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''[[Canada|Canada]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Ontario|Ontario]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Ontario_Census|Census]]''
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|<div id="fsButtons"><span class="online_records_button">[[Canada Online Genealogy Records]]</span></div>
*If at first you don't find a name, try again under [[Spelling Substitution Tables for the United States and Canada|another spelling]].  
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*[[Copying Sources|Photocopy]] each ancestor's census. Identify where you found it.  
==Ontario in the Canadian Censuses==
*Look for an ancestor in '''''every''''' census during her or his lifetime.
===Population Schedules - Online Records===
*On the [[Adding a Custom Event to a PAF Family Group Record|family group record]] show each person's census listings. Add this to the FamilySearch Family Tree.
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.  
*Study others in the same household, neighbors, and anyone with the similar names nearby on the census in [[Research a Family in Community Context|community context]].
*[[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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*1842 Census for Ontario is head of household only
 
=== Online Canadian Indexes and Images  ===


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| bgcolor="#99cccc" align="center" colspan="8" | <font size="+1">'''Online National and Provincial Population Schedules of Canada'''</font>
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:33%"| '''1851'''
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:33%"| '''1861'''
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:33%"| '''1871'''
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|style="vertical-align:top"|{{RecordSearch|1325192|FamilySearch}}
| bgcolor="#99cccc" align="center" colspan="3" | '''Free'''
----[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1061/ Ancestry.com]
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" width="46%" colspan="2" | '''Free at Some Libraries''' (usually with a library card)*
----[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/canada-census-1851 Findmypast.com]
| bgcolor="#66cccc" align="center" colspan="2" | '''Pay'''
----[https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Census/Index Library and Archives of Canada]
|style="vertical-align:top"|{{RecordSearch|1460164|FamilySearch}}; index and some images - Ontario Only
----{{FSC|179027|item|disp=FamilySearch}}; images - Ontario Only
----[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1570/ Ancestry]; index & images ($)
----[https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Census/Index Library and Archives of Canada]
|style="vertical-align:top"|{{RecordSearch|1551612|FamilySearch}}
----[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1578/ Ancestry.com]
----[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/canada-census-1871 Findmypast.com]
----[https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Census/Index Library and Archives of Canada]
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| bgcolor="#99cccc" align="center" | '''Family<br>Search<ref name="Family">[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=census/search_census.asp '''FamilySearch'''], a free online service of the [[Family History Library]].</ref>'''
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| bgcolor="#99cccc" align="center" | '''Automated Genealogy<ref name="Internet">[http://automatedgenealogy.com/ '''Automated Genealogy'''], a free online service includes links to free images found at the [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/genealogy/022-911-e.html  Library and Archives Canada].</ref>'''
{| class="wikitable" width= "70%" style="display: inline-table;"
| bgcolor="#99cccc" align="center" | '''Library Archives Canada<ref name="Internet">[http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/genealogy/022-911-e.html '''Library Archives Canada'''], a free online service includes links to free images and partial indexes found at the [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/genealogy/022-911-e.html  Library and Archives Canada].</ref>'''
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry FHL'''<ref name="ancest">'''Ancestry.com''', a subscription site that provides online indexes and images to all surviving national and many provincial census records, among other sources. They have three online editions: (1) an [http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/ FHL edition] free only at the Family History Library and a few Family History Centers, (2) a [http://blog.familytreemagazine.com/insider/2009/03/23/WhatsNOTInAncestryLibraryEdition.aspx slightly smaller] [http://www.ancestrylibrary.com/ Library edition] free only at some public libraries, and (3) a [http://www.ancestry.com/ Home edition] subscription service for individuals.</ref>
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry Library'''<ref name="ancest">'''Ancestry.com''', a subscription site that provides online indexes and images to all surviving national and many provincial census records, among other sources. They have three online editions: (1) an [http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/ FHL edition] free only at the Family History Library and a few Family History Centers, (2) a [http://blog.familytreemagazine.com/insider/2009/03/23/WhatsNOTInAncestryLibraryEdition.aspx slightly smaller] [http://www.ancestrylibrary.com/ Library edition] free only at some public libraries, and (3) a [http://www.ancestry.com/ Home edition] subscription service for individuals.</ref>
| bgcolor="#66cccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry Home'''<ref name="ancest">'''Ancestry.com''', a subscription site that provides online indexes and images to all surviving federal and many state census records, among other sources. They have three online editions: (1) an [http://www.ancestryinstitution.com/ FHL edition] free only at the Family History Library and a few Family History Centers, (2) a [http://blog.familytreemagazine.com/insider/2009/03/23/WhatsNOTInAncestryLibraryEdition.aspx slightly smaller] [http://www.ancestrylibrary.com/ Library edition] free only at some public libraries, and (3) a [http://www.ancestry.com/ Home edition] subscription service for individuals.</ref>
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| align="center" rowspan="2" | '''1921''' available after 1 Jun 2013
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:33%"| '''1881'''
| indexes
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:33%"| '''1891'''
| align="center" | -
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:33%"| '''1901'''
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| align="center" | -
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|style="vertical-align:top"|{{RecordSearch|1804541|FamilySearch}}
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | -  
----[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1577/ Ancestry.com] ($)
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | -  
----[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/canada-census-1881 Findmypast.com] ($)
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | -
----[https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/index Library and Archives of Canada]
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | -  
|style="vertical-align:top"|FamilySearch; {{RecordSearch|1583536|index}} and {{FSC|484467|item|disp=images}}
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | -  
----[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1274/ Ancestry.com] ($)
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | -
----[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] ($)
----[https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/index Library and Archives of Canada]
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| align="center" rowspan="2" | '''1916''' Prairie Provinces
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| indexes
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| align="center" | {{RecordSearch|1529118|Link}}
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1916/Pages/1916.aspx Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1556 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1556 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1556 Link]
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| bgcolor="#ccffff" | images
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:33%"| '''1911'''
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | -
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:33%"| '''1921'''
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | -
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:33%"| '''1931'''
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1916/Pages/1916.aspx Link]
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1556 Link]
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1556 Link]
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1556 Link]
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| align="center" rowspan="2" | '''1911'''
|style="vertical-align:top"|{{RecordSearch|2143998|FamilySearch}}
| indexes
----[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8947/ Ancestry.com] ($)
| align="center" | -  
----[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/canada-census-1911 Findmypast.com] ($)
| align="center" | [http://automatedgenealogy.com/ Link]  
----[https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/index Library and Archives of Canada]
| align="center" | [http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1911/Pages/1911.aspx Link]  
|style="vertical-align:top"|{{RecordSearch|5000285|FamilySearch}}
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8947 Link]  
----[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8991/ Ancestry.com] ($)
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8947 Link]  
----[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10690/1921-canada-census MyHeritage.com] ($)
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8947 Link]
----[https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/index Library and Archives of Canada]
|style="vertical-align:top"|{{RecordSearch|5000196|FamilySearch}}
----[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62640/ Ancestry.com] ($)
----[https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Census/Index Library and Archives of Canada]; images Only
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====Local, Territory, and Province Censuses====
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:25%"| '''1800-1842'''
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | -  
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:25%"| '''1842 (partial)'''
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://automatedgenealogy.com/ Link]
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:25%"| '''1851/52'''
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1911/Pages/1911.aspxx Link]
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=8947 Link]
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=8947 Link]
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=8947 Link]
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| align="center" rowspan="2" | '''1906''' Prairie Provinces
|style="vertical-align:top"|[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8829/ Ancestry]; index ($)
| indexes
|style="vertical-align:top"|{{RecordSearch|1834342|FamilySearch}}; index & images
| align="center" | {{RecordSearch|1584925|Link}}
----[https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Census/Index Library and Archives of Canada]; index & images
| align="center" | [http://automatedgenealogy.com/ Link]  
|style="vertical-align:top"|{{RecordSearch|1325192|FamilySearch}}; index
| align="center" | [http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1906/Pages/1906.aspx Link]  
----[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1061/ Ancestry]; index & images ($)
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8827 Link]
----[https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Census/Index Library and Archives of Canada]; index & images
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8827 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8827 Link]
|-
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| bgcolor="#ccffff" | images
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| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | -
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://automatedgenealogy.com/ Link]
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1906/Pages/1906.aspx Link]
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" |
[http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=8827 Link]


| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=8827 Link]
===Non-population Schedules===
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=8827 Link]
 
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| align="center" rowspan="2" | '''1901'''
| indexes
| align="center" | {{RecordSearch|1584557|Link}}
| align="center" | [http://automatedgenealogy.com/ Link]
| align="center" | -  
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8826 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8826 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8826 Link]
|-
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | images
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | -
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://automatedgenealogy.com/ Link]
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1901/index-e.html Link]
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=8826 Link]
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=8826 Link]
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=8826 Link]
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| align="center" rowspan="2" | '''1891'''
| indexes
| align="center" | {{RecordSearch|1583536|Link}}
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1891/index-e.html Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1274 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1274 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1274 Link]
|-
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | images
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | -
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | -
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1891/index-e.html Link]
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1274 Link]
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1274 Link]
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1274 Link]
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| align="center" rowspan="2" | '''1881'''
| indexes
| align="center" | {{RecordSearch|1804541|Link}}
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1881/Pages/1881.aspx Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1577 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1577 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1577 Link]
|-
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | images
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | -
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | -
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1881/Pages/1881.aspx Link]
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1577 Link]
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1577 Link]
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1577 Link]
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| align="center" rowspan="2" | '''1871'''
| indexes
| align="center" | {{RecordSearch|1551612|Link}}
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1871/Pages/about-census.aspx Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1578 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1578 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1578 Link]
|-
| bgcolor="#ccffff" | images
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | -
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | -
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1871/Pages/about-census.aspx Link]
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1578 Link]
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1578 Link]
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1578 Link]
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| align="center" rowspan="2" | '''1861''' Provincial
| indexes
| align="center" | {{RecordSearch|1460164|Ontario}}
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1570 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1570 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1570 Link]
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| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | -
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | -
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | -
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1570 Link]
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1570 Link]
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1570 Link]
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| align="center" rowspan="2" | '''1851/52'''
| indexes
| align="center" | {{RecordSearch|1325192|Link}}
| align="center" | [http://automatedgenealogy.com/ Link]
| align="center" | -
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1061 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1061 Link]
| align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1061 Link]
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!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:50%"| '''1848'''
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | -
!style="background:#cccccc; scope:col; width:50%"| '''1871'''
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://automatedgenealogy.com/ Link]
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1851/index-e.html Link]
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1061 Link]
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1061 Link]
| bgcolor="#ccffff" align="center" | [http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=1061 Link]
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| bgcolor="#99cccc" colspan="2" rowspan="2" | &nbsp;
|style="vertical-align:top"|{{FSC|183461|item|disp=Huran, Middlesex, and Perth counties}} - at FamilySearch; images (*)
| bgcolor="#99cccc" align="center" | '''Family Search'''
----{{FSC|594185|item|disp=Durham, Grenville, Leeds, and Northumberland counties}} - at FamilySearch; images
| bgcolor="#99cccc" align="center" | '''Automated Genealogy'''
|style="vertical-align:top"|{{RecordSearch|1554429|FamilySearch}}; index & images
| bgcolor="#99cccc" align="center" | '''Library Archives Canada'''
----[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61498/ Ancestry]; index ($)
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry FHL'''
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry Library'''
| bgcolor="#66cccc" align="center" | '''Ancestry Home'''
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| bgcolor="#99cccc" align="center" colspan="3" | '''Free'''
| bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center" width="46%" colspan="2" | '''Free at Some Libraries''' (usually&nbsp;with&nbsp;a&nbsp;library&nbsp;card)
| bgcolor="#66cccc" align="center" colspan="1" | '''Pay'''
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<br>
==Additional Resources==
*[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 ==
==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Canada Census templates]]
</noinclude>


=== National ===


Many national census records are found at the Family History Library, Library and Archives Canada, and at other provincial and local archives. The national censuses which have been released to the public are provided online by several entities, including links to images [[Canada Census|Canada Census]] provides more detailed information about the national&nbsp;records.


Most available national censuses of Canada have been indexed. Indexes and links to them are listed at the [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/genealogy/022-911.009-e.html Library and Archives Canada web site]&nbsp;and on the table above.<br><br>
{{reflist}}


=== Provincial  ===


'''Pre-1842'''. The pre-1842 censuses of Ontario were taken each year by local tax assessors and filed with the District Clerk of the Peace. Most have been lost. Those for Augusta Township, Grenville County, are on FHL film 393998. They cover the years 1796, 1806, 1813, 1823, and 1824. Other head-of-household lists made by tax assessors date from the late 1820s and 1830s for some townships. See [[Ontario Taxation|Ontario Taxation]].
{{Ontario|Ontario}}


'''1842-1850'''. The first census for all of Upper Canada (present southern Ontario) was a head-of-household census taken in 1842. Much of it does not survive. The 1848 and 1850 head-of-household censuses exist for only three of twenty districts then in the province: Huron, Johnstown, and Newcastle. The available 1848 and 1850 censuses are indexed in:
*Dilts, Bryan Lee. ''1848 and 1850 Canada West (Ontario) Census Index''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Index Publishing, 1984. (Family History Library {{FHL|2707|title-id|disp=book 971.3 X22d}}.)
'''1851-61'''. Important every-name censuses were taken in southern Ontario for 1851 (actually taken in 1852) and 1861. Some sections of these censuses are lost.
'''Index, 1871 Census of Ontario'''. The Ontario Genealogical Society prepared an index for the 1871 census of the province:
:*Elliott, Bruce S., ed. ''Index to the 1871 Census of Ontario''. 30 Volumes. Toronto, Ontario: Ontario Genealogical Society, 1986-1992. (Family History Library {{FHL|526158|title-id|disp=book 971.3 X22i 1871}}.)
:A computer version of the original databases for this index is available at the National Archives of Canada and the Automated Resource Center of the Family History Library. This is listed in the Family History Library Catalog under the heading ONTARIO - CENSUS - 1871 - INDEXES.
The 1871 Ontario census is indexed and online at: [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/1871-ontario/index-e.html http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/1871-ontario/index-e.html]
<br>'''1881''' census has been indexed (no images), transcribed and placed online at [http://www.FamilySearch.org www.familysearch.org].&nbsp;&nbsp;1881 Census index <u>with images</u> is online at&nbsp;[http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1881/001049-100.01-e.php Library and Archives Canada ].
'''1891''' census index with images is online at [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/genealogy/022-911.009-e.html Library and Archives Canada].
'''1901''' census index with images is online at [http://www.automatedgenealogy.com/census/index.html Automated Genealogy].com<br>'''1911''' census index with images is online at [http://www.automatedgenealogy.com/census11/index.jsp Automated Genealogy.com]
A list of townships for which these censuses are available is in the Ontario section of:
*Hillman, Thomas A. ''Catalogue of Census Returns on Microfilm, 1666-1891''. [Ottawa]: National Archives of Canada, 1987. (Family History Library {{FHL|535614|title-id|disp=book 971 X23ht}}.)
Census Indexes. A bibliography of available census indexes by township is:
*Crowder, Norman K. ''Indexes to Ontario Census Records: Interim Update''. Nepean, Ontario: Crowder, 1992. (Family History Library {{FHL|641318|title-id|disp=book 971.3 X23c 1992; fiche 6075927}}.)
All census records for Ontario are listed in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under the headings:
ONTARIO - CENSUS - [YEAR]
ONTARIO, [DISTRICT] - CENSUS - [YEAR]
ONTARIO, [COUNTY] - CENSUS - [YEAR]
ONTARIO, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - CENSUS - [YEAR]
=== Websites  ===
*http://www.censusfinder.com/ontario-canada-census-records.htm
*http://www.census-online.com/links/Canada/
*http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/1911/index-e.html
*[http://www.ancestry.com www.ancestry.com] has indexed, digitized and placed online most Canadian censuses. This is a subscription website.
'''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:'''
[[Ontario Census 1861 (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Ontario Census 1861 (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
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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.

1851 1861 1871
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Ancestry.com
Findmypast.com
Library and Archives of Canada
FamilySearch; index and some images - Ontario Only
FamilySearch; images - Ontario Only
Ancestry; index & images ($)
Library and Archives of Canada
FamilySearch
Ancestry.com
Findmypast.com
Library and Archives of Canada
1881 1891 1901
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Findmypast.com ($)
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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Library and Archives of Canada
FamilySearch
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MyHeritage.com ($)
Library and Archives of Canada
FamilySearch
Ancestry.com ($)
Library and Archives of Canada; images Only


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

1800-1842 1842 (partial) 1851/52
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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
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Ancestry; index ($)

Additional Resources[edit | edit source]

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