Websites

    General Information

• Styles of Address - Tips on how to address correspondence to various government officials including your MP or MLA.
• Canada's Ceremonial Symbols - Lists the official coats of arms, flags, flowers, anthems, and other symbols for both Canada and British Columbia and other Provinces and Territories.

• City of Richmond - Information on Richmond's City Council, administration, news, and events. Frequently requested information includes:
  
  • Richmond's Mayor and City Council
  • About Richmond Elections
  • Richmond Services Directory - Contact information for more than 500 City services.
  • Richmond Bylaws - Accessible online through three lists: Alphabetic by bylaw title; Numeric by bylaw number; and by Chapter in DRAFT Municipal Code order.
• Richmond Political Parties:
  • Richmond Citizen's Association (RCA)
  • Richmond First Voters Society
  • Richmond Independent Team of Electors - RITE
  • Other Parties:
    
    • Richmond Canadian Voters - RCV
  • BC Municipalities, CivicNet - Directory of information and links for BC municipal governments and area associations.

• Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) - Information on GVRD services and programs, including parks, housing, air quality, and more. News releases are available from the archive. Includes Bylaws, Regulations and Permits for air quality, wastewater treatment, and more.
• BC Government - The primary Web site for the provincial government of British Columbia, with links to the latest government news, specific ministries, crown corporations, and organisations, and their programs. The BC Government Directory gives users direct contact information for provincial elected officials, employees, and organizations.

  Frequently requested sites include:
  

  • Medical Services Plan of BC - Includes application forms.
  • Ministry of Attorney General - Access to full text reports and publications.
  • Public Guardian and Trustee of British Columbia - Provides general information on child and youth services, services to adults, and adult guardianship.
  • Residential Tenancy Office - Provides guide for Landlords & Tenants in British Columbia.
  • Strata Responsibilities Overview - Provides access to the act and amendments, regulations, forms and information bulletins.

• Canadian Government - Primary Web site for the Canadian federal government, its departments, and agencies.
• Government Electronic Directory Services - Provides a directory of all federal public servants.
• Federal political parties:
  
  • Bloc Québécois
  • Liberals
  • Marijuana Party
  • NDP
  • Conservatives
• Members of Parliament - Richmond is represented by two members in the Canadian parliament:
  
  • Kerry-Lynne Findlay - Delta-Richmond East (Conservative Party of Canada)
  • Alice Wong  - Richmond (Conservative Party of Canada)
• Federal Elections - Information on past and upcoming Federal elections.
• Embassies and Missions Contacts List - Directory of Canadian missions and representatives abroad.
• Governor General of Canada - Offical home page of the Governor General, including information about The Order of Canada and other honours, awards, and decorations. Canada's Formal Protocols gives titles, styles of address, etc., for heads of state, government officials, and other dignitaries, and for various national ceremonies.
• Parliamentary Internet - Provides access to legislative material from the current parliamentary session including the full text of Debates/Journals and Bills.  Legislative material from previous sessions dating back to 1994 is also available.
• Canada Gazette - Full-text of the Canada Gazette from January 1998 to the present.
  • Canada Gazette, Part I - Notices, appointments and proposed regulations.
  • Canada Gazette, Part II - Regulations and other statutory instruments.
  • Canada Gazette, Part III - Public Acts and their enactment proclamations.
    Note: Senate and Parliament publications are also available in alternative formats, courtesy of the federal Library Depository Services Program.
• Recent Federal Proclamations (Acts in Force) - Provided by the BC Courthouse Library.

• United Nations - Global association of governments facilitating cooperation in international law, security, economic development, and social equity.

Books

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