Canada's Digital Collections

http://collections.ic.gc.ca/

Canada's Digital Collections consists of a selection of Web sites covering Canadian history, geography, science, technology, culture and aboriginal digital collections. The site claims to be one of the largest sources of Canadian materials on the Internet. Material on the site is available free of charge and is in English and French. Navigation through the site is straightforward as there is a subject index, an alphabetical listing and a basic and advanced search facility. There is a wealth of information available from this site. There are, for example, details of federal institutions, national archives, accounts of the lives of notable Canadians and local histories. The site provides a fascinating introduction to Canada.