Useful Info/Links

On the following list of websites, you will find interesting and useful information all about Canada! Listen to our national anthem, or read the latest news in our award-winning newspapers. Look up your local government official or when the next train leaves for your next destination in Canada. If you have any suggestions of other useful links that we can add, please contact the Languages Canada office.

Government

Government of Canada Primary Internet Site
http://canada.gc.ca/home.html
Main site for information about Canada, its government and services.

Canadian Passport Office
http://www.ppt.gc.ca/

Reference

Yellow Pages
http://yellowpages.ca/index.html
Search Canada or the USA by business type, name and location. Also contains a directory of sites offering still pictures and live webcam images of various Canadian locations.

Canada 411
http://www.canada411.ca/
Find a person or a business in Canada with this directory compiled by Canadian telephone companies.

Phone your civil servant
http://direct.srv.gc.ca/cgi-bin/direct500/HE
Get the email and phone number of any civil servant in Canada with this directory.

Postal codes
http://www.mailposte.ca/splash.asp
Look up postal codes for any address in Canada.

Online News & Information

www.canada.com

www.canoe.com

Major Canadian newspapers

British Columbia

The Vancouver Sun
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/index.html

Times Colonist - Victoria, B.C.
http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/index.html

Prairie Provinces

The Free Press Winnipeg – Manitoba
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/

Regina Leader Post - Regina
http://www.canada.com/reginaleaderpost/index.html

The Star Phoenix – Saskatoon
http://www.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/index.html

The Sun - Calgary, Alberta
http://www.calgarysun.com/

The Edmonton Journal - Edmonton, Alberta
http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/index.html

Ontario

The Citizen – Ottawa
http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/index.html

National Post – Toronto
http://www.nationalpost.com/

Globe and Mail – Toronto
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/

London Free Press - London, Ontario
http://www.theglobeandmail.com

The Windsor Star – Windsor, Ontario
http://www.canada.com/windsorstar/index.html

Québec

Le Devoir – French
http://www.ledevoir.com/

Le Droit – French
http://www.cyberpresse.ca/apps/pbcs.dll/section?Category=CPDROIT

La Presse – French
http://www.cyberpresse.ca/section/CPPRESSE

The Gazette – Montréal English
http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/index.html

Atlantic Canada

Chronicle-Herald - Halifax
http://www.thechronicleherald.ca/

Major Canadian Magazines

Maclean's - General Weekly
http://www.macleans.ca/

Saturday Night - General Monthly
http://www.saturdaynight.ca/

Canadian Geographic - Nature, outdoor bimonthly
http://www.cangeo.ca/