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Government Document (Print)

Note: Because the Publication Manual of the APA  does not actually provide instructions for citing Canadian government documents, the formats below are only suggestions.  Please check with your instructor to see if he or she has any particular instructions for citing government documents.

A government document in that is accessed in print is cited it as a print book, with any additional identifying information, such as a report or catalogue number, in parentheses after the title.

Template:

Author, A. A. (Date). Title of government document (Report No. xxx). Place of Publication. Publisher.

Example:

Walker, J. (2013). Canadian anti-hate laws and freedom of expression (Publication No. 2010-31-E). Ottawa, ON: Library of Parliament.

 

If the document has a corporate author, then give the publisher as "Author."

Template:

Corporate Author. (Date). Title of government document (Report No. xxx).  Place of Publication. Author.

Example:

Statistics Canada. (2003). Child and spousal support: Maintenance enforcement survey statistics (Statistics Canada Catalogue No. 85-228-XIE). Ottawa, ON: Author.

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