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Library and Archives Canada (see the Archives and Libraries section) has British Columbia passenger lists for 1905–1919 for the ports of Vancouver and Victoria. These can be ordered through public libraries on interlibrary loan. These lists are not indexed.

Online Records

• 1849-1862 - Ships That Came To Vancouver Island
• 1885-1949 - Immigrants from China, 1885-1949
• 1895-1956 - United States Border Crossings from Canada to United States, 1895-1956 Includes records from seaports and railroad stations all over Canada and the northern United States.
• 1895-1956 - Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1956 ($)
• 1895-1954 - Vermont, St. Albans Canadian Border Crossings, 1895-1954. These list travelers to the United States from Canadian Pacific seaports only.
• 1905-1963 - Detroit Border Crossings and Passenger and Crew Lists, 1905-1963, ($)
• 1906-1954 - Michigan, Detroit Manifests of Arrivals at the Port of Detroit, 1906-1954. Only from Michigan ports of entry: Bay City, Detroit, Port Huron, and Sault Ste. Marie.
• 1906-1941 - Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver and Victoria, list of Chinese passengers, 1906-1941, images.
• 1908-1935 - Border Crossings: From U.S. to Canada, 1908-1935 Some records in French.($)
• 1919-1924 - Immigration Form 30A, ocean arrivals, 1919-1924
• 1925-1935 - Passenger Lists: Vancouver and Victoria (1925-1935), Library and Archives Canada

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