Featured Online Resources
- Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) - Opens in a new windowThis association represents private broadcasters in Canada. The website includes research papers, industry overviews and issues facing the broadcasting industry.
- Canadian Association of Journalists - Opens in a new windowThis association provides advocacy and professional development for journalists across Canada.
- Canadian Authors Association - Opens in a new windowThis association provides writers with a wide variety of programs, services and resources to help them develop their skills in both the craft and the business of writing, enhance their ability to earn a living as a writer, and have access to a Canada-wide network of writers and publishing industry professionals.
- Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) - Opens in a new windowThis council is an independent, non-governmental organization created by the Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) to administer standards established by its members, Canada's private broadcasters.
- Canadian Freelance Guild (CFG) - Opens in a new windowCFG, formerly Professional Writers Association of Canada (PWAC), is the national association of freelance writers of magazine and newspaper articles, books, speeches, web content, film scripts, radio and television documentaries, etc.
- International Association of Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT) - Opens in a new windowThis website contains publications and events pertaining to the broadcasting industry.
- International Federation of Journalists - Opens in a new windowThis organization is the world's largest organisation of journalists, which represents 600,000 media professionals from 187 trade unions and associations in more than 140 countries.
- Radio Television Digital News Association Canada - Opens in a new windowThis Canadian association is a progressive organization offering a forum for open discussion and action in the broadcast news industry.
- Society of Professional Journalists - Opens in a new windowThis association is the nation’s most broad-based journalism organization, dedicated to encouraging the free practice of journalism and stimulating high standards of ethical behavior.
- J-Source - Opens in a new windowThe Canadian Journalism Project’s website, J-Source.ca, is produced with content in both English and French by a collaboration of post-secondary journalism schools and programs led by Toronto Metropolitan University and Carleton University.
- The Journalist's Toolbox - Opens in a new windowThis free site from the Society of Professional Journalists contains thousands of links helpful for reporters, editors, educators or anyone else doing research.
- Sources - Opens in a new windowSearchable deep-indexed database of expert sources, media spokespersons, and news and information sources.
- BatchGeo - Opens in a new windowMake a pin map from a list of multiple locations, use addresses, postcodes, or coordinates. Free hosting for your own interactive map locator.
- Canadian Reference Centre - Opens in a new windowCanadian magazines, newspapers, newswires and reference books, as well as leading international magazines. It also includes biographies and an image collection of photos, maps and flags.
- Open Street Map - Opens in a new windowOpenStreetMap is a map of the world, created by people like you and free to use under an open license.
- Our Ontario - Opens in a new windowPhotos, maps, videos, oral histories, government documents, and newspapers about Ontario.
Some or all of the resources contained in this collection are free to access; however, you must follow the terms and conditions of the collection for any use of the content.
- Canadian Media Educators - Opens in a new windowCanadian Media Educators (CME), formerly the Broadcast Educators Association of Canada (BEAC), is a national organization dedicated to promoting excellence in Media Education.
- Media Bias Chart - Opens in a new windowThis tool from Ad Fontes Media rates news content, both for bias and for reliability. Includes static and interactive version
- MediaSmarts - Opens in a new windowMediaSmarts has been developing digital and media literacy programs and resources for Canadian homes, schools and communities since 1996. Through our work we support adults with information and tools so they can help children and teens develop the critical thinking skills they need for interacting with the media they love.
- CARDonline This link opens in a new window*Not searchable in Page 1+. Search directly in database to access content.
Critical advertising rates, data and media planning information for advertising, marketing, PR, and communications professionals. - Census of Canada This link opens in a new windowCensus data that provides a statistical portrait of the population of Canada, from the home ownership rate to the percent of the population that are immigrants.
Some or all of the resources contained in this collection are free to access; however, you must follow the terms and conditions of the collection for any use of the content. - Market Share Reporter This link opens in a new window
*Not searchable in Page 1+. Search directly in database to access content.*
New 34th edition is now available! Comparative business statistics. Entries feature data and market descriptions, and a list of producers/products along with their market share.
- 2021 Census Postsecondary Research Kit - Opens in a new windowThis user-friendly toolkit is designed for use by college students looking to use census data in their research.
This new toolkit shows students:
• what types of data the census provides
• why census data matter
• how to find census data online, including data on different populations and regions
• how the data can be used to answer complex research questions. - Government of Canada - Open Data - Opens in a new windowSearch open data that is relevant to Canadians, learn how to work with datasets, and see what people have done with open data across the country.
- Government of Ontario - Open Data Catalogue - Opens in a new windowThe Ontario government, generates and maintains thousands of datasets. Since 2012, we have shared data with Ontarians, via a data catalogue.
- Open Ottawa - Opens in a new windowExplore and download open spatial and tabular datasets, discover existing apps or build ones using APIs. You can analyze and combine datasets using maps, as well as develop new web and mobile applications.
Fact-checking Sources
Verifying facts is important to prevent the spread of misinformation! The following are a few suggested websites to help you check for accuracy:
- Media Bias/Fact Check Browser Extension
Using mediabiasfactcheck.com data, each news story is annotated with a brief graph showing the bias of the news source. - SciCheck - Opens in a new window
FactCheck.org's SciCheck feature focuses exclusively on false and misleading scientific claims that are made by partisans to influence public policy. - Snopes.com - Opens in a new window
The definitive Internet reference source for researching urban legends, folklore, myths, rumors, and misinformation. - Statistics Canada - The Daily - Opens in a new window
The Daily is released Monday to Friday at 8:30 a.m.
Eastern time. It includes all Statistics Canada's news releases