Ask Us Climate Change (Government Information) Guide

Provinces

Below you will find links to provincial government resources about climate change. Though the amount of information available may vary from province to province, you'll notice that each has their own action plan.

New Brunswick

• Department of Environment and Local Government: Climate Change
• Transitioning to a Low-Carbon Economy: New Brunswick's Climate Action Plan

Nova Scotia

• Climate Change in Nova Scotia
• Climate Change Progress Report (2019)
• Climate Data for Nova Scotia

Prince Edward Island

• Department of Environment, Water, and Climate Change: Climate Change
• Climate Change Action Plan

Newfoundland and Labrador

• Department of Municipal Affairs and Enviroment: Climate Change Branch

Québec

• Ministère de l'Environnement et de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques
• 2013-2020 Climate Change Action Plan

Ontario

• Ontario's plan to address climate change

Manitoba

• Manitoba's Made-in-Manitoba Climate and Green Plan

Saskatchewan

• A Made-in-Saskatchewan Climate Change Strategy

Alberta

• Ministry of Environment and Parks: Climate Change
• Open Government: Climate Change

British Columbia

• Ministry of Environment & Climate Change Strategy
• Climate Change and Climate Action
• Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data & Inventories

Northwest Territories

• Department of Environment and Natural Resources: Climate Change

Yukon

• Climate Change in Yukon

Foreign Countries

When researching countries outside of Canada, you'll likely want to look at sources like the UN, World Health Organization, and OECD - all can be found under the "International Organizations" tab of this guide. Below, we've included links from various foreign governments.

United States

• Climate Change Adaptation Resource Center (ARC-X)
• Climate Change Indicators in the United States
• Climate.gov
• data.gov: Climate

United Kingdom

• Hadley Centre for Climate Science and Services
• State of the UK Climate

Other countries

• Australia: Department of Agriculture, Water, and the Environment: Climate Change
• Ireland: Department of Communications, Climate Action & Environment: Climate Action
• Japan: Ministry of the Environment: Global Environment
• New Zealand: Ministry for the Environment: Climate Change
• Norway: Climate and environment
• South Africa: Climate Change, Air Quality and Sustainable Development

International Organizations

International Organizations

Intergovernmental organizations, or international organizations, aren't technically "government," but are usually composed of sovereign states, though they may also include representation from non-profit organizations or corporations.

These organizations, both those operating under the umbrella of the United Nations and outside of it, are vital in climate change research and planning.

United Nations

• Global Issues: Climate Change
• Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
• IPCC Data Distribution Centre
• United Nations Environment Programme
• United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Miscellaneous

• Asian Development Bank: Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management
• European Commission: Climate action
• Global Environment Facility: Climate Change
• OECD: Climate change
• World Bank Data: Climate change
• World Health Organization: Climate change
• World Meteorological Organization: Climate

Finding Government Documents

Finding Government Documents

UNB Libraries has a large collection of print materials, including documents from the Canadian federal government, every province and territory, foreign countries, and international intergovernmental organizations. Our collection is identified by the "HIL-GOV" and "HIL-STORG" locations, and can be found via WorldCat:

Our collection is currently held in closed storage, but is still circulating. To obtain a document, see staff or send us a request, and we'll retrieve your item for you as quickly as we can.

We're always happy to help however we can, either in person during our staffing hours (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) or by email.

Citing Government Documents

Citing Government Documents

Like all publications, citations for government publications should be consistent with the citation style used elsewhere in your work - most commonly, APA or MLA. 

For assistance citing government documents and statistics, please consult these guides:

• APA Style (from Purdue Online Writing Lab)
• MLA Style (from Purdue Online Writing Lab)
• Brief Guide to Citing Canadian Government Documents and Statistics (from Queen's University)
• How to Cite Statistics Canada Products (from Statistics Canada)