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===Canada Offices to Contact===
===Canada Offices to Contact===
Records of immigrants arriving at Canadian land and seaports from January 1, 1936 onwards remain in the custody of '''Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada'''. To request a copy of another person's immigration record, you must mail a signed request to the under-noted office:
To obtain post-1935 Canadian passenger lists, a Canadian citizen or resident must submit an Access to Information Request Form, which is available at Canadian post offices. Proof of the immigrant’s death and the approximate date of his or her arrival is required. Send the completed form with the required information and application fee to:  
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'''Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)'''<br>
Citizenship and Immigration Canada<br>Public Rights Administration<br>300 Slater Street<br>3rd Floor, Section D<br>Ottawa, ON K1A 1L1<br>Canada<br>Telephone: 888-242-2100 (in Canada only)
Access to Information and Privacy Division<br>
 
Ottawa, ON K1A 1L1<br>
The [http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/db/hawke.aspx Toronto Emigrant Office Assisted Immigration Registers Database] at the Archives of Ontario is an Index to four volumes of assisted immigration registers for the period 1865-1883 (Series RG 11-3). Over 29,000 entries in chronological order, the database is searchable by surname.
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*The request should include the full name at time of entry into Canada, date of birth and year of entry. Additional information is helpful, such as country of birth, port of entry and names of accompanying family members.
*The application for copies of records should indicate that it is being requested under Access to Information. It must be submitted by a Canadian citizen or an individual residing in Canada. For non-citizens, you can hire a free-lance researcher to make the request on your behalf. The request must be accompanied by a signed consent from the person concerned or proof that he or she has been deceased for 20 years. Please note that IRCC requires proof of death regardless of the person’s year of birth.


=== Immigration into Canada  ===
=== Immigration into Canada  ===
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