Brief Guide to Cite Canadian Government Sources – Queen`s University Guide to Cite Government Resources. Note that this resource does not use MLA style, but contains some useful examples. Note: Do not italicize the titles of statutes, statutes or similar documents (MLA Handbook, 7th ed. Section 5.7.14, p. 205 [print]). In non-specialist and student articles, the MLA manual recommends shortening the publisher on behalf of the government and the lead agency only. The names of sub-organizations are optional (171). Many government documents are most often accessed online, so almost all of the above examples apply to documents accessed online. In the MLA citation style, there are some differences between citing a document online and citing a printed document. If the city of publication is not included in a document, but you can reasonably assume where it was published (p. e.g., Ottawa for many Canadian government publications, Victoria for many British Columbia government publications), bracket the city name, for example: [Ottawa] In MLA 9th ed., citations of government documents have been simplified for student work. For student articles citing a small number of government documents, the MLA Handbook recommends treating government records “like any other source written by an organization” by “recording the name as presented by the source” (120).
For advanced projects where many government documents are cited, you can find more detailed recommendations in the Mutual Legal Assistance Guide and some online guides. Specialists can follow these rules to provide comprehensive information about the government, ministry and agency, and to standardize entries for works cited. When citing publications such as bills, reports, resolutions, and documents, use these appropriate abbreviations. Note: Do not use them to shorten words in the “Author” section, but in the part of the quote that follows the title (see example below). For more information on online documents, see the Mutual Legal Assistance Handbook, 7th Edition. Section 5.6, pp. 181-193 If you are quoting two or more works of the same government, replace the name in each entry with three hyphens after the first. If you are also citing more than one work from the same government agency, use three additional hyphens instead of the organization in the second agency and in each subsequent agency. If no date is given, omit it unless you can find this information from a reliable source. In this case, the date is enclosed in square brackets to indicate that you found this information elsewhere. For example [2008].
The format of all data is as follows: Day Month (shortened) Year, e.g. September 5, 2012. Note: You can shorten group authors in parentheses to the first noun phrase. If you specify the URL, copy the full URL from your browser, but do not add the or (MLA Handbook, 7th ed. Section 5.5.20, pp. 174-177 [print]) Finally, indicate the location, publisher, date and medium of the publication viewed (e.g. print, web, etc.). If this is a Web resource, specify the site (italics) and the date you accessed. Government Information Citation Guides – Courtesy Concordia University. Select the Standing Committee on Children and Youth. Children and adolescents with neurodiverse special needs. Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, October 2019, www.leg.bc.ca/content/CommitteeDocuments/41st-parliament/4th-session/cay/Report_SSC-CY_41-4-1_Neuro-Diverse-Special-Needs.pdf.
Retrieved 1 September 2021. Women in Canada: Gender Statistical Report. 7th edition, Statistics Canada, 2015. Use of information by the Ministry of Health when making decisions on the allocation of resources to the regional health system. Office of the Auditor General of British Columbia, 2002. Pearson, Caryn. “The effects of mental health problems on family members.” Statistics Canada, October 7, 2015, www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/82-624-x/2015001/article/14214-eng.pdf. Retrieved 19 November 2016. Capitalization of the first letter of each important word in the title. You don`t need to capitalize words like: in, de or an. Don`t capitalize (except for words like USA, where each letter represents something), even if the words in the book or article appear that way.
Note: You can use a short form of the title by indicating the first word(s) of the full title. However, MLA suggests including a long name in the text so that reading is not interrupted: write the full date as you find it on the source. If only one year is listed, enter only the year in your citation. For others, you will also specify a month and a day if they are specified. Highlights from the Competition Bureau`s workshop on emerging competition issues. Competition Bureau of Canada, March 4, 2016, www.competitionbureau.gc.ca/eic/site/cb-bc.nsf/vwapj/cb-Workshop-Summary-Report-e.pdf/$FILE/cb-Workshop-Summary-Report-e.pdf. Retrieved 6. July 2016. If there is a colon (:) In the title, insert what comes after the colon (also called subtitles).
Federal Accountability Act. Statutes of Canada, c. 9. Canada. Ministry of Justice. 2006. Ministry of Justice. Web. 13 February 2010. Document Title: Subheadings, if applicable. Issue, if specified and not the first edition, the name of the primary authority of the State, the date of publication. Capitalization of the first letter of each important word in the title.
You don`t need to capitalize words like in, de, or an. Canada`s Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Understanding Trends, 1990-2006. Environment Canada 2008, publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2009/ec/En81-4-2006-2E.pdf. Retrieved 19 January 2017. Library MLA Citation Guide, 8th Edition — General Guide to MLA Style Quote R. v. Nguyen. 1 S.C.R. 826. Supreme Court of Canada.
2009. Supreme Court of Canada. Web. March 1, 2010. See also Library Cite Guide for Statistics Canada, PCensus Estat and CHASS Canada. Parliament. Senate. Standing Senate Committee on National Finance. Agriculture in Harmony with Nature: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada`s Sustainable Development Strategy 2001-2004.
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 2001, publications.gc.ca/collections/Collection/A22-166-1-2001E.pdf. Retrieved 12 December 2016. Works from the internet can be modified or deleted at any time, so it is important to include the date you accessed the material in your citation. This is optional, but especially important if there is no date when the item (web document, article, web page) was created. Add the access date to the end of your quote. For example, accessed July 23, 2019.