The Public

Reference Internet Resources

Subject Reference

Business, Finance, Economics

Virtual Reference Library - Ontario - Business and Economics

www.virtualreferencelibrary.ca/

Extensive web resources relating to business and economics.

Business, Finance, Economics — Canada

Bank of Canada

www.bankofcanada.ca/en/index.html

The Bank of Canada site provides access to rates and statistics and information on the bank rate and exchange rates. The site offers an Inflation Calculator, an Exchange Rate Convertor, and a database of unclaimed bank balances transferred to the Bank of Canada. This database reflects the listings of unclaimed bank balances published on an annual basis in the Canada Gazette.

Canadian Business: Government Services for Entrepreneurs

http://canadabusiness.gc.ca/gol/cbec/site.nsf

A Canadian government portal website aimed at giving businesses a single access point to key government services and information.

Canadian Consumer Information Gateway

http://consumerinformation.ca/

The Canadian Consumer Information Gateway is a Government of Canada initiative that includes over 35 government departments and agencies with an interest in consumer issues. This information portal provides access to consumer information on topics such as children, consumer products, fraud, housing, money, safety, transportation, and travel.

Canada Newswire

www.newswire.ca/en/

Provides access to searchable archives of company and government news releases.

Industry Canada = Industrie Canada

www.ic.gc.ca/ic_wp-pa.htm

Industry Canada provides access to an extensive array of Canadian business information resources such as company directories, business information by sector, market research and statistics, regulations and standards, and consumer information.

SEDAR: System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval

www.sedar.com/homepage_en.htm

An easily searchable database of company information filed by all Canadian public companies and mutual funds with the Canadian Securities Administrator and stock exchanges. Provides profiles of companies and mutual funds. Provides links to stock exchanges and regulatory agencies.