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Find copies of theses or dissertations that are not available in digital format or that are not in our collection.
How to obtain non-digital theses
If the record for the thesis or dissertation you need doesn't include a full-text link, go to our library catalogue Aurora. Search Aurora to find location and availability information for microform and print formats. From the Theses Canada Search record display, you can click on the OCLC number to open the record in Aurora. The Order published material page provides more information about how to request items in Aurora.
You can only view microform copies in our reading room at 395 Wellington Street in Ottawa. Make your request in Aurora a couple of days in advance. This will ensure that material is available on the date of your visit. We'll deliver requested materials to the pick-up shelves on the third floor. While on site, you can use Aurora to request other theses. We'll deliver additional theses to the pick-up shelves within two to three working hours.
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Request a digital copy
To request a digital copy of a microform thesis or dissertation, follow the steps at Ordering copies online.
Find theses and dissertations in other Canadian libraries
You can search other Canadian libraries using Voilà, the National Union Catalogue. Within Voilà, limit the results by format to retrieve only theses and dissertations.
Most Canadian universities publish copies of their theses and dissertations in their institutional repositories. They may have published theses we have not yet obtained. See the list below for links to individual university repositories.
| University | Theses repository |
|---|---|
| Acadia University | Acadia Scholar—Theses |
| Athabasca University (AU) | DTheses |
| Brock University (BU) | Brock—Theses |
| Cape Breton University (CBU) | CBU Scholar |
| Carleton University (CU) | CURVE—Theses and dissertations |
| Concordia University | Spectrum Research Repository |
| Dalhousie University | DalSpace—Faculty of Graduate Studies online theses |
| École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS) [School of Advanced Technology] | Espace ÉTS—Dissertations and theses |
| École nationale d'administration publique (ENAP) [National School of Public Administration] | Espace ENAP |
| Emily Carr University of Art + Design (ECUAD) | E-Collections at Emily Carr—Graduate theses |
| HEC Montréal | Dissertations and theses |
| Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) [National Institute of Scientific Research] | Espace INRS |
| Institute for Christian Studies (ICS) | ICS Institutional Repository |
| Lakehead University (LU) | Knowledge Commons—Electronic theses and dissertations |
| Laurentian University (LU) | LU Zone UL—Electronic theses |
| Laval University (ULaval) | Corpus UL—Theses and dissertations |
| McGill University | eScholarship@McGill |
| McMaster University | MacSphere—Open access dissertations and theses community |
| Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) | Electronic theses and dissertations |
| Mount Saint Vincent University (MSVU) | MSVU e-Commons—MSVU theses |
| Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD) University | NSCAD—Digital theses |
| Ontario College of Art & Design (OCAD) University | OCAD University Open Research Repository |
| Ontario Tech University [University of Ontario Institute of Technology] (UOIT) | e-scholar@UOIT—Graduate Studies (electronic theses and dissertations) |
| Osgoode Hall Law School | Osgoode Digital Commons |
| Polytechnique Montréal (Poly) | Polypublie |
| Queen's University | QSpace—Graduate theses, dissertations and projects |
| Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) | RMCC-CMRC eSpace—Theses and dissertations |
| Royal Roads University (RRU) | Dissertations and theses @ RRU |
| Saint Mary's University (SMU) | Theses and dissertations |
| Simon Fraser University (SFU) | Theses |
| St. Stephen's College | Education and Research Archive—St. Stephen's College (University of Alberta) |
| TÉLUQ | TÉLUQ—Dissertations and theses |
| Thompson Rivers University (TRU) | TRU Space—Theses: Honours and Masters |
| Toronto Metropolitan University | Rshare |
| Trent University | Graduate thesis collection |
| Trinity Western University (TWU) | TWU—Thesis collection |
| University of Alberta (U of A) | Education and Research Archive—Theses and dissertations |
| University of British Columbia (UBC) | UBC—Theses and dissertations |
| University of Calgary (UofC) | PRISM—Graduate Studies |
| University of Guelph (U of G) | The Atrium—Theses and dissertations |
| University of Lethbridge (U of L) | OPUS: Open ULeth Scholarship—Theses |
| University of Manitoba (U of M) | MSpace—Faculty of Graduate Studies (electronic theses and dissertations) |
| University of Moncton (U de M) | ScriptoriUM—Theses and student projects |
| University of Montréal (UdeM) | Papyrus—Theses and dissertations from the University of Montréal |
| University of New Brunswick (UNB) | UNB Scholar—Theses and dissertations |
| University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) | Dissertations, theses, and projects |
| University of Ottawa (U of O) | uOttawa Theses |
| University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) | IslandScholar |
| University of Quebec at Chicoutimi (UQAC) | Constellation |
| University of Quebec at Montréal (UQAM) | Archipel |
| University of Quebec at Rimouski (UQAR) | Sémaphore |
| University of Quebec at Trois-Rivières (UQTR) | UQTR institutional repository |
| University of Quebec in Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT) | Depositum - Institutional repository |
| University of Quebec in Outaouais (UQO) | UQO institutional repository |
| University of Regina (U of R) | oURspace—Theses and dissertations |
| University of Saskatchewan (U of S) | HARVEST—Electronic theses and dissertations |
| University of Sherbrooke (U de S) | Savoirs UdeS |
| University of Toronto (U of T) | TSpace—School of Graduate Studies—Theses |
| University of Victoria (UVic) | UVicSpace—Faculty of Graduate Studies |
| University of Waterloo (UW) | UWSpace—Theses |
| University of Western Ontario (UWO) | Western University open repository |
| University of Windsor (U of W) | Scholarship at UWindsor—Electronic theses and dissertations |
| University of Winnipeg (UWinnipeg) | WinnSpace—The University of Winnipeg theses |
| Wilfrid Laurier University (WLU) | Scholars Commons @ Laurier—Theses and dissertations |
| York University | YorkSpace—Electronic theses and dissertations |