VIRTUAL REFERENCE DESK

Quick Links: 1- Agriculture; 2- Economics; 3- Trade; 4- International Law and International Organizations;
and 5- Other Institutes . . .

1. AGRICULTURE

a. Federal Government

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's Electronic Information Service (ACEIS)
http://www.agr.ca/newintre.html

Economic and Policy Analysis Directorate (EPAD)
http://www.agr.ca/policy/epad/english/e-home.htm

AgriWeb Canada: Directory of Canadian Agricultural and Agri-food Resources
http://www.agr.ca/agriweb/awhome-e.htm

Canadian Dairy Commission
http://www.cdc.ca/indexen.html

Canadian Grain Commission (CGC)
http://www.cgc.ca/

Canadian Wheat Board
http://www.cwb.ca/

b. Provincial Governments

Alberta Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development
http://www.agric.gov.ab.ca/

British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/

Manitoba Agriculture
http://www.gov.mb.ca/agriculture/        

New Brunswick Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
http://www.gov.nb.ca/agricult/index.htm

Newfoundland Department of Forest Resources and Agrifoods
http://www.gov.nf.ca/forest/

Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture and Marketing
http://agri.gov.ns.ca

Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA)
http://www.gov.on.ca/OMAFRA/english/index.html

Prince Edward Island Department of Agriculture and Forestry
http://www.gov.pe.ca/af/

Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation du Québec
http://www.agr.gouv.qc.ca/vanglaise/indexan.htm

Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food
http://www.agr.gov.sk.ca/

c. Other

AgInfoNet & AgriCarta
http://www.aginfonet.com


2. ECONOMICS

a. Federal Government


Bank of Canada
http://www.bank-banque-canada.ca/english/intro-e.htm

Department of Finance
http://www.fin.gc.ca/fin-eng.html

Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD)
http://www.wd.gc.ca/eng/content/index.html


b. Provincial Government

Alberta Economic Development
http://www.edt.gov.ab.ca/

Alberta Treasury
http://www.treas.gov.ab.ca/

British Columbia Ministry of Finance and Corporate Relations
http://www.fin.gov.bc.ca/

Manitoba Finance
http://www.gov.mb.ca/finance/

Manitoba Industry, Trade and Tourism
http://www.gov.mb.ca/itt/index.html

New Brunswick Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Culture
http://www.gov.nb.ca/edt/index.htm

New Brunswick Department of Finance
http://www.gov.nb.ca/finance/index.htm

New Brunswick Regional Development Corporation
http://www.gov.nb.ca/rdc/index.htm

Newfoundland Department of Finance
http://www.gov.nf.ca/fin/

Newfoundland Department of Industry, Trade and Technology
http://www.success.nfld.net

NOVAcorp (Nova Scotia Innovation Corporation)
http://www.innovacorp.ns.ca

Nova Scotia Department of Economic Development
http://www.gov.ns.ca/ecor/

Nova Scotia Department of Finance
http://www.gov.ns.ca/fina/

Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade
http://www.ontario-canada.com/

Ontario Ministry of Finance
http://www.gov.on.ca/FIN/

Prince Edward Island Business Development
http://www.peibusinessdevelopment.com/

Prince Edward Island Treasury Department
http://www.gov.pe.ca/pt/

Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec
http://www.lacaisse.com/welcome.html

Ministère de l'Industrie et du Commerce du Québec
http://www.mic.gouv.qc.ca/english/index.html

Ministère des Finances du Québec
http://www.finances.gouv.qc.ca/index_e.htm

Saskatchewan Economic and Co-operative Development
http://www.gov.sk.ca/econdev/

Saskatchewan Finance
http://www.gov.sk.ca/finance/

The Canadian Governments On-Line (CGOL)
http://www.intergov.gc.ca


3. Trade

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
http://www.acoa.ca/english/index_frame.html
   
Business Development Bank of Canada
http://www.bdc.ca/bdc/home/Default.asp

Canadian Commercial Corporation
http://www.ccc.ca/index-e.htm

Canadian Consulate Trade Office, San Francisco/Silicon Valley
http://www.cdntrade.com/

Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT)
http://www.citt.gc.ca/

Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/menu-e.asp

Export and Import Controls Bureau
http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/~eicb/epd_home.htm

Export Development Corporation
http://www.edc.ca/

ExportSource
http://exportsource.gc.ca/

InfoExport
http://www.infoexport.gc.ca/


Northstar Trade Finance Inc.
http://www.northstar.ca/home.html  
                

Trade Data Online (Strategis)
http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/sc_mrkti/tdst/engdoc/tr_homep.html


4 .INTERNATIONAL LAW & INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

International Network on Cultural Policy
http://www.pch.gc.ca/network-reseau/eng.htm

International Trade Law Library
http://www.intl-trade.com/library.html
         

Virtual Law Library
http://www.law.indiane.edu/law/v-lib/lawindex.html

Lex Mercatoria
http://www.jus.uio.no/lm/toc.html

NAFTA Secretariat
http://www.nafta-sec-alena.org/

United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)
http://www.uncitral.org

United States International Trade Commission
http://www.usitc.gov/

World Bank
http://www.worldbank.org

World Trade Organization
http://www.wto.org

Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
http://www.oecd.org


5. OTHER INSTITUTES IN CANADA, THE UNITED STATES
AND AROUND THE WORLD

 

The Atlantic Institute for Market Studies www.aims.ca
Brookings Institute www.brook.edu
Canada West Foundation www.cwf.ca
Canadian Institute of Strategic Studies www.ciss.ca
CATO institute www.cato.org
C.D. Howe Institute www.cdhowe.org
The Canadian Foundation for the Americas www.focal.ca
Economic Strategy Institute www.econstrat.org
The Fraser Institute www.fraserinstitute.ca
The Helen Kellogg Institute of International Studies www.nd.edu/~kellogg/
International Council for Canadian Studies www.iccs-ciec.ca
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy www.iatp.org
Institute for International Economics www.iie.com
Institute for International Research www.iirgulf.com
Institute for Research on Public Policy www.irpp.org
Montana State University - Trade Research Centre www.trc.montana.edu
National Law Center for Inter-American Free Trade www.natlaw.com/index.htm
North-South Institute www.nsi-ins.ca
North American Institute (NAMI) www.northamericaninstitute.org
Royal Institute of International Affairs (RIIA) www.riia.org
World Trade Centre Institute www.wtci.org