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This guide shows you how to cite using APA 7th edition

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On This Page Government Document From a Website

Government Document From Name of Government Department, Agency or Committee. (Year of Publication, Month
a Website Day). Title of document: Subtitle if given (edition if given and is not first
Government Document in
edition). Publisher Name. url
Print

Ontario Ministry of Children and Youth Services. (2010, April 27). Your
preschool child's speech and language development.
Formatting
http://www.children.gov.on.ca/htdocs/English/topics/earlychildhood
Note: All citations should be double Example speechlanguage/brochure_preschool.aspx
spaced and have a hanging indent in
a Reference List.

A "hanging indent" means that each

Note: When the government department, agency or committee that created
the document is also the publisher, omit the publisher.
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subsequent line after the first line of

(Name of Government Department, Agency or Committee, Year)
your citation should be indented by In-Text
0.5 inches. Paraphrase Example: (Ontario Ministry of Children and Youth Services, 2010)

(Name of Government Department, Agency or Committee, Year, Section

Name section, para. Paragraph Number if more than one paragraph in
section)

In-Text (Ontario Ministry of Children and Youth Services, 2010, By Age Five

Quote section, para. 4)

Note: When there are no visible page numbers or paragraph numbers, you
may cite the section heading and the number of the paragraph in that
section to identify where your quote came from.

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Tips Government Document In Print

Author Name of Government Department, Agency or Committee. (Year of Publication). Title

Government Documents often have a of document: Subtitle if given (edition if given and is not first edition).

group/corporate author listed instead Publisher Name.

of a specific person's name. The
author may be the name of a
department, commitee or agency.
When the government department,
agency or committee that created the
document is also the publisher, omit
the publisher name.
Titles
Health Council of Canada. (2007). Canadians' experience with
chronic illness care in 2007.
Example
Note: When the government department, agency or committee that
created the document is also the publisher, omit the publisher.
(Name of Government Department, Agency or Committee, Year)
In-Text
Paraphrase Example: (Health Council of Canada, 2007)

Capitalize the first letter of the first

word of the title. If there is a colon (:) (Name of Government Department, Agency or Committee, Year, p.

in the title, also capitalize the first In-Text Page Number)

letter of the first word after the colon. Quote

Example: (Health Council of Canada, 2007, p. 4)

Capitalize the first letter of proper

names in titles, such as names of
places or people. Example: Canada

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