Canada

The Canadian National ISMN Agency has been operating since 1995 and is run by the Library and Archives Canada in Ottawa.

Contact Address:

Canadian ISMN Agency
Library and Archives Canada
Att.: Mme Chantal Marin-Comeau
Director, Acquisitions Directorate
395, Wellington Street
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0N4

Tel: (+1 819) 997 7003
Fax: (+1 819) 997 7517
E-mail: isbn@lac-bac.gc.ca
URL: http://www.collectionscanada.ca/6/12/index-e.html

Statistics:

For the major publishers there is a close to 100% coverage regarding the use of ISMNs and for the larger and continual changing group of smaller firms the coverage will probably be in the neighbourhood of 60-70%.