Canada Vital Records: Difference between revisions

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*Yukon and Nunavut
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== General Historical Background ==
== Historical Background of Vital Records ==


The recording of civil vital statistics developed slowly in Canada:  
The recording of civil vital statistics developed slowly in Canada:  
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1890s: Civil registration began in most of the remaining provinces, but not all births, marriages, and deaths were registered until the late 1920s.  
1890s: Civil registration began in most of the remaining provinces, but not all births, marriages, and deaths were registered until the late 1920s.  


1926: Civil registration of vital statistics separate from church record keeping began in the province of Quebec. Vital records registration became a completely civil matter in Quebec in 1994.  
1926: Civil registration of vital statistics separate from church record keeping began in the province of Quebec. Vital records registration became a completely civil matter in Quebec in 1994.


== Information in Vital Records  ==
== Information in Vital Records  ==
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