Basic Reference Resources
Health Websites
Health Canada – Health Canada is responsible for helping Canadians maintain and improve their health. It ensures that high-quality health services are accessible, and works to reduce health risks.
Ontario Health – With partners across Ontario, our focus is to connect and coordinate our current health system and its many complex parts in new and innovative ways to help ensure that Ontarians receive the best possible care.
CHEO – Resources and Support – A to Z Health Resources for children 18 and under.
AboutKidsHealth is a health education website for children, youth and their caregivers.
Canadian Mental Health Association – Founded in 1918, the CMHA is the most established, most extensive community mental health organization in Canada. Through a presence in more than 330 communities across every province and one territory, CMHA provides advocacy, programs and resources that help to prevent mental health problems and illnesses, support recovery and resilience, and enable all Canadians to flourish and thrive.
Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), Ontario, is a non-profit, charitable organization committed to making mental health possible for all.
Encyclopedias
The Canadian Encyclopedia: The Canadian Encyclopedia plays an essential role in providing Canadians and others with accurate, updated information about our people and country.
Encyclopedia Britannica: The world standard in knowledge since 1768
Columbia Encyclopedia: Access more than 57,000 articles from the Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Dictionaries
Dictionary of Canadian Biography: Welcome to the online version of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography/Dictionnaire biographique du Canada (DCB/DBC), a major research and publishing project of the University of Toronto and the Université Laval that was launched in 1959.
TERMIMUM Plus: This dataset represents the content of the Government of Canada’s terminology and linguistic data bank. Users can find the equivalent of terms and expressions in many fields. All content is given in English and French and some in Spanish or Portuguese.
Dictionary by Merriam-Webster: For more than 150 years, in print and now online, Merriam-Webster has been America’s leading and most trusted provider of language information.
Merriam-Webster Visual Dictionary: The Visual Dictionary is designed to help you find the right word at a glance. Filled with stunning illustrations labeled with accurate terminology in up to six languages.
Government Websites
Canada: The official website of the Government of Canada
Ontario: Ontario.ca is the official website of the Ontario Government.
Cité of Clarence-Rockland: Official website of the City of Clarence-Rockland
Atlases
The Atlas of Canada: A key source of geographic information the Atlas provides a selection of interactive and historical maps and geographical data available for reference or download
The Canadian Atlas online: Tells stories that define all Canadians and makes learning fun!
WorldAtlas: One of the largest publishing resources in geography and other topics it covers, including sociology, demography, environment, economics, politics, and travel.
North American Environmental Atlas: The North American Environmental Atlas combines and harmonizes geospatial data from Canada, Mexico and the United States to allow for a continental and regional perspective on environmental issues that cross boundaries.
Phone and Postal Code Directories
Canada 411: Find a phone number in Canada using someone’s name and city.
Canada Post: No. 1 parcel delivery company in Canada.
Find a postal code: Look up a Canadian street address or postal code.
Yellow Pages Canada: Live. Shop. Taste. Discover
Infobel Canada: Search for a company in Canada.
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