	Trent	description	C
Other Online Resources
An Annotated Bibliography of Material Related to the Polar and Arctic Regions in the Special Collections of the Trent University Library (.pdf document)	Public	description	Bibliography
Art Project (by Google) - virtual art museums	Public		Primary - Images
Black Women in America	Trent	description	Reference
Canada's Heritage from 1844: The Globe and Mail	Trent	description	Primary, News
Champlain Society Digital Collection (primary historical documents)	Public	description	Primary
China: Trade, Politics and Culture, 1793-1980	Trent	description	Primary, Images
Defining Gender, 1450-1910, Online	Trent	description	Primary
Dictionary of American Family Names	Trent	description	Reference
Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online	Public	description	Reference
Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford)	Trent	description	Reference
Digital National Security Archive (primary historical documents)	Trent	description	Primary
Early Canadiana Online (primary historical documents)	Trent	description	Primary
Early Encounters in North America: Peoples, Cultures, and the Environment (primary historical documents)	Trent	description	Primary
Empire Online	Trent	description	Primary, Images
Eighteenth Century Collections Online (primary historical documents)	Trent	description	Primary
Guide to Canadian Art, Images and Film (PDF guide to our library resources)
The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts	Trent	description	Reference
House of Commons Parliamentary Papers [British] (primary historical documents)	Trent	description	Primary
Mass Observation Online	Trent	description	Primary, Images
National Film Board (NFB) Online Screening Room	Trent	description	Videos
North American Indian Biographical Database (primary historical documents)	Trent	description	Primary
North American Women's Letters and Diaries: Colonial - 1950 (primary historical documents)	Trent	description	Primary
OurOntario.ca (primary documents)	Public	description	Primary
Oxford Companion to World Exploration	Trent	description	Reference
Oxford Encyclopedia of Maritime History	Trent	description	Reference
Oxford Encyclopedia of Rhetoric	Trent	description	Reference
Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History	Trent	description	Reference
Primary Sources of the Women's Movement (primary historical documents)	Trent	description	Primary
Slavery, Abolition and Social Justice	Trent	description	Primary, Images
SourceOECD - reports, books, periodicals, statistics	Trent	description	FT
The Times Digital Archive 1785-1985 (London Times newspaper)	Trent	description	FT
Women and Social Movements in the United States 1600-2000 (primary historical documents)	Trent	description	Primary
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The Atlas of Canada

Discover Canada through maps and facts.

Canada Online (from the Mining Company)

Interesting Canadian sites including corporate Canada, news & events, Canadian history, environmental sites, etc.

Canada's Digital Collections

A showcase of over 400 Web sites celebrating Canada's history, geography, science, technology and culture.

Canada Year Book Historical Collection

View the Canada Year Book online from 1867 to 1967. They are snap shots of Canada's social, political and economic history.

Canadian Archival Resources on the Internet

Links to archives across Canada (from the University of Saskatchewan).

The Canadian Encyclopedia

The site contains the complete text of the acclaimed Canadian Encyclopedia in English and French, the text of the Junior Encyclopedia of Canada (in English only), numerous interactivities, feature articles, games, the Canucklehead Quiz, and an extensive timeline of Canadian and world events. The entire text can be searched via the simple search or advanced search and the user can switch languages at any time.

Canadian Government Information on the Internet (CGII)

Information is listed under federal, provincial or municipal headings. Access is also provided to major sites, libraries,electronic journals and discussion lists.

Canadian Heritage

Information from the Department of Canadian Heritage covering the arts and culture, citizenship, multiculturalism, National Parks system, cultural event calendars, official languages.

Canadian Heritage Gallery

Searchable, browsable collection of Canadian historical photos, original documents, artwork, maps, and illustrations documenting Canada's early history.

Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN)

Information gateway to museums, galleries, and heritage in Canada and around the world.

Canadian Information by Subject

Search for Canadian information, by subject, in both official languages.(from the National Library)

Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions (CIHM)

Search the complete Early Canadiana Research Collection, courtesy of the University of New Brunswick.

The Canadian Literature Archive

Information on Canadian authors, playwrights, poets, etc., with links to their home pages. Also includes online texts, bibliographies, links to writers' organizations, etc.

Canadian Poetry Archive

Digitized collection of English and French Canadian poetry dating from the 19th and early 20th centuries. It features over 1,500 poems by more than 100 early Canadian poets. Some biographies are also included.

Canadian Policy Research Networks Inc. (CPRN)

A non-profit organization which conducts research on health, work, and family policy issues in Canada.

Canadian Politics: Net Station

Impressive collection of web sites with information on Canadian politics, government, public policy, foreign relations, etc. (from UBC Library)

Canadian Studies: A Guide to the Sources

An important bibliographic essay for all students of Canadian culture, history, literature, etc. References include not only books and journals but also electronic products and internet resources. An invaluable, comprehensive guide.

Canadian Studies: An annotated directory of Internet Resources on Canada

A directory of quality Internet sites from Academic Info.

CanLinks: Directory of Web resources relevant to Canadian Studies

This site is noticeably strong in Canadian literary links.

Checklist of Indexes to Canadian Newspapers

Published and held by the National Library of Canada, the coverage of these indexes spans from the 18th century to the present date. The checklist also provides online and Internet sources for indexes to Canadian newspapers.

Civilization.ca

From the Canadian Museum of Civilization, features are listed under subjects including archaeology, arts and crafts, civilizations, cultures, first peoples, history, treasures, military history.

Culture Canada

A Government of Canada web site with resources on Canadian culture, heritage, sports and recreation, as well as links to government programmes and services across Canada.

Encyclopedia of Canadian Theatre

Searchable site with information about Canadian actors, playwrights, directors, producers, designers, theatre organizations and institutions, composers and plays. Maintained by Athabasca University.

Ethnologue - Canada

The catalogue of languages spoken in Canada from Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 14th edition.

Government of Canada - Primary Internet site

Canadian government information - federal, provincial and links to other government sites.

Government of Ontario web site

Information is listed under such headings as Ministries and Agencies, Business Ontario, Ontario facts, Travel Ontario, Publications Ontario, Government FAQs, etc.

Historical Atlas of Canada. Online Learning Project

An ongoing digitization project to make the Historical Atlas of Canada available online. It explores major themes and episodes in the history of Canada using maps, text and graphics. Some content available for download.

Historical Statistics of Canada

Access to a wide range of economic, social and political data and a considerable amount of material descriptive of the data for the period from Confederation to the mid-1970s.

Index of Poets in Representative Poetry Online

From the University of Toronto, this index can be searched by poet, title, first line, date or keyword. The Canadian Poetry link provides access to Canadian Poet sites, poetry journals, representative poetry, and other poetry sites.

Indian and Northern Affairs, Canada

Full-text publications include agreements, annual reports, community profiles, historic treaty information, etc.

National Library of Canada - Canadian Information by Subject

Search for Canadian information, by subject, in both official languages.

National Library of Canada - Digital Library of Canada

Impressive collection of Canadiana, within the areas of history, literature and music, including such digitized collections as the   Canadian Mail Order catalogues from the 1890s to the 1970s,    fifteen pre-1901 Canadian directories,   Indian Affairs Annual Reports 1864-1990.  Other research aids include a Guide to Canadian Labour History Resources   and Native Residential Schools in Canada: A Selective Bibliography . Also links to the Canadian Music Periodical Index.

Newspapers at the National Library of Canada

Lists of Canadian newspapers collected by the National Library, including a select number of Canadian current daily newspapers, all Canadian ethnic newspapers, all Canadian native newspapers, and student newspapers received from the Canadian university press. Also links to special editions of Canadian newspapers at the National Library.

 Northern Climate ExChange

The mission of the Northern Climate ExChange is to provide a credible independent source of information, develop shared understanding and promote action on climate change in northern Canada.

 Northern Research Portal

A site from the University of Saskatchewan. Provides links to digitized, archived, and published collections, including primary documents and photographs.

Northwest Passages - Canadian Literature Online!

Sites are grouped under such headings as Canadian authors, Canadian e-texts, Canadian literary awards and organizations, General Canadian literature links, as well as selected cultural links.

The Presidential Timeline

Provides a single point of access to digitized assets from the collections of the twelve Presidential Libraries of the National Archives. You’ll find documents, photographs, audio recordings, and video relating to the events of the presidents’ lives.

Repositories of Primary Sources

Links to over 5000 websites describing holdings of manuscripts, archives, rare books, historical photographs, and other primary sources for the research scholar. Access is by region or by an alphabetical index. Many Canadian sites are included.

University of Western Ontario: Population Studies

A searchable collection of their Discussion Papers available in full text.

E-Books
	Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
General Reference Books
	The Canada year book  HA 744 .S81 1997 REF
	Canadian almanac & directory  F 5003 .C2  REF
	Canadian annual review of politics and public affairs  F 5003 .C36 REF
	Canadian food words : the juicy lore & tasty origins of foods that founded a nation  TX 349 .C37 1998 REF
	Canadian news facts  F 5000 .C34 REF
	The Canadian who's who  F 5009 .C23 REF
	Clarke's Canada Industrial Relations Board  KE 3153 .C52 1999 REF
	The concise Oxford companion to Canadian literature  PS 8015 .C65 2001 REF
	Contemporary Canadian biographies  CD ROM 040 REF
	Dictionary of Canadian biography  F 5009 .D53 REF
	Dictionary of Canadian place names  FC 36 .R37 1997 REF
	Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec, 1792-1992  JL 253 .R47 1993 REF
	Encyclopedia of Canada's peoples  FC 104 .E56 1999 REF
	Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador  F 5403 .E48 REF
	Encyclopedia of North American immigration  JV 6465 .P68 2005 REF
	Encyclopédie du Canada  FC 23 .C3614 2000 REF
	Historical dictionary of Canada  FC 23 .G69 1999 REF
	The language of Canadian politics  JA 61 .M33 2006 REF
	The Oxford companion to Canadian literature  PS 8015 .O93 1997 REF
	The story behind Alberta names : how cities, towns, villages, and hamlets got their names   FC 3656 .S26 2003 REF
	Who's who in Canada  F 5009 .W62 2000 REF

Bibliographies
	An Annotated Bibliography of Material Related to the Polar and Arctic Regions in the Special Collections of the Trent University Library (.pdf document)
	Annotated bibliography of Canada's major authors  Z 1375 .A55 REF
	Bibliographie du Québec  Z 1392 .Q3 B5 REF
	A Bibliography of Canada's peoples  Z 1395 .E4 G742 1993 REF
	Bibliography of Canadian bibliographies  Z 1365 .A1 I54 1994 REF
	A Bibliography of Canadian cultural management and policy  Z 5956 .A7 H84 1997 REF
	The bibliography of Northern Ontario, 1966-1991  Z 1392 .O6 T56 1994 REF
	Bibliography of Ontario history, 1867-1976 : cultural,  economic, political, social  Z 1392 .O6 B57 REF
	The Bibliography of Ontario history, 1976-1986  Z 1392 .O6 B57 1989 REF
	Canada : a reader's guide  Z 1365 .S46 2000 REF
	Canadian families 1900-2000 : a bibliography  Z 5118 .F2 S283 2000 REF
	Canadian history : a reader's guide  Z 1382 .C23 1994 REF
	Canadian reference sources : an annotated bibliography : general reference works, history, humanities  Z 1365 .B65 1996 REF
	Canadian studies : foreign publications and theses  Z 1385 .M65 1992 REF
	Contemporary Canadian and U.S. women of letters : an annotated bibliography  Z 1376 .W65 G46 1993 REF
	Ethnic and native Canadian literature : a bibliography  Z 1376 .E87 M57 1990 REF
	Guide d'histoire du Québec : du régime français à nos jours : bibliographie commentée  Z 1392 .Q3 G83 1993 REF
	Guide to the collections of the Multicultural History Society of Ontario  Z 1395 .E4 M8 1992 REF
	Manuscripts and government records in the United Kingdom and Ireland relating to Canada  Z 1382 .W54 1992 REF
	Répertoire bibliographique--auteurs Amérindiens du Québec  Z 1376 .I52 G54 1993 REF
	Research on South Asian women in Canada : selected annotated bibliography with surname index, 1972-1992  Z 1395 .S66 N35 1994 REF
	Union list of manuscripts in Canadian repositories  Z 6620 .C2 P8 + suppl. REF
	Upper Canadian imprints, 1801-1841 : a bibliography  Z 1365 .F54 REF
	W.L. Mackenzie King : a bibliography and research guide  FC 581 .K5 Z9 1998  REF