Chapter 8 (Cont.) - Canadian Genealogy
'All Canada' sources
- Libraries & Archives Canada https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Pages/home.aspx
Births, Marriages & Deaths (Vital Statistics) https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/vital-statistics-births-marriages-deaths/Pages/births-marriages-deaths.aspx
Censuses https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/Pages/census.aspx (some from 1640 to 1926)
Directories https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/directories-collection/Pages/directories-collection.aspx
Genealogy and Family History https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/genealogy/Pages/introduction.aspx
Immigration https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/immigration/immigration-records/Pages/introduction.aspx (1865- 1935)
Land Petitions of Upper Canada, 1763-1865 https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/land/land-petitions-upper-canada-1763-1865/Pages/land-petitions-upper-canada.aspx (1865- 1935)
Military Heritage https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/Pages/military-heritage.aspx
North West Mounted Police (NWMP) Personnel records 1873-1904 https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/nwmp-personnel-records/Pages/north-west-mounted-police.aspx - Ancestry.com Canada http://www.ancestry.ca (costs)
Drouin Church & Vital Records https://www.ancestry.ca/cs/drouin (especially for French-Canadians, costs) - FamilySearch https://www.familysearch.org/search/location/canada
- Find my Past https://www.findmypast.com.au/articles/world-records/full-list-of-canadian-records (searches free, images cost)
- Births, Deaths & Marriages Exchange Canada http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/can/bdm/ (Olive Tree Genealogy)
- Black Sheep Ancestors, Canada https://www.blacksheepancestors.com/canada/
- Canada411.ca http://www.canada411.ca (Canadian telephone directory)
- Canadian Encyclopedia Online https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en
- Canadian Geographical Names Database https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/earth-sciences/geography/querying-canadian-geographical-names-database/canadian-geographical-names-database/19870
- Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 https://pier21.ca/home/
- Canadiana (early) online https://www.canadiana.ca (some cost)
- CanGenealogy https://www.cangenealogy.com (also contains information for individual provinces)
Historic Newspapers https://www.cangenealogy.com/newspapers.html - Cemetery Project for Canada https://cemetery.canadagenweb.org/index.html
- Census Transcript Indices by Automated Genealogy (1851, 1901, 1906, 1911) http://automatedgenealogy.com (free transcripts)
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission https://www.cwgc.org
- Cyndislist for Canada http://www.cyndislist.com/gencan.htm (see also individual province sections)
- Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online http://www.biographi.ca/index-e.html
- Finding your Canadian Story https://findingyourcanadianstory.ca
- Genweb Canada http://www.geneofun.on.ca/canadagenweb/ (see also individual province sections)
- Historical Atlas of Canada Online Learning Project http://www.historicalatlas.ca/website/hacolp/national_perspectives/boundaries/UNIT_17/U17_Timeline/U17_timeline_1713.htm
- Immigration direct https://www.immigrationdirect.ca/tracing-family-history-canada-immigration-citizenship-genealogy-guide/ (guide to Canadian immigration sources)
- Maple Leaf Project http://www.mapleleaflegacy.ca/wp/ (remembering Canada's war dead)
- Our Roots / Nos Racines https://www.ongenealogy.com/listings/roots-nos-racines/ (Canada's Local Histories Online)
Our Roots Our Future Our Past migration https://libapps.ucalgary.ca - Project Gutenberg ebooks https://www.gutenberg.org/ (put 'Canada' in search)
- Virtual War Memorial https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial
'By Province' sources (Vital Statistics including births, marriages & deaths are handled separately by each Canadian province)
- Library and Archives Canada Genealogy Resources
Alberta https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/genealogy/places/Pages/alberta.aspx
British Columbia https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/genealogy/places/Pages/british-columbia.aspx
Manitoba https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/genealogy/places/Pages/manitoba.aspx
New Brunswick https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/genealogy/places/Pages/new-brunswick.aspx
Newfoundland and Labrador https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/genealogy/places/Pages/newfoundland-labrador.aspx
Northwest Territories https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/genealogy/places/Pages/northwest-territories.aspx
Nova Scotia https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/genealogy/places/Pages/nova-scotia.aspx
Nunavut https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/genealogy/places/Pages/nunavut.aspx
Ontario https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/genealogy/places/Pages/ontario.aspx
Prince Edward Island https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/genealogy/places/Pages/prince-edward-island.aspx
Quebec https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/genealogy/places/Pages/quebec.aspx
Saskatchewan https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/genealogy/places/Pages/saskatchewan.aspx
Yukon https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/genealogy/places/Pages/yukon.aspx - Alberta
Alberta Family Histories Society https://afhs.ab.ca
Alberta Genealogical Society https://www.abgenealogy.ca
Alberta Homestead Index https://www.abgenealogy.ca/alberta-homestead-index (Alberta Genealogical Society)
Alberta Name Index https://ani.edmontongenealogy.ca (Edmonton branch, Alberta Genealogical Society)
Peel's Prairie Provinces http://peel.library.ualberta.ca/index.html - British Columbia
BC Archives http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Genealogy
British Columbia Cemetery Records http://www.canadiangenealogy.net/britcolumbia/british_columbia_cemetery_records.htm
British Columbia Genealogy Records Online http://www.genealogysearch.org/canada/britishcolumbia.html
British Columbia Genealogy Society https://www.bcgs.ca
British Columbia Gold Rush, Barkerville http://www.barkerville.com
City of Vancouver Archives https://vancouver.ca/your-government/city-of-vancouver-archives.aspx - Manitoba
Archives of Manitoba https://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/
Manitoba Genealogical Society https://mbgenealogy.com
Meorable Manitobans http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/people/index.shtml ('Manitoba Historical Society' website) - New Brunswick
GenWeb https://sites.rootsweb.com/~cannb/
Genealogy Records Online http://www.genealogysearch.org/canada/newbrunswick.html
New Brunswick Genealogical Society https://www.nbgs.ca
Provincial Archives https://archives.gnb.ca
Provincial Archives: County Guides https://archives.gnb.ca/ResearchTools/CountyGuides.aspx?culture=en-CA - Newfoundland & Labrador
Family History Society of Newfoundland and Labrador https://www.fhsnl.ca
Maritime History: Researching Genealogy https://mha.mun.ca/mha/holdings/genealog.php
Memorial University: Centre for Newfoundland Studies https://www.library.mun.ca/cns/webresources/links/genealogy/
Newfoundland & Labrador Genealogy Records Online http://www.genealogysearch.org/canada/newfoundland.html
Newfoundland & Labrador Provincial Archives ('The Rooms') https://www.therooms.ca/collections-research
Newfoundland's Grand Banks Genealogy Site http://ngb.chebucto.org/index.html
NL GenWeb http://sites.rootsweb.com/~cannf/index.html?status=deframed - Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories Archives https://gnwt.accesstomemory.org
Northwest Territories Genealogy Records Online http://www.genealogysearch.org/canada/northwestterritories.html
NWT GenWeb https://sites.rootsweb.com/~cannt/nwt.htm - Nova Scotia
Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia https://www.novascotiaancestors.ca
Memory NS http://www.councilofnsarchives.ca/archway/
Nova Scotia Archives https://archives.novascotia.ca - Ontario
Archives of Ontario http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/index.aspx
Guide to Boundaries, Names and Regional Governments http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/maps/index.aspx
Ontario Cemetery Finding Aid http://ocfa.islandnet.com
Ontario Genealogy Society https://ogs.on.ca - Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island Genealogy Records Online http://www.genealogysearch.org/canada/princeedwardisland.html
Prince Edward Island Genealogy Society: Master Name Index https://peigs.ca/search-master-name-index/ - Quebec
Federation of Genealogy Societies http://federationgenealogie.qc.ca/societes
Généalogie Quebec https://www.genealogiequebec.com/en/
Jewish Genealogical Society of Montreal https://www.jgs-montreal.org
Numérique https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/3652178 (Lovell directories of Montreal & region, 1842-2010)
Quebec Family History Society https://www.qfhs.ca - Saskatchewan
eHealth: Genealogy Index Searches http://genealogy.ehealthsask.ca/vsgs_srch.aspx
Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan: Family History Research http://www.saskarchives.com/using-archives/family-history-research
Saskatchewan Genealogy Records Online http://www.genealogysearch.org/canada/saskatchewan.html
Saskatchewan Genealogical Society https://www.saskgenealogy.com - Yukon
Klondike Gold Rush https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Klondike_Gold_Rush
Yukon Archives https://yukon.ca/en/search-archives-collections
Yukon Genealogy http://www.yukongenealogy.com