Government Entity as Author. Name of the Case. Date of the Decision. Title of Container, Publisher, URL (if online).
Example:
United States, Supreme Court. Brown v. Board of Education. 17 May 1954. Legal Information Institute, Cornell U Law School, www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/347/483.
In-Text Paraphrase:
(United States Supreme Court).
In-Text Quote:
(United States Supreme Court Syllabus (d)).
Note:
Italicize the case name in the text of your paper also.
Title of Document: Subtitle if Given. Edition if given and is not first edition, Name of Government Department, Agency or Committee, Publication Date, URL. Accessed Access Date.
| Works Cited List Example |
Highlights from the Competition Bureau’s Workshop on Emerging Competition Issues. Competition Bureau of Canada, 4 Mar. 2016, www.competitionbureau.gc.ca/eic/site/cb-bc.nsf/vwapj/cb-Workshop-Summary-Report-e.pdf/$FILE/cb-Workshop-Summary-Report-e.pdf. Accessed 6 July 2016. |
| In-Text Citation Example |
(Title of Document) Note: You can use a shortened form of the title by listing the first word or words of the full title. |
If a personal author or a corporate author (e.g. government agency or organization) cannot be identified, start the citation with the title of the document.
Title of Document: Subtitle if Given. Edition if given and is not first edition, Name of Government Department, Agency or Committee, Publication Date, URL. Accessed Access Date.
Works Cited List Example:
Healthy People 2020. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. 2011, www.healthypeople.gov/. Accessed 6 July 2016.
In-Text Citation Example:
(Title of Document)
Title of Document: Subtitle if Given. Edition if given and is not first edition, Name of Government Department, Agency or Committee, Publication Date.
| Works Cited List Example |
Women in Canada: A Gender-based Statistical Report. 7th ed., Statistics Canada, 2015. |
| In-Text Citation Example |
(Title) Example: (Women in Canada 4) Note: You can use a shortened form of the title by listing the first word or words of the full title. |
Government Entity as Author. Name of the Public Law. Title of Container, Date, Pages. Publisher, URL (if online).
Example:
United States, Congress. Public Law 104-191, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. govinfo.gov, 1996. U.S. Government Printing Office, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/PLAW-104publ191.
In-Text Paraphrase:
(United States Congress)
In-Text Quote:
(United States Congress Section 264)
Government Entity as Author. Name of the Bill or Resolution. Title of Container, URL. Congressional session, Bill/Resolution number, last status.
Example (Senate):
United States, Congress, Senate. Anti-Phishing Act of 2005. Congress.gov, https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/senate-bill/472. 109th Congress, Senate Bill 472, Introduced 28 Feb. 2005.
Example: (House):
United States, Congress, House. Anti-Phishing Act of 2005. Congress.gov, https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/1099. 109th Congress, House Resolution 1099, Introduced 03 Mar. 2005.
In-Text Paraphrase:
(United States Congress, House)
In-Text Quote:
(United States Congress, House Section 1351 "Internet Fraud")