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SOCI 247 Family and Modern Society

Legislation and Government Sources

Canada:

CanLII (Canadian Legal Information Institute) - A virtual library of Canadian legal information. 

Justice Laws Website - Online source of the consolidated Acts and Regulations of Canada.

Federal Government Department and Agencies - Find an alphabetical list of links to current Government of Canada Departments, Agencies, Crown Corporations, Special Operating Agencies, and other related organizations.

McGill Library Guide for Canadian Law and Quebec Law

United States:

LII (Legal Information Institute) - A virtual library of American legal information.

U.S. Government Department and Agencies - Find and alphabetical list of links to current agencies.

McGill Library Guide for US Law

Policy information

Canada:

Institute for Research on Public Policy - Information on current and emerging policy issues in Canada.

Canadian Council on Social Development - A non-profit advancing solutions to today's toughest social challenges. Browse under Evidence to find data and publications.

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - A non-partisan research institute concerned with social, economic, and environmental justice. Browse the Publications section.

Child Care Canada: Childcare Resource and Research Unit - A policy research institute with a goal of early childhood education and child care for all.

United States:

Policy File Index - A resource for US public policy research with access to information from public policy think tanks, NGOs, research institutes, university centres, and advocacy groups. Restricted to McGill users only.

Data sources

Search and browse for microdata, aggregate data, and statistics

Numeric Data Guide - Be sure to check out the 'Search by Subject' sections of this helpful guide.

Or focus on a particular country:

Canadian Data

United States Data

For assistance with fnding and accessing data, email me or data.library@mcgill.ca 

Google Advanced Searching

Refer to this document to learn how to search in Google using specific methods to improve the relevancy of your grey literature search. 

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