The Library of Parliament’s research publications provide non-partisan, reliable and timely information and analysis on current and emerging issues, legislation and major public policy topics.
Publication typesHillNotesQuick reads on topics of interest to parliamentarians
HillStudies (formerly Background Papers and In Briefs)In-depth reads on topics of interest to parliamentarians
Legislative summariesConcise analyses of certain bills before Parliament
Trade and investment profilesFact sheets on Canada’s trade and investment relationship with selected countries and regions
Archived research publications are available in ourCatalogue.
Custom search searches by predefined criteria. Selecting more criteria will narrow search results. For a full-text search, use Google Search. Research publications that are no longer on the Library's website are available through thecatalogue.
Google Search searches all research publications available on the Library's website except forHillNotes. To search for a HillNote, use Custom Search or visitHillNotes.ca for a full text search.
Enter the name of one author, then press the “Enter” key. If needed, repeat the process with other authors.
Searches by one or more key terms. A key term is a word or group of words. Enter one key term at a time, then press the “Enter” key. If needed, repeat the process with other key terms.
These filters retrieve results for the year of the original publication and, if applicable, the year when a publication was revised. Values are inclusive.
Fill in one or both fields.
Subjects are associated with the Library's indexing terms. A document can be listed under more than one subject.
The Library of Parliament’s research publications provide non-partisan, reliable and timely information and analysis on current and emerging issues, legislation and major public policy topics.
Publication typesHillNotesQuick reads on topics of interest to parliamentarians
HillStudies (formerly Background Papers and In Briefs)In-depth reads on topics of interest to parliamentarians
Legislative summariesConcise analyses of certain bills before Parliament
Trade and investment profilesFact sheets on Canada’s trade and investment relationship with selected countries and regions
Publication alerts
Featured Publications