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APA 7th edition - Citations: Government Resources

APA 7th edition

Government Resources

General format

Reference List 

Name of Government Department, Agency, Committee, or Author, A. A. (Year of Publication, Month Day). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle and nouns (edition if given and is not first edition). Publisher Name if Different than Author. URL

In-Text

(Name of Government Department, Agency Committee, or AuthorLastName, Year)

1. Government Resource - Same Author as Publisher

Reference List 

Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks. (2015, October 30). Climate change. https://www.ontario.ca/page/climate-change

In-Text

(Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, 2015)

Note: When the government department, agency or committee that created the document is also the publisher, omit the publisher.

2. Government Resource - Individual Author

Reference List 

Cowper, G. (2012, August 27). A criminal justice system for the 21st century: Final report to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General honourable Shirley Bond. BC Justice Reform Initiative. https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/law-crime-and-justice/about-bc-justice-system/justice-reform-initiatives/cowperfinalreport.pdf

In-Text

(Cowper, 2012)

3. Government Resource - Identifying Political Jurisdiction

Example 1

Reference List 

British Columbia. Ministry of Justice. (2016, March). Specialized courts strategy. https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/law-crime-and-justice/about-bc-justice-system/justice-reform-initiatives/specialized-courts-strategy.pdf

In-Text

(British Columbia. Ministry of Justice, 2016)

Note: Depending on the government organization, you may need to first identify the political jurisdiction (Federal, Provincial, Municipal), followed by the department, agency, or committee.
Note: When the government department, agency or committee that created the document is also the publisher, omit the publisher.

 

Example 2

Reference List 

Canada. National Defense. (2017). Defence energy and environment strategy. https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/corporate/reports-publications/dees.html

In-Text

(Canada. National Defense, 2017)

Note: See notes under Example 1.

3. Government Resource - Print

Reference List 

Public Safety Canada. (2011). National emergency response system.

In-Text

(Public Safety Canada, 2011)

Note: When the government department, agency or committee that created the document is also the publisher, omit the publisher.

4. Government Resource - No Date

Reference List 

Public Services and Procurement Canada. (n.d.). Accessibility at Public Services and Procurement Canada. https://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/apropos-about/prps-bt-eng.html

In-Text

(Public Services and Procurement Canada [PSPC], n.d.)
(PSPC, n.d.)

Note: Do not use the website's last updated, last modified date, or copyright date*. If no other date is available, use n.d. (no date).
Note: Include the full organization name in the first in-text citation along with the abbreviation. Use only the abbreviation in all subsequent in-text citations.  
Note: When the government department, agency or committee that created the document is also the publisher, omit the publisher.

*If you look at other pages on the website and the copyright date for the webpage is unique, then you can use the copyright date. If the entire website has the same copyright date, do not use this date.