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• Archives and Special Collections of the Harriet Irving Library at the University of New Brunswick. Most of the published material may be searched through the link to QUEST, found here. The Loyalist Collection is a unique 'repository of Loyalist resources'.
  Mount Allison University Library houses a Special Collection that contains a few collections available at the link listed above.
  The University of St. Thomas Library Department of Special Collections has over 2400 cubic feet of manuscripts and archival records.

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• The John Bassett Memorial Library at Bishop's University in Lennoxville, Quebec provides links to information about the library's collections and to the library catalogue (BORIS). Archives and Special Collections are described here.
• The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections at McGill University in Montreal houses many important research collections. The library catalogue may be searched here.
• Concordia University Libraries has a Unique Collections, some of which are contained in the Special Collections Room in the Vanier Library, and some distributed throughout the Libraries.  Access through CLUES.
  Universite de Montreal's bibliotheque des livres rares et collections speciales.
  Universite de Sherbrooke's bibliotheque archives privees.
  Universite de Quebec a Montreal bibliotheques : Livres rares.
• The Canadian Jewish Congress National Archives publishes a monograph series, Canadian Jewish Archives, new series. Issues 1 to 43 are in Special Collections at call no. FC106 .J5C212 [number][date].

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• W.D. Jordan Special Collections & Music Library in the Douglas Library at Queen's University Libraries "houses outstanding research collections of Canadiana and rare books." The catalogue may be accessed through the 'QCat' link on the Libraries' page.
• Brock University Library ~~%7e Special Collections.
• McMaster University Library ~~%7e The William Ready Division of Archives & Research Collections. A connection to this library's catalogue is found here.
• The Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives site.
• The Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library at the University of Toronto houses the Department of Rare Books and Special Collections and the University Archives. Web and Telnet connections to the library's catalogue may be found here.
  University of Ottawa's Library ~~~ Archives & Special Collections
  Ryerson University Library ~~~ Archives & Special Collections
  Trent University Thomas J. Bata Library ~~~ Michael Treadwell Rare Books and Special Collections Room
  University of Waterloo Library ~~~ Special Collections
  Western University Library ~~~ Archives and Research Collections Centre
  Laurier Library %7e%7e%7e Archives and Special Collections
  University of Windsor Leddy Library %7e%7e%7e Rare Books and Special Collections
  York University Library %7e%7e%7e Clara Thomas Archives and Special Collections

Manitoba

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• Elizabeth Dafoe Library at the University of Manitoba houses several unique collections. Among these are the Icelandic Collection, the Slavic Collection, and those collections which are part of The Department of Archives & Special Collections. The contents of these collections may be searched through the Bison Online Catalogue.
  Brandon University Library's S.J. McKee Archives holds some Special Collections as well, which you can search for here.
  The Special Collections at the University of Winnipeg Library has several collections of rare and archival material.

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• Museum of Antiquities, University of Saskatchewan.
  University of Regina Dr. John Archer Library Archives & Special Collections.
  The Diefenbaker Canada Centre in Saskatoon is a museum, archives, and research centre bequeathed to the U of S by John G. Diefenbaker.
• The Saskatchewan Genealogical Society's lists "Resources available to help you trace" ancestors from different parts of Canada and Europe. 
• The City of Saskatoon Archives has online exhibitions and information about the city and its history.
  First Nations University of Canada Library contains some archival materials here.
• The Prairie History Collection of the Regina Public library is "focused on the history and peoples of the Northern Great Plains". This page contains an excellent list of genealogical web sites. Material in their collections may be searched through the Regina Public Library's catalogue.

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• Bruce Peel Special Collections Library at the University of Alberta Libraries "houses materials, primarily in the humanities and social sciences, which need special handling because of fragility, rarity, value, unusual formats or controversy."
• Special Collections at the University of Calgary Library. Search the Library's catalogue here.
  Special Collections at the University of Lethbridge Library.  Search the Library's catalogue here, which lists some of the rare books.  The Digital Collection can be found here.
  The Thomas A. Edge Archives and Special Collections at Athabasca University Library .
• The Glenbow home page provides links to its library, archives, art gallery, and museum. The catalogues for the library and archives may be searched here.

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• British Columbia History Internet/World-Wide Web Page This site is a comprehensive guide to sources in British Columbia.
  University of British Columbia Rare Books and Special Collections at the UBC Library.
  Simon Fraser University Special Collections and Rare Books at the SFU Library.
  Trinity Western Archives and Special Collections at the Trinity Western Library.
  University of Northern British Columbia Library's Archives and Special Collections.
• The Victoria Women's Movement Archives is part of the University of Victoria Archives. The Special Collections department's webpage at the University of Victoria has links to finding aids and catalogues.

Yukon Territory

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• The Yukon College Digital Collections are available here.

   

• Dawson City Museum and Historical Society contains "the largest historical collection in the Yukon Territory."

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• Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre participates in the "preservation and promotion of the culture and heritage of the Northwest Territories".

Nunavut

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• Legislative Library of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut links in turn to many standing committee reports in PDF format.