Canadian Experts

• ProfNet and other resources
• Canadian JSource Pathfinders Extensive lists of websites, sources and contacts organized by beats and themes.
• University experts
• Book experts
• Canadian Think Tanks and Lobbyists
• Canadian Embassies - In Canada and Abroad

ProfNet:

• ProfNet            Post your request to 15,000 PR people in universities, think tanks, corporations and agencies across North America.  More and more Canadian content available
• Profnet - Submit Query     Form to email your request for an expert
• ProfNet's Expert Database    Instant access to the experts. Free registration required.
• ProfNetRoundUps Tips, resources and people to interview

Other Resources:

• Interprovincial Directory of Researchers (Quebec and BC):

• The Michael Smith Foundation A database of all health researchers and trainees in BC:

• The BC Environmental and Occupational Health Research Network A database of all researchers and trainees in their network

• Hill Watch list of Lobbyists

• Sources Online     Sources is Canada's premiere listing of organizations and experts. Click here for the Sources Search engine. See also Embassy Row
• MediaLink     Helping journalists find the experts and the sources they need with an extensive listing of resources. Hundreds of experts and organizations available for you to consult.
• Metro Toronto Reference Library's Answerline    Need some facts or figures about Canada? One of the first Canadian libraries to offer Email quick reference service. Their goal is to give users a response to their email inquiries within 24 hours. 
• Authoratory An excellent way to find scientific and other experts. Full text search of close to 300,000 leading scientists. you can also use the "+" sign in the search box to narrow down your search - for example "aids + harvard + africa" to narrow down a university and a topic.

Find a professional:

• Find an Ontario Doctor      Plus click here for a list of disciplinary decisions
• Find a Canadian Lawyer   FindLaw site allows you to search any country for a lawyer by name or speciality
• Find a BC Lawyer
• Professional associations   Find anyone from accountants to vets

Canadian University experts:

Ontario:

• University of Toronto Blue Book   Excellent resource with a word search as well
• Carleton University   Searchable by topic, department or name.
• McMaster University
• Brock University
• Lakehead University 
• University of Ottawa:
• University of Nipissing
• University of Waterloo
• University of Western Ontario
• University of Guelph
  

Quebec:

• McGill University    Easy search engine
• Concordia University Experts
• Voir les experts en français

Atlantic region:

• Dalhousie University   Easy search by name, topic or keyword
• Dalhousie Library --- Find the Expert         Links to experts and subjects
• St. Francis Xavier University Xperts
• Memorial University of Newfoundland
  

Western Canada:

• University of British Columbia    By topic
• Simon Fraser University    By name or topic
• University of Regina
• University of Saskatchewan
• University of Calgary
• University of Alberta
• University of Victoria
• University of Manitoba Expert Resources

• Interprovincial Directory of Researchers (Quebec and BC):

• The Michael Smith Foundation A database of all health researchers and trainees in BC:

• The BC Environmental and Occupational Health Research Network A database of all researchers and trainees in their network

• Alberta experts Database - Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research
  

  
  
  

University listings:

• 350 University phonebooks    Canadian, US and world phonebooks, but you can only search by name
• Les universités francophones
• List of Canadian universities

Book experts:

• Chapters/Globe   With a very good search engine:
  

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