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Briefing Notes and Writing for Government

This guide intends to provide links to examples and related materials for students preparing to write government briefing notes.

Examples from the Canadian Government

Support for Indigenous Communities, Businesses, and Individuals through a Second Wave of COVID-19
By the First Nations Health Authority to the Government of Canada's Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs, 2020.
Duvernay Resource Assessment – Energy Briefing Note, 2017
The Ultimate Potential for Unconventional Petroleum from the Montney Formation of British Columbia and Alberta - Energy Briefing Note
From the Canada Energy Regulator (CER), 2013.
BRIEFING NOTE. MEMORANDUM TO THE MINISTER (pdf)
From the School of Public Policy, University of Saskatoon.
Library and Archives Canada
Canadian government related briefing notes, both internal and externally authored.

Notes for a briefing / by the Canadian Association of Professional Dance Organizations
Canada. Department of Communications.
Canadian Association of Professional Dance Organizations.

BC Govt. Briefing Notes

Legislative Library of British Columbia
BC Briefing Notes in the catalogue of BC's Legislative Library.

Additional Examples from Government

Briefing notes prepared for the House of Commons Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development: Study on post-secondary education (pdf)
By Hurley, Mary C.
Ottawa : Library of Parliament, Parliamentary Information and Research Service, 2006.
Digitized edition from print [produced by Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada].
Briefing notes : Supplementary Estimates "C" 1987-88 / Indian Affairs and Northern Development (pdf)
Ottawa: Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
Digitized edition from print [produced by Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada].

Reducing domestic violence : What works? : Briefing notes. by Policing and Reducing Crime Unit, Home Office Research, Development and Statistics Directorate
Call Number: HV6626.23 G7R43
Publication Date: 2000
Regulatory strategies for the mid-90s : Recommendations for regulating investment funds in Canada by prepared by Glorianne Stromberg ; for the Canadian Securities Administrators.
Call Number: Law Circulating KF1078 R44
Publication Date: 1995
MacMillan Bloedel & Clayoquot Sound : Briefing notes by Prepared by MB Public Affairs
Call Number: Special Collections SD146 B7M335
Publication Date: 1993

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