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''[[Canada|Canada]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Canada_Census|Census]]''  
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1921 Canadian Census  
1921 Canadian Census  


The 1921 Canadian Census will be released to the Library and Archives Canada (LAC) on June 1st, 2013 from Statistics Canada. According to the legislation, 92 calendar years must have elapsed before the census is released to the LAC. The records will be transferred to the LAC, and it will open for public use.<br> <br>The LAC says that it is their intention to make the 1921 Canadian Census available to researchers online, in the same format as previous censuses, as soon as possible after that date.  
The 1921 Canadian Census was released to the Library and Archives Canada (LAC) on June 1st, 2013 from Statistics Canada. According to the legislation, 92 calendar years must have elapsed before the census is released to the LAC. On August 8th, 2013 the LAC released to Ancestry.ca for nominal indexing and viewing by geographical areas. The LAC will make the indexed images available in three years.


For more information about the 1921 Canadian Cenus: http://genealogycanada.blogspot.ca/2012/03/1921-canadian-census.html<br>
For more information about the 1921 Canadian Cenus:&nbsp;
 
[http://genealogycanada.blogspot.ca/2013/08/1921-census-is-finally-here.html http://genealogycanada.blogspot.ca/2013/08/1921-census-is-finally-here.html]
 
[http://genealogycanada.blogspot.ca/2013/08/1921-census-is-finally-here.html ]and&nbsp;[http://genealogycanada.blogspot.ca/2013/08/the-1921-canada-census-will-be-released.html http://genealogycanada.blogspot.ca/2013/08/the-1921-canada-census-will-be-released.html]<br>  


=== Indexes to the National Censuses  ===
=== Indexes to the National Censuses  ===
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Gazetteers published in the 1880s sometimes list the "electoral county" or census/voting district rather than the county where a city or village was located. If you still cannot determine the census district, you may need to search several neighboring census districts to find your ancestor.  
Gazetteers published in the 1880s sometimes list the "electoral county" or census/voting district rather than the county where a city or village was located. If you still cannot determine the census district, you may need to search several neighboring census districts to find your ancestor.  


[http://landing.ancestry.ca/CACensus/en/wim/index.html Canada Census Interative Map]. Click on Census Questions for a list of questions that were asked on each census.
[http://landing.ancestry.ca/CACensus/en/wim/index.html Canada Census Interative Map]. Click on Census Questions for a list of questions that were asked on each census.  


=== Colonial, Provincial, and Local Censuses  ===
=== Colonial, Provincial, and Local Censuses  ===
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*[[Lower Canada Census 1825 (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Lower Canada Census 1825 (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]  
*[[Lower Canada Census 1825 (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Lower Canada Census 1825 (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]  
*[[Lower Canada Census 1831 (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Lower Canada Census 1831 (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]  
*[[Lower Canada Census 1831 (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Lower Canada Census 1831 (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]  
*[[Lower_Canada_Census,_1842_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records)|Lower Canada Census 1842 (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]  
*[[Lower Canada Census, 1842 (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Lower Canada Census 1842 (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]  
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1834342 Upper Canada Cenus 1842 (FamilySearch Historical Records)]  
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1834342 Upper Canada Cenus 1842 (FamilySearch Historical Records)]  
*[[Canada Census 1851 Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Canada Census 1851 Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]  
*[[Canada Census 1851 Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Canada Census 1851 Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]