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Internet Databases - Canadian

Enter the 14 digit number (no spaces) from your Burlington Public Library card to access online databases from outside the library. These resources are not available to reciprocal borrowers from other libraries.


Canada in Context (Gale)

Aligned to Provincial learning standards, this database includes reference, periodicals, primary source, and multimedia resources geared toward Canadian students and educators. It contains more than 525 full-text magazines including 200 Canadian periodicals, nearly one thousand biographies on famous Canadian individuals, 400 new essays written by Canadian writers and comprehensive coverage of nearly 300 Canadian authors.

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Canadian Directory to Foundations & Corporations (Imagine Canada)

An online database containing updated information on over 2,200 Canadian grant-making foundations. Also includes over 150 American foundations with a history of granting in Canada.

Use in the library ONLY


Canadian Encyclopedia (Historica)

The complete Historica Canadian Encyclopedia, including the Youth Encyclopedia of Canada and the Encyclopedia of Music in Canada.

Link to Website


Canadian Points of View Reference Centre (EBSCO)

This database provides information on 100 key topics of interest to Canadian researchers, with an overview (objective, background, description), point (argument), counterpoint (opposing argument), and Critical Thinking Guide. Topics include the environment, human rights, race, substance abuse and many more.

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Canadian Reference Centre (EBSCO)

Combines Canadian magazines, newspapers, newswires and reference books to create the largest collection of regional full text content available to Canadian libraries.

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CBCA - Canadian Business & Current Affairs Complete (ProQuest)

Indexing and articles from general interest, academic, and business periodicals published in Canada, including Canadian Business and Maclean's. Subject areas include business, education, science, medicine, arts, law, academia, and lifestyles.

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CPI.Q - Canadian Periodical Index (Gale)

Contains articles from a comprehensive list of Canadian and international journals, magazines, selected sections of the Globe and Mail, Canadian biographies, and other reference content, all with a Canadian focus.

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Custom Newspapers (GALE)

A full-text newspaper database featuring articles from more than 1,000 newspapers from around the globe, including cover-to-cover editions of 150 international newspapers.

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Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online

Meet people who played an important role in the formation of what is now Canada. This website is a major research and publishing project launched by the University of Toronto and the Université Laval in 1959.

Link to Website


eLibrary Canada (ProQuest)

Canadian and international newspapers, newswires, and magazines searchable in full-text, including the Toronto Star and the National Post.

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Eureka.cc - Dailies from Across Ontario (Eureka)

Access to daily newspapers from across Ontario, including Barrie Examiner, Belleville Intelligencer, Brantford Expositor, Chatham Daily News, Cobourg Daily Star, Cornwall Standard-Freeholder, Kingston Whig-Standard, Niagara Falls Review, North Bay Nugget, Orillia Packet and Times, Owen Sound Sun Times, Pembroke Daily Observer, Peterborough Examiner, Port Hope Evening Guide, Sarnia Observer, Sault Star, St. Catharines Standard, Sudbury Star, Timmins Daily Press, and the Welland Tribune.

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Globe and Mail - Canada's Heritage from 1844 (ProQuest)

A full-page digitized archive of the entire Globe and Mail newspaper dating back to the pre-Confederation era. This fully searchable database covers 1844 through 2003.

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Halton Community Services Database

Search a 4000 record database of government and non-profit listings, and human service organizations within Halton. This database includes the combined databases of the Halton Information Providers.

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Halton Newspaper Index

Online access to information from various Halton and local newspapers. Retrieve citations and then refer directly to the newspaper located within Halton libraries, i.e. Burlington, Oakville, Halton Hills and Milton.

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Halton's Historical and Newspaper Records

Find births, marriages and deaths, census information, cemetery records, land records, surrogate court records, military mecords, business directories, photographs, newspaper articles, books, documents and maps.

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Toronto Star - Pages of the Past (ProQuest)

A digitized reproduction of the full newspaper from 1894 to 2004. This archive is searchable by keyword, phrase and Boolean query, five years at a time. It also allows browsing by date.

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