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History of Saskatchewan Censuses[edit | edit source]

In 1851, Canada begin keeping censuses every 10 years. However, these censuses were often taken in different years, and it was not until 1871, after the Dominion of Canada was created, that censuses were taken regularly.^[1] saskatchewan was first included in the Canada census in 1881.

Online Saskatchewan Censuses[edit | edit source]

Population Schedules[edit | edit source]

Official Canada Censuses[edit | edit source]

Year	Type of Census	Links	About the census
1881	Population	FamilySearch; index and images Ancestry.com; index and images ($) FindMyPast - index ($) Library and Archives of Canada; index and images	Library and Archives of Canada - 1881 Census
1891	Population	FamilySearch; index FamilySearch; images Ancestry.com; index and images FindMyPast - index ($) Library and Archives of Canada; index and images	Library and Archives of Canada - 1891 Census
1901	Population	FamilySearch; index and images Ancestry.com; index and images ($) FindMyPast - index ($) Library and Archives of Canada; index and images	Library and Archives of Canada - 1901 Census
1911	Population	FamilySearch; index and images Ancestry.com; index and images ($) FindMyPast - index ($) Library and Archives of Canada; index and images	Library and Archives of Canada - 1911 Census
1921	Population	Ancestry.com; index and images ($) Library and Archives of Canada; index and images	Library and Archives of Canada - 1921 Census

Local, Territory, and Province Censuses[edit | edit source]

Year	Type of Census	Links	About the census
1905	List of Doukhobours	FamilySearch - images	List of Doukhobors living in Saskatchewan.
1906	Northwest Provinces	FamilySearch - index and images Ancestry - index and images ($) MyHeritage - index and images ($) Library and Archives of Canada - index and images	Library of Canada
1916	Prairie Provinces	FamilySearch - index and images Ancestry - index and images MyHeritage - index and images ($) Library and Archives of Canada - index and images	Library and Archives of Canada
1926	Prairie Provinces	FamilySearch - index and images Library and Archives of Canada	Library of Canada

Non-population Schedules[edit | edit source]

Saskatchewan was not incuded in any non-population schedules.

Additional Resources[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

↑ Library and Archives Canada, “Censuses,” February 4, 2021, https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/Pages/census.aspx.

[1] Library and Archives Canada, “Censuses,” February 4, 2021, https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/Pages/census.aspx.

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