Writing and Reporting

Montreal Resources

Government:

• City of Montreal, News Releases and Public Notices
• The City of Montreal’s official home page
  Links to information about the City of Montreal, the administration, executive committee, municipal council, descriptions of municipal departments, contact people, demographic and economic information, municipal election results and more.
• Regional Portal for Montreal
  Quebec government portal for information on the region of Montreal.
• Service de securite incendie de Montreal
  Montreal fire department.
• Service de police de la Ville de Montreal
  Press releases and news from the Montreal police department

Statistics:

• Montreal statistics
  The starting point for finding a wealth of demographic, social, cultural and economic statistics on the City of Montreal.
• Regie Regionale de la sante et des services sociaux de Montreal-Centre. Direction de la sante publique
  Information, reports, resources and contacts for health and social issues in Montreal.
• Statistical information on health and social issues for the Montreal area
  A subsection on health and social statistics provided by the Direction de la sante publique de Montreal. Specific social and health statistics by CLSC region.
• Census Canada: Community Profiles

See also additional statistical databases and resources on the online reference guide

Judicial/Legal:

• Montreal Courthouse
  
• Montreal By-Laws
• Service de police de la Ville de Montreal
  Press releases and news from the Montreal police department

Community:

• Repertoire Communautaire
  A directory of community service organizations organized by category (eg: housing, intercultural, elderly).
• Volunteer Bureau of Montreal
  Lists community groups actively looking for volunteers by subject.

Newspapers are also a good source for finding local information. Montreal area newspapers may be searched using Eureka and Canadian Newsstand

Quebec Provincial Resources

Government:

• CNW Telbec News Service
  Quebec government press releases and invitations to the media
• Quebec Government (main page)
  Press releases; invitations to the media, lists of agencies, ministeries, organizations. This is a portal page and with extensive links to Quebec government websites.
• National Assembly of Quebec
  Members of National Assembly, with brief biographical info; index by name or electoral division; lists of Committees and members; committee mandates and proceedings and calendar of proceedings; office holders; National Assembly proceedings; order paper and notices; debates, bills; votes and proceedings.
• Elections Quebec
  Results and statistics on past provincial general elections, referendums and by-elections(past and upcoming)

Judicial/Legal:

• CanLII Quebec
  Judgements of Municipal Courts, Court of Appeal, Superior Court, Court of Quebec, Human Rights Tribunal, Professionals Tribunal
• Decision des tribunaux du Quebec
  Full-text of judgments from Quebec courts. Allows searching by court (eg: Cour Superieur) and by date. See also the website of the Tribunaux du Quebec for links to the websites of the Superior Court of Quebec, the Court of Quebec and the Human Rights Tribunal.
• Quebec Civil Code
• Lois et Reglements du Quebec
  The full-text of Quebec laws, accompanying regulations and bills (projets de lois). See also CanLII Quebec.
• Ministere du securite publique
  Statistics on crime, the coroners office, publications and reports.

Statistics

• Institut de Statistique du Quebec
  Quebec statistics on many aspects including population, labour, health, living conditions, education, economics, finance, trade.

Company:

• Registre des entreprises du Quebec

National Resources

See also Canadian Sources of Information

• CNW Group
  Canadian newswire stories, media daybooks and other tools for journalists.
• About Canada
  A site which functions as an online almanac with links and information about Canadian government, society, environment, geography, arts, population etc. Facts, calendar of events, directory, background information on topical issues and on government departments, agencies and resources.

Government:

• About Government
  A component of the About Canada site which focuses on government, with a directory of federal Government departments and agencies, government contacts page listing.
• Elections Canada
  Results of past federal general elections and by-elections
• Parliamentary Internet
  Bills, debates, journals, committee memberships and mandates, reports, of the House of Commons and the Senate; biographical information, calendars, Library of Parliament background reports on topical issues.
• Covering the Hill
  Part of Carleton Prof. Mary McGuire's Teaching Journalism Online site. Section headings include Daily News Releases, Federal Government and Federal Agency Websites, Parliamentary Websites, Political Parties, Polling Firms, Sources of News about the federal government and politics.
• Hill Times

Judicial/Legal:

• CanLII
  Full-text of judgements from federal, provincial and municipal courts
• Supreme Court of Canada Reports
  The full-text of Supreme Court of Canada judgments.
• Federal Court of Canada
  Decisions of the Federal Court of Canada.
• Consolidated Statutes and Regulations of Canada
  The full-text of the statutes and regulations of Canada.Also links to Constitution, Canadian Charter of Human Rights, and a table of public statues and responsible ministers
• Department of Justice, Research Reports

Statistics:

• Statistics Canada
  Latest economic indicators, consumer price index, population and community statistics. Worth highlighting are:
  Canadian Statistics:
  Provides quick summary statistics by subject, including population, health, crime, labour, economic indicators;
  The Daily
  The news bulletin of Statistics Canada for daily news on economic indicators as well as special reports.

Company:

• Sedar.com
  Provides access to company and investment public filings with the Canadian Securities Administors. Searchable by company name.
• Edgar
  Provides access to Securities and Exchange Commission filings of U.S. and major Canadian companies

For additional resources with company information, see Company Information

Journalism Tools

• Commission d'acces a l'information du Quebec
  Provides the procedures and list of official contact persons to write to in order to obtain documents using the Act Respecting Access to Documents Held by Public Bodies and the Protection of Personal Information in the province of Quebec.
• Tools for Reporters
  From the Canadian Journalism Project, an essential resource. Lists general tools, tools for writing, interviewing, specific beats, Web research, locating sources and journalism ethics
• Journalism Tools
  Tools from the "Committee of Concerned Journalists" compiled by the Project for Excellence in Journalism. Also contains a link to a compilation of ethics codes from journalism organizations worldwide.
• La Balade de l'actualite
  Follow the links to "Pupitre Virtuel" and "Domaine de recherche".
• Ready Reference
  A site created by Dan Pottier previously from Carleton University’s School of Journalism and Communication. Resources are organized by category and by subject.
• JournalismNet
  Probably the most comprehensive guide to Internet resources for journalists. Compiled by Julian Sher, previously an investigative TV producer for CBC’s The Fifth Estate. Extensive links to journalism resources and news sources.
• Roberniles.com (Finding Data on the Internet)
  An American site by journalist Robert Niles. Useful for finding U.S. information
• Oxford English Dictionary
• Merriam-Webster’s Online Dictionary
• Great Books Online
  Includes searchable full-text of a wide range of reference books including Rogets Thesaurus, Bartlette's Quotations, World Factbook, Columbia Encyclopedia and others.

Other Fact Checking

See also Online Reference | Reference Databases

• The Canadian Encyclopedia
  A good place to look for succinct, authoritative and basic background information concerning Canadian people, places and events.
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• Information Please Almanac
  A standard almanac that is now made available online. A good source for quick information and facts on people, geography, holidays, awards, entertainment, climate.
• Encyclopaedia Britannica
  Useful for authoritative background information. Provides summaries of articles taken from the Encyclopedia Britannica.
• International Database (U.S. Census Bureau)
  Contains demographic and socio-economic data for 227 countries.
• Statistical Abstract of the United States
  Social and economic statistics on the United States, published by the U.S. Census Bureau.
• Country Studies
  These studies from the Library of Congress describe and analyze 101 countries' political, economic, social, and national security systems and institutions. Basic information on media ownership and freedom is included. Major Western nations are excluded.
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