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Before visiting an archive, contact it and ask for information about its collection, hours, services, and fees.  
Before visiting an archive, contact it and ask for information about its collection, hours, services, and fees.  
=== [http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Pages/home.aspx Library and Archives Canada] (LAC), formerly the National Archives of Canada  ===
===Interlibrary Loans==
Copies of many Library and Archives Canada records are available at public or university libraries in the United States. These libraries may request interlibrary loans of up to three rolls of film at a time from:
:Library and Archives Canada<br>395 Wellington Street <br>Ottawa, ON K1A 0N3 <br>Canada <br>Telephone: 613-996-7458 <br>Fax: 613-995-6274<br>Websites: [http://www.collectionscanada.ca http://www.collectionscanada.ca]
http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Pages/home.aspx;  particularly "Online Research" and "Discover the Collection".


The Canadian government collects records about Canadian history, culture, and people. Many such records are at the Library and Archives Canada in Ottawa, formerly called the National Archives of Canada (NAC) and previously known as the Public Archives of Canada (PAC). Their collection includes census, military records, immigration lists, land records, and some church records. A helpful overview of the collection is in:




=== [http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Pages/home.aspx Library and Archives Canada] (LAC), formerly the National Archives of Canada  ===


The following guides list microfilms available by interlibrary loan to public libraries:
The Canadian government collects records about Canadian history, culture, and people. Many such records are at the Library and Archives Canada in Ottawa, formerly called the National Archives of Canada (NAC) and previously known as the Public Archives of Canada (PAC). Their collection includes census, military records, immigration lists, land records, and some church records.
 
Hillman, Thomas A. ''Catalogue of Census Returns on Microfilm, 1666–1891''. Ottawa: Public Archives of Canada, 1987. (Family History Library book {{FHL|535614|title-id|disp=971 X23ht}})
 
''Ships’ Passenger Lists and Border Entry Lists in PAC, RG 76, Records of the Immigration Branch''. Ottawa: Federal Archives Division, Public Archives of Canada, 1986. (Family History Library book {{FHL|495030|title-id|disp=971 W23p}})
 
Campeau, Marielle, and Patricia Birkett. ''Checklist of Parish Registers, 1986''. Ottawa: Manuscript Division, National Archives of Canada, 1987. (Family History Library book {{FHL|651590|title-id|disp=971 K23p 1987}})
 
This next guide describes church records and a few vital records at the Library and Archives Canada, including microforms and non-circulating manuscripts:
 
Coderre, John E., and Paul A. Lavoie. ''Guide to Birth, Marriage and Death Records at the National Archives of Canada''. Ottawa: Ottawa Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society, 1987. (Family History Library book {{FHL|652374|title-id|disp=971 K23c 1987}}) The 1977 edition is on microfilm at the Family History Library under the title ''Parish Registers Held at the Public Archives of Canada'' (Family History Library film {{FHL|58806|title-id|disp=1036008}})


=== Library and Archives Canada, formerly the National Library of Canada  ===
=== Library and Archives Canada, formerly the National Library of Canada  ===
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:Library and Archives Canada<br>395 Wellington Street <br>Ottawa, ON K1A 0N4 <br>Canada <br>Telephone: 613-995-9481 <br>Fax: 613-943-1112<br>Web site: [http://www.collectionscanada.ca http://www.collectionscanada.ca]
:Library and Archives Canada<br>395 Wellington Street <br>Ottawa, ON K1A 0N4 <br>Canada <br>Telephone: 613-995-9481 <br>Fax: 613-943-1112<br>Web site: [http://www.collectionscanada.ca http://www.collectionscanada.ca]
A list of basic Canadian genealogical sources at the National Library of Canada is:
Bond, Mary E. Reference Sources for Canadian Genealogy. Ottawa: National Library of Canada, 1995. (Not available at Family History Library.) <br>Some of the basic sources listed in this book are discussed in:
Bond, Mary E. “Reference Sources for Canadian Genealogy at the National Library of Canada,” ''Anglo-Celtic Roots''. Winter 1996/1997, 1–3. (Family History Library book {{FHL|985976|title-id|disp=971.384 D25a}}) This periodical is published by the British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa.


=== Provincial Archives  ===
=== Provincial Archives  ===
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