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Researching Historic Buildings in Toronto

Citing By-laws

By-law (many are now available online at the City of Toronto By-laws and Municipal Code Page).

Format:  Municipality, by-law number, title (date), pinpoint for section cited (where available - in print versions).

Example:  

Ontario regulations

Reference list

TEMPLATE

Title, O. Reg. number/last two digits of year created, pinpoint.

EXAMPLE

Designated Substance -- Asbestos on Construction Projects and in Buildings and Repair Operations, O. Reg. 278/05, s. 3(2).


Find info for citation

e.g. ONTARIO e-LAWS (https://www.ontario.ca/laws)

Online regulation showing components of citation

Online regulation showing pinpoint (section, sub-section)

Ontario statutes

Reference list

TEMPLATE

Title, volume+jurisdiction year, chapter, schedule, (session/supplement), pinpoint.

EXAMPLE

Municipal Water and Sewage Transfer Act, 1997, S.O. 1997, c. 6, Schedule A, s. 7(2).

 

Find info for citation

e.g. ONTARIO e-LAWS (https://www.ontario.ca/laws)

Ontario e-Laws web page highlighting components of citation

online statute showing pinpoint selected (section and sub-section of document)


Pro Tips

⇒ Use the statute's official short title, where applicable.

e.g. Greenbelt Act, 2005, S.O. 2005, c. 1.

⇒ Not all statutes have schedules, supplements, etc.

If your statute does not include these elements, then leave them out of your citation.

Government Reports (Background Reports)

Government Author. (year).  Title of report:  Subtitle of report [Report #/or Report Type].  Retrieved from http:/xxxxx 

In-Text Paraphrase: (Government Author, year)

In-Text Quote:  (Government Author, year, paragraph)

 

City of Toronto, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning.  (2022).  415 Broadview Avenue - Notice of Intention to Designate a Property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act [Report for Action].  Retrieved from https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/pb/bgrd/backgroundfile-229790.pdf

In-Text Paraphrase: (City of Toronto, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, 2022)

In-Text Quote:  (City of Toronto, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning, 2022, para 3)

 

Historical blueprints

Reference list

TEMPLATE

Creator, C. (date of creation). Title or description of blueprint [blueprint]. Collection name/number (Fonds name/number, Series number, Box number, File number). Name of archive/library, Location of archive/library.

EXAMPLE

Smith, E. (1912, November 7). Grace Church on-the-Hill, 300 Lonsdale Road [blueprint]. Collection No. PT13-1589 (Fonds 200, Series 410, Box 140663, File 1589). City of Toronto Archives, Ontario.


Find info for 
citation

e.g. CITY OF TORONTO ARCHIVES

City of Toronto Archives Web page highlighting citation components

Pro Tips

⇒ APA treats blueprints like primary sources. Cite blueprints as you would archival materials.

⇒ If the location appears in the name of the archives/library, don't repeat it in the location info.

Zoning

Reference list

TEMPLATE

Municipality, Zoning By-law number (date by-law enacted), pinpoint if available.

EXAMPLE

City of Toronto, Zoning By-law No. 569-2013 (January 28, 2009), 10.5.20.1.(1).


Find info for citation

e.g. from CITY OF TORONTO ZONING BY-LAW 569-2013

Online section of City of Toronto Zoning By-Law 569-2013 highlighting info for citation

Report or Document from a Website

Canada Green Building Council.  (2014, December 17).   Leed Canada – NC 1.0, Green building rating system:  George Brown College Waterfront Campus (CaGBC Project #13104) [Project Scorecard].   Retrieved March 8, 2017 from http://leed.cagbc.org/leed/profile_files/13014_1_13014-GBC%20Waterfront%20Campus-LEED_Canada_NC_Scorecard-141217.pdf

In-Text Paraphrase: (Canada Green Building Council, 2014)

In-Text Quote:  (Canada Green Building Council, 2014, Water Efficiency section)

Canada Green Building Council. (n.d.).  The George Brown College of Applied Arts and Technology Waterfront Campus [Project Abstract].  Retrieved March 8, 2017 from http://leed.cagbc.org/leed/profile_files/13014_10_Abstract%20GBC%20Waterfront%20Campus.pdf

In-Text Paraphrase: (Canada Green Building Council, n.d.)

In-Text Quote:  (Canada Green Building Council, n.d, para. 2)