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British Columbia in the Canada Censuses

Population Schedules - Online Records

British Columbia became a part of Canada in 1871 and the first Canadian census to include British Columbia was in 1881.

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1881	1891	1901
FamilySearch Ancestry.com Findmypast.com	FamilySearch; index and images Ancestry.com Findmypast.com	FamilySearch Ancestry.com Findmypast.com

1911	1921	1931 - Images only
FamilySearch Ancestry.com Findmypast.com	Ancestry.com MyHeritage.com	Library and Archives of Canada

Local, Territory, and Province Censuses

Victoria 1891 Check Census
viHistory - index

More Information

• Canada Censuses and Information
• Abbreviations and Acronyms in Canadian censuses at Statistics Canada
• Canadian Censuses at Library and Archives of Canada.
• In Canada, some censuses were enumerated in French, English or both languages. French Genealogical Word List