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Census records beginning in 1871 are national censuses taken by the federal government. Most national censuses have been indexed. Indexes and links to them are listed at the [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/genealogy/022-911.009-e.html Library and Archives Canada web site]. <br> | Census records beginning in 1871 are national censuses taken by the federal government. Most national censuses have been indexed. Indexes and links to them are listed at the [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/genealogy/022-911.009-e.html Library and Archives Canada web site]. <br> | ||
=== 1851-1921 Online Canadian Indexes and Images === | |||
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| bgcolor="#99cccc" align="center" colspan="8" | <font size="+1">'''Online National and Provincial Population Schedules of Canada'''</font> | |||
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| bgcolor="#99cccc" align="center" colspan="3" | '''Free''' | |||
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" width="46%" colspan="2" | '''Free at Some Libraries''' (usually with a library card)* | |||
| bgcolor="#66cccc" align="center" colspan="2" | '''Pay''' | |||
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| bgcolor="#99cccc" align="center" | '''Family<br>Search<ref name="Family">[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=census/search_census.asp '''FamilySearch'''], a free online service of the [[Family History Library]].</ref>''' | |||
| bgcolor="#99cccc" align="center" | '''Automated Genealogy<ref name="Internet">[http://automatedgenealogy.com/ '''Automated Genealogy'''], a free online service includes links to free images found at the [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/genealogy/022-911-e.html Library and Archives Canada].</ref>''' | |||
| bgcolor="#99cccc" align="center" | '''Library Archives Canada<ref name="Internet">[http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/genealogy/022-911-e.html '''Library Archives Canada'''], a free online service includes links to free images and partial indexes found at the [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/genealogy/022-911-e.html Library and Archives Canada].</ref>''' | |||
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry FHL'''<ref name="ancest">'''Ancestry.com''', a subscription site that provides online indexes and images to all surviving national and many provincial census records, among other sources. They have three online editions: (1) an [http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/ FHL edition] free only at the Family History Library and a few Family History Centers, (2) a [http://blog.familytreemagazine.com/insider/2009/03/23/WhatsNOTInAncestryLibraryEdition.aspx slightly smaller] [http://www.ancestrylibrary.com/ Library edition] free only at some public libraries, and (3) a [http://www.ancestry.com/ Home edition] subscription service for individuals.</ref> | |||
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry Library'''<ref name="ancest">'''Ancestry.com''', a subscription site that provides online indexes and images to all surviving national and many provincial census records, among other sources. They have three online editions: (1) an [http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/ FHL edition] free only at the Family History Library and a few Family History Centers, (2) a [http://blog.familytreemagazine.com/insider/2009/03/23/WhatsNOTInAncestryLibraryEdition.aspx slightly smaller] [http://www.ancestrylibrary.com/ Library edition] free only at some public libraries, and (3) a [http://www.ancestry.com/ Home edition] subscription service for individuals.</ref> | |||
| bgcolor="#66cccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry Home'''<ref name="ancest">'''Ancestry.com''', a subscription site that provides online indexes and images to all surviving federal and many state census records, among other sources. They have three online editions: (1) an [http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/ FHL edition] free only at the Family History Library and a few Family History Centers, (2) a [http://blog.familytreemagazine.com/insider/2009/03/23/WhatsNOTInAncestryLibraryEdition.aspx slightly smaller] [http://www.ancestrylibrary.com/ Library edition] free only at some public libraries, and (3) a [http://www.ancestry.com/ Home edition] subscription service for individuals.</ref> | |||
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| align="center" rowspan="2" | '''1921''' available after 1 Jun 2013 | |||
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| align="center" rowspan="2" | '''1911''' | |||
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| align="center" | [http://automatedgenealogy.com/ Link] | |||
| align="center" | [http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1911/Pages/1911.aspx Link] | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8947 Link] | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8947 Link] | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8947 Link] | |||
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| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://automatedgenealogy.com/ Link] | |||
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1911/Pages/1911.aspxx Link] | |||
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=8947 Link] | |||
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=8947 Link] | |||
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=8947 Link] | |||
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| align="center" rowspan="2" | '''1901''' | |||
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| align="center" | {{RecordSearch|1584557|Link}} | |||
| align="center" | [http://automatedgenealogy.com/ Link] | |||
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8826 Link] | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8826 Link] | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8826 Link] | |||
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| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://automatedgenealogy.com/ Link] | |||
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1901/index-e.html Link] | |||
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=8826 Link] | |||
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=8826 Link] | |||
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=8826 Link] | |||
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| align="center" rowspan="2" | '''1891''' | |||
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| align="center" | {{RecordSearch|1583536|Link}} | |||
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| align="center" | [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1891/index-e.html Link] | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1274 Link] | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1274 Link] | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1274 Link] | |||
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| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1891/index-e.html Link] | |||
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1274 Link] | |||
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1274 Link] | |||
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1274 Link] | |||
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| align="center" rowspan="2" | '''1881''' | |||
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| align="center" | {{RecordSearch|1804541|Link}} | |||
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| align="center" | [http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1881/Pages/1881.aspx Link] | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1577 Link] | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1577 Link] | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1577 Link] | |||
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| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1881/Pages/1881.aspx Link] | |||
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1577 Link] | |||
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1577 Link] | |||
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1577 Link] | |||
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| align="center" rowspan="2" | '''1871''' | |||
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| align="center" | {{RecordSearch|1551612|Link}} | |||
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| align="center" | [http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1871/Pages/about-census.aspx Link] | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1578 Link] | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1578 Link] | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1578 Link] | |||
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| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1871/Pages/about-census.aspx Link] | |||
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1578 Link] | |||
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1578 Link] | |||
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1578 Link] | |||
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| align="center" rowspan="2" | '''1861''' Provincial | |||
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| align="center" | {{RecordSearch|1460163|Link}} | |||
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1570 Link] | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1570 Link] | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1570 Link] | |||
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| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1570 Link] | |||
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1570 Link] | |||
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1570 Link] | |||
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| align="center" rowspan="2" | '''1851/52''' | |||
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| align="center" | {{RecordSearch|1325192|Link}} | |||
| align="center" | [http://automatedgenealogy.com/ Link] | |||
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| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1061 Link] | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1061 Link] | |||
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1061 Link] | |||
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| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://automatedgenealogy.com/ Link] | |||
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1851/index-e.html Link] | |||
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1061 Link] | |||
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1061 Link] | |||
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1061 Link] | |||
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| bgcolor="#99cccc" align="center" | '''Family Search''' | |||
| bgcolor="#99cccc" align="center" | '''Automated Genealogy''' | |||
| bgcolor="#99cccc" align="center" | '''Library Archives Canada''' | |||
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry FHL''' | |||
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry Library''' | |||
| bgcolor="#66cccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry Home''' | |||
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| bgcolor="#99cccc" align="center" colspan="3" | '''Free''' | |||
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" width="46%" colspan="2" | '''Free at Some Libraries''' (usually with a library card) | |||
| bgcolor="#66cccc" align="center" colspan="1" | '''Pay''' | |||
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The more useful local censuses are listed below: <br> | The more useful local censuses are listed below: <br> |
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