This bibliography cites those Canadian and foreign reference sources that describe Canadian people, institutions, organizations, publications, art, literature, languages, and history. It lists books of a general nature as well as works in the disciplines of history and the humanities. These large divisions are then broken down by subject, genre, type of document, and province or territory. Titles of national, provincial/territorial, or regional interest are included in every subject area when available. The contents of the book are indexed four ways: by name, title, French subject, and English subject. And to facilitate browsing, the major reference books (those dealing with more than one subject or a large geographical region) are also cross-referenced.

Mary Bond's profile page

Mary E. Bond (compiler and editor) and Martine M. Caron (compiler) are both of the National Library's Reference and Information Services Division.

Mary Bond and Martine Caron have produced a truly monumental work that exhibits the impeccable detail one would expect from the National Library’s Reference and Information Services Division. Canadian Reference Sources is an outstanding achievement. It is an essential purchase for any library with a standard reference collection, as well as for any serious Canadian scholar or student.

Quill & Quire

One of the most important Canadian reference works ever published.

Choice

This is the preeminent source for Canadian reference bibliography; libraries with any demand for this information at last have an up-to-date resource.

American Reference Books Annual