If there is no individual author for a report, you should list the company or organization responsible for the content as the corporate author.
If the report has been assigned a number, provide the report number in parentheses after the title.
A technical report may not contain all of the information you require for a reference. If there is no date of publication, use the abbreviation n.d. (for "no date").
When the publisher is the same as the author (e.g., with group authors), omit the publisher from the source element.
Information required for a reference to a technical or government report includes:
Examples of References:
BIOTECanada. (2011). Inflection point: Canadian life sciences industry forecast 2011. PricewaterhouseCoopers International.
Environment Canada. Mining and Processing Division. Mining Section. (2009). Environmental code of practice for metal mines (Report No. 1/MM/17).
Guèvremont, A. (2010, June). The early learning experiences of Métis children in Canada (Statistics Canada Catalogue No. 89-644-X). Statistics Canada, http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/89-644-x/2010001/article/11280-eng.pdf
Examples of In-Text Citations:
Traditional activities (such as singing, drum dancing, or traditional ceremonies) are part of only a third of Métis children's daily activities (Guèvremont, 2010, p. 7).
Twenty-five percent of life sciences companies believe that it will take over five years for them to earn revenue (BIOTECanada, 2011).
A table usually shows numerical values arranged in columns and rows. A figure may be a chart, graph, photograph, drawing, plot, infographic, or any other illustration that is not a table.
Tables are visual displays composed of columns and rows in which numbers, text, or a combination of numbers and text are presented. Sample tables
Common types of figures include line graphs, bar graphs, charts (e.g., flowcharts, pie charts), drawings, maps, plots (e.g., scatterplots), photographs, infographics, and other illustrations. Sample figures
Abbreviations, units of measurement
An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word or phrase, or a unit of measurement when it appears with a numerical value.
When to use numerals (eg. 1, 2, 3,) or words (eg. one, two, three).
In general, if you are citing existing data or statistics, cite the publication in which the data were published (e.g., a journal article, report, or webpage) rather than the data set itself.
