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Canada is a nation of immigrants. Research will invariably lead to ancestors who arrived in Canada from elsewhere. The peak period for immigration was in 1913 and 1914, before the First World War brought a sudden end to the movement of people. Canada welcomed about 400,000 a year just before the fighting started, and has never reached that level again.
The best guide to Canadian immigration records is Destination Canada, by Dave Obee. Note: The Library and Archives Canada website is undergoing a massive change, so some links might not work. We will update as soon as we see an issue! |
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Library and Archives Canada -- Immigration records Starting point for a wide variety of databases. Library and Archives Canada -- Passenger lists 1865-1922 Library and Archives Canada -- Passenger Lists for the Port of Quebec City and Other Ports, 1865-1922 FamilySearch -- Passenger lists 1881-1922 Ancestry -- Incoming passenger lists 1865-1935 The most comprehensive passenger list collection. FindMyPast -- Passengers outbound from England, 1890-1960 Cross-reference for your arrivals in Canada, with some years not covered by available passenger lists. Ancestry -- Border crossings from U.S. to Canada 1908-1935 To search for people entering Canada from the United States. Ancestry -- Passenger arrivals in the U.K. 1878-1960 This collection includes records of passengers arriving in the British Isles from Canada (and other non-European countries). In the absence of outbound records in Canada, this is a tremendous source for finding people who returned to the British Isles to live or for a visit. Library and Archives Canada -- Naturalization Records, 1915-1951 Library and Archives Canada -- Immigrants from the Russian Empire, 1898-1922 Library and Archives Canada -- Citizenship Registration Records, 1851-1945 - Montreal Circuit Court Library and Archives Canada -- Naturalization Records 1828-1850 Covers Upper Canada and Canada West -- now, Ontario. Library and Archives Canada -- How to order photocopies The Nanaimo Family History Society -- Passenger List Indexing Project Volunteers created a remarkable project, indexing Canadian passenger lists from the early 1900s. About 707,000 arrivals at Quebec, from 1904 through 1910, have been indexed. Library and Archives Canada -- Immigrants before 1865 Library and Archives Canada -- Home Children Archives of Ontario -- Toronto Emigrant Office Immigration records database 1865-1883. Ship Hector Descendants Project The Ship Hector Descendant Project is designed to research the families of the passengers who arrived on the ship in Pictou, Nova Scotia in 1773, as well as their descendants, and to connect to present day descendants. New Brunswick Irish Portal Includes several immigration collections. Maritime History Archive On the site of Memorial University of Newfoundland. Includes crew lists. Immigration after 1935 Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) holds the records of immigrants who arrived from 1936 to the present. To obtain a record, submit an application to IRCC by using one of their forms: Access to Information and Privacy (ATIP) Online Request Application for a Verification of Status (VOS) or Replacement of an Immigration Document One Hundred Years of Immigration to Canada On the Statistics Canada website Searches of the National Registration of 1940 On the Statistics Canada website The Olive Tree Historical and genealogical information includes passenger lists. Compiled by the late Lorine Olive McGinnis Schulze Massey. The Ships List Provides information on the ships used by our ancestors, as well as 1,800 passenger lists. Pier 21 - Halifax A major port on the Atlantic Coast. Pier 21 opened in 1928. Germans from Russia arrivals Halifax – 1900-1914 Quebec – 1900-1909 | Quebec – 1909-1914 Saint John – 1900-1909 | Saint John – 1910-1914 Collected by a team led by George Dorscher of Calgary. Do not forget that some people came to Canada through the United States: New York City passenger arrivals 1820-1892) | 1892-1924 | 1925-1957 Search the Ellis Island site in one step! Ancestry.com The largest collection of American passenger arrival records. United States National Archives and Records Administration |
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