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APA Style 7th ed - Citation Guide for Nursing & Health Sciences

Notes

  • When the publisher is the same as the author, which is often the same for group authors, omit the publisher from the source.
  • Use the most specific agency as the author for government documents. The names of parent agencies (such as names of provinces or government ministries)  can appear as publisher. 

Report by an individual author

Basic Format

Lastname, F. M. (YEAR). Title of report. Publisher. DOI or URL

Reference List

Burridge, L., & Holmes, A. (2022). An updated review of hazards associated with the use of pesticides and drugs used in the marine environment by the finfish aquaculture industry in Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans: Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat. https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2023/mpo-dfo/fs70-5/Fs70-5-2022-067-eng.pdf  

In Text

(Burridge & Holmes, 2022)

Report by a group author

Use the specific agency as the author for government documents. The names of parent agencies (such as names of provinces or government ministries)  can appear as publisher.  (Publication manual, 2020, p. 288)

Basic Format

Group author. (YEAR). Title of report. Publisher. DOI or URL

Reference List

Office of the Provincial Health Officer. (2019). Taking the pulse of the population: An update on the health of British Columbians. Provincial health officer's annual report. British Columbia, Ministry of Health. https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/health/about-bc-s-health-care-system/office-of-the-provincial-health-officer/reports-publications/annual-reports/pho-annual-report-2019.pdf

In Text

(Office of the Provincial Health Officer, 2019)

Statistics Canada - data table

When the author and publisher are the same, omit the publisher from the source element.  (Publication manual, 2020, p. 329)

Basic Format

Group Author. (YEAR). Title of table [Data table]. DOI or URL

Reference List

Statistics Canada. (2025). Table 98-10-0299-01 Indigenous language spoken at home by single and multiple responses of language spoken at home: Canada, provinces and territories [Data table]. https://doi.org/10.25318/9810029901-eng 

In Text

(Statistics Canada, 2025)

For more information on how to cite different Statistics Canada sources, see their website.

Parliamentary Document

Basic Format

Parliamentary Body. (YEAR, Month). Title of report. URL

Reference List

House of Commons Canada. (2013, February). Tax incentives for charitable giving in Canada. Report of the Standing Committee on Finance, 41st Parliament, 1st Session. https://www.ourcommons.ca/DocumentViewer/en/41-1/FINA/report-15

In Text

(House of Commons Canada, 2013)