The Health Canada Policy Toolkit for Public Involvement in Decision Making

Level 2 References

Bilateral Meeting with Stakeholders

• The National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy, NRTEE Sustainable Cities Initiative: Final Report and Recommendations. 1999 -
  http://www.nrtee-trnee.ca/eng/programs/
  sustainable_cities/report_complete.htm
• Metropolis Canadian Site. Meetings with Federal Partners (20 July 1998. Vol. 1 No. 4)
  http://canada.metropolis.net/generalinfo/
  newsflash/newsflash4_e.html
• Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency. Appendices A-H. Guide to a Comprehensive Study for Proponents and Responsible Authorities -
  http://www.ceaa.gc.ca/comps/appendices_e.htm
• Transport Canada, Surface Transportation Policy, Grain Handling and Transportation -
  http://www.tc.gc.ca/railpolicy/kroeger/
  english/sh/stakeholders.htm
• Embassy of Mexico in Canada: Bilateral Relations -
  http://www.embamexcan.com/decl+ap_english.html

Community or Public Meetings

• Canadian Centre for Management Development. Public Consultation Guide, Changing the Relationship Between Government and Canadians. May 1997.
• Canadian Centre for Management Development -
  http://ccmd-ccg.gc.ca/mainpage.html
• PEI Literacy Alliance Homepage. MEETINGS: A Guide to Holding a Meeting -
  http://www.nald.ca/PROVINCE/PEI/LITALL/
  holdmeet/meetcov.htm
• U.S. Department of Transportation -
  http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/reports/pittd/pubmeet.htm

Parliamentary Committees

• General descriptions of Parliamentary process -
  http://www.parl.gc.ca
• The Powers of Parliamentary Committees, by Diane Davidson -
  http://www.parl.gc.ca/infoparl/articles/david_e.htm
• Testifying Before Parliamentary Committees, David McInnes -
  http://www.parl.gc.ca/infoparl/articles/McInn_e.htm
• Public hearings process for committees of Quebec National Assembly
  http://www.assnat.qc.ca/eng/publications/
  participation/consulta.html

People's Panel (UK)

• UK Cabinet Office, Service First Unit -
  http://www.cabinet-office.gov.uk/servicefirst/index/pphome.htm

Polling

• Canadian Petroleum Industry. Planning, Implementing Evaluating. Public Consultation Guidelines for the Canadian Petroleum Industry. 1989.
• Canadian Policy Research Networks. Draft #2 Public Dialogue: A Manual for Federal Departments and Agencies. 18 November 1999.
• Canada West Foundation. Meaningful Consultation: A Contradiction in Terms? Enhancing Public Consultation in the 21st Century. September 1997. ISBN #1- 895992-50-8.
• Opinion Search Inc. website (Quantitative Research and Qualitative Research) - http://www.opinionsearch.com
• Public Agenda Online. The Journalist's Inside Source for Public Opinion and Policy Analysis -
  http://www.publicagenda.org/aboutpubopinion/aboutpubop.htm

Public Hearings and Seminars

• National Energy Board -
  http://www.oipcbc.org/investigations/site_visits/
  oipcbc_visits.html
• City of Vancouver -
  http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/ctyclerk/
  publichearing_whathappens.htm

Questionnaires

• Berg, Bruce. Qualitative Research Methods for the Social Sciences. Allyn & Bacon, 1995.
• Nachmias, Chava and Nachmias, David. Research Methods in the Social Sciences. St. Martin's Press, 1992.
• Zikmund, William G. Business Research Methods. Harcourt College Publishers, 2000.

Royal Commissions

• Canadian Centre for Management Development. Public Consultation Guide, Changing the Relationship Between Government and Canadians. May 1997
  http://ccmd-ccg.gc.ca/mainpage.html
• Index of Federal Royal Commissions -
  http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/ifrc/about_e.htm
• List of Federal Royal Commissions -
  English - http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/ifrc/icrc_idx.htm#names
  French - http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/ifrc/icrc_idx.htm#fnames

Surveys

• Berg, Bruce. Qualitative Research Methods for the Social Sciences. Allyn & Bacon, 1995.
• McMillan, Bill and Murgatroyd, Stephen. Opening the Door: Improving Decisions Through Public Consultations. Edmonton, Equus Consulting Group Inc., 1994.
• Nachmias, Chava and Nachmias, David. Research Methods in the Social Sciences. St. Martin's Press, 1992.
• Zikmund, William G. Business Research Methods. Harcourt College Publishers, 2000.

Workbooks

• Rural Dialogue Workbook, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada -
  http://www.rural.gc.ca/workbook_e.html (1.4-MB PDF file)
• CAP Workbooks & Handbooks, Industry Canada -
  http://cap.unb.ca/workbook/
• Community Toolbox, University of Kansas -
  http://ctb.lsi.ukans.edu/ctb
• Self-Help Resources for Community Groups, Iowa State University Extension to Communities - http://www.extension.iastate/edu/Pages/communities/
  tools/resources.html