Canada’s Military Records King Louis XIV of France decreed in 1669 that New France (Canada) should adopt the French militia system. This required all able-bodied…
Canada’s Genealogy Records Genealogy resources in Canada are held at several levels: National: Canada-wide resources that cover every province and territory that existed at the…
Canada’s Military Records > United Empire Loyalists What? Who Were They?by Arnold Nethercott, UE The simple answer to those questions is that they were the persons…
Canada’s Newspapers Locating a newspaper is dependent upon several factors. In the past publishers were not required to keep copies of their newspapers so many…
Canada’s Census Records Unless marked with a $ all links to available census records are free to view (but some websites may require free registration).…
Canada’s Immigration Records > Ship / Passenger Lists If your ancestor was a British subject*, or arrived by ship prior to 1865, it’s unlikely you’ll find…
Canada’s Birth, Marriage & Death Records Province / Territory Births Marriages Deaths Alberta 1889- 1889- 1889- British Columbia 1872-1903 1872-1941 1872-1996 Manitoba 1882- 1882- 1882-…
Canada’s Immigration Records > Quarantine Records By the 1830’s an average of 30,000 immigrants were making their way to Canada, mostly from the United Kingdom. At…
Canada’s Church Records There is no central repository for church records, if they still exist they are held by the church, the church archives, or…
Canada’s Immigration Records > Plane Records Commerical plane travel began in Canada in the 1930s. Air Canada’s (then known as Trans-Canada Air Lines) first passenger flight…