In our citation examples we use the following color coding:
- Red – Author
- Blue – Title of book/article/charter/webpage
- Pink – Date
- Orange – Website/Publisher
- Turquoise – Place of publication
- Violet – Editor/Translator
- Peach – Additional information about the source (i.e. its type, specific features etc.)
Statistics
Example:
Nations, 2006 Census. 2006 Census Analysis Ser. 97-558-XIE2006001. Ottawa, 2008.
Footnote citation:1. Canada, Statistics Canada, Aboriginal Peoples in Canada in 2006: Inuit, Metis and
First Nations, 2006 Census, 2006 Census Analysis Ser. 97-558-XIE2006001, Ottawa, 2008.Government report
Just in case you need to know — the information presented here is taken from the 15th edition of CMS (because there is nothing written about government reports in the latest, 16th edition).
Example:
B.C Science Assessment. Edited by Hugh Taylor. [Victoria, B.C.]: Queen’s Printer, 1982.
Plant, P. Geoffrey. Access and Excellence: The Campus 2020 Plan for British Columbia’sPost-Secondary Education System. [Victoria, B.C.]: Ministry of Advanced Education, 2007.
Footnote citation:1. Canada, British Columbia, Ministry of Education. Learning Assessment Branch, The
1982 B.C Science Assessment, edited by Hugh Taylor. [Victoria, B.C.]: Queen’s Printer, 1982.2. Geoffrey P. Plant, Access and Excellence: The Campus 2020 Plan for British
Columbia’s Post-Secondary Education System, [Victoria, B.C.]: Ministry of Advanced Education, 2007.