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APA Style 6th ed Citation Guide - Langara Library

Basic Format for Government Publications

Corporate Author. (Year of Publication). Title of document: Subtitle of document. (Report No. if Provided). Place of publication: Department.

Statistics Canada - Print

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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.

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(Statistics Canada, 2006)

Statistics Canada - Online

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Statistics Canada. (2006). Canada’s ethnocultural mosaic, 2006 census: Findings. (Catalogue no. 97-562-XWE2006001).  Retrieved from http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2006/as-sa/97-562/index-eng.cfm?CFID=2999590&CFTOKEN=66071700

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(Statistics Canada, 2006)

Report by an Individual Author - Print

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Coote, D. R., & Gregorich, L. R. (2000). The health of our water: Toward sustainable agriculture in Canada (Catalogue no. A15-2020/2000E). Ottawa, ON: Research Branch, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 

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(Coote & Gregorich, 2000)

Report by an Individual Author - Online

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Plant, P. G. (2007). Access and excellence: The campus 2020 plan for British Columbia’s post-secondary education system (Report No. C2007-960088-3). Retrieved from the British Columbia Ministry of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development website: http://www.aved.gov.bc.ca/campus2020/campus2020-thinkingahead-report.pdf

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(Plant, 2007)

For reports retrieved online, identify the publisher as part of the retrieval statement unless the publisher has been identified as the author: Retrieved from Agency name website:  (Publication manual, 2010, p. 205)

British Columbia

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British Columbia. Ministry of Healthy Living and Sort. Office of the Provincial Health Officer. (2007). Pathways to health and healing: 2nd report on the health and well-being of Aboriginal people in British Columbia. Provincial health officer's annual report 2007. Retrieved from http://www.health.gov.bc.ca/pho/pdf/aabohlth11-var7.pdf

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(British Columbia. Ministry of Healthy Living and Sport, 2007)

Municipal

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Coquitlam. Planning and Development Department. (2013). Citywide official community plan. Retrieved from http://www.coquitlam.ca/planning-and-development/community-plans/community-plans.aspx

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(Coquitlam. Planning and Development Department, 2013)

Parliamentary Document

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Canada. Parliament. House of Commons. Standing Committee on Finance. (2011). Tax Incentives for Charitable Giving in Canada. Report of the Standing Committee on Finance, 41st Parliament, 1st Session. Retrieved from http://www.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?DocId=5972482&Language=E&Mode=1&Parl=41&Ses=1

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(Canada. Parliament, 2011)

Debates (Hansard)

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Barnett, D. (2013, March 6). "Volunteer firefighters in Cariboo area." British Columbia. Legislative Assembly. Debates of the Legislative Assembly (Hansard). 39th Parliament, 5th Session. Retrieved from http://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard/39th5th/H30306y.htm

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(Barnett, 2013)