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History of British Columbia Censuses

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. British Columbia did not join Canada until 1871 so the first Canadian census to include British Columbia was in 1881.

Online British Columbia Censuses

Population Schedules

Official Canada Censuses

1871	Population	FamilySearch; index and images Ancestry.com; index and images ($)	Library and Archives of Canada - 1871 Census
1881	Population	FamilySearch; index and images Ancestry.com; index and images ($) 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 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 ($) Library and Archives of Canada; index and images	Library and Archives of Canada - 1901 Census
1911	Population	FamilySearch; index and images Ancestry.com; index and images ($) 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

Year	Type of Census	Links	Census Information
1891	Victoria 1891 Check Census (head of household)	viHistory - index	Library of Canada

Non-population Schedules

Year	Type of Census	Links	About the census
1848	Statistical	Huran, Middlesex, and Perth counties - at FamilySearch; images +++ Durham, Grenville, Leeds, and Northumberland counties - at FamilySearch; images
1871	Mortality	Familysearch; index and images Ancestry.com; index ($)

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