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==Canadian Border Crossings: United States to Canada== | ==Canadian Border Crossings: United States to Canada== | ||
*'''1908-1935''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1344 Border Crossings: From U.S. to Canada, 1908-1935] at Ancestry, ($), index and images. Some records in French.($) | *'''1908-1935''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1344 Border Crossings: From U.S. to Canada, 1908-1935] at Ancestry, ($), index and images. Some records in French.($) | ||
*'''1908-1918''' - [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1050983?availability=Family%20History%20Library Border port of entry lists for Canada, 1908-1918], images. | *'''1908-1918''' - [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1050983?availability=Family%20History%20Library Border port of entry lists for Canada, 1908-1918], images.<br> | ||
In April 1908, the Canadian government began recording the names of immigrants crossing into the country from the U.S. These records are the official immigration records for Canada as no other immigration records exist. | |||
*From 1908-1918, the government used border entry lists to record information about individuals coming into the country. | |||
*From 1919-1924, Form 30 (individual form) was used in place of the border entry lists to record similar information. In 1925 border entry lists came into use again. | |||
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Not all immigrants coming into Canada were registered. Some people may have entered the country through non-port cities or when ports were closed. Also, '''if at least one parent in a family was born in Canada or previously resided there, then the whole family was considered as returning citizens instead of immigrants''', and were therefore not recorded. | |||
== '''The records''' == | == '''The records''' == | ||