{"id":523,"date":"2022-11-30T19:55:54","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T18:55:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ambottawa.esteri.it\/italia-e-canada\/diplomazia-culturale\/siti-utili\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T23:28:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T22:28:41","slug":"siti-utili","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ambottawa.esteri.it\/en\/italia-e-canada\/diplomazia-culturale\/siti-utili\/","title":{"rendered":"Useful websites"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The following information and websites are not exhaustive. They do not cover all the useful contacts and\u00a0reference sites in the cultural sector.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>General information from Italian Institutions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Directorate General for Public and Cultural Diplomacy<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ministry of Foreign Affairs\u00a0and International Cooperation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Piazzale della Farnesina 1, 00135 Rome<\/p>\n<p>Tel. : +39 06.36911<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/\">https:\/\/www.esteri.it<\/a><\/p>\n<p>E-mail:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:ministero.affariesteri@cert.esteri.it\">ministero.affariesteri@cert.esteri.it<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>ITALIANA &#8211; Language, culture, creativity in the world<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ministry of Foreign Affairs\u00a0and International Cooperation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/italiana.esteri.it\/italiana\/en\/\">https:\/\/italiana.esteri.it\/italiana\/en\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ministry of Culture<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Via del Collegio Romano 27, 00186 Rome<\/p>\n<p>Tel.: +39 06.6723.1\/06.6723.1<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cultura.gov.it\/\">Homepage &#8211; Ministero della cultura<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ministry of University and Research<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Viale Trastevere, 76\/a, 00153 Rome<\/p>\n<p>Tel.: +39 06.5849.1<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.miur.gov.it\/\">https:\/\/www.miur.gov.it<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tourism and statistical information:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ente Nazionale Italiano per il Turismo (The Italian National Tourist Board)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>365 Bay Street, Suite 503<\/p>\n<p>Toronto (Ontario) M5H 2V1<\/p>\n<p>Tel.: +1 416 925-4882<\/p>\n<p>Email:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:toronto@enit.it\">toronto@enit.it<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.enit.it\/\">https:\/\/www.enit.it<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>ISTAT &#8211; Italian National Institute of Statistics<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Via Cesare Balbo 16, 00184 ROMA<\/p>\n<p>Phone.: +39 06 46731<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.istat.it\/\">https:\/\/www.istat.it<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Italian language studies in Canada<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For information on Italian studies offered by Canadian universities, click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ambottawa.esteri.it\/en\/italia-e-canada\/diplomazia-culturale\/litaliano-in-canada\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For information about Italian language courses organized by Canadian organizations, click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ambottawa.esteri.it\/en\/italia-e-canada\/diplomazia-culturale\/corsi-di-lingua\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about Italian courses organized in the Montr\u00e9al and Toronto areas, please, check the websites of the Italian Cultural Institutes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iicmontreal.esteri.it\/iic_montreal\/en\">https:\/\/www.iicmontreal.esteri.it<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iictoronto.esteri.it\/iic_toronto\/it\/\">https:\/\/www.iictoronto.esteri.it<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Italian books, movies, TV Series, Operas at the Ottawa Public Library<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Ottawa Public Library represents a source of in-depth study of Italian culture, both in the form of books by classic and recent Italian writers translated into English and French, and in truly representative and precious visual material. In DVD format to be requested in the various locations, or directly in streaming video to download from home, you will find the stage performances of all the major operas, the great classics and recent films, together with TV programs on art and culture and entire very popular TV series in Italian with subtitles.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ambottawa.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ITALIAN-BOOKS-at-OTTAWA-PUBLIC-LIBRARY-EnglishFrench.pdf\">Books<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ambottawa.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ITALIAN-FILMS-AND-SERIES-at-OPL.pdf\">Movies and Tv Series<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ambottawa.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ITALIAN-OPERA-at-OTTAWA-PUBLIC-LIBRARY.pdf\">Operas <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Online study of the Italian language<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Below are online sources for learning Italian. The Italian Embassy in Ottawa is not responsible for the quality of the courses and teaching materials on the sites. The list is offered for information only, and as a service to our users:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Accademia della Crusca:<\/strong>\u00a0scholarly site for research on the Italian language<\/li>\n<li><strong>Babbel Italian<\/strong>: provides paid courses for all levels<\/li>\n<li><strong>BBC Italian<\/strong>: provides two interactive courses with multimedia materials<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cyberitalian<\/strong>: provides options for all language levels with cultural materials<\/li>\n<li><strong>Duolingo Italian<\/strong>: provides free programs according to different levels<\/li>\n<li><strong>edX:<\/strong>\u00a0provides free online courses issued by different universities worldwide<\/li>\n<li><strong>FluentU Italian<\/strong>: provides video material and customized lessons<\/li>\n<li><strong>FSI Italian<\/strong>: provides free courses created by the US government<\/li>\n<li><strong>Giulia by Treccani:<\/strong> a modern platform developed by Treccani<\/li>\n<li><strong>ILUSS Italian Online:<\/strong>\u00a0provides free course with 4 learning levels and for-payment courses with more exercises and activities on grammar and vocabulary<\/li>\n<li><strong>Instant Italian (ed2go)<\/strong>: provides courses for a fee<\/li>\n<li><strong>Italian Uncovered:<\/strong>\u00a0provides alternative learning methods through storytelling<\/li>\n<li><strong>Italy Made Easy:<\/strong>\u00a0Italian language courses<\/li>\n<li><strong>Language Transfer:<\/strong>\u00a0provides a free introductory course<\/li>\n<li><strong>Logos &#8211; Multilingual Translation Portal:<\/strong>\u00a0multilingual translation portal<\/li>\n<li><strong>News in Slow Italian:<\/strong>\u00a0provides three different levels of courses<\/li>\n<li><strong>One World Italiano:<\/strong>\u00a0free online course<\/li>\n<li><strong>Online Italian Club:<\/strong>\u00a0six learning languages<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ripeti Con Me:<\/strong>\u00a0learning Italian through speaking and listening exercises<\/li>\n<li><strong>SegnaWeb:<\/strong>\u00a0online resources selected by Italian libraries<\/li>\n<li><strong>Udemy:<\/strong>\u00a0platform for online language courses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Institutions in charge of the promotion of the Italian language and culture<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Accademia della Crusca:<\/strong>\u00a0main point of reference for research on the Italian language<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dante Alighieri Society in <\/strong><strong>Rome and foreign Committees <\/strong>in Edmonton, Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec, Vancouver e Winnipeg<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dante.global<\/strong>, the portal of the Dante Alighieri Society in the world: culture, events and language courses in presence and remotely<\/li>\n<li><strong>Italiana Portal<\/strong>\u00a0of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Italian language, culture and creativity in the world<\/li>\n<li><strong>Italian Cultural Institutes <\/strong>in Montreal and Toronto<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Publishing houses offering manuals for teaching Italian to foreigners and multimedia materials on their websites<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Italiano per Stranieri Alma Edizioni<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Italiano per Stranieri Loescher Editore<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Platforms\/websites\/apps offering courses and free or purchasable materials<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>About<\/li>\n<li>Babbel Italian<\/li>\n<li>Cyberitalian<\/li>\n<li>Duolingo Italian<\/li>\n<li>edX<\/li>\n<li>Eleaston<\/li>\n<li>FluentU Italian<\/li>\n<li>FSI Italian<\/li>\n<li>ICoN<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.locuta.com\/classroom.html\">Italian Electronic Classroom<\/a><\/li>\n<li>ItalianPod101<\/li>\n<li>ILUSS Italian Online<\/li>\n<li>Instant Italian (ed2go)<\/li>\n<li>Italian Uncovered<\/li>\n<li>Italy Made Easy<\/li>\n<li>Language Transfer<\/li>\n<li>linguanet-worldwide.org<\/li>\n<li>Learnamo<\/li>\n<li>Lingopie<\/li>\n<li>Live Lingua<\/li>\n<li>Logos &#8211; Multilingual Translation Portal<\/li>\n<li>Memrise<\/li>\n<li>Minerva AI LLM<\/li>\n<li>News in Slow Italian<\/li>\n<li>One World Italiano<\/li>\n<li>Online Italian Club<\/li>\n<li>Preply<\/li>\n<li>Promova<\/li>\n<li>The Italian experiment<\/li>\n<li>Thinkinitalian<\/li>\n<li>Thoughtco<\/li>\n<li>Udemy<\/li>\n<li>Verbling<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dictionaries<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All the most comprehensive dictionaries are also offered in a free or purchasable digital version:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/tlio.ovi.cnr.it\/TLIO\/\">Tesoro della Lingua Italiana delle Origini<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sapere.it\/gr\/DictionarySearchServlet?DS_action=Init\">Dizionario De Agostini<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.garzantilinguistica.it\/\">Dizionario Garzanti online<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Dizionario Hoepli<\/li>\n<li>Dizionaripiu.Zanichelli<\/li>\n<li>Treccani.it<\/li>\n<li>Dizionario.internazionale.it<\/li>\n<li>Sapere.it<\/li>\n<li>Dizionari.corriere.it<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/it.bab.la\/\">bab.la &#8211; Portale linguistico<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Italian language newspapers in Canada<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Accenti<\/li>\n<li>Cittadino Canadese<\/li>\n<li>Corriere Canadese<\/li>\n<li>Il Postino<\/li>\n<li>L&#8217;Ora di Ottawa<\/li>\n<li>La Voce<\/li>\n<li>Lo Specchio<\/li>\n<li>Marco Polo<\/li>\n<li>Panorama Italia<\/li>\n<li>Panorama Italiano<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>News agencies in Italy<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>ADISTA<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Agenzia Di Informazioni Stampa<\/li>\n<li><strong>AdnKronos<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Italian news agency<\/li>\n<li><strong>AGE<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Agenzia Giornalistica Europa<\/li>\n<li><strong>Agenparl<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Agency of the Italian Parliament for political and economic information<\/li>\n<li><strong>AgenPress<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Italian press agency<\/li>\n<li><strong>AGI<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Agenzia Giornalistica Italia<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ago Press<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Online press, media and communication agency<\/li>\n<li><strong>AGR<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Agenzia Giornalistica Radiotelevisiva<\/li>\n<li><strong>Agv News \u2013 Il Velino<\/strong>, Italian news agency<\/li>\n<li><strong>AISE<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Agenzia Internazionale Stampa Estero<\/li>\n<li><strong>ANSA<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata<\/li>\n<li><strong>Askanews<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Italian news agency<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dire<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Italian news agency<\/li>\n<li><strong>IPS<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Inter Press Service, Agenzia di Stampa Internazionale<\/li>\n<li><strong>Italpress<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Italian news agency<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lapresse<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Italian news agency, reportage and videonews<\/li>\n<li><strong>NewsMediaset<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; structure to which all the Mediaset group&#8217;s information publications belong, with the exception of TG5 and Videonews<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pressenza International Press<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 International press agency<\/li>\n<li><strong>Radiocor<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 New agency of Gruppo 24 ORE<\/li>\n<li><strong>Redattore sociale<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Italian Multimedia Network of information services<\/li>\n<li><strong>SIR<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Servizio Informazione Religiosa, Agenzia di Stampa Cattolica<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sudnews<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Italian news agency, local news<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sviluppo Programmi Editoriali S.p.A.<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Italian news agency<\/li>\n<li><strong>Teleborsa<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Italian news agency about financial-economic sector<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Canadian television and radio stations offering Italian programming<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Canale IV<\/li>\n<li>CFMB<\/li>\n<li>CHIN RADIO\/TV INTERNATIONAL<\/li>\n<li>Italradio<\/li>\n<li>Mediaset Italia Canada<\/li>\n<li>Mediaset TGCOM 24 Canada<\/li>\n<li>OMNITELEVISION<\/li>\n<li>Radio Globo Italia<\/li>\n<li>Radio Italia Canada<\/li>\n<li>Rai Italia (Rai International)<\/li>\n<li>Rai News 24<\/li>\n<li>Rai World Premium<\/li>\n<li>Shaw Multicultural Channel<\/li>\n<li>Sky Tg 24 Canada<\/li>\n<li>Tele-30<\/li>\n<li>TeleBimbi<\/li>\n<li>TLN (Telelatino)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Italian Cinema<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>AFIC<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; 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