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Public Administration

Key Databases

 
 
Data and reports on national, provincial and metropolitan economic trends & forecasts, industries, organizational performance and public policy issues. 
 
nonpartisan, current, authoritative research and analysis provided to committees and Members of both the House and Senate (U.S.)
 
Indexes the international literature in economics. Includes coverage of journals, books, book chapters, reviews, dissertations, conferences and working papers. Includes content relating to international trade agreements.
 

Library of Parliament Research Publications
Canada’s Library of Parliament produces a variety of analytical publications to inform parliamentarians on legislative, public policy or current issues.  They are intended to be non-partisan and reliable sources of information.  Publications include HillNotes, In Briefs, Background Papers, Legislative Summaries, and Trade and Investment profiles
 

global public policy and social issues. 1915 -
 
Policy Commons 
research from international policy experts, think tanks, IGOs and NGOs and government agencies.
 
Policy File Index
U.S. public policy research from over 350 think tanks, nongovernmental organizations, research institutes, university centers, and advocacy groups (for Canadian and International research see the Think Tank Search Tool)
 

Political Studies @ ProQuest
searches across 5 databases:
Political Science Database
PAIS Index
Policy File Index
IBSS
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts

Working papers and abstracts of journal articles.
 
Political science, international relations, law, and public administration/policy. International coverage, indexes over 1000 journals back to the '60s.
 

Other Useful Indexes

Current Affairs

The Hill Times

Daily federal political and economic coverage. Set up morning email newsletter delivery. Access via the publisher's website. 

Newspapers

See our guide and links to current and historical Canadian and International newspapers

Newspapers

includes 

Canadian Newsstream
PressReader
Factiva

Trade

Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA)
text of the agreement, fact sheets, background, links to other gov't  sources

World Trade Online
thousands of reports, documents and decisions from around the world