Debates
The debates are the official verbatim record of speeches, published daily and numbered serially beginning with number one for each session.
Included in the House Debates are messages of the governor-general and lists of the members of the House, committees of the House, the Ministry, etc.
Included in the Senate Debates are the "Speech from the Throne" and the reply. Since 1896 a list of senators has been included.
| Years | Title/Description | Location |
| 1841-1856 | Legislative Assembly of United Canada | Can Doc 212.225 |
| 1870-1872 | Dominion Parliamentary Debates | Can Doc 10.7.20 |
| 1867-present | House of Commons | Can Doc 216.11/12 Microfiche S 626 |
| 1994+ | House of Commons | House of Commons Debates (Hansard) |
| 1994+ | House of Commons | CD-ROM Doc J 103.K2 |
| 1867-present | Senate (Hansard) | Can Doc 214.12 |
| 1988+ | Senate (Hansard) | Microfiche S 559 |
| 1996+ | Senate | Debates of the Senate of Canada (Hansard) |
Indexes to Debates
House
| Years | Title/Description | Location |
| 1867-1924 | House of Commons Debates (index included in the volume for the session) | Can Doc 216.11 and Can Doc 216.12 |
| 1904-1916 | Analytical Index | Can Doc 216.12.2 |
| 1924+ | 1924+ (indexed in a separate volume at the end of the session) | Can Doc 216.11/12 Microfiche S 626 |
| 1995+ | On-line | Keeping Tabs on Canada's Parliament |
Senate
| Years | Title/Description | Location |
1867-1988 |
Debates of the Senate (index for each session is included in the last volume for the session) | Can Doc 214.12 |
| 1988-1997 | Use index to Journals of the Senate to get date for debate | Can Doc 10.5.5 |
| 9/1997+ | On-line | Keeping Tabs on Canada's Parliament |