Library and Archives Canada

Library and Archives Canada Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Contact Information Address: 395 Wellington Street Ottawa, ON K1A 0N4 CANADA E-mail: Ask a Question Genealogy Inquiry Form Ask Us a Question Form Request for Retrieval of Documents User Card Registration Form Reproduction Requests Telephone:     613-996-5115 or 1-866-578-7777 (toll-free in Canada and the US)     TTY: 613-992-6969 or 1-866-299-1699 (toll-free in Canada) Fax: 613-995-6274 Hours and holidays: Registration Desk (Ground floor)     Monday to Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.     Closed on Statutory Holidays Canadian Genealogy Centre (3rd floor)     Monday  8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.     Tuesday  8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.     Wednesday  8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.     Thursday  8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.     Friday  8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.     Saturday/Sunday 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Map, parking, and public transportation: Map. Online map. Parking. There are paid parking spaces for Library and Archives Canada visitors on the west side of the building. Also, there are public parking lots and some metered street parking nearby. Public Transit.    Ottawa's OC Transpo take any bus travelling on Wellington, Albert, Slater, Queen or Bank streets.    Gatineau's STO take any bus travelling on Wellington Street in Ottawa. Internet sites and databases: LAC Internet Site discover the collection, genealogy and family history, censuses, military records, research by topics, copies and visiting, services and programs, forum, news, photo gallery. Genealogy and Family Hisory how-to-begin, birth, marriages, deaths, census, immigration, military, land, and employment records. Search all of LAC's collections at once. Ancestor search - by name. Library search - digital books, journals, and theses. Archives search - fonds, photos, maps, and art. Collection Description Canadian national (or regional) databases and collections which include millions of books, newspapers, and periodicals, 21.3 million photos, 343,000 works of art about topics like genealogy and family history, portraits, aboriginal peoples, biographies, censuses, citizenship, disasters, ethno-cultural groups, educational resources, exploration, film and broadcasting, immigration, literature, land records, maps, military, music and performing arts, Canadian national identity, philately and postal history, politics and government, roads, canals, and railroads, settlement, sports, births, marriages, deaths, and divorces. Tips Preparing for a visit to the LAC. Guides The LAC has dozens of research aids. Some of interest to genealogists include: Alternate Repositories { List (link to a Wiki article for) at least one or more other repositories that collect overlapping records, or similar family history material including central repositories, affiliated or branch repositories, higher level jurisdiction repositories, parent or daughter jurisdiction repositories. Also list neighboring repositories with similar records. Please briefly explain how each substitute repository is related.} If you cannot visit or find a source at the Library and Archives Canada, a similar source may be available at one of the following. Overlapping Collections Alternate Repository {create link for each, and give line or two describing collection} Similar Collections Neighboring Collections Sources