Local government: Halton, Burlington, Halton Hills, Milton, Oakville

• 211Halton For information and referral to non-emergency community, health and social services provided by any government or not-for-profit organization in Halton
• 311Halton For direct access to non-emergency Halton government services
• Town of Oakville
• City of Burlington
• Town of Halton Hills
• Town of Milton
• Access Halton - Government Information Centre

Council Representation, MPs and MPPs

• Wards - All Four Municipalities (PDF)
• MPs and MPPs representing Oakville, Burlington, Milton and Halton Hills

Citizenship

Information about citizenship, the citizenship test, immigration and settlement in Canada

Government of Ontario 

• Service Ontario The main portal to Ontario services and information; search by topic or click on direct links to industry, health and legislation.
• Government of Ontario official website Provides information on the provincial government, including MPPs, departments and access to government forms
• INFO-GO Online directory to government departments - formerly KWIC Index
• E-Laws Ontario Statutes and Regulations. Continually updated. Print and download capabilities.
• Ontario Legislative Assembly Includes Bills, Debates, Committees and much more about the Ontario legislature.
• The Ontario Gazette Back to January 1, 2000.
• Forms Government application forms courtesy of Burlington Public Library.
• Life Events Information on how to handle events such as car accidents, divorce and separation, having a baby, losing a wallet, retirement, vacationing in Ontario and more
• OurOntario.ca Government Documents Collection from the Ontario Legislative Library - updated monthly.
• Consumer Protection Branch Information on consumer rights and how to lodge complaints.

Land Use

• Greenbelt Plan
• Niagara Escarpment Plan (PDF)
• Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan
• Places to Grow (PDF) Land use in Ontario.

Federal Government

• Canada Main Page Main gateway to Canada - links to Ministries, departments, agencies, publications and reports, provinces and territories and the Prime Minister's office.
• Parliament of Canada  Day-to-day business, departments, publications, history, buildings of Canada's Parliament.
• Service Canada. The primary search engine for federal information. Note the link to online forms and services
• Government of Canada Web Archive  Huge website archive searchable by keyword, department and URL.
• Canadian Consumer Information Gateway Portal to all consumer information.
• Public Opinion Research Reports Database of opinion polls widely used by researchers. August 2006 to date

En Francais

• Bibliotheque de Reference Virtuelle- Gouvernement et Politique La Bibliotheque de reference virtuelle est une source d'information thematique et fiable particulierement axee sur les contenus canadien et ontarien.

U.S. Government

• United States Government Google portal
• Immigration Support

          U.S. portal to visa information.

Statistics

Region of Halton

• Burlington Census Tract Map  (PDF)
• Oakville Census Tract Map  (PDF)
• Milton Census Tract Map  (PDF)
• Halton Hills Census Tract Map (PDF)
• Landscape by the Numbers: A Social Atlas of Halton Halton statistics. Social and economic profiles for Burlington, Halton Hills, Milton, Oakville.
• Community profiles, Oakville Breakdown by neighbourhoods - e.g. Bronte, College Park, Glen Abbey etc

Ontario

• 2Ontario Statistical profiles on major communities within Ontario.

Canada

• Statistics Canada Main site includes links to Census information, statistical reports, studies, maps, community profiles and to The Daily
• DSP Depository Services Program Links to serial publications from Statistics Canada.

World

• United Nations Statistical Database Free UN search

Parliament and Law

• Parliament of Canada
• Canada Gazette Archived back to 1998.
• LEGISinfo Bills and their status before Parliament.
• Federal Statutes and Regulations New Look as of January 2007
• Consolidated Regulations - Index Up to June, 2006.
• Case Law Legal cases in Canada summarized by CanLII, the Canadian Legal Institute.
• Canadian Legal Web LexUM
• CLEONet Searchable collection of legal resources and links to community legal clinics.
• Slaw Blog on Canadian Legal Research and IT
• Guide to Making Federal Acts & Regulations
• Justice Research Reports from Department of Justice on such topics as legal aid, criminal justice, environmental justice, family, children and youth and human rights.
• Quebec Telephone enquiry line outside Quebec listed.

Guides to Government Publications

• Carleton University's excellent guide to government information on the web
• Canadian Parliamentary Publications: A Research Guide From the University of Toronto