Environmental Studies

Government documents are a rich source of  information on statistics, research, policy, etc.  On this page you will find a small selection of resources that may be of interest - for further links to government information, please see the Government Information Guide

Government Information Search Engine

This specialised search engine will help you find federal, provincial, territorial, and municipal government information (Canada). 

• Gouvernement du Québec
  • Ministère du Développement durable, de l’Environnement et de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques
  • Institut de la statistique du Québec
    • Environmental reports and statistics

• Government of Canada
  • Federal Science Library: search and access documents from 7 science-based departments and agencies (includes Agriculture and Agri-food Canada, Environment and Climate-Change Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Health Canada, National Research Council Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Public Health Agency of Canada)
  • Environment and Climate Change Canada
    • Canada's Greenhouse Gas Inventory
  • Natural Resources Canada
  • Statistics Canada
    • Environment
  • International Joint Commission (IJC): United States/Canada "protecting shared waters"

United States:

• United States Environmental Protection Agency

United Nations

• United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
• United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
• ECOLEX: a joint initiative of IUCN, UNEP, and the FAO, ECOLEX is a "global resource of information on environmental law".

World Bank

• The Little Green Data Book (2017)