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Definitions
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FTAA Glossary: Free Trade Area of the Americas. By Yolande Bernard et al. Terminology Bulletin 257. Ottawa: Translation Bureau, Public Works and Government Services, 2004. Expanded edition. http://www.translationbureau.gc.ca/index.php?lang=english&cont=586
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Has 5,527 terms used in the process of establishing the FTAA and in its ongoing work. Entries are in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese. A few terms have an explanatory, context, or idiomatic usage note.
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Glossary of Military Terms. Canadian Military History Gateway. Department of National Defence. http://www.cmhg.gc.ca/html/glossary/default-en.asp?t=1&letter=A&page=1
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Current and historical military terms are briefly defined. Available in English and French.
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Glossary of NAFTA Terms. By Christian De Fouloy. Dordrecht: M. Nijhoff Publishers, 1994. 135 p.
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Published the year the NAFTA came into force, this dictionary defines and explains acronyms, abbreviations and terms found in the 2,000-page trade agreement and its environmental and labour side agreements.
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Glossary of Terms: An Informal Guide to 'WTO speak'. World Trade Organization. http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/minist_e/min99_e/english/about_e/23glos_e.htm
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A brief list defining terms and abbreviations frequently used by the WTO and in related publications. Entries organized by topic.
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Mini-dictionary of International Development. Hull, Quebec: Canadian International Development Agency, 1990. 108, 117 p.
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A short dictionary intended for youth, with definitions in French and English for commonly used terms in international development, such as first, second and third worlds.
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NATO Glossary of Abbreviations Used in NATO Documents and Publications (English and French). By NATO Standardization Agency Abbreviations Staff Group (NSAG). Updated annually. http://www.nato.int/docu/stanag/aap015/aap15.htm
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This glossary of over 400 pages lists civil and military abbreviations used by NATO. Each abbreviation is followed by the full term in English and French.
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NATO Glossary of Terms and Definitions (English and French): . By NATO Standardization Agency (NSA). Updated annually. http://www.nato.int/docu/stanag/aap006/aap6.htm
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This bilingual dictionary subtitled: "Listing of Terms of Military Significance and their Definitions for Use in NATO", covers over 400 pages and has 3 parts: Part 1: Details on its organization, user guide, etc., Part 2: English-French listing of terms and definitions, Part 3: French-English listing. Each term is followed by the date it became "NATO Agreed".
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Penguin Dictionary of International Relations. By Graham Evans and Jeffrey Newnham. Toronto: Penguin Books Canada Ltd., 1998. 623 p.
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Provides over 700 definitions of terms that reflect international relations in the post-Cold War period. Included are theories, concepts, organizations and events, specialist terms, etc. Definitions are like brief essays with cross-references.
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Facts & Figures
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General:
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About the Department: Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada. http://geo.international.gc.ca/department/about_us-en.aspx
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This web page links to current information on the deparment: organization chart, budget estimates, planning and performance reports, etc. and to a detailed history of the department.
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Canadian Foreign Policy Handbook. By Mel Himes. Montreal: Jewel Publications, 1996. 481 p.
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This reference book compiles a great deal of information from many sources on Canada's diplomatic relations: aid, trade, defence, etc. It lists, for example, the Parliamentary critics for External Affairs and National Defence from 1946-1993, the date, place and participants of G7 Summits, government officials responsible for Foreign Affairs and Defence, the number of Canadian forces from 1914 on, a brief description of the three major parties' election platforms regarding foreign relations issues from 1945-1993, etc. Some of the information given is for a limited time period, but all sources are cited, so users can in most cases follow the citations to find more.
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Canadian Government Offices Abroad. Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada. http://www.voyage.gc.ca/main/foreign/fordest/foreign_view_client-en.asp
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Provides the address, telephone, fax, email and website of Canadian diplomatic and consular offices (embassies, high commissions, consulates, etc.) around the world. Can be searched by country. Links to descriptions of these offices, staff directory, and titles used.
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Diplomatic Gateway to Canada: Protocol Reference Site for the Foreign Diplomatic Community. Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada. Office of Protocol. http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/protocol/foreign-reps-can-en.asp
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Links to their websites and provides the names and addresses of foreign missions (diplomatic and consular offices) and international organizations in Canada. Updated daily. The latest and up to 15 issues of the publication: "Diplomatic, Consular and Other Representatives in Canada" is available here. For earlier information see print copies available in depository libraries (1943 - . Title varies slightly over the years), or contact the DFAIT Office of Protocol.
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FIRST: Facts on International Relations and Security Trends. By Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). http://first.sipri.org/index.php
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This database combines several information sources from research institutes around the world including the SIPRI databases, to provide a searchable collection of worldwide information on armed conflicts, peacekeeping activities, arms production and trade, military expenditure, armed forces, nuclear and conventional weapons, searchable by country, region or theme.
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A Guide to Canadian Diplomatic Relations 1925-1983. By Linwood DeLong. Ottawa: Canadian Library Association, 1985. 58 p.
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Lists countries with which Canada has, or at one time had, diplomatic relations. Details provided: date of recognition, when relations were established and terminated, first Canadian mission or legations, etc.
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History of Departments 1867 to Date: Foreign Affairs. Library of Parliament. http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/Legacy/pages/DepHist.asp?language=E&Dept=G&SubDept=All&Key=24
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This page gives all the Department name changes over the years, the Ministers responsible and their terms of office.
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Dates:
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Canada's Civil Defence Program: Chronology of Related Events. Diefenbunker Paper. Diefenbunker: Canada's Cold War Museum. http://www.diefenbunker.ca/english/docs/0/120/234/9/133/48.asp?type=Web&id=48
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A brief chronology covering 1948-2002. The site also has a Cold War chronology and related information.
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Canadian Foreign Policy Chronology. In: Canadian Foreign Policy Handbook, by Mel Himes. Montreal: Jewel Publications, 1996. p. 319 - . |
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This chronology lists key foreign policy related events from 1946 to 1990.
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Chronology of Arms Control Related Events. In SIPRI Yearbook. By Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Annual.
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Each annual issue includes a chronology of the arms control and security-related events of the year.
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Chronology of Major Events in Postwar Canadian Foreign Policy. In Canadian Foreign Policy in a Changing World by John Kirton, Toronto: Thomson Nelson, 2007 p. 505-542.
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People:
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Canada in London: An Unofficial Glimpse of Canada's Sixteen High Commissioners, 1880-1980. By Nancy Gelber. London, Canada House, 1980. 93 p.
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Canadian Heads of Posts Abroad from 1880. Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/department/history/hplsearch-en.asp
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Alphabetical lists by country ("posts") or names ("people"). Information provided: Heads of posts, their official title, whether career officer or political appointment, dates of appointment, presentation of credentials and termination of the mission.
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Consuls General 1943-2001. Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/department/history/cglsearch-en.asp
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Searchable by name, country and city. Information provided: name of Consul General, city, dates of appointment, accreditation, and termination.
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Directory of Canadian Representatives Abroad. by Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada. http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/world/embassies/cra-en.asp
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This directory gives contact information for people currently working in diplomatic or consular missions outside of Canada. It is searchable by country, region, city or surname.
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Envoys Extraordinary: Women of the Canadian Foreign Service. By Margaret Weiers. Toronto: Dundurn Press, 1995. 288 p.
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A chronicle of the careers of twenty-two women in the Canadian Foreign Service based on interviews with the women and written sources.
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Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries. Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada. http://geo.international.gc.ca/department/min/ministers-en.aspx
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Provides brief biographies of the 3 Ministers, Secretary of State for DFAIT and 4 Parliamentary Secretaries currently connected with the Department.
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See also the Note on Major Biographies in Part 2: Facts & Figures of this guide.
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Statistics:
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Canadian Foreign Post Indexes. Ottawa: Statistics Canada, 2003 - . Monthly. 2003 - . Cat. no. 62-013. http://www.statcan.ca/bsolc/english/bsolc?catno=62-013-X
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The post index is a comparative measurement showing the difference between the retail price of goods and services in a foreign location to prices in Canada. It is used to calculate the living allowance for Canadians working for the government outside of Canada. This publication includes the Foreign Services, CIDA,Canadian Forces, and NGO Post Indexes and the Guide to the Post Index.
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Country Indicators for Foreign Policy. http://www.carleton.ca/cifp/rank.htm
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Statistical data presented in this database measure domestic armed conflict, governance and political stability, militarization, religious and ethnic diversity, demographic stress, economic performance, human development, environmental stress and international linkages. Over 100 indicators for approximately 200 countries, including Canada, most of which span 1985-2000 are pulled together from sources such as the UN, SIPRI, World Bank, etc. (See original sources for data covering more years.)
Tip: See "Indicator Descriptions" to interpret rankings.
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Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Office of the Chief Economist. http://www.international.gc.ca/eet/menu-en.asp
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Responsible for advising the government on international trade and global economic issues, this office publishes several statistical documents. For example:
Canada's State of Trade. (or State of Trade). Annual. Print and online: 2000 - . An annual review of world trade developments and Canada's trade and investment performance.
Monthly Trade Report. Online: Jan. 2000 - .
Pocket Facts. Charts of the latest annual trade in services and merchandise trade for Canada, quarterly trade and economic indicators for Canada, and annual trade statistics for the provinces.
"Trade, Investment & Economic Statistics" section. Includes data on the balance of payments, foreign direct investment, merchandise trade, and economic indicators.
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SIPRI Yearbook. By Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Annual. Print: 1968/69 - . http://www.sipri.org
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This yearbook provides detailed analyses and statistics on world security: the world situation and conflicts, military spending, armaments, non-proliferation, arms control and disarmament. Annexes include a list of all the arms control and disarmament agreements in force with the parties involved and a chronology of arms control and security-related events for the year. The web site has summaries of issues from the 1993 Yearbook on and the SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, showing each country's military expenditures from 1988 to the present.
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Statistics Canada's Imports and Exports (International Trade). http://www.statcan.ca/english/tradedata/tradedata.htm
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This page (accessible directly from the statcan home page under "Imports and Exports" is a handy compilation of links to international trade data in various forms (summary tables, CANSIM, trade publications, and other websites and databases), and to the classification systems used. Another way to see a similar compilation is to select "Find Statistics by Subject" and select "International Trade".
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Trade Data Online. Data from Statistics Canada. Available on Industry Canada's Strategis website. http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/sc_mrkti/tdst/engdoc/tr_homep.html
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Trade statistics for Canadian trade in goods (by province, region or country) with over 200 countries (by product and by industry), from 1990 to the present.
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Provincial and territorial statistics related to international relations:
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Statistics Canada and DFAIT's statistics include provincial breakdowns. The departments responsible for intergovernmental relations, or the statistical agency in some provinces may also provide provincial/territorial compilations of statistics related to their interprovincial and international trade. For example:
Alberta Trade Statistics, International & Interprovincial Trade (Exports and Imports) by BCStats, etc.
TIP:
Search your library's catalogue using the keywords in the subject field: statistics and international trade and [the name of the province], for earlier versions of these kinds of statistics.
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Overview & Background Information
A good introduction with information covering 1867-1993: Canada and the World: A History. By Dept. of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada. http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/department/history/canada-en.asp. This site also links to the Departmental History covering 1909 to the present.
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Encyclopedias:
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Encyclopedia of International Relations and Global Politics. Ed. by Martin Griffiths. London, New York: Routledge, 2005. 911 p.
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Substantial articles written by international scholars cover all aspects of global international relations, each with a list of recommended further reading. 50 articles are major, 5,000-word critical introductions on core contemporary topics (theoretical approaches, concepts, issues and international organizations). Has a detailed index.
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Encyclopedia of the North American Free Trade Agreement, the New American Community, and Latin-American Trade. By Jerry Rosenberg. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1995. 562 p.
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The author, a professor of international business, provides definitions and explanations of terms, concepts, issues, controversies, ideologies, recommended actions, etc. from the 2,000 page NAFTA treaty, its side agreements, the planned New American Community (NAC), and other trade accords.
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Annual Reviews:
Canada Among Nations. By Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University and the Centre for International Governance Innovation. Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press. (Editors and publishers vary.) 1984 - . Annual.
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Each year, leading scholars, practitioners, journalists and members of the NGO community review and assess Canada's foreign policy.
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Canada in World Affairs. By Canadian Institute of International Affairs (CIIA). (Authors vary.) 1941-1985. Every 2-3 years.
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This now discontinued publication reviewed Canada's involvement in world affairs, including its policies on defence, international trade, immigration, and development assistance, in the previous 2-3 years, based on primary sources and newspaper reports.
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Textbooks (Selected Titles):
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Canada's International Policies: Agendas, Alternatives and Politics. By Brian Tomlin, Norman Hillmer, Fen Hampson. Toronto: Oxford University Press, 2007. 400 p.
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Written by international relations professors, this book provides a detailed look at Canada's foreign policy making process since the Cold War: how and why policies changed. Featured areas are trade, investment, development and human security issues. Includes case studies.
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Canadian Foreign Policy in a Changing World. By John Kirton. Toronto: Thomson Nelson, 2007. 562 p.
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This textbook has an extensive bibliography and many appendices including "Major Foreign Policy Doctrines, 1947-2006" summarizing the Canadian government's priorities over the years, a chronology of major events, etc.
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Canadian Foreign Policy: Selected Cases. Ed. by Don Munton and John Kirton. Toronto: Prentice Hall, 1992. 430 p.
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Contains major cases from 1945 to 1991 selected for their importance in defining the direction of Canada's foreign policies since 1945. Cases cover peace and security, economic, environmental and humanitarian issues among others.
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De Paris à Washington: la politique internationale du Québec. By Luc Bernier. Sainte Foy: Presses de l'Université du Québec, 1996. 173 p.
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The author, a professor at l'Ecole nationale d'administration publique, describes the province's foreign policy over the years.
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Empire to Umpire: Canada and the World into the 21st Century. By Norman Hillmer and J. L. Granatstein. 2nd ed. Toronto: Thomson Nelson, 2008. 393 p.
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A narrative history of Canada's foreign policies and roles in international affairs from 1896 to 2006. Each chapter covers a different period.
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The Politics of Canadian Foreign Policy. 3rd ed. By Kim Nossal. Scarborough: Prentice-Hall Canada, 1997. 358 p.
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Considered a standard description of how foreign policy is made in Canada.
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Readings in Canadian Foreign Policy: Classic Debates and New Ideas. Ed. by Duane Bratt and Christopher Kukucha. Don Mills: Oxford University Press, 2006. 416 p.
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Parliamentary and Legislative Research Papers (Selected Titles):
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Canadian Arctic Sovereignty. By Matthew Carnaghan and Allison Goody. Background Paper PRB 05-61E. Ottawa: Library of Parliament, Parliamentary Research and Information Service, 2006. 11 p.
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Appendix has a brief chronology of related events.
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Canadian Defence Policy. By Michel Rossignol. Backgrounder BP-173E. Ottawa: Library of Parliament, Research Branch, 1988. 57 p.
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Canadian Provinces and Foreign Relations. By Anne-Marie Jacomy-Millette, Françoise Coulombe and James Lee. Background Paper BP-97E. Ottawa: Library of Parliament, Research Branch, 1991. 25 p.
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Human Rights, Global Markets: Some Issues and Challenges for Canadian Foreign Policy. Background Paper BP-416E. By Gerald Schmitz and Corinne McDonald. Ottawa: Library of Parliament, Research Branch, 1996. 26 p.
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Appendix has a chart comparing international labour rights policies in the U.S. and Canada.
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International Deployment of Canadian Forces: Parliament's Role. By Michael Dewing and Corinne McDonald. Background Paper PRB-00-06E. Ottawa: Library of Parliament, Parliamentary Information and Research Service, 2006. 52 p. http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/library/PRBpubs/prb0006-e.pdf
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Lengthy appendices provide a list and description of all of Canada's combat and other deployments (App. 1), and a chart showing Canadian military participation in peace operations since WWII, whether there was debate in Parliament, or if a vote was taken (App. 2).
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Strengthening Parliamentary Oversight of International Trade Policies and Negotiations: Recent Developments in Canada and Internationally. By Peter Berg. Background Paper PRB 05-68E. Ottawa: Library of Parliament, Parliamentary Information and Research Service, 2006. 23 p. http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/library/PRBpubs/prb0568-e.pdf
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