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For Canadians who came to the United States, major sources of information are listed below, in [[United States Emigration and Immigration]], and in the "Emigration and Immigration" Wiki article for the state where your ancestor settled.  
For Canadians who came to the United States, major sources of information are listed below, in [[United States Emigration and Immigration]], and in the "Emigration and Immigration" Wiki article for the state where your ancestor settled.  


Canadians who came to the United States after 1820 are sometimes named in incoming ship passenger lists taken at U.S. ports. Microfilms and indexes are listed in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:  
Canadians who came to the United States after 1820 are sometimes named in incoming ship passenger lists taken at U.S. ports. Microfilms and indexes are listed in the Locality Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:  


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An online index of these Canadian border crossing records is available at [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1075&offerid=0:7858:0 Ancestry.com]for a subscription fee.  
An online index of these Canadian border crossing records is available at [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1075&offerid=0:7858:0 Ancestry.com]for a subscription fee.  


The above collections are all listed in the Locality Search of the [https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Family_History_Library_Catalog Family History Library Catalog] under:  
The above collections are all listed in the Locality Search of the [https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Family_History_Library_Catalog FamilySearch Catalog] under:  


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These passenger lists and indexes are most fully described in [[Hamburg Passenger Lists]]. Note: the old Hamburg Passenger Lists Resource Guide has been incorporated into the article. Also see the microfiche instructions in ''{{FHL|102523|title-id|disp=Hamburg Passenger Lists}}''.  
These passenger lists and indexes are most fully described in [[Hamburg Passenger Lists]]. Note: the old Hamburg Passenger Lists Resource Guide has been incorporated into the article. Also see the microfiche instructions in ''{{FHL|102523|title-id|disp=Hamburg Passenger Lists}}''.  


The library also has a few records for other ports. See the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:  
The library also has a few records for other ports. See the Locality Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:  


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*Passenger lists for Halifax, 1881–1899. (On 12 Family History Library films beginning with film {{FHL|67797|title-id|disp=889429}}.)
*Passenger lists for Halifax, 1881–1899. (On 12 Family History Library films beginning with film {{FHL|67797|title-id|disp=889429}}.)


The film numbers are in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:  
The film numbers are in the Locality Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:  


=== Canada - Emigration and Immigration  ===
=== Canada - Emigration and Immigration  ===
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Under confederation (1867), both the dominion government and the provincial governments were responsible for immigration. Until about 1902, Ontario had its own department of immigration in competition with the central government. Provincial immigration records are now at the Archives of Ontario in Toronto.  
Under confederation (1867), both the dominion government and the provincial governments were responsible for immigration. Until about 1902, Ontario had its own department of immigration in competition with the central government. Provincial immigration records are now at the Archives of Ontario in Toronto.  


The Family History Library has filmed some of these immigration records. About one in five overseas immigrants to Ontario during the 1870s is named in these records. For film numbers, see the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:  
The Family History Library has filmed some of these immigration records. About one in five overseas immigrants to Ontario during the 1870s is named in these records. For film numbers, see the Locality Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:  


The [http://www.ingeneas.com/ingeneas/index.html inGeneas Database ]contains records from a variety of immigration records (other than passenger lists) for the time period of 1748 to 1906. For the most part, these records have been extracted from microfilm of the original records held at several archives and libraries. It also contains passenger list records for immigrants arriving at Canadian ports between 1748 and 1873.  
The [http://www.ingeneas.com/ingeneas/index.html inGeneas Database ]contains records from a variety of immigration records (other than passenger lists) for the time period of 1748 to 1906. For the most part, these records have been extracted from microfilm of the original records held at several archives and libraries. It also contains passenger list records for immigrants arriving at Canadian ports between 1748 and 1873.  
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The consulate at New York had responsibility for all of North America, so some Canadian residents appear in:  
The consulate at New York had responsibility for all of North America, so some Canadian residents appear in:  


''Records of the Russian Consular Offices in the United States, 1862–1928''. Suitland, Maryland, USA: National Archives Microfilm Publications, 1986. (On 169 Family History Library films beginning with film {{FHL|534673|title-id|disp=1463389}}.) These records, and the following index are listed in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:  
''Records of the Russian Consular Offices in the United States, 1862–1928''. Suitland, Maryland, USA: National Archives Microfilm Publications, 1986. (On 169 Family History Library films beginning with film {{FHL|534673|title-id|disp=1463389}}.) These records, and the following index are listed in the Locality Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:  


=== United States - Emigration and Immigration  ===
=== United States - Emigration and Immigration  ===
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