Local government: Halton, Burlington, Halton Hills, Milton, Oakville Council Representation, MPs and MPPs Citizenship Government of Ontario  Land Use Federal Government En Francais U.S. Government Statistics Region of Halton Ontario Canada World Parliament and Law Guides to Government Publications

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