Associations - Trade & Industry

 Trade or industry associations can sometimes be excellent sources for statistics and other industry information, as well as for contact names.

Canadian

• Associations Canada : an encyclopedic directory
• Directory of Business and Trade Associations (part of Industry Canada's Canadian Company Capabilities)
• Export Development Canada's list of Canadian Associations (by sector)
• Via Google Directory: add the name of your industry or profession to this pre-run search for Canadian association pages.
• Via Yahoo Canada: add the name of your industry or profession to this pre-run search for Canadian association pages.

International

• ASAE's Associations Gateway
• Associations on the Net (From the Internet Public Library)
• Encyclopedia of associations (Bennett Reference & Belzberg Reference: HS 17 E53)
• Gale directory of learning worldwide : a guide to faculty and institutions of higher education, research and culture.  (Bennett Reference: L 900 G35)
• IndustryLink (A great directory of industry web sites. Canadian and US.)
• International Agencies and Information on the Web (Listings of IGOs and NGOs (intergovernmental organizations and nongovernmental organizations).)
• Yearbook of international organizations (Bennett Reference & Belzberg Reference: JX 1904 A42)