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Canada Commons

The definitive collection of Canadian books, government documents, think tank publications, and primary sources, all cross-searchable on one powerful platform

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Canada Commons is a project to preserve and disseminate Canadian knowledge and culture.

Since its launch in 2021, the Coherent-Trojman partnership has expanded Canada Commons to include over a million government documents, hundreds of thousands of think-tank publications, tens of thousands of books, and hundreds of thousands of pages of primary-source historical and cultural content. Canada Commons is continually growing.

Through ongoing local digitization initiatives and collaborations with Canadian content partners, Coherent and Trojman continue to preserve and enhance access to Canada’s scholarly and cultural record—ensuring that Canada Commons remains a Canadian project at heart.

More than 150 Canadian institutions use Canada Commons

Canada Commons is used by all kinds of libraries— academic, corporate, government, legal, and public. It brings rare, hard-to-find content from Canada that’s relevant to a wide range of studies including sociology, anthropology, business, and economics.

With Canada Commons you can...

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Discover millions of Canadian documents through one site

Canada Commons makes Canadian books, government documents, think tank publications, and historical newspapers and magazines available in one, uniform site.

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Save hours with a suite of search tools

With full-text searching, wildcard truncation, Boolean and proximity operators, and dozens of search filters, you’ll quickly find exactly what you’re looking for.

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Uncover "lost" content

We've rescued and recovered millions of publications from defunct websites, reports removed from the web, and exclusive digitized backfiles.

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Keep your research current

We add new documents every week. Follow organizations, people, topics—even your own searches—and be the first to know about new documents relevant to your research. 

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Publish to our community

We invite our users to upload their own content if they own the copyright, or upload links to other digital resources if they do not. We’ll enrich and index your uploaded item, give it a permanent URL, and publish it. Through our partnership with Google Scholar, your content will be discoverable to millions of researchers within days.

Want a trial?

  • Free, 30-day trial offered with training

  • Flexible pricing options, tailored to your institution's needs

  • Ask your sales rep about collection packages that offer the best value