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Digital Archives[edit | edit source]

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Archives[edit | edit source]

In Canada, several types of archives have records for genealogical research:

Library and Archives Canada (LAC)
Provincial archives and county and local museums
Municipal local government offices
Church archives and parish offices
Public and academic libraries
Historical and genealogical societies

The FamilySearch Library has digitized or microfilmed records from:

the Library and Archives Canada (LAC) (formerly known as the National Archives of Canada (NAC); and earlier known as the Public Archives of Canada (PAC)), *the provincial archives in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, and Ontario,
vital records and probate records from British Columbia,
homestead applications from Saskatchewan,
land and property and probate records from Newfoundland, and
probate records from Manitoba.

Archives and Libraries[edit | edit source]

Library and Archives Canada
395 Wellington Street
Ottawa, ON K1A 0N4
Canada
Telephone: 613-996-5115
Toll free: 1-866-578-7777
Email: reference@libraryarchivescanada.org

Contact Form
Website
Research Wiki Article
Facebook
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List of collections available
Index to Census Records, Census Records
Collection Index Search: includes Citizenship registration, immigrant information, passenger lists, military records, early land records for upper and lower Canada
Genealogy and Family History - landing page

Provincial Archives[edit | edit source]

Each province has its own archives that are separate from those of the national government. These repositories have many records valuable for genealogical research in their particular area.

In eastern Canada, provincial archives have:

Some birth, marriage, and death records
Some census records
Many land records
Some probate records
Some church records

In western Canada, provincial archives have:

Many land records
Some probate records
Specialized documents about the history of their area

Archives and Libraries by Province or Territory[edit | edit source]

Additional Libraries[edit | edit source]

Collection Gagnon
Bibliothèque de la Ville de Montréal
1210 rue Sherbrooke est
Montreal, QC H2L 1L9
Canada
Telephone: 514-872-5923
Fax: 514-872-1626
Online

Marriage indexes, church records, and vital records for French Canadians

Centre d’études acadiennes
Université de Moncton
415 University Ave.
Moncton, NB E1A 3E9
Canada
Telephone: 506-858-4085
E-mail: cea-um@umoncton.ca

To promote the reconstitution of Acadian families, the genealogy section contains a large quantity of primary sources such as parish registers and censuses. For example, the Center has copies of all the pre-dispersion registers still available, as well as copies of the registers of Acadian parishes today. To fill in the gaps, when primary sources are lacking, the Center has important secondary sources in the form of books, magazines, brochures, newspaper clippings and valuable genealogical manuscripts such as those of Placide Gaudet.

Museums[edit | edit source]

Canadian Museum of History
100 Laurier Street
Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0M8

Local: 819-776-7000
Toll free: 1-800-555-5621
TTY for people with hearing disabilities: 819-776-7003 Canada
Website

Royal Ontario Museum
100 Queen’s Park,
Toronto, ON, M5S 2C6

Telephone: 416.586.8000 Email: info@rom.on.ca
Website

Interesting objects and this considered the national museum

The Danish Canadian National Museum
35544 Range Rd 31
Box 92
Spruce View, T0M 1V0
Alberta, Canada

Telephone: 403-728-0019
E-mail: manager@danishcanadianmuseum.com
Website

National Air Force Museum of Canada
220 RCAF Road
8 Wing/CFB
Trenton, ON, Canada

Telephone: 613-965-2511
E-mail: assistantcurator@airforcemuseum.ca
Website

Buffalo Nations Luxton Museum
1 Birch Ave
Banff, AB T0L 0C0
Canad

Telephone: +1 403 762 2388
E-mail: info@buffalonationsmuseum.com Website

History of local indigenous Canadians

Canadian War Museum
1 Vimy Place
Ottawa, ON K1A 0M8

Local: 819-776-7000
Toll Free: 1-800-555-5621
TTY for People with Hearing Disabilities: 819-776-7003
Website

Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre
6688 Southoaks Crescent
Burnaby BC V5E 4M7
Canada

Tel: 604.777.7000
Fax: 604.777.7001
Email: info[at]nikkeiplace.org
Website

History & culture of Japanese Canadians

Record Offices[edit | edit source]

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:

Nunavut was formed in the past few years. Any records would be legally private. No link has yet been made.

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 '''Library and Archives Canada'''<br>
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 Toll free: 1-866-578-7777<br>
 Email: [mailto:Reference@libraryarchivescanada.org reference@libraryarchivescanada.org]<br>
 [https://library-archives.canada.ca/eng/services/public/ask-us-question/pages/ask-genealogy-question.aspx?requesttype=1 Contact Form]<br>
 [https://library-archives.canada.ca/ Website]<br>
 [[Library and Archives Canada|Research Wiki Article]]<br>
-[https://www.facebook.com/LibraryArchives/ Facebook]<br>[https://www.instagram.com/libraryarchives/?hl=en Instagram]
+[https://www.facebook.com/LibraryArchives/ Facebook]<br>
+[https://www.instagram.com/libraryarchives/?hl=en Instagram]<br>
 :*[https://library-archives.canada.ca/eng/collection/research-help/genealogy-family-history/Pages/genealogy-family-history.aspx List of collections available]
 :*[https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/index Index to Census Records], [https://library-archives.canada.ca/eng/collection/research-help/genealogy-family-history/censuses/Pages/censuses.aspx Census Records]
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 :*[https://library-archives.canada.ca/eng/collection/research-help/genealogy-family-history/pages/genealogy-family-history.aspx Genealogy and Family History] - landing page
-=== Provincial Archives===
+===Provincial Archives===
 Each province has its own archives that are separate from those of the national government. These repositories have many records valuable for genealogical research in their particular area.
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 In western Canada, provincial archives have:
-*Many land records
+* Many land records
 *Some probate records
-*Specialized documents about the history of their area
+* Specialized documents about the history of their area
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 *[[Newfoundland and Labrador Archives and Libraries|Newfoundland and Labrador]]
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 ==Additional Libraries==
 '''Collection Gagnon''' <br>Bibliothèque de la Ville de Montréal <br>1210 rue Sherbrooke est <br>Montreal, QC H2L 1L9 <br>Canada <br>Telephone: 514-872-5923 <br>Fax: 514-872-1626<br>[https://archivesdemontreal-ica--atom-org.translate.goog/collection-phileas-gagnon-1546-1963;rad?_x_tr_sl=fr&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc '''Online''']
 *Marriage indexes, church records, and vital records for French Canadians
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 '''Centre d’études acadiennes''' <br>Université de Moncton <br>415 University Ave.<br>Moncton, NB E1A 3E9 <br>Canada <br>Telephone: 506-858-4085<br>E-mail: cea-um@umoncton.ca
-*To promote the reconstitution of Acadian families, the genealogy section contains a large quantity of primary sources such as parish registers and censuses. For example, the Center has copies of all the pre-dispersion registers still available, as well as copies of the registers of Acadian parishes today. To fill in the gaps, when primary sources are lacking, the Center has important secondary sources in the form of books, magazines, brochures, newspaper clippings and valuable genealogical manuscripts such as those of Placide Gaudet.
+* To promote the reconstitution of Acadian families, the genealogy section contains a large quantity of primary sources such as parish registers and censuses. For example, the Center has copies of all the pre-dispersion registers still available, as well as copies of the registers of Acadian parishes today. To fill in the gaps, when primary sources are lacking, the Center has important secondary sources in the form of books, magazines, brochures, newspaper clippings and valuable genealogical manuscripts such as those of Placide Gaudet.
-==Museums==
+==Museums ==
 '''Canadian Museum of History'''<br>
 Laurier Street<br>
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 Telephone: +1 403 762 2388<br>
 E-mail: info@buffalonationsmuseum.com
 [https://www.buffalonationsmuseum.com/ Website]<br>
 :History of local indigenous Canadians
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 Fax: 604.777.7001<br>
 Email: info[at]nikkeiplace.org<br>
 [https://centre.nikkeiplace.org/ Website]<br>
 :History & culture of Japanese Canadians