Recent Library of Parliament Research Publications (May 2021)

May 17, 2021

The Library of Parliament has recently released a number of research publications on topics of interest to the library and information management community.

Background Papers

Library of Parliament Background Papers provide in-depth studies of policy issues. They feature historical background, current information and references, and many anticipate the emergence of the issues they examine.

Early Childhood Education and Care in Canada

March 3, 2021

Defining and Enumerating Homelessness in Canada

December 18, 2020

Canada’s Federal Privacy Laws

November 17, 2020

Recognition of the Foreign Qualifications of Immigrants

October 1, 2020

Hill Notes

The HillNotes blog provides research analysis and a collection of authoritative documents, on current events of significant interest to Parliament and emerging issues that will be significant to Parliament in the future.

The COVID-19 Pandemic, the COVID-19 Infodemic, and Information Literacy

April 6, 2021

A Primer on Mapping the Census of Population: Who, What, Where?

January 13, 2021

COVID-19 and Selected Artificial Intelligence Research and Applications

December 17, 2020

Understanding Precarious Work in Canada

December 1, 2020

Understanding Federal Data Reporting and Visualization During the COVID-19 Pandemic

May 15, 2020

The State of Broadband Internet in Canada

May 13, 2020

Legislative Summaries

Legislative Summaries provide non-partisan, concise analyses of certain bills before Parliament. 

Legislative Summary of Bill C-10: An Act to amend the Broadcasting Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts

December 14, 2021

Legislative Summary of Bill C-11: An Act to enact the Consumer Privacy Protection Act and the Personal Information and Data Protection Tribunal Act and to make consequential and related amendments to other Acts

December 10, 2021