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==Introduction== | == Introduction == | ||
''See also [[Canadian Vital Records (KP)]] for additional information about online sources.'' | ''See also [[Canadian Vital Records (KP)]] for additional information about online sources.'' | ||
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Vital records are the responsibility of the provinces except for the registration of First Nations individuals (Native Canadians), which is a federal responsibility. In some provinces, authorities began registering births, marriages, and deaths since the 1860s. Complete registration in all the provinces and territories was achieved in the 1920s. After this date, almost all individuals who lived in [[Canada|Canada]] are recorded. | Vital records are the responsibility of the provinces except for the registration of First Nations individuals (Native Canadians), which is a federal responsibility. In some provinces, authorities began registering births, marriages, and deaths since the 1860s. Complete registration in all the provinces and territories was achieved in the 1920s. After this date, almost all individuals who lived in [[Canada|Canada]] are recorded. | ||
To find a civil vital record, you will need at least the approximate year and place in which the birth, marriage, or death occurred. You may need to search other records first to find clues about these events, such as family Bibles, genealogies, local histories, biographies, cemetery records, censuses, pension files, newspaper notices, and probate files. In the 18th and 19th centuries these other records must often substitute for civil vital records, though they may not be as accurate as those kept by church authorities and local or provincial governments. | To find a civil vital record, you will need at least the approximate year and place in which the birth, marriage, or death occurred. You may need to search other records first to find clues about these events, such as family Bibles, genealogies, local histories, biographies, cemetery records, censuses, pension files, newspaper notices, and probate files. In the 18th and 19th centuries these other records must often substitute for civil vital records, though they may not be as accurate as those kept by church authorities and local or provincial governments. | ||
Click on a province below for information about civil registration and vital records for each province, including Internet sites and where to find the records: | |||
*[[Alberta Civil Registration- Vital Records|Alberta Civil Registration- Vital Records]] | |||
*[[British Columbia Civil Registration- Vital Records|British Columbia Civil Registration- Vital Records]] | |||
*[[Manitoba Civil Registration-Vital Records|Manitoba Civil Registration-Vital Records]] | |||
*[[New Brunswick Civil Registration- Vital Records|New Brunswick Civil Registration- Vital Records]] | |||
*[[Newfoundland Registers of Vital Statistics|Newfoundland Registers of Vital Statistics]] | |||
*Northwest Territories | |||
*Nova Scotia | |||
*Ontario | |||
*Prince Edward Island | |||
*Quebec | |||
*Saskatchewan | |||
*Yukon and Nunavut | |||
== General Historical Background == | == General Historical Background == | ||