Aboriginal Canada

■ Aboriginal Canada Portal - "Welcome to the Aboriginal Canada Portal, your single window to Canadian Aboriginal on-line resources, contacts, information, and government programs and services."

"Bienvenue au Portail des Autochtones au Canada, votre guichet unique pour accéder à des ressources en direct, à des personnes-ressources, à des renseignements ainsi qu'à des programmes et services gouvernementaux canadiens relatifs aux Autochtones."

■ The AFN Youth Digitization Website Project - Assembly of First Nations Youth. Contains information on Education, language, arts, history as well as links.

Government of Canada

■ "Connect2Canada is an initiative of the Canadian Embassy in Washington, DC, designed to create a virtual network of people who share a Canadian bond. It's a way to exchange news and ideas and find out what is happening in the U.S. related to Canada. Members of the network can receive email notices on a range of topics of interest to them and can share their views with others."

■ Choose Your (Canadian) News - "The Government of Canada Newsroom offers 35 RSS news feeds that include headlines or titles, summaries of the news article and links to the full text documents. . . ." The MetroCanada.com editors believe this is an unusually useful and comprehensive compilation of Canadian informational links. All in RSS format with helpful explanations of how to utilize RSS. National news, Regional news, Aboriginal peoples, Business, Children, Immigrants, Educators, Job seekers, Persons with disabilities, Rural community, Seniors, Students, Travellers, Veterans, Visitors to Canada, Women, news and information about the individual provinces, and Hurricane RSS Feeds by Environment Canada

■ Department of Finance, Canada - "Finance Canada plans and prepares the federal government’s budget, we analyze and design tax policies, and we develop rules and regulations for Canada’s banks and other financial institutions. We administer the transfer of federal funds to the provinces and territories. We develop policies on international finance and help design our country’s tariff policies. We also monitor economic and financial developments in Canada and provide policy advice on a wide range of economic issues."

■ The Green Lane TM  - "Welcome to Environment Canada's Internet resource for weather and environmental information. The Green Lane TM helps connect Canadians, exchange information and share knowledge for environmental decision-making."

■ Health Canada - Keeping You Informed - "Health Canada is the federal department responsible for helping the people of Canada maintain and improve their health. Health Canada is committed to improving the lives of all of Canada's people and to making this country's population among the healthiest in the world as measured by longevity, lifestyle and effective use of the public health care system."

■ Industry Canada - "This site is all about Industry Canada. Through its programs and services, the department is helping to build a dynamic and innovative economy where all Canadians have the opportunity to benefit from more and better-paying jobs, stronger business growth, and a marketplace that is fair, efficient and competitive."

■ Transport Canada - "Transportation is essential to our well-being. Canadians need a reliable, safe and sustainable transportation system to connect our communities, and to connect us with our trading partners. Transport Canada works to help ensure that Canadians have the best transportation system by developing and administering policies, regulations and programs for a safe, efficient and environmentally friendly transportation system; contributing to Canada's economic growth and social development; and, protecting the physical environment. The department employs approximately 4,700 people at headquarters in Ottawa and in locations across Canada. . . . Whether you're planning to travel by air, rail, road or a waterway, Transport Canada has important information to help you travel safe and travel smart."

Art, Culture, Society Online

■ Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival - " . . . is North America's largest documentary festival. Each year, the festival presents a selection of over 100 cutting-edge documentaries from Canada and around the globe. Through its industry programmes, the festival also provides a full range of professional development, market and networking opportunities for documentary professionals"

■ The Canadian Authors Association is Canada's national writing association. If you are looking for the type of support only a large national association can give you combined with the direct contact of friendly local branches then the CAA is for you. "Writers Helping Writers" is more than a motto -- it expresses our commitment to beginning and established writers alike

■ "Essays on Canadian Writing was established in 1974 as a scholarly journal of criticism and review devoted to the study of Canadian literature. We are receptive to all critical approaches and to all theoretical modes of inquiry. Submissions are welcome in English and French."

■ "Online information for Canadian writers was difficult to find in 1997. So as a Canadian poet, I decided to address the situation. So, the first version of [places for writers] was created. Since then, the site has continued to evolve into a comprehensive resource for Canadian writers and readers of Canadian writers. Within this site you will find daily updates of places to publish poetry and fiction, contests, literary news, book resources, websites for writers, locations of retreats, and resources for funding."

Business & Industry

■ Bell Enterprise Group - "Bell Enterprise Group is focused on delivering the integrated communications solutions enterprises need today to increase productivity, sustain profitable growth, maximize service differentiation and minimize risk. Always thinking. Always leading. We have more than 4,000 network engineers and business professionals committed to meeting customer needs through innovation, execution and expertise."