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Canada

Census

Canada Online Genealogy Records

Ontario in the Canadian Censuses[edit | edit source]

Population Schedules - Online Records[edit | edit source]

The first census in Canada was in 1851. Ontario was called Canada West (also known at times as Upper Canada) in the 1851 and 1861 Censuses. Starting in 1871, it was known as the province of Ontario and is in all Canada Censuses thereafter.

Links to all Canada Census
Library and Archives of Canada - more census information
1842 Census for Ontario is head of household only

1851	1861	1871
FamilySearch Ancestry.com Findmypast.com	FamilySearch; index and some images - Ontario Only FamilySearch; images - Ontario Only Ancestry; index & images ($)	FamilySearch Ancestry.com Findmypast.com

1881	1891	1901
FamilySearch Ancestry.com Findmypast.com	FamilySearch; index and images Ancestry.com Findmypast.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com Findmypast.com

1911	1921	1931
FamilySearch Ancestry.com Findmypast.com	Ancestry.com MyHeritage.com	Ancestry.com ($) Library and Archives of Canada; images Only

Local, Territory, and Province Censuses[edit | edit source]

1800-1842	1842 (partial)	1851/52
Ancestry; index ($)	FamilySearch; index & images Library and Archives of Canada; index & images	FamilySearch; index Ancestry; index & images ($) Library and Archives of Canada; index & images

Non-population Schedules[edit | edit source]

1848	1871
Huran, Middlesex, and Perth counties - at FamilySearch; images (*) Durham, Grenville, Leeds, and Northumberland counties - at FamilySearch; images	FamilySearch; index & images Ancestry; index ($)

Additional Resources[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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 *[[Canada Census|Links to all Canada Census]]
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