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==Online Records==
===Ancestry.com ($)===


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*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8991/ 1921 Census of Canada], index and images. ($)
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*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8947/ 1911 Census of Canada], index and images. ($)
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*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8826/ 1901 Census of Canada], index and images. ($)
|<div id="fsButtons"><span class="online_records_button">[[Canada Online Genealogy Records]]</span></div>
*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1274/ 1891 Census of Canada], index and images. ($)
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*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1577/ 1881 Census of Canada], index and images. ($). Included as part of the Northwest Territories.
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*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1578/ 1871 Census of Canada] and [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61498/ Mortality Schedule], index and images. ($). Included as part of the Northwest Territories.
==Alberta in Canadian Censuses==
*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1556/ 1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta], index and images. ($). Included as part of the Northwest Territories.
===Population Schedules - Online Records===
*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8827/1906 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta], index and images. ($). Included as part of the Northwest Territories.
Alberta was first included in the Canada census in 1881 and all the censuses thereafter. <br>
*[[Canada Census|Links to all Canada Census]]
*[https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/index Library and Archives of Canada] - more census information


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==Historical Background==
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*The first censuses of Canada for Alberta, taken in 1891 and 1901, included Alberta the Northwest Territories. Censuses were taken every 10 years after that.
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:33%"|'''1881'''
*Agricultural censuses of the Prairie Provinces (Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba) have been taken every ten years since 1906.  
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:33%"|'''1891'''
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:33%"|'''1901'''
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|style="vertical-align:top"|{{RecordSearch|1804541|FamilySearch}}
----[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1577/ Ancestry.com] ($)
----[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/canada-census-1881 Findmypast.com] ($)
----[https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/index Library and Archives of Canada]
|style="vertical-align:top"|FamilySearch; {{RecordSearch|1583536|index}} and {{FSC|484467|item|disp=images}}
----[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1274/ Ancestry.com] ($)
----[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/canada-census-1891 Findmypast.com] ($)
----[https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/index Library and Archives of Canada]
|style="vertical-align:top"|{{RecordSearch|1584557|FamilySearch}}
----[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8826/ Ancestry.com] ($)
----[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/canada-census-1901 Findmypast.com] ($)
----[https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/index Library and Archives of Canada]
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[[Category:Alberta, Canada]] [[Category:Canada Census]]
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:33%"|'''1911'''
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:33%"|'''1921'''
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:33%"|'''1931'''
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|style="vertical-align:top"|{{RecordSearch|2143998|FamilySearch}}
----[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8947/ Ancestry.com] ($)
----[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/canada-census-1911 Findmypast.com] ($)
----[https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Census/Index Library and Archives of Canada]
|style="vertical-align:top"|{{RecordSearch|5000285|FamilySearch}}
----[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8991/ Ancestry.com] ($)
----[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10690/1921-canada-census MyHeritage.com] ($)
----[https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Census/Index Library and Archives of Canada]
|style="vertical-align:top"|{{RecordSearch|5000196|FamilySearch}}
----[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62640/ Ancestry.com] ($)
----[https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Census/Index Library and Archives of Canada]; images
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====Local, Territory, and Province Censuses====
Alberta was included in the 1906, 1916, and 1926 Northwest and Prairie Province enumerations.
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:33%"|'''1906 Northwest<br> Provinces Census'''
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:33%"|'''1916 Prairie<br> Provinces Census'''
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:33%"|'''1926 Prairie<br> Provinces Census'''
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|style="vertical-align:top"|{{RecordSearch|1584925|FamilySearch}}; index only
----[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8827/ Ancestry] ($)
----[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10457/1906-canada-census-of-alberta-saskatchewan-manitoba MyHeritage] ($)
----[https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/index Library and Archives of Canada]
|style="vertical-align:top"|{{RecordSearch|1529118|FamilySearch}}
----[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1556/ Ancestry] ($)
----[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10458/1916-canada-census-of-alberta-saskatchewan-manitoba MyHeritage] ($)
|style="vertical-align:top"|{{RecordSearch|3005862|FamilySearch}}
----[https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/index Library and Archives of Canada]
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==More Information==
*[http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2006/ref/symb-ab-acr-eng.cfm Abbreviations and Acronyms in Canadian censuses] at Statistics Canada
*In Canada, some censuses were enumerated in French, English or both languages. [[French Genealogical Word List]]
 
==References==
[[Category:Canada Census]]
[[Category:Alberta, Canada]]

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Historical Background[edit | edit source]

  • The first censuses of Canada for Alberta, taken in 1891 and 1901, included Alberta the Northwest Territories. Censuses were taken every 10 years after that.
  • Agricultural censuses of the Prairie Provinces (Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba) have been taken every ten years since 1906.