Government & Politics
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Municipal and provincial government information including land titles, property assessments, BC companies, registrations under the Personal Property Security Act, and more. |
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Offers Current Statistics, Business Indicators, Earnings & Employment Trends, Labour Force Statistics and the Consumer Price Index, along with Exports (BC Origin), Tourism Sector Monitor, Migration & Immigration Highlights, Small Business Quarterly and Quarterly Regional Statistics. Some data may be released into BC Stats Secure before being released to BC Stats – if you are searching BC stats and you find a report marked with a lock icon, you should be able to access it through BC Stats Secure, in the library. Access Now [opens in new window] |
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Offers the latest issues of Current Statistics, Business Indicators, Earnings & Employment Trends, Labour Force Statistics and the Consumer Price Index, along with Exports (BC Origin), Tourism Sector Monitor, Migration & Immigration Highlights, Small Business Quarterly and Quarterly Regional Statistics. BC Stats Secure includes additional analytical articles and may contain more up-to-date data when it is first released. Access: BC Stats Secure site is available at Central and branch libraries only. |
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Provides comprehensive information on the land, people, economy, government and legal system of Canada. Includes statistical tables, charts, text, images, and audio clips. Access Now [opens in new window] |
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Comprehensive factbook about Canada, providing quick access to names, addresses, statistics and other information about government, corporate, cultural, health, education media and other kinds of Canadian organizations and bodies. This database has a limited number of simultaneous users. If you have trouble accessing or receive an error message please try again later. Access Now [opens in new window] |
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Statistical data from the 2001 Census of Canada and the 2006 Census of Canada. The census provides detailed demographic and socio-economic data for all standard geographies down to census tract level. Access: Central and branch libraries |
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Historica presents this site free of charge. The site contains the complete text of the 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. Access Now [opens in new window] |
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Public information from civil court records for Provincial, Supreme and Appeal court files in British Columbia. |
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Encyclopedia of British Columbia
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This Encyclopedia now includes additional volumes and is now part of Know BC. |
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An archive of the Federal Government of Canada's websites. Dating back to Dec. 2005, this collection preserves previous versions of Canada Post, Agriculture Canada, Transport Canada, and many other gc.ca and .ca sites. Access Now [opens in new window] |
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Contains thousands of articles, historic photographs, statistics, maps, diagrams, and audio/video clips about British Columbia and British Columbians in the Encyclopedia of BC. The site also features 5 other works about BC history, biology and people: The Encyclopedia of Raincoast Place Names, Marine Life of the Pacific Northwest, Lilies and Fireweed: Frontier Women of British Columbia, Far West: The Story of British Columbia, and Where Mountains Meet the Sea: The History of Coastal British Columbia Access Now [opens in new window] |
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LexisNexis
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Canadian, U.S. and international media, legal, and government full-text information; current and historical. |
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Encyclopedias and other reference works covering politics, government, political protest, human rights and espionage. There is a separate History ebook collection. A subcollection of the Gale Virtual Reference Library. Access Now [opens in new window] |
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Full text of Vancouver City Council minutes from 2001 to present with keyword searching capability. Access Now [opens in new window] |
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