General Guidelines
1. The essay must have an introduction and conclusion.
2. The paper must be typed, double-spaced, 12-point font, times new roman, 1inch
margin and not exceed of 6-pages of text, excluding illustrations and references.
3. Use illustrations where appropriate (e.g. tables, graphs, maps, diagrams). Each
illustration must be referenced, properly labeled and referred to in the text.
4. Include a title and use sub-headings to organize the essay.
5. Use correct grammar, spelling, sentence and paragraph construction. Please,
number the pages.
Referencing
You must reference/cite all quotes, ideas, and illustrations that are not your own using both in-text citations and a bibliography. In-text citations appear directly in the essay to support your argument and indicate information sources. The scientific method is required (e.g. Smith 2015; Harris and Jones 2019). In the bibliography section, lists in full reference all of the information sources you referenced within the text. Use the American Psychological Association (APA) referencing style for the bibliography.

You must have a minimum of 6 references. Use journal articles, books, government publications and technical reports, research reports. Only 1 Internet source is required. An Internet source may include, for example, “facts” listed on the Statistics Canada website). You are required to use recent references and publications as much as possible (eg. 2002 to 2010).