GovInfo

http://govpublibgroup.blogspot.com/ A current awareness tool to promote the use of government resources at Oakville Public Library.

12 April, 2011

New government resources @ OPL

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If Oakville was a village of 100 people , Town of Oakville, November 2010. "Understanding the diversity of our town helps to ensure we ...
29 March, 2011

What is contempt of parliament?

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Canadians will be heading to the polls for a Federal Election on May 2, 2011. A sub-committee made up of members from the three opposition p...
03 February, 2011

World Cancer Day: February 4, 2011

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February 4th is World Cancer Day, so declared by the Union for International Cancer Control in Geneva, Switzerland. The UICC and its partner...
26 January, 2011

New government resources @OPL

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Several new government publications are now available, illustrating the breadth of subject matter published by various levels of government....

Family Literacy Day

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January 27th, 2011 is Family Literacy Day , an initiative of ABC Life Literacy Canada to encourage families to read and learn together all y...
18 January, 2011

Voter Turnout in the 2010 Municipal Election

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Community Development Halton recently published four bulletins reporting on voter turnout in the 2010 municipal election for Oakville, Burli...
13 January, 2011

How did the 2008-2010 recession and recovery compare with previous cycles?

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The question above is answered in a feature article in the January 2011 edition of Canadian Economic Observer , published by Statistics Cana...
27 December, 2010

A Change for Crown Copyright and Licensing

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"Crown Copyright and Licensing (CCL) announced in December 2010 "that permission to reproduce Government of Canada works is no lon...
15 December, 2010

New government resources @OPL

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The World's Women 2010: Trends and Statistics This United Nations publication is a numerical profile of women around the world. "It...
17 November, 2010

National Housing Day

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National Housing Day in Canada is on November 22, 2010. An initiative of Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, the day is meant to recogn...
04 November, 2010

E-Stat for students and teachers

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E-Stat , Statistics Canada's online learning tool for the educational community, is available on OPL's website. E-Stat allows you to...
06 October, 2010

New government resources @ OPL

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Towards an understanding of gender differences in literacy achievement The Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) produced this ...
05 October, 2010

New Source for Parenting Information from Halton Region

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Halton Region recently launched a new parenting website, www.haltonparents.ca . It is "a new online community for parents that offers ...
16 September, 2010

New government resources @ OPL

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Life with Arthritis in Canada: a Personal and Public Health Challenge "This report... provides an overview of arthritis in the Canadian...
19 August, 2010

Health in Canada

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Statistics Canada's website features a helpful page called " Health in Canada ." It's a one-stop source for information ab...
12 August, 2010

The Canadian Consumer Handbook

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The Canadian Consumer Handbook is a website that provides consumers with information to build their buying skills. A joint federal/provinic...
21 July, 2010

New government resources @ OPL

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Air India Flight 182: A Canadian tragedy On June 23, 1985, a bomb killed 329 passengers and crew of Air India Flight 182. The first volu...
15 July, 2010

Long-form Canadian census in 2011 to become voluntary

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Changes to the national census in 2011 have some statisticians worried about the validity and integrity of the data that will be collected. ...
30 June, 2010

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Financial Planning for Seniors The federal government recently issued a series of brochures about financial planning for seniors. Using simp...
27 May, 2010

Canadian social and economic information

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Two journals published by Statistics Canada provide a wealth of social and economic information. They may have just what is needed to add cu...
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