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Statistics Canada

Reference List

Census (no table number)

Statistics Canada. (2016, November 23). Families and households highlight tables, 2011 Census Age: groups and sex of foster children, for both sexes, for Canada, provinces and territories. Retrieved April 17, 2018 from http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/hlt-fst/fam/Pages/highlight.cfm?TabID=3&Lang=E&Asc=1&PRCode=01&OrderBy=999&Sex=1&tableID=304

Census (with table number)

Statistics Canada. (n.d.). Population estimates on July 1st, by age and sex. (Table 17-10-0005-01). Retrieved May 28, 2019 from https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1710000501

Note: Although the page updated date is indicated, this changes daily. Please indicate the date on which you accessed the data.

The Daily

Statistics Canada. (2018, April 3). Passenger Air Services Price Index, 2016. The Daily. Retrieved April 16, 2018 from http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/180403/dq180403a-eng.htm

Publication with Catalogue number

Statistics Canada. Social and Aboriginal Statistics Division. (2006). Women in Canada, 2005: A gender-based statistical report. (Catalogue no.89-503-XIE).  Ottawa, ON: Statistics Canada.

 

 

Provincial

Report completed by an external organization for the province of Nova Scotia:

Food and Nutrition Support for Licensed Child Care Centres Advisory Group. (2011). Manual for food and nutrition in regulated child care settings. Retrieved from Government of Nova Scotia, https://novascotia.ca/coms/families/provider/documents/Manual-Food_and_Nutrition.pdf

Report from a provincial department, no date provided:

Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness. (n.d.). Healthy communities protocols. Retrieved from https://novascotia.ca/dhw/publichealth/documents/09-Healthy-Communities-Protocol.pdf

Legislation

Legislation - Generic

In-Text Citation

(Name of Act, Year)

Reference List

Name of Act, Reference Code, c.[chapter #], s.[section #] (date). Retrieved from URL

Comments

  • Reference codes are used to identify legal jurisdictions. R.S.C. is the Royal Statutes of Canada, while R.S.N.S. is the Royal Statutes of Nova Scotia.

Legislation

In-Text Citation

(Criminal Code, 1985)

(Education Act, 1996)

Reference List

Federal

Criminal Code, R.S.C., C-46 (1985). Retrieved from http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/C-46/index.html

Provincial

Education Act, R.S.N.S., c.1, s.1 (1996). Retrieved from http://nslegislature.ca/legc/statutes/eductn.htm

Bills

Bill C-6, An Act Respecting the Safety of Consumer Products. (2009). 40th Parliament, 2nd session. Retrieved from https://lop.parl.ca/sites/PublicWebsite/default/en_CA/ResearchPublications/LegislativeSummaries/402LS623E

Case Law

Case Law - Generic

In-Text Citation

(Style of Cause, Date)

Reference List

Style of Cause, Court Identifier (Dates). Retrieved from URL

Comments

  • Italicize the names of cases in text, but not in the reference list.
  • Court cases often have several years, each of which reflects a specific stage in the case's history. Include all years in your citation.
  • In-text citations should follow APA style for a work with no author (Name of case, date, page or paragraph number when appropriate)

Case Law

In-Text Citation

(R. v. Latimer, 2001)

Reference List

R. v. Latimer, 1 S.C.R. 3 (2001). Retrieved from http://scc.lexum.umontreal.ca/en/2001/2001scc1/2001scc1.html