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Canada Commons

Searchable access to current public documents issued by Canadian public policy, health research agencies, think tanks, and books from Canadian publishers. Former title Des Libris

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Canada Year Book Historical Collection 1867-1967

The Canada Year Book Historical Collection 1867 to 1967: historical text, tables and maps on Canadian society, events, and the economy: population, industry, trade, immigration, labour, transportation, government, etc.

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Canada Supreme Court Reports (via HeinOnline)

Contains the official, bilingual series published under authority of the Supreme Court Act.

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Codes Canada

The National Building Code of Canada 2015 (NBC), published by NRC and developed by the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes, sets out technical provisions for the design and construction of new buildings

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Encyclopedia of Canada's Peoples

Comprehensive reference work and research tool on 119 different peoples and ethnic groups of Canada

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Artists in Canada

Union list of Canadian artists, giving biographical information and location of files of over 42,000 Canadian artists in 23 libraries and galleries across Canada.

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CANSIM (CANadian Socioeconomic Information Management) Database (Statistics Canada)

CANSIM is a comprehensive database from Statistics Canada containing more than 52 million numeric time series covering a wide variety of social and economic indicators.

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Census of Canada 1951- (at Abacus)

More detailed census information with more detailed geography than available from the Statistics Canada website. Microdata, geographic information, postal and other data. Most files are open access (except postal codes).

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Censuses of Canada 1665 to 1871

350 statistical tables on the social and economic conditions of Canada from 98 Censuses of the earliest settlements to Confederation in 1867 and on to 1871.

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CPA Canada Handbook

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The CPA Canada Handbook (formerly known as the CICA Handbook) provides information on accounting practices and processes.

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Encyclopedia of Music in Canada

The Encyclopedia of Music in Canada describes the full breadth and depth of Canadas musical culture, including the historical and current aspects of popular, folk, religious, concert and other forms of music.

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Fisheries and Oceans Canada Library

The Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) Library provides information, tools and services that support the management of Canada’s fisheries and the safety of our waterways.

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GEOSCAN Geological Survey of Canada

The GEOSCAN database contains over 45,000 records of publications released by CCRS or Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) authors.

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Law360 Canada

Published by LexisNexis Canada, provides Canadian legal news, analysis and current awareness online. Formerly The Lawyer's Daily.

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Open Information Portal (Government of Canada)

The Open Information portal provides digital information resources from Library and Archives Canada and the Government of Canada Publications collection. Includes an Expenditure Database and Quarterly Financial Reports.

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Statistics Canada - Data Search Page

This webpage provides access to thousands of Statistics Canada data tables. Users can search by keyword and apply filters to limit results by subject, geography, frequency, survey, or statistical program.

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Statistics Canada - Rich Data Services

Rich Data Services (RDS) is Statistics Canada’s analytical platform for Public Use Microdata files (PUMFs) and their metadata. It makes it easier to browse, filter, and create tables without using statistical software.

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Statistics Canada Historical Publications


Historical Collection consists of over 90,000 digitized issues from Statistics Canada titles from the 19th to the early 21st century that were originally published in print.

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Statistics Canada: Index of downloadable publications

Statistics Canada publications archived by the Depository Services Program. The website is no longer updated; later access is through the Government of Canada Publications Website.

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Census of Canada 1996- (at Statistics Canada)

Publicly available tables, profiles and topic based tabulations from large areas (ie, Canada, Provinces) to mid-size regions (Census Tracts, neighbourhoods)

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National Household Survey 2011 (at Statistics Canada)

Publicly available data from the 2011 voluntary equivalent of the Census long form data. Profiles and topic based tabulations from large areas (ie, Canada, Provinces) to mid-size regions (Census Tracts, neighbourhoods)

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Statistics Canada

Statistics Canada's data site.

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Theses Canada Portal

Indexes over 425,000 Canadian theses from 70 institutions (1965-present): about 325,000 on microform and over 217,000 in full text. Electronic theses are harvested monthly from Canadian universities

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Voilá: Catalogue du Canada / Canada's Catalogue

Canada's national union catalogue. Includes published materials held by Libraries and Archives Canada (LAC) in Ottawa as well as those in hundreds of other libraries across the country. The successor to AMICUS.

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Census of Canada 2001: Vancouver Local Areas

2001 Census profile for Vancouver local areas (official City of Vancouver neighbourhoods): age and sex, families and households, dwellings, language, ethnic origin, immigration, education, labour force, and income.

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Census of Canada 2006: Vancouver Local Areas

Census profile for official City of Vancouver neighbourhoods: age and sex, families and households, dwellings, language, ethnic origin, immigration, education, labour force, and income.

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Government of Canada Publications

Canadian federal government publications collected and permanently archived by Publishing and Depository Services.

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Westlaw Edge Canada

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  • Transfer / Exchange / Visiting / New LL.M. / New Ph.D. Students / New Faculty (in UBC’s Allard School of Law): should send an e-mail with their student number to Elim Wong in the Law Library to obtain registration associated with Allard School of Law. 
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  • Everyone with a misplaced/forgotten password should follow the instructions at Forgot password; if this does not work, please contact Technical Support.

Comprehensive case law and legislation.

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Dictionary of Canadian biography

The definitive Canadian biographical dictionary. Includes entries for non-Canadians who played a significant role in the history of the country.

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LawSource

Collection of Canadian case law, legislation and editorial tools for legal research via Westlaw's platform.

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Abacus data repository

Abacus is UBC's collection of data sets, including public use microdata from Statistics Canada, public opinion polls, and geospatial data. Look here for Statistics Canada surveys and data. Some open access.

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American Bibliography of Slavic and East European Studies (ABSEES)

This database will migrate to the new EBSCOhost user interface on Tuesday, August 5, 2025.

Covers journals, books, dissertations, online resources and selected government publications published in the U.S. and Canada on East-Central Europe and the former Soviet Union.

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ASTIS: Arctic science and technology information system

Find articles, conference papers, government publications, reports, theses and books about all aspects of northern Canada and adjacent marine areas.

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Canadian Art Sales Index

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Database of Canadian art sales in Canada and internationally

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Canadian Business & Current Affairs (CBCA)

Includes journals, magazines, and newspapers published in Canada in the fields of business, current events, education and general reference.

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Canadian Encyclopedia

Canada's national encyclopedia covering all branches of knowledge. Includes more than 35,000 articles in English and French.

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Canadian Medical Directory online

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Canada's key medical directory listing 83,000+ physicians and medical specialists. Also lists hospitals, healthcare associations, government ministries, medical bodies, etc.

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Canadian Music Periodical Index

CMPI is an index of articles from Canadian music periodicals. CMPI is a free service provided by Library and Archives of Canada.

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Canadian Newsstream

Canadian Newsstream offers the full text of almost 300 Canadian newspapers from Canada's leading publishers, including The Globe and Mail, National Post and the Vancouver Sun.

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Canadian Open Access Legal (COAL) Citation Guide

Open-access legal citation guide in Canada

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Curio

Students do not need to enter an email address. Authentication through OpenAthens with your CWL should show "University of British Columbia" upper left.

Educators who wish to set up a playlist, click HERE.

Streaming access to the best in educational content from CBC and Radio-Canada

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Drama Online

Includes Core Collection, Shakespeare's Globe on Screen, Playwrights Canada Press, Royal Shakespeare Company Live, Critical Studies & Performance Practice, Nick Hern Books Modern Plays, and National Theatre Collections

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Grant Connect

Canada's largest and most accurate bilingual fundraising database. It includes over 3,100 foundation listings, more than 150 corporations and over 90,000 indexed grants.

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Historical Abstracts

This database will migrate to the new EBSCOhost user interface on Tuesday, August 5, 2025.

Covers all aspects of history, excluding that of Canada and the US, from the late fifteenth-century on.

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Indigenous peoples North America

Access is available to all residents within British Columbia via the "Points to the Past" Portal HERE.

Includes manuscript material, monographs, newspapers, photographs, motion pictures, and images of artwork drawn from a variety of repositories in the United States and Canada.

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Justice Report

Access to current issue only. Issues back to Vol 36 (2021) are available for free via Internet Archive. Issues prior to Vol 36 are currently not available and eResources is investigating.

Canadian Criminal Justice Association's quarterly magazine on matters related to the administration of justice in Canada

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LLMC (Law Library Microform Consortium) Digital

Searchable digital archive of historical documents from around the world, including Canadian materials such as Canada | British Columbia.

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North American Immigrant Letters, Diaries, and Oral Histories

A unique and personal view of what it meant to immigrate to America and Canada concentrating on the period from 1890 to 1920.

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Policy Commons

Database for public policy. The Library subscribes to: Cities: Canada; Global Think Tanks; North American City Reports (trial to April 2024). At the Policy Commons site, click on Modules to access each.

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State Funding for Social Research

Database of government grants to NGOs in Canada from 1960 to 2014.

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The Hill Times

Canada's politics and government news service. Includes in-depth coverage of federal politics and substantive policy briefings.

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Trade Analyser Database

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The Trade Analyser Database has detailed statistics on Canada's merchandise trade with other countries, 1988- . Use for: finding Canadian import and export data and world trade data.

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Trade Data Online

Trade Data Online provides the ability to generate customized reports on Canada's and U.S. trade in goods with over 200 countries.

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Twentieth Century North American Drama

Contains 2,000 plays from the United States and Canada. In addition the collection offers a unique window into the economic, historical, social, and political psyche of two countries.

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University of Toronto Press journals

University of Toronto Press (UTP) is the largest scholarly press in Canada and one of the most respected university presses in North America. UBC has access to select titles.

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AGIS Plus Text (Australian database from informit)

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Full-text online database which offers secondary law resources covering all aspects of law in Australia, New Zealand and Asia Pacific.

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Agri-Food Trade Service

Market information, trade counselling and export support activities, which will take the exporter from initial enquiry to foreign market.

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America History and Life

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The definitive index of literature covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada from pre-contact times to the present.

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American West

From the Graff Collection at the Newberry Library - includes papers of early pioneers & explorers; original manuscript journal and papers of James Audubon; evolution of Western towns & growth of railway & road networks

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Archivision

No need to log in on the MDID site.

Archivision is a database of over 80,000 high quality, professionally photographed images of architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning, archaeology, and design searchable within the MDID platform.

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Audio Cine Films

Access open to UBC students, staff and faculty only. No walk-in users.

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Streaming versions of feature films from major Hollywood and international distributors.

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BC Codes

The British Columbia (BC) Codes include the BC Building Code, BC Plumbing Code, and BC Fire Code. The Vancouver Building By-law can also be found here.

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BCStats

Current reports and statistics from British Columbia's central statistical agency.

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BestCase

Access limited to basic BestCase products.

Law Students & Faculty: For full content, sign on with your individual WestlawNext Canada account.

Contains Canadian Criminal Cases, Dominion Law Reports, Labour Arbitration Cases, as well as a comprehensive collection of unreported decisions. It also includes CLB's case summary services & a note-up citator feature.

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Bibliography of Indigenous Peoples in North America

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Covers the history & culture of Native North Americans including archaeology, multicultural relations, gaming, governance, legend, & literacy. Includes books, essays, journal articles, and government documents.

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Books in Print

Title says it all... With a smart and attractive interface, it helps you search the marketplace and discover the right book titles, including e-books.

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Canadian Book Review Annual Online

More than 40,000 reviews of Canadian-authored books over the last 35 years.

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Canadian Census Analyser

Canadian Census profiles starting from 1961.

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Canadian Science Publishing

Canadian Science Publishing (CSP) is Canada’s independent, not-for-profit leader in mobilizing science-based knowledge, making it easy to discover, use, and share.

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Canadian Who's Who

Contemporary Canadian biographies

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Canadiana Online

'Canadian' source material written by Canadians, published in Canada or written/published outside the country but about Canada. Includes all the content formerly available through 'Early Canadiana online'.

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CLE Online (Continuing Legal Education)

Please note that the login will change periodically and access is restricted to current UBC users.

Includes Online Practice Manuals, Online Course Materials, and Case Digest Connection from the Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia.

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Confidential Print: North America, 1824-1961

Foreign and Colonial Office documents relating to Canada, the Caribbean and the United States.

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Frontier Life: Borderlands, Settlement & Colonial Encounters

Digitised primary source materials documenting the relationships and interactions between European settlers and indigenous peoples. Includes material from repositories in N. America, Africa, Australia and New Zealand.

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Héritage

A 10-year initiative to digitize and make accessible online some of the most significant archival collections held by Library and Archives Canada. Will encompass over sixty million pages of material upon completion.

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HeinOnline

Provides access to multidisciplinary periodicals, government documents, international resources, case law. Full-text access to legal journals and other legal materials, from volume 1 of each title.

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IBISWorld Industry Reports

Contains full-text market research reports for over 700 U.S. industries and over 70 global industries.

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Informit Indigenous Collection

Collection includes journals, reports and monographs from Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Canada, the US and the Pacific.

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LesPlan

Current events resources for teachers published in French. Bâtir des ponts, Monde en Marche, Nos Nouvelles

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Lexis Advance Quicklaw Plus

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Access to primary source material such as case law, statutes and regulations and secondary source materials such as legal news or law reviews for background or analysis of a legal topic.

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Lexis+

Restricted to current Allard School of Law faculty and students.

  • Transfer / Exchange / Visiting / New LL.M. / New Ph.D. Students / New Faculty (in UBC’s Allard School of Law): should send an e-mail with their student number to Elim Wong to obtain registration associated with Allard School of Law.
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  • Everyone with a misplaced/forgotten password should click on Forgot your ID or password?; if that does not work, e-mail Elim Wong or call LexisNexis Quicklaw at 1-800-387-0899.

Full-text court & tribunal decisions & case law summaries

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Maclean's magazine archive, 1905-2015.

This database will migrate to the new EBSCOhost user interface on Tuesday, August 5, 2025.

110 years of the leading Canadian news and general interest magazine. Initially known as The Business Magazine, then The Busy Man’s Magazine, it became Maclean's in 1911.

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National Household Survey 2011 (at Abacus)

Data from the 2011 voluntary equivalent of the Census long form data. Data at very fine geographic detail (Dissemination Areas)

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Nexis Uni - Legal

Provides access to primary source material such as case law, statutes and regulations and secondary source materials such as legal news or law reviews for background or analysis of a legal topic.

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NFB Education (National Film Board)

NFB Campus has now become NFB Education. More information here - https://help.nfb.ca/knowledge-base/nfb-campus-is-becoming-nfb-education/

Provides access to online viewing of films produced by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB).

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nkoda - Digital Sheet Music Library

nkoda is a digital sheet music subscription service that can be accessed via app on your phone, tablet or desktop.

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Open Science Framework (OSF)

Alternate URL: https://osf.io/institutions/ubc

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A flexible collaboration and research management tool that encourages best practices in project organization and reproducibility.

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PEN (Practice Based Evidence in Nutrition)

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Evidence-based information on nutrition and dietetics produced by the Dietitians of Canada.

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PitchBook

PitchBook requires users to create an account with their UBC institutional e-mail address before they can access PitchBook.

Visit this link (bit.ly/pitchbookinstructionsubc) for the full set of instructions in creating an account on PitchBook

If you already have an account and are denied login, your account may have expired. Please create a new account using your same UBC email and your account will be reinstated. You need to create a new account via the UBC Pitchbook website NOT Pitchbook.com.

Users will be asked to accept the Pitchbook Terms of Use. The academic subscription through the Library supersedes these click through Terms of Use and you are therefore, ok to accept.

PitchBook offers in-depth information on private and public companies, investors, deals, M&A, funds. Pitchbook access is limited to academic, educational and scholarly use only.

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Polling the Nations

Searchable full text of survey questions and responses covering a broad range of issues, from polling groups such as Gallup, Harris, Roper, and more than 700 other organizations

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ProView

Thomson Reuters Proview provides electronic access to looseleaf titles on a wide variety of legal topics.

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Sabin Americana, 1500-1926

Access is available to all residents within British Columbia via the "Points to the Past" Portal HERE.

A collection of pamphlets, tracts, memoirs, congressional legislation, correspondence, broadsides, biographies, histories, fiction and poetry, eulogies, sermons and other published material relating to the Americas.

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SimplyAnalytics

PRIVACY NOTICE: UBC Library makes the SimplyAnalytics service available for you for your convenience. Your use of SimplyAnatics is voluntary. Please be advised that the personal information you disclose when creating an account is stored on servers located in the United States. When you use this service, no personal information about you is collected by or for UBC. Canadian privacy laws do not apply to personal information you provide to Simply Analytics. Please review the SimplyAnalytics Privacy Statement on their website before using this service if you have any concerns.

To use SimplyAnalytics without creating an account, click "Sign in as a guest" (bottom of landing page).  Your work will not be saved.

 

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Internet-based mapping application that enables users to develop interactive thematic maps and reports using demographic, business, and marketing data.

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Social Explorer

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Social Explorer is an online research tool designed to provide quick and easy access to current and historical census data and demographic information.

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Termium Plus

Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic database. French, English, Spanish dictionary.

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The Globe and Mail (archive)

Electronic full-page newspaper archive from June 1844 to 2017.

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thegreensearch.ca

thegreenpages.ca network has created a specialised search engine that searches recommended Canadian environment-related web sites.

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vLex Global

Access Irwin Law titles. After authenticating into vLex, click on "Irwin Law Books" to see a list of some Irwin Law titles.To see all Irwin Law Inc. publications, in the search options on the left, click on Publisher, then select "Irwin Law Inc." then in Collection, deselect "Irwin Books."


VLex is currently requiring users to log in/create an account before access. eResources is investigating whether this can be removed

Comprehensive coverage of primary law for over 20 jurisdictions & selected coverage for 100+ countries, vetted editorial content from 1,000+ partner publishers curated by a global editorial team, & Irwin Law titles.

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