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Canadian Encyclopedia
(Click for more detail)This encyclopedia includes over 40,000 articles and 60,000 photographs, as well as maps, graphs, games, quizzes and videos. Updated regularly, it contains The Encylopedia of Canada, The Youth Encyclopedia of Canada.
Canadiana
(Click for more detail)This bilingual online resource offers historical content about Canada from the first European settlers to the early 20th century. This includes digitized books, magazines and government documents and spans 21 languages.
CBC Corner
(Click for more detail)CBC Corner - Discover the best Canadian shows, stories & more.
Developed specifically for public libraries, CBC Corner is a digital portal that brings together the wide
Curio.ca
(Click for more detail)Curio.ca offers access to thousands of commercial-free educational video and audio streams from CBC and Radio-Canada. Categories include Canadian history, health, business, children's programming, Indigenous studies and many others.
Dictionary of Canadian Biography
(Click for more detail)Use the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online to review the lives and achievements of individuals who played important roles in the formation of Canada. This major research and publishing project was launched by the University of Toronto and the Université Laval in 1959, and currently cov
EduMedia
(Click for more detail)Short animations in English, French, Arabic, Spanish, and Russian, amongst other languages, with complementary texts to learn about scientific concepts.
Flipster eMagazines
(Click for more detail)Access today's edition of popular magazine titles including Maclean's, Scientific American, Time, People, and others.
Généalogie Québec
(Click for more detail)Provides access to over 42,000,000 images and files from the origins of New France to today, drawn from the search tools of the Drouin Genealogical Institute.
Grant Connect
(Click for more detail)Grant Connect is a fundraising platform that connects charities with funders who share their cause. Find new prospects by searching comprehensive data managed by the expert research team.With Grant Connect, you have access to:
MAURIL : Digital Platform for Learning French and English
(Click for more detail)Mauril is a new, free digital platform to help clients learn English and French.
Naxos Music Library Jazz
(Click for more detail)This includes a mix of jazz legends and contemporary jazz and can be accessed from any computer, anywhere, anytime. You can also listen to this resource through the Naxos Music Library app for iPhones, iPads and Android devices.
NFB (National Film Board) Campus
(Click for more detail)NFB Campus streams almost 1,500 more films than the free NFB site. (Those 1,500 extra films are only available for streaming in library through OPL NFB Campus subscription; The other 4,300 films are available free from NFB site www.nfb.ca).