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You may contact each provincial archive for information about its services. The Provincial Archives of New Brunswick and the Archives of Ontario lend microfilms to public and university libraries in North America participating in the interlibrary loan service. The other archives do not, with a few exceptions for certain record types (such as newspapers). None of the archives have sufficient staff to research records for you, but they may be able to furnish names of researchers you can hire. For more information, see the research outline for each province.
You may contact each provincial archive for information about its services. The Provincial Archives of New Brunswick and the Archives of Ontario lend microfilms to public and university libraries in North America participating in the interlibrary loan service. The other archives do not, with a few exceptions for certain record types (such as newspapers). None of the archives have sufficient staff to research records for you, but they may be able to furnish names of researchers you can hire. For more information, see the research outline for each province.


=== Municipal Government Offices ===
=== Municipal Government Offices ===


Municipal offices in Canada, comparable to county courthouses and town halls in the United States, cannot legally provide copies of their vital records. Names, addresses, and telephone numbers of the municipal governments are in:  
Municipal offices in Canada, comparable to county courthouses and town halls in the United States, cannot legally provide copies of their vital records. Names, addresses, and telephone numbers of the municipal governments are in:  


''Canadian Almanac and Directory''. Toronto: Canadian Almanac and Directory Publishing Co., annual. (FHL book 971 E4ca; computer number 160632.)
''Canadian Almanac and Directory''. Toronto: Canadian Almanac and Directory Publishing Co., annual. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=824618&disp=1989%20%20&columns=*,0,0 971 E4ca]; computer number 160632.)  


''Canadian Sourcebook''. Don Mills, Ont.: Southam Inc., annual. (FHL book 971 B5c) Editions before 1998 were called:
''Canadian Sourcebook''. Don Mills, Ont.: Southam Inc., annual. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=942224&disp=34th+ed%2E++1999%20%20&columns=*,0,0 971 B5c]) Editions before 1998 were called:  


''Corpus Almanac & Canadian Sourcebook''. Don Mills, Ont.: Corpus Information Services, annual. (FHL book 971 B5c; computer number 490918.)
''Corpus Almanac & Canadian Sourcebook''. Don Mills, Ont.: Corpus Information Services, annual. (FHL book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1026711&disp=36th+ed%2E++2001%20%20&columns=*,0,0 971 B5c]; computer number 490918.)  


For a description of municipal records for genealogical research, see: <br><br>Walsh, Mark. “Municipal Archives and Genealogy,” In ''Footsteps of the Habitants''. ed. Debra Butler Honor, 67–75. Toronto: The Ontario Genealogical Society, 1986. (FHL book 971.3 D2o)
For a description of municipal records for genealogical research, see: <br><br>Walsh, Mark. “Municipal Archives and Genealogy,” In ''Footsteps of the Habitants''. ed. Debra Butler Honor, 67–75. Toronto: The Ontario Genealogical Society, 1986. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=556704&disp=In+the+footsteps+of+the+habitants%20%20&columns=*,0,0 971.3 D2o])


=== Other Archives and Libraries  ===
=== Other Archives and Libraries  ===
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