Canada Genealogy

The Etobicoke Family History Portal is getting a facelift. Please bear with us whilst this process evolves, and stay tuned for loads of great content to assist with your Family Research. Please add any comments to the talk page.

The Etobicoke Family History Portal is getting a facelift. Please bear with us whilst this process evolves, and stay tuned for loads of great content to assist with your Family Research. Please add any comments to the talk page.

(Add introductory text and/or an image here) Getting started with Canadian research Welcome to the Canada page. This Portal Page will introduce you to useful articles to help you locate your Canadian ancestors. As you scroll down this page, you will see portions of the page that will lead you to other pages that may be of interest. The "Featured Content" section highlights a subject that may be new or just needs a little extra attention. "Did you know?" calls attention to things about Canada that may be lesser-known. Links to Portal Pages for all of the provinces and territories are included in a portion of this page with the title of "Provinces and Territories." The list of "Topics" at the right side of this page leads you to articles about record types and other pertinent research subjects. We wish you success in the research of your Canadian ancestors. Good hunting!! Jurisdictions (Your text or images here) Research Tools It is sometimes difficult to locate a place name in Canada.  The Geographic Names Board of Canada has a web site which will help you identify place names throughout Canada, and will give you information about the type of geographical feature listed. read more... (helpful tools and resources, gazetteers) (language dictionary, handwriting guide or tutorial, etc.) Help Wanted In order to make this wiki a better research tool, we need your help! Many tasks need to be done. You can help by: Expand an article or short page Create a new article Categorize articles Add external links to articles Add internal links to articles Other... Featured Content (Your text or images here) Did you know? (Your text or images here, or use the table below:) (Your Bullet) (Your Bullet) (Your Bullet) (Your Bullet) (Your Bullet) (Your Bullet) (All text below this is included in a column on the left side of the screen.) News and Events If you are interested in being the moderator for Canada, please contact a Sysop. The 1916 Census was transferred to Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Digital images of the pages of the 1881 census of Canada are available through Library and Archives Canada. Genealogy and Local History for All Conference Services to Multicultural Communities Conference, 6-7 August 2008, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada more... Topics Archives and Libraries Biography Business Records and Commerce Canadian Indians Cemeteries Census Church Records Court Records Directories Emigration and Immigration Gazetteers Genealogy Historical Geography History Land and Property Records Language and Languages Maps Military Records Minorities Names, Personal Native Races Naturalization and Citizenship Newspapers Notarial Records Obituaries Periodicals Probate Records Record Selection Table Societies Vital Records Websites Useful Websites Websites