An encyclopedic knowledge Historica, a foundation dedicated to the preservation of Canadian cultural heritage, recently posted the first online edition of The Canadian Encyclopedia, a massive one-volume reference. What makes it unique is that the text draws on 3,800 experts in their individual subjects, writing from Canadian perspective.
Most entries contain thumbnail images that can be enlarged with a click of a mouse.
This searchable edi-tion features more than 10,000 articles, a subject index and hyperlinked text. There are online interactive games, graphs, maps and fascinating retrospectives, particularly the Canadian art and history Web pages. Please note some plug-ins are required and that the bar graphs are difficult to interpret as the numerical values are absent. Nonetheless, this site is certainly worth bookmarking. Housing New Canadians is a research project looking at housing access in the Toronto area where approximately 40 per cent of all new immigrants settle.