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British Columbia became a part of Canada in 1871 and the first Canadian census to include British Columbia was in 1881. It was included in all censuses thereafter.

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1881	1891	1901
FamilySearch Ancestry.com ($) Findmypast.com ($) Library and Archives of Canada	FamilySearch; index and images Ancestry.com ($) Findmypast.com ($) Library and Archives of Canada	FamilySearch Ancestry.com ($) Findmypast.com ($) Library and Archives of Canada

1911	1921	1931
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Local, Territory, and Province Censuses

Victoria 1891 Check Census
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More Information

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

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+==British Columbia in the Canadian Censuses==
+===Population Schedules - Online Records===
+British Columbia became a part of Canada in 1871 and the first Canadian census to include British Columbia was in 1881. It was included in all censuses thereafter.<br>
+*[[Canada Census|Links to all Canada Census]]
+*[https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/Pages/census.aspx Library and Archives of Canada] - more census information
-The national Canadian census is taken every 10 years. This did not always include First Nations people.<br>
+{| class="wikitable" width="70%" style="display: inline-table;"
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+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:33%"|'''1881'''
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:33%"|'''1891'''
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:33%"|'''1901'''
+|-
+|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://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1881/Pages/1881.aspx Library and Archives of Canada]
+|style="vertical-align:top"|FamilySearch; {{RecordSearch|1583536|index}} and [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/484467?availability=Family%20History%20Library images]
+----[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1274/ Ancestry.com] ($)
+----[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/canada-census-1891 Findmypast.com] ($)
+----[https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1891/Pages/1891.aspx 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://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1901/Pages/1901.aspx Library and Archives of Canada]
+|}
-'''1881''' British Columbia did not join Canada until 1871 so the first Canadian census to include British Columbia was in 1881. <br>
+{| class="wikitable" width="70%" style="display: inline-table;"
+|-
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:33%"|'''1911'''
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:33%"|'''1921'''
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:33%"|'''1931'''
+|-
+|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://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1911/Pages/1911.aspx Library and Archives of Canada]
+|style="vertical-align:top"|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8991/ Ancestry.com] ($)
+----[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10690/1921-canada-census MyHeritage.com] ($)
+----[https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1921/Pages/search.aspx Library and Archives of Canada]
+|style="vertical-align:top"|[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 Only
+|}
-Victoria, BC politicians were unhappy with the city's low census count and another count was done. This census is available on microfilm at the British Columbia Archives and at Library and Archives Canada.
+====Local, Territory, and Province Censuses====
+{| class="wikitable" width= flexible style"
+|-
+!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:100%"|'''Victoria 1891 Check Census'''
+|-
+|style="vertical-align:top"|[https://hcmc.uvic.ca/~taprhist/search/searchcensus1892.php?show=y viHistory] - index
+|-
+|}
-'''1891 - 1911''' Canadian nominal censuses of British Columbia are available to the public.<br>
+==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]]
-'''1901 '''The original 1901 census returns for Atlin in northern BC was lost in the sinking of the steamer, ''Islander''. These were taken over again but it was reported in December, 1901, that "They will be fully 600 short so many having left for the winter." (''The British Columbia Genaalogist'', Vol. 41 #3,&nbsp; September 2012, page 100.)
+==References==
-The Family History Library holds microfilms of the Canadian censuses to 1911 as do some other larger libraries. <br>
+{{British Columbia}}
-[http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/Pages/census.aspx Library and Archives Canada ]holds microfilm copies and offers digital images and indexes on its website. <br>
-[http://www.automatedgenealogy.com/ Automated Genealogy] offers a 1901 and 1911 census index linked to Library and Archives page images. <br>
-For more information on Canadian censuses, <br>
-See [https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Canada_Census Canada - Census]<br>
-See [https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Canadian_Censuses_Online Canadian Censuses Online]<br>
-'''Additional British Columbia Census Resource'''s<br>
-*British Columbia - a searchable database of the 1901 British Columbia census is online at the [http://www.bcgs.ca/?page_id=1491 British Columbia Genealogical Society (BCGS) website]. A fuller index is available at the BCGS Library.<br>
-*Vancouver Island - a searchable database of nominal census records for Vancouver Island and parts of mainland British Columbia from 1871, 1881, 1891 &amp; 1901.&nbsp;(see&nbsp;[http://vihistory.ca/content/census/census.php viHistory:Census])
-*Yale District - an index of 1881/1891 census for the Thompson-Okanagan area (southern interior) of BC is online at [http://www.livinglandscapes.bc.ca/thomp-ok/index.html Living Landscapes], which includes:<br> 1881 Canada Census, Yale District, BC<br> 1891 Canada Census, Yale District, BC<br> 1877 Indian Reserve Commission Census (IRC), southern interior of BC<br> 1877 Okanagan (Native) Census taken by missionaries, the Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI).<br><br>
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