Document Library
Published institutional documents of the Centre for Administrative Service.
Books
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The Architecture of House Laws
The structural principles governing the legislative framework, with attention to the relationship between statute, regulation, and administrative practice.
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The Patchwork
A study of the patchwork of monetary systems — public and private, formal and informal, regional and national — that together constitute the working monetary environment of the modern state.
Catalogue
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CAS Course Catalogue (25 June 2026)
The complete course catalogue of the Centre for Administrative Service as of 25 June 2026, listing all schools, courses, modules, and certification requirements.
Dictionaries
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Chinese–Anishinaabe Dictionary (Government-Advisory Register)
A bilingual working dictionary of administrative Anishinaabe for Chinese-speaking advisors serving in government contexts, covering the core vocabulary of ministerial and departmental correspondence.
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Chinese–Anishinaabe Dictionary (Practitioners Register)
A bilingual dictionary of administrative Anishinaabe for Chinese-speaking practitioners, extending the advisory register with operational and field-deployment vocabulary.
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Government Anishinaabe Scholarly Dictionary
The scholarly register dictionary of Government Anishinaabe, documenting etymology, source track, and attestation status for each entry in the institutional corpus.
Duty Books
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Duty Book: Office of Geospatial Services
The duty book of the Office of Geospatial Services, setting out the mandate of the office, its reporting lines, operational procedures, and standards of conduct.
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Duty Book: Office of Government Books
The duty book of the Office of Government Books, setting out the mandate of the office, its reporting lines, operational procedures, and standards of conduct.
Forms
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Practitioners Forms
A collection of standard forms used by civil-service practitioners across the most common operational workflows, including request templates, intake forms, and reporting proformas.
Guides
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From Manager to Minister
A career-progression guide for civil servants moving from operational management into ministerial support roles, covering the shift in judgment, discretion, and written craft that the transition requires.
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SASI Day-in-the-Life Guide
A practical day-in-the-life guide for staff of the Special Administrative Services Inspectorate, walking through a representative working day from morning briefing through end-of-day report.
Handbooks
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Foresight Handbook
A handbook on strategic foresight for senior civil servants, covering horizon scanning, scenario construction, and the integration of foresight into policy development.
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Handbook of Geospatial Intelligence
A reference handbook on the production, evaluation, and operational use of geospatial intelligence within the administrative and security apparatus.
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Handbook of Roles and Ranks
The institutional handbook of civil-service roles and ranks, defining the authority, responsibilities, and reporting relationships of each position across the branches of government.
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Handbook on the Office of Special Books
A handbook on the mandate, procedures, and custodial standards of the Office of Special Books, the institutional custodian of classified and ceremonial government publications.
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Spatial Planning Handbook
A handbook on spatial planning practice, covering land-use frameworks, consultation obligations, and the integration of community-government input into planning decisions.
Manuals
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Administrative State Manual
A manual on the structure, doctrine, and operating principles of the administrative state, intended as a reference for senior officials and ministerial staff.
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Governing Manual
A manual on the practice of governing, drawing on case material to examine the work of ministers, deputy ministers, and the senior civil servants who support them.
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Planning Manual
A manual on planning practice across ministries, covering the planning cycle, inter-agency coordination, and the relationship between planning and budgeting.
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Program Evaluation Manual
A manual on program evaluation methodology, covering design, data collection, analysis, and the writing of evaluation reports for ministerial and legislative audiences.
Textbooks
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Anishinaabe Calculus — Chapter 1
Chapter 1 of the Anishinaabe-language calculus textbook, covering limits and continuity, developed for the School of Languages & Cultures technical-vocabulary programme.
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Utility Power System Engineering (Combined Edition)
A combined textbook on utility-scale power system engineering, covering generation, transmission, distribution, and the operational economics of regulated utilities.
Toolkits
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Practitioners (Field Companion)
A condensed companion to the Practitioners Forms, intended as a quick-reference field guide for civil servants in operational roles.