A Guide to the Sources Bibliographic essay identifying a core collection of print and electronic sources suitable for undergraduate use in Canadian Studies. Discusses the evolution of the subject from the 1960s, the Canadian literary canon, and the United States' affect on the development of the Canadian nation. Canada Basic reference information about Canada, including details of geography, people, economy, government, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues. Geographical information includes area, population, flag, maps, high and low points, co-ordinates, boundary length, border countries, climate, land use and natural resources. Defence Research and Development Branch Describes the mission, history, and activities of the national authority involved in improving Canada's defence capabilities through scientific and technological research.
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Also outlines marketplace rules concerning legal, financial, commercial, and intellectual property laws, and highlights infrastructure issues such as networking standards. 20000727 Electronic Commerce in Canada Outlines the activities of the Canadian Task Force on Electronic Commerce. Describes the technology involved, Canada's promotion of a global environment for e-commerce, and the strategy used for addressing associated issues. A catalogue of all the languages and dialects spoken in Canada, with details of the numbers of speakers of each language. Also some demographic data such as rates of literacy, blindness and deafness.