Canadian government style manual

This guide, developed by SFU librarians, uses the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition [printed book]. The 16th edition of the Chicago Manual of Style does not treat the citing of government documents as substantively as does the previous edition and suggests researchers refer to discipline specific guides such as the Canadian Guide to Uniform Legal Citation [ printed book ].  · The Canadian Style gives concise answers to questions concerning written English in the Canadian context. It covers such topics as the decimal point, abbreviations, capital letters, punctuation marks, hyphenation, spelling, frequently misused or confused words and Canadian geographical names. It also includes useful advice for drafting letters, memos, . The Translation Bureau, a special operating agency of the Department of Public Works and Government Services Canada, is pleased to present the second edition of the Canadian government's English-language editorial style guide, The Canadian Style. Internationally recognized for the quality of its language services and its writing and editing tools, the .

Given the complexity of government information citations, this guide does not provide examples. We recommend that you consult The Chicago Manual of Style Online (). Note that sections of the Manual provide examples of Canadian government documents specifically, including legal cases and statutes. This guide is intended to provide a general overview of how to cite Canadian government publications. Citations for any government publications should be consistent with the style used for other sources in your paper (i.e., APA or MLA Style of Citation). Sources used in developing this guide: MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 7 th ed. The Publication Manual of the APA [] does not cover Canadian government sources, though it does include some American government sources (section , p. and Appendix , pp. ).For legal sources, APA recommends using Bluebook Legal Citation style [].

We generally follow the United States Government Publishing Office Style Manual punctuation rules, as well as the guidance below. Dashes and Hyphens Use en-dashes instead of hyphens: Within links (one space is added on either side of the en-dash for ease of reading): Mail and Shipping Services – U.S. Postal Service; Date spans (December This guide is intended to provide a general overview of how to cite Canadian government publications. Citations for any government publications should be consistent with the style used for other sources in your paper (i.e., APA or MLA Style of Citation). Sources used in developing this guide: MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 7 th ed., The Canadian Style gives concise answers to questions concerning written English in the Canadian context. It covers such topics as the decimal point, abbreviations, capital letters, punctuation marks, hyphenation, spelling, frequently misused or confused words and Canadian geographical names. It also includes useful advice for drafting letters, memos, reports, indexes and bibliographies.