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Passenger lists and border entry lists into Canada for the years up to 1934 have been transferred to the National Archives of Canada. It is anticipated that public libraries will be able to order microfilm copies of these records in late 1998. | Passenger lists and border entry lists into Canada for the years up to 1934 have been transferred to the National Archives of Canada. It is anticipated that public libraries will be able to order microfilm copies of these records in late 1998. | ||
[http://search.ancestry.ca/search/db.aspx?dbid=1588 Canada, Ocean Arrivals, 1865-1935] - Free online database | |||
To obtain post-1934 Canadian passenger lists, a Canadian citizen or resident must submit an Access to Information Request Form, which is available at Canadian post offices. Proof of the immigrant’s death and the approximate date of his or her arrival is required. Send the completed form with the required information and application fee to: | To obtain post-1934 Canadian passenger lists, a Canadian citizen or resident must submit an Access to Information Request Form, which is available at Canadian post offices. Proof of the immigrant’s death and the approximate date of his or her arrival is required. Send the completed form with the required information and application fee to: | ||
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Citizenship and Immigration Canada<br>Public Rights Administration<br>300 Slater Street<br>3rd Floor, Section D<br>Ottawa, ON K1A 1L1<br>Canada<br>Telephone: 888-242-2100 (in Canada only) | Citizenship and Immigration Canada<br>Public Rights Administration<br>300 Slater Street<br>3rd Floor, Section D<br>Ottawa, ON K1A 1L1<br>Canada<br>Telephone: 888-242-2100 (in Canada only) | ||
The [http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/db/hawke.aspx Toronto Emigrant Office Assisted Immigration Registers Database ]at the Archives of Ontario is an Index to four volumes of assisted immigration registers for the period 1865-1883 (Series RG 11-3). | The [http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/db/hawke.aspx Toronto Emigrant Office Assisted Immigration Registers Database ]at the Archives of Ontario is an Index to four volumes of assisted immigration registers for the period 1865-1883 (Series RG 11-3). Over 29,000 entries in chronological order, the database is searchable by surname. | ||
'''Ontario Department of Immigration Records, 1869–1897''' | '''Ontario Department of Immigration Records, 1869–1897''' | ||
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The Family History Library has filmed some of these immigration records. About one in five overseas immigrants to Ontario during the 1870s is named in these records. For film numbers, see the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | The Family History Library has filmed some of these immigration records. About one in five overseas immigrants to Ontario during the 1870s is named in these records. For film numbers, see the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | ||
The [http://www.ingeneas.com/ingeneas/index.html inGeneas Database ]contains records from a variety of immigration records (other than passenger lists) for the time period of 1748 to 1906. For the most part, these records have been extracted from microfilm of the original records held at several archives and libraries. It also contains passenger list records for immigrants arriving at Canadian ports between 1748 and 1873. | The [http://www.ingeneas.com/ingeneas/index.html inGeneas Database ]contains records from a variety of immigration records (other than passenger lists) for the time period of 1748 to 1906. For the most part, these records have been extracted from microfilm of the original records held at several archives and libraries. It also contains passenger list records for immigrants arriving at Canadian ports between 1748 and 1873. | ||
=== ONTARIO - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION === | === ONTARIO - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION === | ||