Downloadable Versions

In addition to the Web version, three downloadable versions of the Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus are available: XML version, delimited text file and PDF version.

XML version

A new XML version is created and added to this page each time the Web version is updated.

June 3, 2010 (xml 1.3MB)

Delimited text file

A new delimited text file is created and added to this page each time the Web version is updated.

June 3, 2010 (csv 1.2MB)

If the format of the text file does not answer your needs, please contact:

Editor, Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus
Library and Archives Canada
Fax: 819 934-4388
Email: CSTed_redTSB@lac-bac.gc.ca

PDF version

A PDF is produced once a year. The latest version is from August 2010:

Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus, 2010 (pdf 2.1MB)

A list of changes made since the previous PDF version, dated August 2009, is also available:

Changes to the Thesaurus between September 2009 and May 2010 (pdf 70KB)