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===Archives of Ontario and the National Archives of Canada===
===Archives of Ontario and the National Archives of Canada===
*[http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/access/documents/research_guide_228_immigration_citizenship.pdf Finding Immigration Records: Archives of Ontario]
*[http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/access/documents/research_guide_228_immigration_citizenship.pdf '''Finding Immigration Records: Archives of Ontario''']
*[https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/immigration/Pages/introduction.aspx Immigration], National Archives of Canada
*[https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/immigration/Pages/introduction.aspx '''Immigration'''], National Archives of Canada


Various collections of papers in the Archives of Ontario and the National Archives of Canada list names from British-subsidized emigration programs such as the Irish movement into the Ottawa Valley and near Peterborough, 1823-1825, led by Peter Robinson. Many of those lists have been published in various sources, including those given in Brenda D. Merriman's Genealogy in Ontario.  
Various collections of papers in the Archives of Ontario and the National Archives of Canada list names from British-subsidized emigration programs such as the Irish movement into the Ottawa Valley and near Peterborough, 1823-1825, led by Peter Robinson. Many of those lists have been published in various sources, including those given in Brenda D. Merriman's Genealogy in Ontario.  


Overseas immigrants to Ontario usually landed at Quebec or at ports in the northeastern U.S., then took smaller vessels or came overland into Ontario. Very few lists for Canadian ports exist before 1865, and only a handful for U.S. ports prior to 1820. Some names of early immigrants have been indexed in:  
Overseas immigrants to Ontario usually landed at Quebec or at ports in the northeastern U.S., then took smaller vessels or came overland into Ontario. Very few lists for Canadian ports exist before 1865, and only a handful for U.S. ports prior to 1820. Some names of early immigrants have been indexed in:
 
===Canadian Emigration and Immigration===
===Canadian Emigration and Immigration===
Passenger lists for ships coming to major Canadian ports after 1865 are described in [[Canada Emigration and Immigration]].
Passenger lists for ships coming to major Canadian ports after 1865 are described in [[Canada Emigration and Immigration]].
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