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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. The book includes more extensive web links. |
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FamilySearch -- passenger lists 1881-1922 Ancestry -- passenger lists indexed 1865-1935 The most comprehensive passenger list collection. Ancestry -- border crossing records 1908-1935 To search for people entering Canada from the United States. Passenger lists 1865-1922 On the Library and Archives Canada website. Quebec City passenger lists index 1865-1900 On the Library and Archives Canada website. Included in the Ancestry site above, but with free access. Library and Archives Canada Features include an index to arrivals 1925-1935, a naturalization index and more. 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 Ancestry -- outbound passenger lists indexed 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. Naturalization Records 1828-1850 Covers Upper Canada and Canada West. From Library and Archives Canada. Ancestors on Board Passengers outbound from England, 1890-1960. Cross-reference for your arrivals in Canada, with some years not covered by available passenger lists. Part of Find My Past. Passenger List Indexing Project The Nanaimo Family History Society has launched a remarkable project – indexing Canadian passenger lists from the early 1900s. So far, about 707,000 arrivals at Quebec, from 1904 through 1910, have been indexed. Toronto Emigrant Office Immigration records database 1865-1883. On the Archives of Ontario website. 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 Maritime History Archive On the site of Memorial University of Newfoundland. Includes crew lists. One Hundred Years of Immigration to Canada Searches of the National Registration of 1940 The Olive Tree Historical and genealogical information includes Ships' Passenger Lists. Emigration Info - Ships They Came On Lists of ships sailing to Canada, the ports, and the people. 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 Castle Garden (1830-1892) | Ellis Island (1892-1924) 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 Mail addresses: For the 1940 National Registration: Census Pension Searches Unit Census Operations Division Statistics Canada B1E-34 Jean Talon Building Tunney's Pasture OTTAWA, Ontario, Canada K1A 0T6 For photocopies from the Library and Archives Canada: Send orders by mail to: Photoduplication Unit Library and Archives Canada 395 Wellington St. Ottawa, Ont. K1A 0N4 Send orders by fax to: (613) 995-6274 Immigration records post-1935, and all naturalization records Citizenship and Immigration Canada Public Rights Administration 365 Laurier Ave West 15th Floor Ottawa, Ont., K1A 1L1 Each application must be submitted on an Access to Information Request Form by a Canadian citizen or a resident of Canada. The fee is $5, payable to the Receiver General of Canada. |
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