Search tools

• British Columbia Government Publications Index: If the documents listed aren't free online, check the SFU Library catalogue to see if we have a print or online copy available.
• Canadian Research Index: Find Canadian policy, research, social, economic, and political reports issued by the federal and provincial governments, as well as by government funded research institutes. Note that this database does not provide complete documents online, but it can still help you identify specific documents on your topic that you can then look for on the web or in the SFU Library Catalogue.
• Government of Canada:
  • General search
  • Search engines by departments & agencies: note links to specific agencies in the links section below
  • Publications and reports: General portal to print + online publications
  • Search or browse for e-resources: Online resources via the depository services program
• USA.gov: The U.S. government's official web portal

Links

British Columbia

• BC Ministry of Agriculture and Lands
  • Environmental Sustainability and Resource Development
  • Fisheries and Aquaculture
  • Integrated Land Management Bureau
• BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources
• BC Ministry of Environment
  • BC Parks
  • Conservation Data Centre
  • Environmental Protection Division
  • Environmental Stewardship Division
  • Ocean and Marine Fisheries Division
  • Water Stewardship Division
  • Environmental Assessment Office
• BC Ministry of Forests and Range
• BC Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts

Canada

• Canadian Wildlife Service
• Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
• Environment Canada's Green Lane
• Fisheries and Oceans Canada
• Government of Canada's Sustainable Development Information System (SDInfo)
• Natural Resources Canada
• Parks Canada
• Sustaining the Environment and Resources for Canadians
• Canadian Conservation Areas Reporting and Tracking System (CARTS)
• State of the Environment Infobase: Environmental indicators

United States

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • National Environmental Publications Information System
  • Envirofacts Warehouse
• U.S. National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS)
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
• Congressional Research Service Reports: Backgrounders on natural resources and environmental policy
• National Library for the Environment

North America

• Commission for Environmental Cooperation

Europe

• European Environmental Agency

International

• UNEP.Net: "Global portal to authoritative environmental information based on themes and regions" from the United Nations Environmental Programme
• UNEP-WCMC (World Conservation Monitoring Centre): "provides information for policy and action to conserve the living world"
• World Bank's Environmental Agencies on the Web

Other relevant SFU Library guides

• Government Resources